#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

  Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature
  
Megadeth:  Psychotron
(Countdown To Extinction)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1992)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
      solos by: Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  January 12, 2005

Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated
version of this tab, at:

              The Vault of Deth:
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/

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

  Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature