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Megadeth: Addicted to Chaos
(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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Date last modified: October 16, 2004
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-5------------------5--4------------------5-|
Ab|-7-----------5h7-------5-----------5h7------|
Eb|---0-0-0-5h7------0------0-0-0-5h7------0---|
* * * * * * * *
"Only yesterday..."
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-5------------------5--7------------------5-|
Ab|-4-----------5h7-------5-----------5h7------|
Eb|---0-0-0-5h7------0------0-0-0-5h7------0---|
* * * * * * * *
"...all these normal people..."
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-5------------------5--5----2--4-|
Ab|-4-----------5h7-------3----0--2-|
Eb|---0-0-0-5h7------0--------------|
* * * *
"...in my heart, a hole in my head..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|---2------5------2--------7----|
Eb|-0----3-2----2-3----3-/5----5\-|
"Who will help me up..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|---2------5------2-----/7------|
Eb|-0----3-2----2-3----3--/5------|
"Where's the helping hand..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|---2------5------2--------7----|
Eb|-0----3-2----2-3----3-/5----5\-|
"Will you turn on me..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---2------5-----|
Eb|-0----3-2----2--|
"Is this my final..."
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--------------------|
Db|---9----7----7-----9-------10-9-|
Ab|-7---10--------10----10--7------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--------------------|
Db|---9----7----7-----9------------|
Ab|-7---10--------10----10--7~-----|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--------------------|
Db|---9----7----7-----9-------10-9-|
Ab|-7---10--------10----10--7------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------7-----|
Db|---9----7----7---|
Ab|-7---10----------|
Eb|-----------------|
Riff 2a
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2p0--------2p0--------2p0----------5-------2--4-|
Ab|-----2-1-0------2-1-0------2-1-0----3-3-3-3-0--2-|
Eb|---------------------------------0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"..stand...oh...."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|------7-6~-----------5-4~------|
Db|----5------7-5-----3------5-3--|
Ab|-0--------------0--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
"In a dream..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|------4-5~-4-------------------|
Db|----2--------5--3--2-----------|
Ab|-0-------------------3-2-------|
Eb|-------------------------3-1p0-|
"...me... "I'm addicted..."
Guitar 2 x3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------15-14~--------------13-12~-------|
Gb|---12--------14-12-----10--------12-10-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------0-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-----12-13~--12----------------------|
Gb|---9------------12--10-9-------------|
Db|-------------------------10-9--------|
Ab|-0----------------------------10-8-7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
* *
Guitar 3 x3
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0----------x-x-3------5------x-x-|
Eb|------------x-x-1------3------x-x-|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------3--2-----------|
Ab|-0-----------------------3-2-------|
Eb|-----------------------------3-1p0-|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9-11-12--9-11-12--12b14~~---11-12-11------------|
Db|--------------------------------------12----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------12-14-14\-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1 "Light shined on my path..."
Fill over Riff 1
Guitar 2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|--8-----7-----5------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|--5-----4-----2------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"The rain comes down..."
Guitar 3 (comes in last time only)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-12----10-----8------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|--9-----7-----5------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"Turn up my collar..."
Play Riff 2 "Who will help me up?"
Play Riff 2a
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 x3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|------7-6~-----------5-4~------|
Db|----5------7-5-----3------5-3--|
Ab|-0--------------0--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
"In a dream..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|------4-5~-4-------------------|
Db|----2--------5--3--2-----------|
Ab|-0-------------------3-5--//\\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
"...me... "I'm addicted..."
Guitar 2 x3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------15-14~--------------13-12~-------|
Gb|---12--------14-12-----10--------12-10-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------0-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----12-13~--12----------------|
Gb|---9------------12--10-9-------|
Db|-------------------------10-12-|
Ab|-0-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Guitar 3 x3
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0----------x-x-3------5------x-x-|
Eb|------------x-x-1------3------x-x-|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------------------3--2-----|
Ab|-0-----------------------3-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7-7-5-7-8-7~---7-5---------|
Eb|----------------------7-6-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|------------------x-x-x-5-|
Eb|-3h5-5-3-5-6-5~---x-x-x-3-|
* * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7h9-9-7-9-10-9~---9-7---------|
Eb|-----------------------9-8-7-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|------------------x-x-x-7-|
Eb|-5h7-7-5-7-8-7~---x-x-x-5-|
* * * *
Solo (Friedman)
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-------------------12-|
Ab|----------12-14-15----|
Eb|-12-13-15-------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------/14--13----------------|
Db|-14~~~----15-14\12-12/14~----------15h18p15\14~~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------/14--13--14--14b16r14-------|
Db|-15-14h15p14p12-14~~-----------------------14~~~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------15~~--14b15r14----|
Gb|--------------/14--13--14--14b16----------------16-|
Db|-15p14\12/14---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-14b15r14----14--------------------------|
Gb|----------16----12~~-12~-----------------|
Db|-------------------------14p12-14--12-14-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------14--------|
Bb|--------------------------17b19~-----17-14-|
Gb|--------14~--16b18r16--14------------------|
Db|-14/16~------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------14-------17-14-------17b19--(19)b20-|
Bb|-17b19-17b19r17b19----17-14-------17-14----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17b19r17b19-14-----------------------|
Bb|----------------17-14----14-----------|
Gb|----------------------17----16b18r16--|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------14-------17p14-------------------17p14-------|
Bb|-------------14-17----17-14-------17p14-17b19-17p14-------17p14-|
Gb|-14----14-16----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----16----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17p14-------17p14----------------17h19h21p19p17h19p17----|
Bb|-------17p14-------17/19-17h19h21----------------------21-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17h19h21p19p17h19p17----22b24-22b24~~~-|
Bb|----------------------21----------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-22b24r22b24r22b24-22b24\--|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Who will help me up..."
Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 3 "In a dream..."
Different ending to Riff 3:
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------4-5~--4---------5~-----5~-|
Db|----2----------5----3------4----|
Ab|-0----------------0------0------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
"Builds, builds,..."
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-----12-13~-12----------13~-------13~-|
Gb|---9-----------12----10-------11------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-----------------0--------0---------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "In a dream..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------------7p5---|
Ab|-----7~------5h7-------5~----------7-|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------------7p5---|
Ab|-----4~------5h7-------3~----------7-|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-------------5p4---|
Db|-----4h5-----4h5--------7~---------5-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----5~------5p4---|
Db|-----4h5-----4h5-------------------5-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
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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