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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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