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Megadeth:  Ecstasy
(Risk)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1999)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  August 30, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---6-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---7-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---6-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---7-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         *   *         *    *


Riff 1 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
          "You live in..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
   "...fantasy..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-5-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
         "You live in..."
e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---6-|
G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---7-|
D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
  "...deceit..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         *   *         *    *
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         *   *         *    *
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         *   *         *    *
e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---6-|
G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---7-|
D|-------0---0---------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         *   *         *   *


Riff 2
Guitar 1 & 2 (Clean & Distortion)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
          "I come to you..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
   "...shadows fall..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-5-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
          "I leave as the..."
e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3-----|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-|
G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---3-|
D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x---|
E|-----------------------------|
   "...arrives..."
e|---------------------------5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---7-|
D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-7-|
A|-------x---x---------x---x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
   "Hide the truth..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---3-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x---|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x---|
E|-----------------------------|
   "...deceive them all..."
e|-3--3----3---0-0--0----0----------------|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---2----3----2--|
G|-3--3----3---1-1--1----1---2----3----2--|
D|-------x---x---------x---x-2----3----2--|
A|-------x---x---------x---x-0----1----0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
   "...good intention lies..."


Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Distortion w/ tremolo)
e|----0---------------0----------|
B|-------3---------------2-------|
G|-2------------------------2----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
            "I come to you..."
e|----0--------------------------|
B|-------1------------3----------|
G|-2---------------------4-------|
D|--------------------------5----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
            "I leave as..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-5------5------------------3--|
G|-3-----------------------2----|
D|-5----5------5--------0-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
  "Hide the truth..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------3--|
G|----2---------------------------1----|
D|------------------3------------------|
A|-3-------------1-------------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------|
          "How my good..."

End guitar fill

Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|-----17--\15------------|
B|-15-----------18--15~~--|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
                  "Hide the truth..."

End guitar fill



Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-|
E|----x----x------x------x---|
   "Try to silence..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-|
E|----x----x------x----------|
   "Feeding the dark..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-|
E|----x----x------x------x---|
   "We can never..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------6---6-5-----|
G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----|
D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-3-|
A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-1-|
E|----x-1--x------------------|
   "...the sin I bring..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-3---------2--|
A|-1--x-3--x-0--|
E|----x-1--x----|
   "...bring..."

Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

End guitar fill


Play Riff 1   "The secret meetings..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|------10-9-------------------8-7---|
B|---10------10--------------8-----8-|
G|-9-----------------------7---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "The price..."  [use same guitar fills as before]


Riff 3a (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| ---------|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-|          |
E|----x----x------x------x---|          |
   "Try to silence..."                  |
e|---------------------------|          |
B|---------------------------|          |
G|---------------------------|          |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-|          |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-|          |
E|----x----x------x----------|          |
   "Feeding the dark..."                |
e|---------------------------|          |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------|          |
G|---------------------------|          |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-|          |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-|          |
E|----x----x------x------x---|          |
   "We can never..."                    |
e|----------------------------|         |
B|----------------6---6-5-----|         |
G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----|         |
D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-7-| --------|
A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-5-|
E|----x-1--x------------------|
   "...the sin I bring..."
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-3-----------2--|
A|-1--x-3--3-x-0--|
E|----x-1--1-x----|
   "...bring..."


Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

End guitar fill



Interlude
Guitars 1 & 2 (Acoustic & Distortion w/ Leslie effect)
e|-------1------------------1-----------|
B|-----3------3-----------3------3------|
G|---2------2------2----2------2------2-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------5------------------5-----------|
B|-----5------5-----------5------5------|
G|---6------6------6----6------6------6-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------5------------------5-----------|
B|-----6------6-----------6------6------|
G|---5------5------5----5------5------5-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------3-----------------3-----------|
B|-----3------3----------3------3------|
G|---4------4-----4----4------4------4-|
D|-0------------0----0-------------0---|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------3------------------3-----------|
B|-----5------5-----------5------5------|
G|---3------3------3----3------3------3-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------1------------------1-----------|
B|-----3------3-----------3------3------|
G|---2------2------2----2------2------2-|
D|-0-------------0----------------------|
A|--------------------3-------------3---|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------3------------------0-----------|
B|-----3------3-----------3------0------|
G|---3------3-----------1------1----1---|
D|-----------------?------------------2-|
A|-1-------------1----2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-----2------3-------2--------3---|
G|---2------3-------2--------3-----|
D|-2------3-----3-2------2/3-----3-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|-----2-------3----2--|
G|---2-------3------2--|
D|-2-----2/3-----3--2--|
A|------------------0--|
E|---------------------|


Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---14~~~*-------(14~~)---10\--|
D|--x---------------------------|
A|-x----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-12b13r12--(12)~~------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------12b14r12----(12)~~*\--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-\2--2/10~~--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-12h13h14-15-14-15p14-12-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------15-14-12-14h15p14-15-14p12----|
A|------------------------------------------------------15-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-12------------------------------------12-|
D|----15-14h15p14-12-14-12----------14h15---|
A|-------------------------15-13-15---------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------12-13-14-15-|
G|---------------------------------12h13h14h15------------|
D|----------------------12h14h15h16-----------------------|
A|-13-12-13-12--12-13h15----------------------------------|
E|------------15------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-20----20----20----20----20-----------(20)---\--|
G|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21--------(21r19)\--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Riff 3b (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| ---------|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-|          |
E|----x----x------x------x---|          |
   "Try to silence..."                  |
e|---------------------------|          |
B|---------------------------|          |
G|---------------------------|          |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-|          |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-|          |
E|----x----x------x----------|          |
   "Feeding the dark..."                |
e|---------------------------|          |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------|          |
G|---------------------------|          |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-|          |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-|          |
E|----x----x------x------x---|          |
   "We can never..."                    |
e|----------------------------|         |
B|----------------6---6-5-----|         |
G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----|         |
D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-7-| --------|
A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-5-|
E|----x-1--x------------------|
   "...the sin I bring..."

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------6---6-5-----|
G|----------------x-5-x-5-5-----|
D|-3-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-3-| --> Play 2x
A|-1-1--x-3--x-3------------x-1-|
E|------x-1--x------------------|
   "...the sin I bring..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3---------5-3-|
A|-1--x-3--3-3-3-|
E|----x-1--1-----|
   "...bring..."


Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------/15~~--------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10-----------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\-----------------------12~~\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-/15~~-----------------------|
G|--------12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

End guitar fill


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-18~~----17----15----13--------------|
B|--------------------------17b18r17~~-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|-15--13b15r13~~--11---(11)/-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|



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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