Megadeth - "Psychotron" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Psychotron
(Countdown To Extinction)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1992)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
solos by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: January 12, 2005
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------------|
A|----7--9--2/3---4/5--------|
E|-0-----7------0-2/3--0-2-1-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------(11)-10-9-|
A|----7--9--2/3---/5-----9---8-7-|
E|-0-----7------0-/3--0----------|
* *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------------|
A|----7--9--2/3---4/5--------|
E|-0-----7------0-2/3--0-2-1-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------(11)-10-9-|
A|----7--9--2/3---/5-----9---8-7-|
E|-0-----7------0-/3--0----------|
* *
Riff 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-2--3-3-4/5--|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-0--1-1-2/3--|
* *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-2--3-3-3--|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-0--1-1-1--|
* *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-2--3-3-4/5--|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-0--1-1-2/3--|
* *
1st ending:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-3--3-|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-1--1-|
2nd ending:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-x-x-3-----------------3-|
E|-x-x-1-----------------1-|
"Psychotron..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
A|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0----0-0---0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Assassin in stealth..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3--------------------|
A|-----2-----2/3---7~-5-------5-7-8-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0------7-6-5-3-5-6-|
* * * * * * * * *
"Impervious to damage..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
A|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0----0-0---0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---9~-7-------------|
A|-----2-----2/3--------6-5-4-5-7-8-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0------------3-5-6-|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
A|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0----0-0---0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3--------------------|
A|-----2-----2/3---2~-0-3-2-5-3-4-5-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0--------------2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
A|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0----0-0---0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---1~-0-2-1-4-2-----|
A|-----2-----2/3----------------4-5-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0--------------2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Solo (Friedman, wah pedal)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-5----8----7----10----8----5---8\7--7-|
G|-4----7----6-----9----7----4---7\6--6-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-/9p7~----------------------------------|
D|--------9-7------8~-7p5-----7~~----/17\-|
A|------------10p7--------7p5-------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Computer on board..."
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|-------5---6-------7-----8/9----9-------10-11---------|
B|-----4-------5---6-----7----------8---9-------12b14~~-|
G|-2-2-----3-----4-----5--------6-----7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-11p10----10-------------------------------|
B|-12p10----------12----12p11p10----10----------------|
G|-------------------------------12----12b14~~--(12)\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------9\-----------9\--|
A|--------7\-----------7\--|
E|-0-0--0-------0-0--0-----|
* * * * * *
"Maybe not..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------9\--------------|
A|--------7\----5-------3-|
E|-0-0--0-------3-------1-|
* * *
"Maybe a man..."
Riff 1a (Guitar 1 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------------|
A|----7--9--2/3---4/5--------|
E|-0-----7------0-2/3--0-2-1-|
* * * *
"Part bionic..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------(11)-10-9-|
A|----7--9--2/3---/5-----9---8-7-|
E|-0-----7------0-/3--0----------|
* *
"Not a cyborg..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------------|
A|----7--9--2/3---4/5--------|
E|-0-----7------0-2/3--0-2-1-|
* * * *
"Part bionic..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----9-----4/5--------------|
A|----7--9--2/3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-----7-------------------|
* * * * * *
"Not a cyborg..."
Ending:
GUitar 1
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-3-2-----2-------|
E|-----5-3---5-3-1-|
GUitar 2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2-0-------------|
A|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|
E|-----------------|
Play Riff 3 "Burning inside..."
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|------18b19~~--15------17b19~~--15------17b19~~-|
B|----17-----------17p15------------17p15---------|
G|-16---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-15------17b19-17b19^-17b20r17-15------------|
B|---17p15--------------------------17~--------|
G|---------------------------------------(14)\-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------12----------12-----------------------|
B|-/(12)----12-15b17----15-12--------11-11----|
G|----------------------------14b15^------12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14p12--12-----------------------------------------------|
D|------14--14p12-14p12--12--------12h14p12--12------------|
A|---------------------14--14p12-14--------14--14p12-10~~\-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "A killing machine..."
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----19b20r19\17-15-17~-17-------12-14-15-12-14-12-|
G|---x-----------------------14-15-------------------|
D|-x-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-15-14-12-14-14b16-12b14--12~~--------|
D|--------------------------------(12)\-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----12^----------------------------------------|
G|----12^----------------------------------------|
D|-14-----14-12----12h14p12----------------------|
A|--------------14----------14-12-10-12/13-12-10-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|-12/14-14-14-14-14\-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-10/12-12-12-12-12\-|
E|--------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Maybe not..."
Play Riff 1a "Part bionic..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4----7-4-|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2----5-2-|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4----5-4-|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2----3-2-|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4----7-4-|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2----5-2-|
* * * * * * *
1st ending:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4--5--5--4-|
E|-2-2-2--2--3--3--2-|
* * * * *
2nd ending:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-4-4-5------------3-|
E|-2-2-3------------1-|
* *
Solo (Friedman)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19r17-14~--14b15r14-10~--12b14r12-9~--9b10r9------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------11~--(11)\-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------9-------9-10----|
B|-----9-10--9-10-12-9h10h12---10h12------12-|
G|-/11-----11--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-9-10-12p10p9-10---9-12b14-12-9-------|
B|-----------------12-------------12b14-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-12-10--------------------------|
G|-------11-9-----------------7~~-|
D|------------11-10-9-7-----------|
A|----------------------9-7-------|
E|--------------------------9-----|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Target to destroy..."
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------(10)--------0-----------12-14-14b15-14----12-|
G|----------------7h9~-9---12\9~-9-x-12-14-14b15-14-12h13-|
D|---------------------------------x----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-X/-17\-X\----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------12/14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12\10/11----------------------------------------|
E|-12\10/11----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7b9~~\-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Sensors indicate..."
Riff 3b (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
A|-----2-----2/3---0------5-----5/6---3-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0----0-0---0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----2-----2/3--------------|
A|-----2-----2/3---5--------3-|
E|-0-0---0-0-----0-3--------1-|
* * * * *
Solo (Friedman, wah pedal)
e|-------13-------16-------19\16p13-------------------13-16b19~~-|
B|---------------------------------15---------------15-----------|
G|----10-------13-------16-----------16-13--13-16-16-------------|
D|----------------------------------------15---------------------|
A|-/8-------11-------14------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5h8p5---5h8p5-5-7-7b10--(10)r7-|
G|-2b4r2b4r2b4-------7------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1a "Part bionic..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-2--3-3-4/5--|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-0--1-1-2/3--|
* *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-2--3-3-3--|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-0--1-1-1--|
* *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-x-2--3-3-4/5--|
E|-x-x-0--x-x-0--1-1-2/3--|
* *
1st, 2nd, 3rd ending:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-x-x-2--x-3----3-|
E|-x-x-0--x-1----1-|
Final time:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------0-2-|
A|---x-x-3------5--0-2-|
E|-0-x-x-1----0-3----0-|
* *
"Psychotron!"
Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9---------------------------| ----|
A|---------7~-----------------7\--| |
E|-0-------------7~----6~---7-----| |
|
e|---------------------------------| |--> Play 3x
B|----------------------------12~~-| |
G|-------------------4----/10------| |
D|----------------3----------------| ---|
A|-----------2~--------------------|
E|-1~---0--------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9---------------------------|
A|---------7~-----------------7\--|
E|-0-------------7~----6~---7-----|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------------3------------0-2-|
A|-----------2~------3------5--0-2-|
E|-1~---0------------1----0-3----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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