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Recipe for Hate Warhorse

Megadeth
Tab

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Song

Megadeth: Recipe For Hate...Warhorse

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 x3

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-888888-888888-8888-999999-999999-9999-|
E|---------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

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

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--2-------------|
E|--0--[let ring]-|

Riff 2

Guitar 1

e|-----10------9------8\-----7------10-|
B|-/12-----/11----/10----4/5----7/8----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

"In a broken mold they made me..."

Final time

e|-----10------9------8\-------7-8-|
B|-/12-----/11----/10----5~~~------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

"...my measly brain mad..."

Guitar 2

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------7-----11-9------5----------------|
D|-----9---------------7--------9------12-|
A|-/10------/9------/8------6/7----9/10---|
E|----------------------------------------|

Final time

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------7-----11-9------5------------|
D|-----9---------------7---------9-10-|
A|-/10------/9------/8------7~~~------|
E|------------------------------------|

Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x3

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

* * * * *

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

Solo (Acoustic)

e|-12-13-12-----------------------------|
B|-----------15--13--12-13--------------|
G|-------------------------14--13--14~~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------10-12-13-12-10----10~-|
G|-------------------------------12-----|
D|--------7-9-10------------------------|
A|-7-8-10-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---4-5-7-5---4------| Guitar 3 plays bottom notes
D|-7-5-7-9-7-7-5-7-6~-|
A|-8---------8---8-7~-|
E|--------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------10-9-7---------------|
D|-7-777-6-7~--7-9-10-9-7-6--------10-9-7-6------|
A|------------------------------------------8-7~-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------24-|
B|----------------------------------------------24-|
G|------------------------7--/12-10-9-7-9~~-----24-|
D|-----------5-7-/9-9-10-------------------------h-|
A|-----5-7-8---------------------------------------|
E|-5-8---------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 2 "Dark clouds on the horizon..."

Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm (leave off very last note)

Solo (Distortion)

e|-12-13-12-----------------------------|
B|-----------15--13--12-13--------------|
G|-------------------------14--13--14~~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 4

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

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

Last time

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

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

Riff 5

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

* * * * *

"I'm feeling quite invisible..."

Riff 6

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------8--8-|
E|-0-0-320-0-0-530-0-0-320-0-6--6-|

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

"The truth taunts me..."

Solo over Riff 6

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

End Solo

Play Riff 5 "I see the Earth below me..."

Play Riff 6 "Does someone, somewhere..."

Solo over Riff 6

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

End Solo

Play Riff 5 "Sentenced to walk..."

Play Riff 6 "I can't believe..."

Solo over Riff 6

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

End Solo

Play Riff 5 "I'm left riding a Warhorse..."

For the next section, Riffs 7 and 8 alternate to

provide the solo rhythm.

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-9\7---5-----4-----5-----4---5---|
E|-7\5-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-3-0-|

* * * * * * * * *

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-9\7---5-----4-----3-------------|
E|-7\5-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-4-4-----------4-4----------|
E|-2-2--222-222--2-2--222-222-|

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

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-5-----------2-2--5-5-|
E|-3-3--333-333--0-0--3-3-|

*** ***

Solo

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

End Solo

Ending:

Play Riff 1 and end with this chord, fading out:

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

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

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