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Anarchy in the Uk

Megadeth
Tab
★4.9(15)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- Anarchy In The UK

Tuning: Standard

Intro

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5---------------------------|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33333333-|

* * * * * * * * ********

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---7---|
A|-3-----------------------5-0-5-0-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-0000-0-0---------|

* * * * * * **** * * * *

"Right now!"

Riff 1

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------10\9--(9)\-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8\7--(7)\-|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

Final time:

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"I want to destroy..."

Riff 2 (Guitar 2 just lets chords ring)

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Cause I want to..."

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7------|
A|-3--------------2------5--5-5-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-0--0-0--------|

* * * * * * * * * *

"...be, anarchy!"

Riff 2a

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------10\9--(9)\-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8\7--(7)\-|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 1 "Anarchy for the..."

Play Riff 2 "I want to be..."

Riff 2b

Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------10\9--(9)\-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8\7--(7)\-|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"...in the city..."

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-5--------(5)--------(5)--------(5)-|
A|-3--------(3)--------(3)--------(3)-|
E|------------------------------------|

Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x3

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7---------------9--------------|
A|-5--555555555555-7-777777777777-|
E|--------------------------------|

************ ************

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|
A|-5--555555555555-|
E|-----------------|

************ x2

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

* * * *

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

* * * * * * * *

Solo (Mustaine) x3

e|---------------12---------------|
B|-----14--------12-14------------|
G|-----14-----------14--12~-------|
D|-/16-----16~\--------------14\--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------15------------15-----------|
B|-----14-----------------18p15---------18p15------|
G|-----14--------17b19---------17b19---------17b19-|
D|-/16-----16~\------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-----------15------------------------|
B|---18p15--------18p15-18b20~--[18]20r18-|
G|--------17b19---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-15h19p15--15-15h19p15--15-15h19p15--15-15h19p15--15-|
B|---------19-----------19-----------19-----------19---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-15h19p15--15-15h19p15--15-20b22~--|
B|---------19-----------19-----------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 1a

Guitar 1 x3

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------10\9--(9)\-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8\7--(7)\-|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

"A million..."

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"I use anarchy..."

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-5--------(5)--------(5)--------(5)-|
A|-3--------(3)--------(3)--------(3)-|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-(5)------(5)------------|
A|-(3)------(3)------------|
E|---------------------X\\-|

Play Riff 2 "Cause I want to be..."

Play Riff 2b

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|
A|-5--5555555555555555555555555555-|
E|---------------------------------|

****************************

Solo (Jones)

e|-----5-5-5-5-5/5-5---5-5-5\5-5/5-5-5-|
B|-1/--7-7-7-5-5/7-7-8-7-7-7\5-5/7-7-7-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5/5-5---5-5-5\5-5/5-5-5-|
B|-7-7-7-5-5/7-7-8-7-7-7\5-5/7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5/5-5---5-5-5\5-5/5-5-5-|
B|-7-7-7-5-5/7-7-8-7-7-7\5-5/7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-------10-10-------10-10--------10-------10-------10----|
B|-------10-10-------10-10--------10-------10-------10----|
G|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14-----12b14----12b14-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------\\-|

End Solo

Play Riff 1a "Is this the M.P.L.A?"

Play Riff 2 "But just another..."

Play Riff 2b "...country..."

Play Riff 2 "Cause I want to..."

Play Riff 2b

Play Riff 2 "Cause I want to..."

Play Riff 2b

Play Riff 2 "Cause I want to..."

Ending

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------10\9--(9)\-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8\7--(7)\-|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

"Again I'm pissed..."

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

* * * * * *

"Destroy!"

Ending Solos (Young)

This lead is played over the chorus:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-12~--------10~--------9~----7~----5~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

The final time another guitar is added:

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--5~---------3~--------2~---------|
A|-----------------------------5~---|
E|----------------------------------|

Here are the solos inbetween the choruses:

#1

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-9p7----7-----------------------------|
D|-----10-------10---10~------------12b14r12-10~-|
A|-------------------------7-8-10~---a-----------|
E|-X\\--------------------------a----------------|

* *

#2

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-|
G|-15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------13-------13-16b18~----13-16-13----13----|
G|-15b17----15b17-----------------------15----15-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------|
G|-12-15-12-15----15-12-15-------------|
D|-------------------------16b17~--13~-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

#3

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----5-5~----5-5-5-----5-5~----5-5-5-|
D|-4h5---------------4h5---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5~--|
D|-4h5-----4h5-----4h5-------|
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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