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Ecstasy

Megadeth
Tab
★4.8(4)

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Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- Ecstasy

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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