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Megadeth: The World Needs A Hero
(The World Needs A Hero)
Copyright (c) (Sanctuary Records) (2001)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: August 27, 2002
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|--x-x-x-x--|
E|--x-x-x-x--|
"An iron fist quietly sits..."
Final time
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
"...country tis of thee..."
Riff 2 x2
e|----------------------------|------|
B|----------------------------|------|
G|----------------------------|------|
D|----------------------------|------|
A|-9-9-9-10-7-8--9-9-9-10-9-8-|--7\--|
E|-7-7-7--8-5-6--7-7-7--8-7-6-|--5\--|
"The White House is calling..."
Play Riff 1 "Not that I would ever lie..."
Play Riff 2 "NATO is on line 1..."
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----3^-----3^----------3~-5-6-5-3-|
E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5------------|
"The world needs a hero..."
Play Riff 1 "Phantom rule..."
Play Riff 2 "The UN is on hold..."
Play Riff 3 "The world needs a hero..."
Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p0-3p0-|
E|-5555-3333-5p0---------------------|
**** ****
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-16-16-16-...-|
G|-12-12-12-...-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-...-18-18-18-...-19-19-19-...-20-20-20-...-|
G|-16-16-16-...-17-17-17-...-18-18-18-...-19-19-19-...-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-X\\----X\\----X\\----X\\-|
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Pitrelli)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-8----8----8-----8-----8-----------------------------|
G|-7b9--7b9----7b9---(9)---(9)r7p5-7---5^-------5------|
D|-------------\------------/--------7----7-5-7---7~~\-|
A|--------------\----------/---------------------------|
E|---------------hold bend-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5---4h5p4-------4-5-7-|
D|-------------------0h7---7-------7-6h7-------|
A|-------3h4h5-0-5/7---------------------------|
E|-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
e|-----5---7---8----8---10-7h8p7----8-7-----12h13p12---|
B|-4h5---5---5---/8---8----------10-----/13---------15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12---------------------------------------------|
B|----15-13---------------------------------------|
G|----------12h14p12------------------------------|
D|-------------------15-x-------------------------|
A|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
e|-------------------17-------17-------17-------17-|
B|----------17-20b22----20b22----20b22-------------|
G|-16-17-18-------------------------------19b20----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
B|-20b22-------------20b22----20b22----|
G|----------19b20----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------17p16----|
G|----------------------------17p16----16-17-19-------19-|
D|----------17p16----16-17-19-------19-------------------|
A|-16-17-19-------19-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------19-20-22-22b24----(24)r22-|
B|-19-20-22---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Dave the white house is calling..."
Play Riff 3 "The world needs a hero..."
Final time:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----3^-----3^----------3~-5-6-5-3--7\-|
E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5-------------5\-|
Ending Solos (Pitrelli)
#1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-17----20--------------17----20-------------|
G|-19b21----19b20r19-17--19b21----19b20r19-17-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------17-----------17----------------------------|
B|-17-------20b22~------20p17-20b24----(24)r20-20~~-|
G|-19b21--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
#2
e|-20b22--20b22r20p17---------------17-------|
B|-------------------20p17-20b22-------20p17-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-20b22--20--17------20b22----20-17----------------|
B|--------------20p17----------------20p17-20b22~~~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
#3
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------20-20-20-20-------20-20-20-20--------------------|
G|-19b21-------------19b21-------------[19]21r19p17-19----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------19-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------20---------------------------|
G|-17-19b20r19p17-19----17----19b21r19p17-19b21--17~~~~-|
D|-------------------19---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
#4
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----17----19----17----19----17-------|
G|----17----19----17----19----17-------|
D|-19----19----19----19----19----19-17-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------17~~\-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------17--19--20--19--17--------|
D|-17h19---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
End solos
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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