#----------------------------------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: 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 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|-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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature