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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- Elysian Fields
Tuning: Eb
Intro:
eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|----2----| Ab|----2----| Eb|----0----|
Riff 1
eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|-2~--0-----------5----| Db|-2~--0--2--------5----| Ab|--------2--------3----| Eb|-----------0-0-0------|
* * *
"Uneasy feeling..."
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-2~--0-------------------------| Db|-2~--0--2----------------------| Ab|--------2--------3--3---5--5---| Eb|-----------0-0-0-1--1-1-3--3-3-|
* * * * *
"Burning..."
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-2~--0---------------------------| Db|-2~--0--2------------------------| Ab|--------2--------3--3---5--5-----| Eb|-----------0-0-0-1--1-1-3--3-3-3-|
* * * * * *
"A blink of..."
Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-6-----------------------------| Db|-4------5-------------5--------| Ab|----4-0-3--0---4------3--------| Eb|-------------0-2--5-2----5-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
"One last look..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-6-----------------------------| Db|-4------5----------------------| Ab|----4-0-3--0---4--x-x-3--x-x-x-| Eb|-------------0-2--x-x-1--x-x-x-|
* * * *
"The world don't..."
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-6-----------------------------| Db|-4------5------11-----10-------| Ab|----4-0-3--0----9-x-x--8-x-x-x-| Eb|-------------0----x-x----x-x-x-|
* * * *
"The world don't..."
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|----7-----5---\1------------3---------------------| Gb|-9--8--7--6---\2p0-0----/5--4--2--------2-0-------| Db|-9--9--7--7--------0h2--/5--5--2------------2-0---| Ab|-------------------------------0--0-3/4---------0-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
"Elysian fields..."
eb|---------------------------| Bb|----7-----5--------3-------| Gb|-9--8--7--6----/5--4--2----| Db|-9--9--7--7----/5--5--2----| Ab|----------------------0----| Eb|---------------------------|
"Elysian fields..."
Play Riff 1 "Soaring to the..."
Play Riff 2 "One last look..."
Play Riff 2a "The world don't..."
Play Riff 3 "Elysian fields..."
Guitar fill at the end of Riff 3
eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----16-------16----16----14h16-------14-14~~~\-| Db|--14----14-14----14----14-------14-14-----------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------|
"...to the elysian fields..."
Lead in to next riff:
eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|--0-0-0-0---5-6-| Eb|----------7-----|
* * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7-6-7~--------5---------------5-6-| Eb|-----------7-6----5-4-3~----/7-----|
* * * *
Solo is done by harmonica
Play Riff 3 "Elysian fields..."
Guitar fill #1
eb|----------------------------| Bb|-10b12r10-[10]12r10---------| Gb|--------------------9~~~~~\-| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------|
"...shields..."
Guitar fill #2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----16-------16----16----14h16-------14----14/16-16~~~-| Db|--14----14-14----14----14-------14-14----14-------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
"...to the elysian fields..."
Lead in to next riff:
eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|---------------|
* * * * * * *
"...fields..."
Play Riff 3 "Elysian [we are storming...]"
Ending solo
eb|-7b8----7~~-5~~--------------------------------| Bb|-----------------8-8-8\5-5\3-3/5~--4~--3~--2~--| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|---------------5-----------5----------------------| Bb|-------8b10~~----8p5-----8---8p5-----8------------| Gb|-5--0----------------7b9---------7b9---7b9r7p5----| Db|-----------------------------------------------7~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
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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