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The Disintegrators

Megadeth
Tab
★4.8(5)

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Song

Megadeth

The Disintegrators

Tuning: Standard

Intro

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2222--2222-2-4--2222-2222-2---------------|
A|-3333--3333-3-5--3333-3333-3---------------|
E|-----------------------------3-----(3)b4r3-|

Riff 1 (Chords implied by bass: Am->C6->D->Am)

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7p5---------------------7p5---------|
D|-5h7------7------7p5-----5h7------7------7p5-----|
A|-0---0000-0----------7/8-0---0000-0----------7/8-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

**** ****

"The slayer's arrived..."

Riff 2 x3

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------0----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-----2-----------------------|
A|-4-x---xx-4-x---xx-0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-|
E|-2-x---xx-2-x---xx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-|

"We say retribution..."

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------0---------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-----2----------------------|
A|-4-x---xx-4-x---xx-0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x----|
E|-2-x---xx-2-x---xx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-3^-|

"With a cast iron fist..."

Riff 3

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7-7-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2----5-5-5----5-5-x-5---5--7-7-x-7-8-9-|
E|-0-0-0-------------3-3-x-3-0-3--5-5-x-5-6-7-|

* *

"Coming down the road..."

Riff 4

Guitar 1

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

"Anarchy's coming..."

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

"...to town..."

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

"Burning it down..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--2222-2222-2-4-|
A|-4-xxxxxx-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-|
E|---xxxxxx----------------------|

"...ground... the disintegrators..."

Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () )

e|-(19)------(17)------(15)-------0--|
B|--20--------19--------17-----------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-(19)------(17)------(15)--|
B|--20--------19--------17---|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Friedman)

e|---------------------------------|
B|-1/3/4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-5h6p5---5-----------------------|
G|-------8---8-7-5---8h9-5h6-------|
D|-----------------7---------7p5~~-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5---------|
D|-----------------------5-------7p5-----|
A|-3p0--5p0--6--(6)b7------6h7-------6h7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-5---------------7\5------11\9/12~~-|
D|---7p5------------------------------|
A|-------7p6p5-7/9-----7/12-----------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------17b20----(20)r19----(19)r17p15-|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14/19b21~~-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------17-----------15--------------11h12p11-|
B|-17p15h17--17p15\13h15--15p13\10h13-15---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-14-13-12h13p12--12-------------------------------|
G|------------------15--15-14-13-12--14--12-13-14b17~~-|
D|---------------------------------14--14--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 2 "We say retribution..." with pick slide at end

Play Riff 3 "Coming down the road..."

Play Riff 4 "Anarchy's coming..."

Riff 5

Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------|
A|-0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--|
E|--------xx-xx-xx---------xx-xx-xx--|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2---------2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--3-5-6--0-0-0--xxx-----|
E|----------------------xxx-3b4-|

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----[long gradual bend]-------------|
E|-3b5--------(5)b6--------(6)b7--X\\--|

Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine)

e|-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p0-19p17p0-19p17p0-22p19p0-22p19p0-22p19p0-22b24~~-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 4 "Anarchy's coming..."

Ending:

Guitar 1

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

"Burning it down..."

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--2222-2222-2-4-2222-2222-2-----2-|
A|-4-xxxxxx-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-3333-3333-3-----0-|
E|---xxxxxx----------------------------------3b4---|

"...ground... the disintegrators."

Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () )

e|-(19)------(17)------(15)--|
B|--20--------19--------17---|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Ending solo

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16~~--------[14]16r14--[14]16r14--[14]16~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------12--------------------------------------|
B|-15-12---------15-12------------15-12---------------|
G|------14p12---------14-12--12--------14-12----------|
D|-------------------------14--14-----------14-12-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------14~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----------------------------|
B|-15b17----15b17----(17)\-------|
G|--------------------------4b6--|
D|--------------------------a----|
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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