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Megadeth:  Bad Omen
(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)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  November 23, 2004

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Tuning: 1/4 step down


Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|---------------------|
B|-------8-----------7-|
G|-----0-----0-----0---|
D|---9-----9-----8-----|
A|-7-----------7-------|
E|---------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------|
B|-------8-----------7-|
G|-----0-----0-----0---|
D|---9-----9-----8-----|
A|-7-----------7-------|
E|---------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *

Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------8-----------7-------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------9-|
D|---9-----9-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-7-----------7-----------7---7---|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------8-----------7-------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------9-|
D|---9-----9-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-7-----------7-----------7---7---|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *


Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9-------------------9--------|
A|-7----1--------------7--------|
E|------1----X\-X\-X\-------0-0-|
                            * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-5-7-5-|
E|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-3-5-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 2a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------8-----------7-------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------9-|
D|---9-----9-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-7-----------7-----------7---7---|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------8-----------7-------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------9-|
D|---9-----9-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-7-----------7-----------7---7---|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7~----7~--------7~-----7~--|
E|-----------------a----------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7~----7~--------7~-----7~--|
E|-a---------------a----------|


Play Riff 2


Riff 2b (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------9-------------9------|
A|-7----1--------7----1--------7----1-|
E|------1-------------1-------------1-|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-9---------5------|
A|-7----1----5----2-|
E|------1----3----0-|


Solo (Poland)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4-5----[bass plays alone]-|
E|-2-3-----------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5----------(8--8h9)-| <-- Guitar 2
A|-4-5-------5-------7-6-5-----8--8/9--|
E|-2-3-5-6-7---6-7---------7-6-6--6/7--|
       * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------5---------------|
A|-------5-------7-6-5-----4-5-|
E|-5-6-7---6-7---------7-6-2-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5----------(8--8h9)-| <-- Guitar 2
A|-------5-------7-6-5-----8--8/9--|
E|-5-6-7---6-7---------7-6-6--6/7--|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------5---------------|
A|-------5-------7-6-5-----4-5-|
E|-5-6-7---6-7---------7-6-2-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------5-4-2-----|
A|-4-xx-4/5---4-4--------5-4-|
E|-2-xx-2/3-0-2-2------------|
                   * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------5-4-2-----|
A|-4-xx-4/5---4-x--------5-4-|
E|-2-xx-2/3-0-2-x------------|
                   * * * * *


Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5----------(8--8h9)-| <-- Guitar 2
A|-------5-------7-6-5-----8--8/9--|
E|-5-6-7---6-7---------7-6-6--6/7--|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------5---------------|
A|-------5-------7-6-5-----4-5-|
E|-5-6-7---6-7---------7-6-2-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 3   "Drinking, dancing..."
Play Riff 4


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *    x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4


Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-9h12p9---------------------------|
D|--------8h11p8--------------------|
A|---------------7h10p7-------------|
E|----------------------6h9p6-0h3p0-|
    "Bloody..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------3h6p3--------|
D|-------------2h5p2------2h5p2---|
A|-------1h4p1------------------2-|
E|-0h3p0------------------------0-|
    "...blasphemy."



Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-----7-----|
A|-2---------------------5-9-8-5-9-8-|
E|-0-0000000000000000...---7-6---7-6-|
     ****************
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------7-----7-----|
A|---------------------5-9-8-5-9-8-|
E|-0000000000000000...---7-6---7-6-|
   ****************


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------7-----7-----|
A|---------------------5-9-8-5-9-8-|
E|-0000000000000000...---7-6---7-6-|
   ****************
   "Sinister's the word..."


Riff 8
Guitar 1                  x2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|------7p5--------5h7-8p7-|
E|-0000-----000000---------|
   **** * * ****** * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-----7-----|
A|------7p5--------5h7-8p7--5-9-8-5-9-8-|
E|-0000-----000000------------7-6---7-6-|
   **** * * ****** * * * *
                        "No one can save them..."

Guitar 2                        x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|------12p10--------10h12-13p12-|
E|-0000-------000000-------------|
   **** *   * ******  *  *  *  *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-----7-----|
A|------12p10--------10h12-13p12-5-9-8-5-9-8-|
E|-0000-------000000---------------7-6---7-6-|
   ****  *  * ******  *  *  *  *
                        "No one can save them..."


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|------7p5--------5h7-8p7-|
E|-0000-----000000---------|
   **** * * ****** * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-----7--------|
A|------7p5--------5h7-8p7--5-9-8-5-9-8-7--|
E|-0000-----000000------------7-6---7-6-5--|
   **** * * ****** * * * *
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7-----7-----9\-|
A|-5-9-8-5-9-8-7\-|
E|---7-6---7-6----|


Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|------12p10--------10h12-13p12-|
E|-0000-------000000-------------|
   **** *   * ******  *  *  *  *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-----7--------|
A|------12p10--------10h12-13p12-5-9-8-5-9-8-7--|
E|-0000-------000000---------------7-6---7-6-5--|
   ****  *  * ******  *  *  *  *
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7-----7-----9\-|
A|-5-9-8-5-9-8-7\-|
E|---7-6---7-6----|



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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