Megadeth - "Ashes In Your Mouth" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Ashes In Your Mouth
(Countdown To Extinction)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1992)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: January 04, 2005
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-15---14--12-10----------------------------| --|
D|-15---14--12-10-----2---3---2--------------| |
A|-13---12--10--8-----2---3---2------5-4-3-2-| |
E|------------------0---0---0---0-0----------| |
* * * * * * * * * |--> Play 3x
e|--------------------------| |
B|--------------------------| |
G|--------------------------| -------------------|
D|---2---3---2--------------|
A|---2---3---2------5-4-3-2-|
E|-0---0---0---0-0----------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-15---14--12-10-|
D|-15---14--12-10-|
A|-13---12--10--8-|
E|----------------|
Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------6-7-8-9--11-10-9-8--10-9-8-7-|
A|-7-8-9-10-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-8-9-10--12-11-10-9--11-10-9-8-|
A|-8-9-10-11----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------8-9-10-11--13-12-11-10--12-11-10-9-|
A|-9-10-11-12-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------9-10-11-12--9-9-9-9-9\-|
A|-10-11-12-13--------------7-7-7-7-7\-|
E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-----------5-------|
A|-2--/3-3-5-2----/3-3-5-0-5-|
E|-0--/3---3-0----/3---3-0-3-|
* *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------5-----------5---------|
A|-2--/3-3-5-2----/3-3-5-0-5-4-|
E|-0--/3---3-0----/3---3-0-3-2-|
* * *
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---2-----|
A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---2-----|
E|-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"People have round..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2----------|
A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---8-77-5-|
E|-----0---0---0-0-----0---0-6-55-3-|
* * * * * * **
"...from fairing..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---2-----|
A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---2-----|
E|-----0---0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"And the soldiers liberate..."
First ending
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2------------------|
A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---8-77-5--8-77-5-|
E|-----0---0---0-0-----0---0-6-55-3--6-55-3-|
* * * * * * ** **
"...laying mines along..."
Second ending
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2--------------------------|
A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---2---8-77-5--8-77-5--8-77-5-|
E|-----0---0---0-0-----0---0-6-55-3--6-55-3--6-55-3-|
* * * * * * ** ** **
"...the wailing wall..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Melting down all metals..."
Play Riff 2
Riff 4 x3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7--7-6-|
D|--------5---4----8/9-------5--5-4-|
A|----5h7---7---7--6/7--------------|
E|-0-------------------0-0-0---0----|
* * * * *
"Where do we go..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------5---4----------------------8-10-|
A|----5h7---7---7--4/5----10\9-----8------|
E|-0---------------2/3--0--8\7-0-6--------|
* * * * *
"God have mercy..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-4-----5--4~-|
A|-----7-------7-------6---------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------7-------|
* * * * * *
"Now we've rewritten..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------9--------9-8-------9--8~-|
A|-----10-------10-------10----------|
E|-0-0----0---0----0--------11-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
Play Riff 4 "Where do we go..."
Riff 6
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-|
E|-0-0000-00-0000-00-0000-00-0000-1-|
* **** ** **** ** **** ** ****
"If you're fighting..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3-|
A|--------------------------------1-|
E|-0-0000-00-0000-00-0000-00-0000---|
* **** ** **** ** **** ** ****
"It's okay to die..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------4----------------5-|
A|----------------2----------------3-|
E|-0-0000-00-0000---0-0000-00-0000---|
* **** ** **** * **** ** ****
"The answer..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|------------------4-|
A|------------------2-|
E|-0-0000-00-000000---|
* **** ** ******
"...welcome, to tomorrow!"
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------------4-5-4---|
A|-2------------------2-3-2-5-|
E|-0-000000000000000--------3-|
***************
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-4------------------------1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1---------|
E|-2-22222222222222-1-2-3-4-----------------4-3-2-1-|
************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------------4-5-4---|
A|-2------------------2-3-2-5-|
E|-0-000000000000000--------3-|
***************
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|------------------4-|
A|-4----------------2-|
E|-2-22222222222222---|
**************
Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--8------8------8------8-------------------|
G|-10b12--10b12--10b12--10b12----(12)r10-9~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------12------------10----------|
B|-----------------------10h12----12p10\8h10----10p8\7h8-|
G|-----9-11-12-11~---------------------------------------|
D|---x---------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------X\\----------------------------------|
e|-8------------------------------------------10b12--(12)r10-----|
B|---8p7---8p7------10b12--(12)r10---------------------------8~--|
G|-------9-----9-8-----------------9~~--9-9-9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----12-15----12-18p12-------------18----15-21p15----15----|
B|-/14-------14----------14-------------17----------------15-|
G|--------------------------15-12/15----------------18-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-----------(15)---\-|
B|-15b17--------(17)r15\-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7a
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-|
E|-0-0000-00-0000-00-0000-00-0000-1-|
* **** ** **** ** **** ** ****
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3-|
A|--------------------------------1-|
E|-0-0000-00-0000-00-0000-00-0000---|
* **** ** **** ** **** ** ****
Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-9-5-5-5-5-|
A|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------/12-10----------------------|
B|------------------------------13-12-11~----12b14~--|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4-4---------------------------------|
D|-------------------5~------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-12-11------------------------------------|
G|-------14~~----12-14-14b16r14b16r14-14p12-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14----------17-16p14-16p14----------16p14----------------|
D|-------17-16-14----------------17-16-14-------17-16-14\13h14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-13----13-16----12-15----12-15-14p12-|
D|----14-------14-------14-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------14/18---------------14p12p10---------|
B|------11-12-14p12p11------11-12-14p12p11--------14p12p11-|
G|-11h12---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12--------------------------------------|
B|-------12--15p12---------------------------------|
G|-14b16----------[14]15r14p12---------------------|
D|----------------------------14-12----------------|
A|---------------------------------14-13-12--------|
E|------------------------------------------15-12\-|
End Solo
Riff 7b (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------------4-5-4---|
A|-2------------------2-3-2-5-|
E|-0-000000000000000--------3-|
***************
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-4------------------------1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1---------|
E|-2-22222222222222-1-2-3-4-----------------4-3-2-1-|
************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------------4-5-4---|
A|-2------------------2-3-2-5-|
E|-0-000000000000000--------3-|
***************
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|------------------4----4-|
A|-4----------------2----2-|
E|-2-22222222222222--------|
**************
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-|
B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-|
B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-|
B|---------16-----------16-----------16-----------16---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-14h19p14--14-14h19p14--14-14h19p14--14-14h19p14--14-|
B|---------16-----------16-----------16-----------16---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-|
B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-|
B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-|
B|---------16-----------16-----------16-----------16---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-/19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-15-19-15-14---------------------------|
B|-------------15------------------------|
G|----------------14---------------------|
D|-------------------14~~--------12-14~~-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-15-19-15-14-------------|
B|-------------15----------|
G|----------------14-------|
D|-------------------14~~--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------12-13p12-13p12----------------|
G|---------12-14p12h14--------------14p12-14p12-----|
D|-14p12h14------------------------------------14~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-19-15-14-------------------------------14-15-17-|
B|-------------15-------------------13-15-17----------|
G|----------------14----------------------------------|
D|-------------------14~~----12-14--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-19-15-14----------------------17-15-14---------|
B|-------------15---------------------------17-15-13-|
G|----------------14---------------------------------|
D|-------------------14~~----12-14-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-19-15-14-------15-19-15-14-------|
B|-------------15----------------15----|
G|----------------14----------------14-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-10p7-10p7-11p8-11p8-12p9-12p9-13p10-13p10-14p11-14p11-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12-15p12-16p13-16p13-17p14-17p14-17b19r17b19~~\-|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-19-22-19-17---------------------------|
B|-------------19------------------------|
G|----------------19---------------------|
D|-------------------17~~--------16-17~~-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-19-22-19-17-------------|
B|-------------19----------|
G|----------------19-------|
D|-------------------17~~--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15-17p15-17p15----------------|
G|---------16-17p16h17--------------17p16-17p16-----|
D|-17p16h17------------------------------------17~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-22-19-17------------------------------17-19-20-|
B|-------------19-------------------17-19-20---------|
G|----------------19---------------------------------|
D|-------------------17~~----16-17-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-22-19-17----------------------20-19-17---------|
B|-------------19---------------------------20-19-17-|
G|----------------19---------------------------------|
D|-------------------17~~----16-17-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-22-19-17-------19-22-19-17-------|
B|-------------19----------------19----|
G|----------------19----------------19-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-15p12-15p12-16p13-16p13-17p14-17p14-18p15-18p15-19p16-19p16-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20p17-20p17-21p18-21p18-22p19-22p19-22b24r22b24~~\-|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2a
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-----------5-------|
A|-2--/3-3-5-2----/3-3-5-0-5-|
E|-0--/3---3-0----/3---3-0-3-|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------5-----------5---------|
A|-2--/3-3-5-2----/3-3-5-0-5-4-|
E|-0--/3---3-0----/3---3-0-3-2-|
* * * * *
Riff 4a
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7--7-6-|
D|--------5---4----8/9-------5--5-4-|
A|----5h7---7---7--6/7--------------|
E|-0--------------------\\----------|
*
"Where do we go..."
x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7--7-6-|
D|--------5---4----8/9-------5--5-4-|
A|----5h7---7---7--6/7--------------|
E|-0-------------------0-0-0---0----|
* * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------5---4----------------------8-10-|
A|----5h7---7---7--4/5----10\9-----8------|
E|-0---------------2/3--0--8\7-0-6--------|
* * * * *
"God have mercy..."
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-4-----5--4~-|
A|-----7-------7-------6---------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------7-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-4-----9--8~-|
A|-----7-------7-------6---------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------7-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-4-5---9--8~-|
A|-----7-------7---------6-------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0---------------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------5-------9-8-------9--8~-|
A|-----7-------7-------10----------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0--------11-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------9--------9-8-------9--8~-|
A|-----10-------10-------10----------|
E|-0-0----0---0----0--------11-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-------2--------7-------|
A|-/5----5-3~----0--4/5---5-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3-2-|
Play Riff 4 "Where do we go from here?"
Ending
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------5---4----------------------8-10-|
A|----5h7---7---7--4/5----10\9-----8------|
E|-0---------------2/3--0--8\7-0-6--------|
* * * * *
"God have mercy."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----8-10--------8-10-----8-10--------8-10-|
A|---8-----------8--------8-----------8------|
E|-6-----------6--------6-----------6--------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----8-10----------------|
A|---8-------2--[let ring]-|
E|-6---------0-------------|
* *
"Mercy, mercy..."
[Drum solo]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-2----2----2----2-------------|
E|-0----0----0----0--[fade out]-|
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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