MEGADETH
Album = Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
Song  = Looking Down The Cross

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

Tuning: Standard

Intro (play lightly)              x2                                                 x2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--4--5--5--5--5--3--5--5--5--5--|--7--5--5--5--5--6--5--5--5--5--------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
       h. h. h. h.    h. h. h. h.       h. h. h. h.    h. h. h. h.

Intro solo
|-19t15p12-19t15p12----------19t15p12-19t15p12---------19t15p12----------------|
|-------------------19t15p12-------------------19t15p12--------19t15p12--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-18t15p12-18t15p12---------18t15p12-18t15p12--------18t15p12------------------|
|-------------------18t15p12-----------------18p15p12--------18tp15p12---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15-------------------|
|------------------22t18p15-----------------22t18p15--------22t18p15-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-21t18p15-21t18p15---------21t18p15-21t18p15---------21t18p15-----------------|
|------------------21t18p15------------------21t18p15---------21t18p15---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--8\----------------------------------|
A|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--8\----------------------------------|
E|--5----4\-----5----4\-----7----6\-----7--6\----------------------------------|

"Now before they take me..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--9-9--8\----9--9--5------------------|
A|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--9-9--8\----9--9--5------------------|
E|--5----4\-----5----4\-----7----6\-----7--7-7--6\----7--7--3------------------|

"Ohhhhhh...."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14\--------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14\--------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12\--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--------------------------------|
D|----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--11--9--8----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm  

"Though too much to live for..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--14-------14--------14--------14--10-------10------10------------------------
D|--14-------14--------14--------14--10-------10------10------------------------
A|--12-------12--------12--------12---8--------8-------8-------11--9--8---------
E|-----0--0------0--0------0--0----------0--0----0--0-----0--0------------------
       pm pm     pm pm     pm pm         pm pm   pm pm    pm pm 

"Beckoning you in ..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10-----------------------------------------|
D|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--10--9--7~--------------------------|
A|-2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

(not sure about this)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
D|-9-10~~--12--10--9--7\-----7--6~~--7------------9--10~--12--10--9\-------7-6~|
A|----------------------0--0-------------0--0--0---------------------0-0-0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Through the walkways..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 
"Kill the king, ...."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------(14)\-------------|
D|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------(14)\-------------|
A|-2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12-[let ring]----(12)\-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

"More corrupt, than the malice..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---4\---5--7--4\----------------------------------------------------------|

"The putrefaction you have caused....."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0-----------------------------|
    pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm

"Crushing the bones of a hundred fold, swingin the judgement hammer"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---4\---5--7--4\----------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat this bar four times                                                                                     
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
A|--10p8p0--9p7p0--7p5p0--5p3p0--3p1p0--0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat this next whole bar twice
                      x2
e|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2--|-----------------------------------2--[skip the A chord]|
D|-----------------2--|-----------------------------------2--[  the last time ]|
A|--10p8p0--9p7p0--0--|-10p8p0--9p7p0--7p5p0--5p3p0-3p1p0-0--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

"And this was all you got..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\---\4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\------------|
D|-2---4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\---\4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\------------|
A|-0---2--3---4--5---7---8--10--12\---\2--3---4--5---7---8--10--12\------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Just a dream, you're weeping all alone"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14--14-13--13-12--12-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14--14-13--13-12--12-12----------------------------------------------------|
A|--12--12-11--11-10--10-12----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------10----------------------------------------------------|
"Looking down the cross.."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14---14-13---13-12---12----------------------------------------------------|
D|--14---14-13---13-12---12-12-------------------------------------------------|
A|--12---12-11---11-10---10-12-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-------0-------0----10--0--0-------------------------------------------|
       pm      pm      pm       pm pm

Ending
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--2-----------9--10--12--14---------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--2-----------9--10--12--14---------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--0--0--0--0--7---8--10--12---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5-----------6--2------------9--10-------------4--4-----------------------|
D|-4--5-----------6--2------------9--10-------------4--4--3--------------------|
A|-2--3--0--0--0--4--0---0--0--0--7---8--11--9--8---2--2--3--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------1--------------------|
         pm pm pm       pm pm pm 


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
pm  =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill