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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- Kick The Chair
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Play 4x)
NOTE: Guitar 1 only plays root notes for
2nd and 3rd bars.
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------5-| A|---------------------------3-| E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------7-| A|---------------------------5-| E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-7--6--5----6--7--| E|-5--4--3----4--5--|
Guitar fill during Riff 1 during last bar
on 2nd and 4th times.
e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-9~--8~--7~--8~--9~-| E|-a---a---a---a---a--|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| --| A|-------------------------| | E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| |
* * * * * * * * |
e|----------------------| |--> Play 3x B|----------------------| | G|----------------------| | D|----------------------| -----| A|----------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-4-3-2-----------------0-1-2-3-| E|---------5-4-3-2-0-1-2-3---------|
Riff 2a
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|----------------5---| A|----------------3---| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3-3-|
* * * *
Riff 3
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|--------4------| E|-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-|
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"Dawn breaks evenly..."
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-|
* * ** * * ** * * * *
"On the truth..."
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"All rise courts..."
1st ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"We're hanging someone..."
2nd ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0------------------4--------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-|
* * ** * * **
"And pay up the down payment..."
Play Riff 2a "Kick the chair..."
Play Riff 3 "...kick it!"
Riff 4a
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"The courts wrong..."
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-|
* * ** * * ** * * * *
"Of the victories..."
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"The press that never..."
1st ending:
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------0-1-2-3-| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2-0-0-1-2-3---------|
* * ** * * ** * * * * * * * * *
"...soul they can eat..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0------------------4--------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-|
* * ** * * **
"...you're going to jail..."
Play Riff 2a "Kick the chair..."
Final bar going into solo:
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|--------------7--6--5----6-| E|-2--3--3-2-0-/5--4--3----4-|
* * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| ----| A|-7----------------8----------------| | E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-| |
************** ************** |
e|------------------------------------| |--> Play 4x B|------------------------------------| | G|------------------------------------| | D|------------------------------------| ---| A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
************** ****** ****
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
************** ****** ****
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-7p5-0-0-7p5-8p5-0-0-10-0-8p5-7p5-| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----6------------6----------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-6p3---3-6p3-5p3-6-5-3---5-3-----| G|-----4-----------------5-----5-4-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|------------------7-5-4---5-4-----| B|------------------------6-----6-5-| G|-5p4---4--5p4-7p4-----------------| D|-----7----------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----5-----------5----------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----6------------6----------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-6p3---3-6p3-5p3-6-5-3---5-3-----| G|-----4-----------------5-----5-4-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-7-5-4---5-4-----4---------------| B|-------6-----6-5---6-5---6-5-----| G|-----------------------7-----7-5-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
Repeat everything above, then the final bar is:
e|-----------------------------| B|-------5--6--5---------------| G|----------------7--5--4------| D|-7~----------------------7~--| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
Harmony guitar (Enters on eigth bar of solo)
e|-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------------| B|--------10-----10-9---10-9----10-9------| G|---------------------------10------10-9-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-| B|------10-------------10------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-| B|-------10----------------10----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10-8-6---8-6-----| G|------7-------------------9-----9-7-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------10-8-7----8-7------| B|---------------------------10-----10-9-| G|--9p7----7-9p7-10p7--------------------| D|------10-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-| B|------10-------------10------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-| B|-------10----------------10----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10-8-6---8-6-----| G|------7-------------------9-----9-7-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------------| B|--------10-----10-9---10-9----10-9------| G|---------------------------10------10-9-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------8--10--8------------------------------| B|------------------12--10--9--10~--[long hold]-| G|-10~------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7-8\-----2-5-6-7-8\-----2-5-6-| E|-5-6\--00-0-3-4-5-6\--00-0-3-4-|
** **
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7tm----10tm----12tm-13tm-14tm-------| A|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------X\\-| e|------------10-12-13-15-13-12tm--| B|-10tm----13----------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-17-19-20-22-22b24-22-22b24~~-| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5b (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| ----| A|-7----------------8----------------| | E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-| |
************** ************** |
e|------------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|------------------------------------| | G|------------------------------------| | D|------------------------------------| ---| A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
************** ****** ****
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-3----------------2------4------| E|-1-11111111111111-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-|
************** * *
Solo (Mustaine)
Main guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------------14-12------------------14-12-------| A|-12~--11-12-------11/12-10~--10-12-------10/12-| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------14-12-------------------14-12-------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-13~--12-13-------12/13--12~--11-12-------11/12-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------------14-12------------------14-12-------| A|-12~--11-12-------11/12-10~--10-12-------10/12-| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------14-12-------------------14-12-------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-13~--12-13-------12/13--12~--11-12-------11/12-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------14-12-------| A|------------------------| E|-13~--12-13-------12/13-|
Harmony guitar (Enters during third bar):
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|------------12-10------------------12-10------| D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-10~--9-10--------9/10-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------12-10----------------12-10-----| D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-9~--8-9--------8/9-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------12-10-------| D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Ending:
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|---------------5--| A|-7--6--5----6--3--| E|-5--4--3----4-----| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|---------------7--| A|-7--6--5----6--5--| E|-5--4--3----4-----| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------8-----| A|-7--6--5----6--6--4--| E|-5--4--3----4-----2--|
Ending Solo (Poland)
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-------2-----3---3-2-------------------| D|-/4~~----4p2---4-----4-3-2-------------| A|---------------------------4-3-2-0---3-| E|-----------------------------------2---| e|-------------------------------------| B|------------9b10r-9------------------| G|--------10-10b11r10------------------| D|-9b10r9------------------------------| A|----------------------9b10-8~-7~-8-9-| E|----------------------a----a--a--a-a-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------12b14--11b12r11---------| G|-/11~--------------------9h11~~--| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|------------19--------------------------------| G|-17b18r17~------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|------------------12b13r12-11~--10~--11~--12~-| E|-------------------a--------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------19-17-14-17-14----14--------------| G|-16b18r17b18r17~----------------17----[17]18r17b18-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-14----16p14-15p14----------------------------------| D|----16-------------16p14----------------------------| A|-------------------------16-14------------14~~--12~-| E|-------------------------------17-14-17~------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-9~--8~--7~--8~--9~-| E|--------------------| e|-------17b19r17~~--------18b20--19b21r19--------| B|----19----------------14-----------------17h19~-| G|-16----------------16---------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-9~--8~--7~--(7)\-| E|------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-11~--10~--9~--(9)\-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-11~--10~--9~--(9)\-| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-14~--13~--12~--13--14--17b19r17~~\-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
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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