Megadeth - "Kill The King" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Kill The King
(Capitol Punishment)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (2000)
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: December 01, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
RIff 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-00000000--|
* * * * ********
"Broken down..."
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----4~---5----4~------------------------------------|
A|--3----3----3----3-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000-|
* * * * ******** * * * * ********
"Time and time..."
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-|
* * * * **
"...back from the edge..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10----|
E|------0------0------0------0------00-|
* * * * **
"...kill the king..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-|
* * * * **
"...king is dead..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-|
* * * * **
"...live the king..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-|
* * * * **
"Kill the king..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10----|
E|------0------0------0------0------00-|
* * * * **
"...king is dead..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-|
* * * * **
"...live the king..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8----|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-|
* * * * **
"...I am the king..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8\-|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
* * * *
"...God save the king..."
Play Riff 1 "Kill the king..."
Play Riff 2 "Time and time again..."
Play Riff 3 "...edge...to kill the king..."
Riff 4
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0-0-0000-00-0000-|
* * **** ** ****
"A new precedent in pain..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--5------6-----3------------------|
E|--3------4-----1---0-0-0-0-0-...--|
* * * * *
Solo 1 (Pitrelli)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-------12-------13-------15-------17-----(17)\-|
G|-16b18----14b16----15b17----17b19----19b21--(19)\-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2 (Mustaine)
e|-15--------12-15\12----------9-12/-|
B|---------14---------------11-------|
G|----12-15-----------10-12----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-18----------15-18\17----------14-17-15~~\-|
B|----------17----------------16-------------|
G|----15-18-------------14-17----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Solo 3 (Pitrelli)
e|-22d21*--(21)b23~*--(23)\--|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---------5-------|
A|-----5-4---5-7~--|
E|-6-7-------------|
* * * * * *
Solo 4 (Mustaine)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-8-7h8p7-5h6--|
A|-7---4-7---4-7-4-6-7----------------|
E|---6-----6--------------------------|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-4h5p4-3h4p3-2~~--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Solo 5 (Pitrelli)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-15b17----------------------------------|
G|-------[14]16r14-12-14-14b16-{14}-12~~--|
D|------------------------a------a--------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-/13--13\10--10/15--15\9--9--|
D|---x---x------x------x----x--|
A|-/11--11\-8---8/13--13\7--7--|
E|-----------------------------|
Solo 6 (Mustaine)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----8-8---6-6--------------------------------|
G|----------------6-6----3-5-[5]6r5p3----------|
D|-/5-----5-----5------5--------------6-3-2~~--|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Solo 7 (Pitrelli)
e|-7-6-5-------7-6-5---------------------|
B|-------8-7-5-------8-7-5-7-4/5-7-5\4-7-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------5/6------7-------10----12b14r12--|
B|-4/5-7-8-----8-10---10/12----12-----------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Solo 8 (Mustaine)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------11-13-14-/20~~\--|
G|---------------------------10-12------------------|
D|------------------10-11-12------------------------|
A|------------10-13---------------------------------|
E|-10\6-/10-13--------------------------------------|
End Solos
Riff 3a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------------------|
"Kill the king..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-12-1212-1212-1212-12121212-|
D|----------------------------|
A|-10-1010-1010-1010-10101010-|
E|----------------------------|
"...the king is dead..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-11-1111-1111-1111-11111111-|
D|----------------------------|
A|--9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------------|
"...live the king..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-10-1010-1010-1010-12121212-|
D|----------------------------|
A|--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-10101010-|
E|----------------------------|
"...I am the king..."
Ending chord:
e|------|
B|------|
G|--9\--|
D|------|
A|--7\--|
E|------|
"...king"
Ending Solo (Mustaine)
e|-15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12--12-|
B|------12------12------12------12------12---|
G|-------------------------------------------| ----|
D|-------------------------------------------| |
A|-------------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------------| |
|
e|-19p12---19p12---19p12---19p12---19p12--12-| |
B|------12------12------12------12------12---| |
G|-------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------------| |
A|-------------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------------| |
|---> Play 2x
e|-18p12---18p12---18p12---18p12---18p12--12-| |
B|------12------12------12------12------12---| |
G|-------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------------| |
A|-------------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------------| |
|
e|-17p12---17p12---17p12---17p12---19p12--12-| |
B|------12------12------12------12------12---| |
G|-------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------------| ----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|--15\--|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
End Solo
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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