Megadeth - "I Ain't Superstitious" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: I Ain't Superstitious
(Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1986)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: September 02, 2004
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Tuning: 1/4 step down
Intro
Guitar 1 x3
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---2--4-2---------|
A|-4-0--2-0----4-4--|
E|-2-----------2-2--|
*
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---2--4-2---------------|
A|-4-0--2-0----4-4--------|
E|-2-----------2-2----X\\-|
*
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------8-8b9--(9)r8------|
D|-8-11--------------9-8~-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8-8b9--(9)r8----9b11-9b11~-|
D|-8-11----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------8-8b9--(9)r8------|
D|-8-11--------------9-8~-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------8-8b9--(9)r8----9b11~-|
D|-8-11-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------16-16b17--(17)r16--------|
G|-15-18-------------------16-15~-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------16-16b17--(17)r16----17b19-17b19~-|
G|-15-18-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------16-16b17--(17)r16--------|
G|-15-18-------------------16-15~-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------16-16b17--(17)r16----17b19~-|
G|-15-18-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2--2-4-2-------------2--2-4-2---|
D|-----1-2-4----------4-----1-2-4----------4-|
A|-2-2------------------2-2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Well I ain't..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-4----4-4----4-|
E|-2----2-2----2-|
"...path..."
Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4--4-6-4-------------2--2-4-2---|
D|-----3-4-6----------6-----1-2-4----------4-|
A|-4-4------------------2-2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Ain't afraid..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-4----4-4----4-|
E|-2----2-2----2-|
"...laugh..."
Play Riff 1 "I ain't superstitious..."
Play Riff 1a "Ain't afraid..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2---------------|
A|-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-4----4-4----4-|
E|---2-----2-----2-----2---2----2-2----2-|
"Superstitious."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 1 "I ain't superstitious..."
Riff 1b
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4--4-6-4-------------2--2-4-2---|
D|-----3-4-6----------6-----1-2-4----------4-|
A|-4-4------------------2-2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Take your stupid..."
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-4----4-4--|
E|-2----2-2--|
"...chickenshit, sissy..."
Play Riff 3 "Superstitious."
Riff 1c
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4--4-6-4-------------2--2-4-2---|
D|-----3-4-6----------6-----1-2-4----------4-|
A|-4-4------------------2-2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-4----4-4----4-5-6-7--7--7--7-|
E|-2----2-2----2-3-4-5--5--5--5-|
Ending:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7---|
A|---5h7-----7---------7p5---5h7-----7------5-|
E|-5-----------------------5----------------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7-5-|
E|-0-5h7-----7---------7p5-0-5h7-----7------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7---|
A|---5h7-----7---------7p5---5h7-----7------5-|
E|-5-----------------------5----------------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7---|
E|-0-5h7-----7---------7p5-0-5h7-----7------5-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------7h9p7--7--9-9p7---------5h7p5--5--7-7p5----|
A|---7h9-----9---------9p7---5h7-----7---------7p5-|
E|-7-----------------------5-----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2--3-|
A|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5----2--4--5--6--0--1-|
E|-0-5h7-----7---------7p5-0--2--3--4-------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4---|
D|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------2-|
A|-2-----------------------2----------------0-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4-2-|
A|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------0-|
E|-2-----------------------2------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4---|
D|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------2-|
A|-2-----------------------2----------------0-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4-4-|
A|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------2-|
E|-2-----------------------2------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------4h6p4--4--6--------2h4p2--2--4---|
D|-6-4h6-----6------6-4-2h4-----4------2-|
A|-4----------------4-2----------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-|
E|-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-|
E|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
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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