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Megadeth - "The Killing Road" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2004-11-29 09:33:20

By:

Abysslord


#----------------------------------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.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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Megadeth:  The Killing Road
(Youthanasia)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1994)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       solo by: Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  October 07, 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: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1                         x4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-----8-----7-----8---5~~-|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
    * *   * *   * *   * *   *

Guitar 2 (comes in the third and fourth time)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----9----10-----9----10---7~~-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
    * *   * *   * *   * *   *


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-|
Ab|-----7-----8-----7---5-------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----|
    * *   * *   * *   *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------5-------4-|
Db|---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
Ab|------------------------7-------6-----|
Eb|-3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
    * * * *   * *   *    * * *   * * *


Play Riff 2   "Again we stalk the stage..."

Riff 3
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----9-------------------|
Ab|-2--7---9---8---5---3-2-|
Eb|-0------7---6---3---1-0-|
   "Lost my mind..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------| --> Repeat this bar for the rest
Db|---9-------------------| --> of chorus.
Ab|---7---9---8---5---3-2-|
Eb|-0-----7---6---3---1-0-|
    *
   "Lost all my money..."

Play Riff 2  [leave off first note the first time]
             "The road it never ends..."

Play Riff 3  "Lost my mind..."


Riff 2a
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-------------------------5-|
Ab|---7-----8-----7---5-------|
Eb|-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----|
    *   * *   * *   *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------5-------4-|
Db|---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
Ab|------------------------7-------6-----|
Eb|-3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
    * * * *   * *   *    * * *   * * *
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-|
Ab|-----7-----8-----7---5-------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----|
    * *   * *   * *   *

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-8---5-7---3-5---2-3---------|
Eb|-3-2-----0-----0-----0-----0-7-6-5-|
    * *     *     *     *     *


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4---4-----------4---4---4---5---|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-|
      *   * * * * *   *   *   *   *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2---2-----------5------5------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-|
      *   * * * * *    * *    * *

Final time
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-4----4--4--4--5--2-|
Eb|-2----2--2--2--3--0-|


Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7~--(7)\5---------------------|
G|----------3/6-----------6----2/6-7--9--9/11-|
D|-------4------------------4-----------------|
A|-(9)\---------------------------------------|
E|-(9)\---------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--7--7h9p7\6~~--6h7p6\4-4~----3-4-3~--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------10-11b12r11-|
G|---------------------/11-12p11p9-11h12-------------|
D|-4p2-4/11-11~--11\4--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-14-12-11-12-12h14p12p11-12----12-14--|
Gb|----------------------------11--------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-10h14p10----------------------------|
Bb|----------14-12----12~---------------|
Gb|----------------11------------6-11p6-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-11p6---11p6---11/15-15p11----15p11----15p11-|
D|------8------8-------------11-------11-------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-14p11----14p11----14/17-17p14----17p14----17p14-|
G|-------11-------11-------------16-------16-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15h17p15p14----14-15h17p15p14----14-15h17p15p14-|
G|-------------16----------------15----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------(0)-------|
B|-------15\14-------14\12-------12h14p12-(0)-------|
G|----16----------15----------12---------------12p9-|
D|-17----------16----------14-------------\11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14b15^r14-12-14~----15p14-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-11~~----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-12-14p13p12-------------------------------------|
B|-------------16p15p14-13h14h15-15p14p13-14-------|
G|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b19--17-14-------------------------------|
B|--------------17-14-17b19-17-14-------------|
G|--------------------------------16b18r16p14-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|-----------------(5)/13/14-14-|
G|-16~~----(14)\4---------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

eb|-18p14----18p14----18/21-21p18----21p18----21\18-|
Bb|-------14-------14-------------19-------19-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-15p12---15p12----15/18-18p14----18p14----18/19-|
Bb|-------14------14-------------14-------14-------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-19p15----19p15----19/22-22p19----22p19----22p19-|
Bb|-------17-------17-------------20-------20-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-24p19----19\15-19p15----19p15----15\12-15p12----|
Bb|-------20-------------17-------17-------------12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------14-----15-----17-----19-----19---\-|
Bb|-17b19~~------17b19--18b20--20b22--22b24--22b24\-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2  Solo Rhythm [leave off first note the first time]

Solo (Mustaine)
eb|-22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24-22b24-22b24-22~-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-20-22-19-20----19-----------------------|
Bb|-------------22----20-22-19-20----19-----|
Gb|-------------------------------21----21--|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-19-20-22-22b24-22p20------|
Gb|----------------------22~--|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|-12p11p10----10-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------12-----12p11p10----10h11p10---------------|
Gb|--------------------------12----------12-9~~\-------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------X\\-|

End solo


Play Riff 3  "Lost my mind..."



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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