Mastermind

Song

Megadeth: Mastermind

transcribed by: Mark Yeary (JCPose@aol.com)

Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: 2/04/01

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

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

Riff 1

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-----7-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|

* * * *

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7-7-7-7-|
D|--------------------------5-5-5-5-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----------|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|

* * * *

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-----7-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|

* * * *

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9-7-9-7-|
D|--------------------------9-7-9-7-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----------|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|

* * * *

Riff 2

Guitar 1 x3

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-----------4-----------3-----------2---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3---3---2-2-2---2---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0-|

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

"Anonymous existence..."

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-----------4-----------3-----------2------|
A|-----------------------------------------------5~-|
E|-3-3-3---3---2-2-2---2---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0----|

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

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------5-----------4-----------3---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3---3---2-2-2---2---1-1-1---1-|

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

Ending 1 Ending 2 Ending 3 Ending 4

e|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------|--------------|---------2p0-----|-----------12b13~~-|
D|-------2---|-------2-5tr7-|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-----------|
A|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0---------|

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

Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..."

Play Riff 2 "Invade the core of souls..."

Guitar 2 endings for the second verse:

Ending 1 Ending 2 Ending 3 Ending 4

e|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------2p0-----|--------------|---------2p0-----|-----------12b13~~-|
D|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-5tr7-|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-----------|
A|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0---------|

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

Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..."

Lead into next section:

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

"...real....real...real..."

Riff 3

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2/3-2-----2-----2p0-|
A|-2-----2-----2/3-2-----2-----2p0-|
E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----|

* * * * * * * *

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

* * * *

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2-|
D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----4-----2h4-2-|
A|-4-----4-----2h4-------4-----2h4---|
E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-------|

* * * * * * * *

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-4--2p0-|
D|-----4-----2h4-5-5-5-4--2p0-|
A|-----4-----2h4--------------|
E|-2-2---2-2------------------|

* * * *

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------2---------------|
D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----4-----2h4-|
A|-4-----4-----2h4-------4-----2h4-|
E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-----|

* * * * * * * *

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4-2---2-------------3--2-|
A|-----4---4-3-2-------3--2-|
E|---------------0-0-0------|

* * *

Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 2 "Hail to the power age..."

Guitar 2 endings for the second verse:

Ending 1 Ending 2 Ending 3 Ending 4

e|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|---------2p0-----|--------------|---------2p0-----|--------------|
D|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-5tr7-|-------2-----2p0-|-------2------|
A|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------5~-|
E|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0----|

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

Riff 5

Guitar 1 x3

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9------------8------------7------------6---7---8-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4---5---6---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

"I tell you what to think..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9------------8------------7----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

"I tell you what to get...."

Guitar 2 (comes in the 3rd time)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-9~~---------11~~---------12~~---------\6~~----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

"I tell you what to think..."

Play Riff 1 "Mastermind...."

Ending:

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

"...subject...."

Notation:

10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.

10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,

then release to the 10th fret.

[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,

then release to the 10th fret.

10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.

7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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