Megadeth - "Mechanix" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Mechanix
(Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good)
Copyright (c) (Combat) (1985)
transcribed by: Bob McInnes (futureal2112@hotmail.com)
Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: September 31, 2004
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Tuning: 1/4 step down
Riff 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4~---5~---------------| ---|
A|-2~---3~-----4/5----5--| |
E|-----------0-2/3--0-3--| |
* * |
e|--------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|--------------------| |
G|--------------------| |
D|-4~---5~------------| ------|
A|-2~---3~-----4-5-2--|
E|-----------0-2-3-0--|
* * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4~---5~---------------------------|
A|-2~---3~-----4/5----5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------0-2/3--0-3--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
* *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4~---5~------------------|
A|-2~---3~-----4-5-2--------|
E|-----------0-2-3-0----X\\-|
* * *
Note: For the next riff, whenever Guitar 2 plays emphasis
points it's just the E chord, so listen for when to
play them.
Riff 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-5------|
A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7p5-----7-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7----------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---|
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-5-----7--5-|
A|-3--5--5--3-|
E|----3-------|
Riff 3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----9------9------9--7-7-|
A|-----7------7------7--5-5-|
E|-000----000----000--------|
*** *** ***
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----9------9------9--5-7-|
A|-----7------7------7--3-5-|
E|-000----000----000--------|
*** *** ***
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----9------9------9--12-9--5---7-5-|
A|-----7------7------7--10-7--3-5-5-3-|
E|-000----000----000------------3-----|
*** *** ***
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------99-7--------77-5--------55-4-------|
A|-7--------77-5--------55-3--------33-2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------X\\-|
"Who'd ever thought..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------99-7--------77-5--------4-5-4---|
A|-7--------77-5--------55-3--------2-3-2-5-|
E|----------------------------------------3-|
"Made my driveshaft crank..."
Play Riff 2 "...heat!"
Play Riff 3 "We were shifting..."
Play Riff 4 "Who'd ever thought..."
Play Riff 2 use the following ending the 2nd time:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5-----7--5----|
A|-3--5--5--3--2-|
E|----3--------0-|
"Ooohhh..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-|
* ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------10\9-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------8\7-7-|
E|-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-0000--------|
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ****
Riff 5a
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------------------10\9-9-|
A|---------------------8\7-7-|
E|-0-00000-00000-0000--------|
* ***** ***** ****
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------------------10-|
A|---------------------8-|
E|-0-00000-00000-0000----|
* ***** ***** ****
Riff 6
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7p5---5-----------------|
E|-----7---7-6-5-3-5-0-3-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7p5---5-----------------2-|
E|-----7---7-6-5-3-5-0-3-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "I'm giving you..."
Play Riff 4 "Who'd ever thought..."
Play Riff 2 use the following ending the 2nd time:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5-----7--5----|
A|-3--5--5--3--2-|
E|----3--------0-|
Play Riff 5a Becomes solo rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------14-|
B|-------------------------14----13----|
G|----------------14----13----12-------|
D|-------14----13----12----------------|
A|----13----12-------------------------|
E|-12----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-5------|
A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7p5-----7-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7----------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---|
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5-----7--5----|
A|-3--5--5--3--2-|
E|----3--------0-|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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