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Megadeth:  Rust In Peace...Polaris
(Rust In Peace)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1990)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----4------------4-----|
A|-------2-3-2--------3-2-|
E|-2-2----------2-2-------|
   * *          * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-5------4--5------4-|
A|-3--4-0-2--3--4-0-2-|
E|----2---------2-----|
      *         *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----4------------4-----|
A|-------2-3-2--------3-2-|
E|-2-2----------2-2-------|
   * *          * *

1st,3rd ending
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-|
A|-3--3--3--3-|
E|------------|

2nd ending
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5--5----5-5-|
A|-3--3----3-3-|
E|-------------|

4th ending
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4---------------------------|
A|-2------------3------------3-|
E|-2------------1------------1-|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-17b19r17b19r17----15h17-------|
G|-------------------------16~~~-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|--------------------17-[20]22r20-17-------------|
B|-17-20p17-20b22~~-------------------18----------|
G|-----------a---------------------------17\14~~\-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Riff 3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5--------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|-2------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
   *                  * * *
          "Tremble weaklings..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3----2h3p2-------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2------------------5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
   *                  * * *
          "I am your ruler..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--------------------|
A|-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
                    * * *
        "Immense in my girth..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-----------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3--2h3p2-------------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2----------------5-2-0-5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
   *                * * * * * *
          "I'm a nuclear murderer..."


Riff 3a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--------------------|
A|-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
                    * * *
        "Ready to pounce..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3----2h3p2-------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2------------------5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
   *                  * * *
          "My system's locked in..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--------------------|
A|-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
                    * * *
        "I rule land, air and sea..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-----------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3--2h3p2-------------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2----------------5-2-0-5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
   *                * * * * * *
           "Pass judgement on humanity..."



Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--4--5----------------|
A|-0--2--3---/7~----6-----|
E|--------------------7\--|
             "Winds blow..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2--4--5---/5~----4----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------6\-|
E|-2-----------------------|
   *         "Will we give..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2--4--5---/9~----8----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------9\-|
E|-2-----------------------|
   *         "Satan rears..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------/9~----8------------|
D|---2--4--5------------9\----2----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------------0--2-|
E|-2------------------------0----0-|
   *                        *
             "To spit in the wind..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--4--5---/5~----4-----|
A|-0--2--3------------6\--|
E|------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2--4--5---/9~----8----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------9\-|
E|-2-----------------------|
   *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------/9~----8----|
D|---2--4--5------------9\-|
A|-4-0--2--3---------------|
E|-2-----------------------|
   *
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------/8~----7------------|
G|----------------------8\---------|
D|---2--4--5------------------2----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------------0--2-|
E|-2------------------------0----0-|
   *                        *


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|  ----|
A|-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4-2-4-|      |
E|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-0-2-|      |
    "I spread disease..."                  |--> Play 3x
e|-------------------------------------|   |
B|-------------------------------------|   |
G|-------------------------------------| --|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-7-7--x-x-|
E|-3--x-x-x-3--x-x-x-3--x-x-x-5-5--x-x-|
    "Discharge my..."

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4-2-4-|
E|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-0-2-|
    "...a mile high..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------6--9\-|
A|-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-4--7\-|
E|-3--x-x-x-3--x-x-x----x-x-x-------|
    "Assaults your nostrils..."


Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4p2---2------------4p2---2------------5-----3-| --> Play 4x
A|-----4---4p0-3p2p0------4---4p0-3p2p0--3--5--1-|
E|------------------------------------------3----|
                                         "Launch the..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-4----------|
A|-2--4--2--4-|
E|----2--0--2-|
   "...all rust in peace."


Play Riff 3   "Bomb shelters..."
Play Riff 4   "I rule land, air and sea..."
Play Riff 5   "I spread disease..."
Play Riff 6   "Launch the Polaris..."
Play Riff 3   "High priest of holocaust..."
Play Riff 4   "I rule land, air and sea..."
Play Riff 5   "I spread disease..."
Play Riff 6   "Launch the Polaris..."

End Rust In Peace

Polaris:

Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
        * * *    * *  * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-3-|
        * * *    * *  *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
        * * *    * *  * * *
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2------|
        * * *


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
   * * *    *    * * *    *


Solo
e|----------------------------|
B|-17b19~~----17p14-17b19~~~--|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-17p14--14h17p14--------17p14---------|
G|------17--------17p14h17-----17p14\13-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------14-|
B|-16p13------------------------14----|
G|------16p13h17-14h17p14-16h17-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|---------17p14-----------17p14---------|
B|-17p14h17-----14h17p14h17-----17p14h17-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-17p14-----19p14--14-17b19-|
B|------17p14-----17---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|-17-16-14-----19b21r19b21b21~~~-|
B|------------17------------------|
G|---------17---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3 (Play 2x)                 x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------|
E|-------------3-0--2-2-2-5-2-0-2-|
               * *  * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
E|-------------3-0-|
               * *           x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
   * * *    *    * * *    *


Riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------|
E|-------------3-0--2-2-2-5-2-0-2-|
               * *  * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-2-2-2-3-2p0-2-|
E|-------------3-----------------|
               * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-5-4-3-2---------|
E|-------------3-----------5-4-3-2-|
                   * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
E|-------------3-0-|
               * *           x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
   * * *    *    * * *    *

Final time:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------|
E|-------------3-0--2-2-2-5-2-0-2-|
               * *  * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-2-2-2-3-2p0-2-|
E|-------------3-----------------|
               * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-5-4-3-2---------|
E|-------------3-----------5-4-3-2-|
                   * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
E|-------------3-0-|
               * *           x3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
   * * *    *    * * *    *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4---|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-0-|
   * * *    *    * * *    *   *



Riff 1a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
        * * *    * *  * * *
     "Eradication of..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-3-|
        * * *    * *  *
     "...Earth's population..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
        * * *    * *  * * *
     "Polaris..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2------|
        * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
        * * *    * *  * * *
     "Eradication of..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-3-|
        * * *    * *  *
     "...Earth's population..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
        * * *    * *  * * *
     "Polaris..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-4-4--3-2-0--4-|
E|-2-2---------2-|




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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