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Megadeth: Blood Of Heroes
(Youthanasia)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1994)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: October 11, 2004
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Tuning: Eb
NOTE: Bass changes root notes from A->C->F->E
Intro
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x4
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------0--------------0-----0---|
Gb|-----5---5----------5---5-----5-|
Db|---7-------7------7-------7-----|
Ab|-0--------------0---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion, comes in at end)
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|------|
Ab|--3^--|
Eb|------|
Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------------|
Ab|-0------3-----5-------3-------5-|
Eb|----3-1---1-0---0-0-0-1-0-0-0-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------7-----|
Ab|-0------3-----5-------3---5-----|
Eb|----3-1---1-0---0-0-0-1-0---0-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------2---------------2-------|
Ab|-0--2-3---3-2-0-----2-3---3-2-0-|
Eb|----------------1~--------------|
"Ladies and gents..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------5------------------------|
Gb|-----------7---------------------|
Db|----6-7-------7-0--------2-------|
Ab|-5-------------------2-3---5-3-2-|
Eb|------------------0--------------|
"...by the skin of..."
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------2---------------2-------|
Ab|-0--2-3---3-2-0-----2-3---3-2-0-|
Eb|----------------1~--------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--------8--6-----------------------|
Gb|----6-7-------7--------------------|
Db|----------------7\---------2-------|
Ab|-5---------------------2-3---5-3-2-|
Eb|--------------------0--------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--------6--------|
Eb|-1--------3--------4-0-44-0-|
* ** *
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------8~-|
Bb|-6~-------8~----5-6-5---5-6-8-5----|
Gb|----------------------7------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------12-17~-|
Bb|-6~-------8~----12-13-12----12-13-15--------|
Gb|-------------------------14-----------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Still alive..."
Repeat Riff 1 "We've been run down..."
Play Riff 2 "Ladies and gents..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------| -----|
Db|--------------------------| |
Ab|-7-8-7--5--3--2-3-2--2--5-| |
Eb|-5-6-5--3--1--0-1-0--0--3-| |
|--> Play 3x
Bb|---------------------------| |
Gb|---------------------------| |
Db|-----------7--9-10-9--7----| |
Ab|-7-8-7--5--5--7--8-7--5--8-| ----|
Eb|-5-6-5--3----------------6-|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7-8-7--5--3--2-3-2--2--5-|
Eb|-5-6-5--3--1--0-1-0--0--3-|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-----------7--9-10-9--|
Ab|-7-8-7--5--5--7--8-7--|
Eb|-5-6-5--3-------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-3-2----2-3-2----2-3-2----2--|
Eb|-0-1-0----0-1-0----0-1-0----0--|
Solo
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-8-7~--5--------------------------------|
Ab|------------8-7-8-7~--3/5--------------/5-|
Eb|---------------------------6-5-6-5~--3----|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------5-6-5~-|
Gb|-----------------------------7--------|
Db|-----------5-6-7--7-8-7~--5-----------|
Ab|------5-6-7---------------------------|
Eb|-5h6h7--------------------------------|
[wah pedal comes in at this point]
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---8b10--8b10~--10t8p5-----------|
Gb|-7-----------------------7b9r7p5-|
Db|-------------------------a-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------x-|
Bb|-----------------------------------x-|
Gb|-7b9----{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}-(9)~~--7/----|
Db|-------x-----------------------------|
Ab|------x------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------17-20----------17-20----------17-20-------|
Gb|-19b21-------17-19b21-------17-19b21-------19b21-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-20-------20-------------------------------|
Gb|-------19h21----17----19----17----20----19-17-|
Db|-------------------19----19----19----19-------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-17\14~--14h17p12-14~--14-12-------------|
Db|-----------------------------14-13-12-13-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15-12h13--------------------|
Gb|----14-12h13----------14-12h13-----------|
Db|-14----------------------------14-13-12~-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-10-11-10~--(10)\-/11-10---------|
Gb|-------------------------12-10-9-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-/12-13-12~--(12)\-/13-12----------|
Bb|--------------------------15-13-11-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|---------13-----15-----17----20b22~-|
Gb|-12/14~----14~----14~----14~--------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|-17----------------------------|
Bb|---20p17-----------------------|
Gb|--------19b21r20b21~~----x\-x\-|
Db|-------------------------x\-x\-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-5tr8~----8b9^--(9^)r8p6p5----|
Gb|---------------------------7~-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------15-17-19-22b24~~-|
Bb|-----------------12-15------15-16-17-----------------|
Gb|------13-16-12-13-----/15-16-------------------------|
Db|-14-15-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Still alive..."
Riff 1a x4
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------------------5-|
Ab|-2------5-----7--4-5-4-----2---3-|
Eb|----3-2---3-2----2-3-2-2-2-0-2---|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "Still alive..."
Ending
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--------6--------7\-|
Eb|-1--------3--------4-0-44-0-5\-|
* ** *
"Ahh..."
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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