Megadeth - "Reckoning Day" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Reckoning Day
(Youthanasia)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1994)
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: October 16, 2004
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I like the way..."
Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Db|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...losing game..."
Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Db|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...all to stop..."
Riff 4
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-2----------2---0---|
Eb|-0----0-2-3---2-----|
* *
"...empty skies..."
Solo over Riff 4
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-17b20~~--17b20r17-17p15-19~~-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------15----------------------|
Gb|-14h16----16-14\12-14~~--(14)\-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------5-------7-------------|
Db|-7-------5-------7-------------|
Ab|-7---5h7-----7p5-----7p5-8--7--|
Eb|-------------------------8--7--|
"Don't want no revenge..."
Riff 1 "...day..."
Solo over Riff 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------12-------------------14------|
Db|-12h14----14~~-(14)\--11/14----14~~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------12----12-------------------------|
Gb|----------------15-14-12-14b16r14--12~~-|
Db|-12/14----14----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------12-------------12------------|
Gb|-------------12-------------12--12-14-15--|
Db|-------------12-12-13-14-14---------------|
Ab|-12-13-14-14------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------12-15-15b17~--15-12-----------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15---------------------15-12-------15-12-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------14-12-------14-12-------11~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------14-12-----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "I like the things..."
Play Riff 3 "...are prey for me..."
Play Riff 4 "...to the ground..."
Solo over Riff 4
eb|---------12---------------12---------|
Bb|-15b17~-----15-12-15b17~-----15-12---|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-15b17-15-12--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15b17-15-12--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------14b16-14-12--------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------14-12--------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------13-12--(12)\-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 5 "Don't want no revenge..."
Guitar fill leading into next section:
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|---------|
Ab|-3h5-3-2-|
Eb|---------|
Interlude (5 Guitars, displayed sequentially)
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------10------------------|
Ab|--7-----------------10------------------|
Eb|--5------------------8------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10------------------7------------------|
Db|-10------------------7------------------|
Ab|--8------------------5------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9------------------|
Ab|--5------------------9------------------|
Eb|---------------------7------------------|
1st Ending
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Db|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Ab|--8-----------------7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------10--8--7---|
2nd Ending
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|------------8--------------------8----------|
Bb|---------10---10--------------10---10-------|
Gb|-------9---------9----------9---------9-----|
Db|----10-------------10----10-------------10--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|------------8------------------8-7-------|
Bb|---------10---10-------------9-----10----|
Gb|-------9---------9---------7----------9--|
Db|----10-------------10----9---------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|----------0----------------0--------|
Bb|--------6---6------------3---3------|
Gb|------7-------7--------4-------4----|
Db|----7-----------7----4-----------4--|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
1st Ending
eb|------------8------------------------------|
Bb|---------10---10-------------9h10p9--------|
Gb|-------9---------9---------7--------10-9-7-|
Db|----10-------------10----9-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
2nd Ending
eb|------------8--------------------7--------|
Bb|---------10---10-----------9---9---9------|
Gb|-------9---------9-----------7-------7----|
Db|----10-------------10----9-------------9--|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------2/7----(7)*-(7)*-10-|
Eb|-5*----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*----3h5p3-2--(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*--3--2----(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8*----(8)*-(8)*-(8)*-(8)*--7---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------10--8--7-|
Guitar 4 (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------2--3----------------|
Eb|-5----(5)*-(5)*-(5)*----------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8----------------7----5------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*-----2----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------7-5-4-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-8*----------------7---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------8-----------------------|
Gb|-------7h9~-------7~----5-(5)h7p5-4~~--|
Db|-7~------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~---5-(5)h7p5-4~--/10~\--/10~\--/12~\--/12~\--/14~~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
End Riff 6
Play Riff 5 "Don't want no revenge..."
Play Riff 1 "...day...."
Riff 1a
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5-|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Here comes the reckoning day..."
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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