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Megadeth - "Paranoid" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2004-11-21 09:38:03

By:

Abysslord


#----------------------------------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.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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Megadeth:  Paranoid
(Hidden Treasures)
Copyright (c)  (CAPITOL RECORDS) (1995)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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

Date last modified:  July 11, 2004

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

Intro
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-9-----7-9-|
D|-7h9--7h9-7h9--7-9-----7-9-----|
A|-7----7---7--------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-9-----7---|
D|-7h9--7h9-7h9--7-9-----7-9---9-|
A|-7----7---7--------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "Finished with my woman..."
e|---------------------------7/8-|
B|---------------------------8/9-|
G|-----------------7-------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7------|
E|-------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * *
   "...couldn't help me..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------7---|
B|---------------------------8---|
G|-----------------7-----------9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7------|
E|-------------------5-----------|
   * * * * * * * *



Riff 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--9--------5----7----|
A|--7--------3----5----|
E|---------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 1   "All day long..."


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9--------7--------9--------7--------|
A|-7--------5--------7--------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------|
   "Can you help me?"

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine, two guitar tracks)

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--------------15--------------15-----------------------|
G|-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-12^------|
D|------------------------------------------------------14~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12h14p12----12--------------------------|
A|----------14----14-13-12----12^----------|
E|-------------------------15-----15~--12\-|

e|-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| ---> Play 4x
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-|
B|------15--------------15--------------15---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-|
B|------15--------15--------15--------15---|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-15p12------------------------------------|
B|------15p12-17p12-15p12----12-------------|
G|------------------------14----14p12-14p12-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-14b16-{14tm}------------(16)r14--|
D|-----------[slow release]---------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-14-12--12-----------------12-------------------------|
D|---------14--14-13-12-13-14-12--14-12--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------14-13-12--12--------|
E|---------------------------------------------15--15~-12\-|


Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--------------15--------------15-----------------------|
G|-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-12^------|
D|------------------------------------------------------14~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12h14p12----12--------------------------|
A|----------14----14-13-12----12^----------|
E|-------------------------15-----15~--12\-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| ---> Play 4x
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-|
G|------14--------------14--------------14---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-|
G|------14--------14--------14--------14--------14--------14---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12--12-----------------------------------|
G|------14---14p12-14p12-14b16-{14tm}--(16)r14-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13b15-{13}-------{13}----{13}---------[13]15r13-12-|
G|-12-----------[12]14-----{14}----{14}-...--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14-12-------14-12---------------------------------|
D|-------------14-12-------14-12---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------14-13-12--12h13p12--------|
E|---------------------------------------15---------15-12\-|

End Solo


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1   "And so as you hear..."

Ending:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------------7---------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7--|
E|---------------------------|
             "It's too late!"

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------------7---------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-------|
             "It's too late!"


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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