#----------------------------------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: Wake Up Dead (Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?) Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1986) 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: October 15, 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: 1/4 Step down Riff 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------2----------------5----------------7-| A|----4----0-----------4----3-----------4----5-| E|-02-2-02----------02-2-02----------02-2-02---| ** ** ** ** ** ** "I sneak in my..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------9\--------------| A|----4----7\------4----3--| E|-02-2-02------02-2-02-1--| ** ** ** ** "...say I've been out..." Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------2----------------| B|-----------------------------------5p2-------------| G|-4b6r4-4b6----(6)r4d*----4b6--4b6-----4h5p4p2-4p2--| D|-a-----a-----------------------------------------4-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------7p5-9p7p5----------------------| B|------------------------------8p7p5---8p7p5---------| G|-2---------------------------------7p5-----7p5------| D|--4p2--2-4p2----2-4~--------------------------7p6p4-| A|-----4------2h4-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-6~----6--6/7~---9---\4-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-4b6-[slow release and dive ]--(16)-16~~-| D|-a---[with tremolo bar, then]------------| A|-----[raise and slide to the]------------| E|-----[ next note ]------------| e|---------------------------------------14h7p14-17-19b20--19b21~-| B|-14h17p14-14-14-17p14-19p14-14-14-17p14-------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14-14-14-19p17p14-14-14-| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-| B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-| B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-| B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--17----------------------------------------| G|--16b17---[long hold and then release]------| D|----------[slowly with tremolo bar vibrato]-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 Guitar 1 x3 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-12\11-------12\11------------------------| A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--9-10----9-------11/12-| E|--------9/10-------------12---10-12--9/10-| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-12\11-------12\11------------------| A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--9-10----9-------| E|--------9/10-------------12---10-12-| * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-11/12-7/8----------| E|--9/10-5/6--0-0-0-0-| * * * * Guitar 2 x3 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-12\11-------12\11-----9------------------| A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--12---10-12-9-10-11/12-| E|--------9/10-------------------------9/10-| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-12\11-------12\11-----9------------| A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--12---10-12-9-10-| E|--------9/10------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-11/12-7/8----------| E|--9/10-5/6--0-0-0-0-| * * * * Riff 3 (Play 4x) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------------------7---| D|--------------------------5---| A|-10-9-8-----7-----8---7-------| E|--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------------7---------------| D|-------------5---------------| A|-8-----7---------------------| E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3a (Play 1x) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------------------7---| D|--------------------------5---| A|-10-9-8-----7-----8---7-------| E|--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-| * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------------7----------------------| D|-------------5---9----8-7-6---5-4-3-| A|-8-----7---------7-10-6-5-4-7-3-2-1-| E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0----8-------5-------| * * * * * Riff 3b (Play 3x) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-------------------7---| D|-------------------5---| A|-----7-----8---7-------| E|-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-| * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------------7----------------------| D|-------------5---9----8-7-6---5-4-3-| A|-8-----7---------7-10-6-5-4-7-3-2-1-| E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0----8-------5-------| * * * * * Lead into next section: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------5\3---| A|-3-3-3/5-3\1-3-| E|-1-1-1/3-----1-| * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------4-------------7--6-4--| D|-------4-------------7--6-4--| A|-6-----2--4-5--6-----5--4-2--| E|-4-444----2-3--4-444---------| *** *** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-------4-------------6------| D|-------4-------------6------| A|-6-----2--4-5--6-----4--6-7-| E|-4-444----2-3--4-444----4-5-| *** *** Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--6b7tm----[long hold, slow release]-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------4-----4-4-| G|-6p4---------4------------4-6-4-----4-6b7---6p4-----| D|-----6-6-4-6---5-6--4-5-6-------6-6-----------------| A|-------------------4--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5-6-7-6-7-8-7-8-9-8-9-10-9-10-11-10-11-12-11-12-13-12-13-14-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-13-14-15-14-15-16-15-16-17-18-19-18-19-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-16-19p16--16-19p16--16-21p16-19p16--16-21p16-21b23~~-| B|---------19--------19--------------19-----------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------6---------------8-| D|----------------6---------------8-| A|-8--------8-6-8-4---------8-6-8-6-| E|-6-666666-6-4-6----666666-6-4-6---| ****** * * * ****** * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------9------9-8--| D|--------------9------9-8--| A|--------8-6-8-7------7-6--| E|-666666-6-4-6----666------| ****** * * * *** e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|--X\\--| Solo (Poland) e|---------------------------------------------6h9-9b11r9-| B|-------------------------------------------6------------| G|-------------------------------6-------6h8--------------| D|---------------6-------6h8p6h8---8p6h8------------------| A|-----8-6h8p6h8---8p6h8----------------------------------| E|-/9-----------------------------------------------------| e|-6------------6----------------------| B|---9-6-9b11r9---9p6---6--------------| G|--------------------8---8b10r8p6-6b8-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-8-6--------------------------------| A|-----8-6----------------------------| E|---------9-6--9~~--(9)b10--7b8--4~~-| End Solo Riff 5 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------6p4---------------------| A|-------------------------6p4-----| E|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------7-4-| E|-4-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|---------6p4----------------------------4-5---| A|-------------------------6p4-----7-9-6--2-3-5-| E|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-7-4------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------4p2---------------------| A|-------------------------4p2-----| E|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-4-2-----2----------------------------6--------| A|-----4-3---4-3-2-4-3-2---3-2--------5----5---5-| E|-----------------------5-----5-2--4--------4---| Riff 7 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------2------------5----3-| A|-4---4-0--2-3-4---4-3--5-1-| E|-2-0-2----0-1-2-0-2----3---| * * * * "Well I wonder..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-------7--6-4--------------| D|-------5--4-2-------7----7-| A|-4---4--------4---4-5--6-5-| E|-2-0-2--------2-0-2----4---| * * * * "...bout the other..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-------2------------7--9----6----------| A|-4---4-0--2-3-4---4-5--7----4--------4-| E|-2-0-2----0-1-2-0-2------------------2-| * * * * "...named Diana." Guitar fill over Riff 7 (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-6p4p2p0--------------------------| D|---------5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0----------| A|------------------------4p2p0-----| E|------------------------------0-2-| Lead into next section: e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--4--3--| E|--2--1--| Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|------9---------------------9--7--| A|-2----7----3--5555---5-7-2--7--5--| E|-0----0----1-------7-----0--0-----| Solo (Mustaine) e|-8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7-8/10-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-12-/24\-2h3p2h3-/14h15p14h15-| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7-8/10-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-12--11-10--9--8--/15---------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------11----11-12-| E|-----------------------12~----10-12----12-------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-14-12-11-14-11h12p11----11--------------| E|----------------------13----13-12-10-12~-| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------13---| D|----------------------------12--14-12-15-14--15-| A|-------11--12-11-14-12-15-14--15----------------| E|-13-12---13-------------------------------------| e|---------------------12--13---| B|------12--13-12-15-13--15--15-| G|-14-13--14--------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-17~~--15-17-17~~--15-17-17-----------| G|-----------------------------14-16-16-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-13-14-14-----------------------------------| D|-----------14-15-15--12-14-14~~--12-14-14~~-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-12-14-14--------------------------------| A|-----------14-15-15--12-14-14--11-12-12\-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------12-14-15p14-| A|---------11-12-14p12p11-12-14-15p14p12------------| E|-12--13-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------16h17-19p17p16-| B|----------------------------15h17-18p17----------------| G|-13h14-16p14p13-14h16-17p16----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-20p19p17-19p17-16-19p17p16-17p16-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------18p17p15-17p15---------------| G|-----------------------------------------------17p16p14-16p14-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16p14p13-14p13----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------15p14p12-14p12---------------------------------14~~-| A|-----------------------------16p14p12-14p12\11-12p11--11-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------13--13p12------| End Solo Play Riff 8 "Wake up dead..." Final time: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------9---------------------9--7-| A|-2----7----3--5555---5-7-2--7--5-| E|-0----0----1-------7-----0--0----| "You.......die....wake up dead!" 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