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Megadeth:  Captive Honour
(Countdown To Extinction)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1992)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                 Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
     edited by:  Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  January 07, 2005

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Clean)
Guitar 1
e|---------0----------------0-------|
B|-----------0---0------------0---0-|
G|-------0-----0----------0-----0---|
D|-----2----------------2-----------|
A|---2----------------2-------------|
E|-0----------------3---------------|
  "Madness comes...."

e|----------------------------------|
B|---------0------------------------|
G|-------0---0---0--------0-------0-|
D|-----7-------7--------2-------0---|
A|---7----------------3-------0-----|
E|-5----------------3-------2-------|
  "...and madness goes..."

Guitar fill
e|---------3----------------3-------|
B|---------------0----------------0-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------3----------------------0-|
B|---------------0------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Riff 2 (Clean)
e|---------0------------------------|
B|-----------0---0------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------0-------0-|
D|-----2----------------2-------0---|
A|---2----------------2-------0-----|
E|-0----------------3-------2-------|
  "Breaking him up, just breaking him in..."


Riff 3 (Clean)
Guitar 1
e|---------0------------------------|
B|-----------0---0------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------0-------0-|
D|-----2----------------2-------4---|
A|---2----------------3-------5-----|
E|-0----------------3-------5-------|
  "And when you kill a man..."
e|---------0------------------------|
B|-----------0---0------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------0-------0-|
D|-----2----------------2-------2---|
A|---2----------------2-------2-----|
E|-0----------------3-------0-------|
  "...kill many, and you're a..."
e|---------0------------------------|
B|-----------0---0------------------|
G|-------3-----3----------0-------0-|
D|-----4----------------2-------4---|
A|---4----------------3-------5-----|
E|-2----------------3-------5-------|
  "...conqueror, kill them all..."
e|---------0------------------------|
B|-----------0---0------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------0-------0-|
D|-----2----------------2-------2---|
A|---2----------------2-------2-----|
E|-0----------------3-------0-------|
  "...oh, you're a god!"


Guitar fills
e|---------------------------------0-|
B|-------------------------3---------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
  "And when you kill a man..."
e|--------------------------------2-|
B|--------------------------3--5----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  "...kill many, and you're a..."
e|-------------------------------0--|
B|---------------------------3-5----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  "...conqueror, kill them all..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  "...oh, you're a god!"



Riff 4 (Distortion)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------------5----|
A|-4----3----2----3--5-|
E|-2----1----0-------3-|
  "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury..."

Last time
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----3----2----3-2-0---2---0-2-|
E|-2----1----0----------2---2-----|
                        *   *
  "...against all of humanity..."


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4/5-----------|
A|-4--xxx--4-3--xxx--3-2--xxx--2--2/3-xx-4/5-xx-|
E|-2--xxx--2-1--xxx--1-0--xxx--0------xx-2/3-xx-|
  "By virtue of this jury's decision..."


Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "Boy, your soul better belong to jesus..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-0---2---0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---2-----|
     * * * * * * * * * * *       *   *
  "Cause your ass belongs to me..."


Riff 7
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------4-------------3h4--------|
A|-4--0-2-/4---4-0-3~----3-----3-0-2~-|
E|-2----------------------------------|
                       "Captive honour..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---3h4---------------------|
A|-2-----2-----4-7-----6-9-5-|
E|---------4/5-----5/7-----3-|
     "...ain't no honour..."


Riff 8
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4--------------3--------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *
  "No time for questions..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-2-0---2---0-2-|
E|-----------------------2---2-----|
      * * * * * *        *   *
   "...no time for games..."


Play Riff 7  "Captive honour, ain't no honour..."


Riff 9  (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----4/5-|
A|-4--xx-0--2--xx-0--xx-2/3-|
E|-2--xx----0--xx----xx-----|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------|
A|-4--xx-0--2--xx-4/5--xx-4/5-|
E|-2--xx----0--xx-2/3--xx-2/3-|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------4-3-2~-------------|
A|--------------------5-4-3~-|
E|-2--2-2---------2-2--------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------4-3-2~--x-x-5-x-x-5-|
A|----------------x-x-5-x-x-5-|
E|-2--2-2---------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------4-3-2~-------------|
A|--------------------5-4-3~-|
E|-2--2-2---------2-2--------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-x-x-5-|
A|-2h3p2p0---2-0---------5-x-x-5-|
E|---------2-----2-0-2~----------|
           * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------11-10-9~----------------|
D|----------------------12-11-10~-|
A|-9--9-9-----------9-9-----------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------11-10-9~--x-x-12-x-x-12-|
D|------------------x-x-12-x-x-12-|
A|-9--9-9-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------11-10-9~----------------|
D|----------------------12-11-10~-|
A|-9--9-9-----------9-9-----------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-14h19p14---14h19p14---14h19p14---14h19p14---|
B|---------17---------17---------17---------17-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-14h19p14---14h19p14---14h19p14---14h19p14---19b21~-|
B|---------17---------17---------17---------17--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 8  "Inside the big house..."
Play Riff 7  "Captive honour, ain't no honour..."
Play Riff 9  Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-----------------------------------------14----------------|
B|-[16]17r16-----------17-16--14---------14---17b19r17\16p14-|
G|-[16]17r16--14~-14---17-16--14-------16--------------------|
D|----------------16--------------16-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-----------------------------14------16------17------19-----|
B|----------------------------[17]19~-[19]21~-[20]22~-[22]24~-|
G|-15-14----14------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-14-16-14-16-15-14---------------------------------------|
A|-------16----16-15-14---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------X\\----------------------------------|

e|-------24-------24-------24-------24-------24-|
B|-24b26----24b26----24b26----24b26----24b26----|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-[24]26-{26}-{26}-{26}-{26}-{26}-{26}~~-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-4----4-7\5-----3----3-7\5-----2----2-7\5-2-|
E|-2----2-5\3-2-2-1----1-5\3-1-1-0----0-5\3-0-|
              * *            * *            *
Normal ending
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-5-4-2--------|
A|-3-2-0--5-4-2-|
E|--------3-2-0-|
   * * *  * * *

Final ending:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-3-2-0---2---0-2-|
E|-------2---2-----|
         *   *


Solo (Friedman)
e|---------14-----------14--------|
B|-17b19~----17-14------14-16b18~-|
G|----------------16b18-----------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-14-----------14--------|
B|---17-14------14-15b17~-|
G|--------16b18-----------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

e|-14---------------14\-15p12---------12-15-10----------------|
B|----17-14------14-----------13----13---------11---11--------|
G|---------16b18-----------------12---------------12---12-11~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13b14r13-[13]14~--14-13-12------------------------|
B|----------------------------16-15-14--14-15p14--14-|
G|------------------------------------17--------17---|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-19-18-17-------------19----19-------------|
B|----------21-20-19\17----17----17\14-15p14-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-14------------------------------|
B|----14----14------14-17p14h17p14-|
G|-------16----16b18---------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-17b19-(19)b20--17b19r17-14h17p14----14-|
B|----------------------------------17----|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------17-17------------17b19r17--|
B|--17b19------17b19--17-14-(17)b19r17-|
G|-(17)b19-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

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

e|-19b21-19b21-19-17---------------------14----|
B|-------------------18b19~-----------14----14-|
G|---------------------------14-16-17----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------14---14-16-17p16p14h16----14-|
B|-17b19----17------------------17----|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-15h17p15p14-15----14--------------------------|
G|----------------16----16-14--------------------|
D|----------------------------16-14--------------|
A|----------------------------------15\14-12-----|
E|-------------------------------------------14~-|

End solo


Ending:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------4------------3h4---------|
A|-4--0-2-/4---4-0-3~---3-----3-0-2~~-|
E|-2----------------------------------|
                       "Captive honour..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---3h4-----------------------|
A|-2-----2-----4-7-----6-9--4--|
E|---------4/5-----5/7------2--|
     "...ain't no honour..."

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-3-2-0---2---0-2-4-|
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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