MEGADETH
Album = YOUTHANASIA
Song  = ADDICTED TO CHAOS

Transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
		Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-----------------5--4-----------------5--|
Ab|-7-----------5h7------5-----------5h7------|
Eb|---0-0-0-5h7-----0------0-0-0-5h7-----0----|
      * * *         *      * * *         * 
      "Only yesterday..."
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-----------------5--7-----------------5--|
Ab|-4-----------5h7------5-----------5h7------|
Eb|---0-0-0-5h7-----0------0-0-0-5h7-----0----|
      * * *         *      * * *         *
    "...all these normal people..."

Final time:
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-5-----------------5--5----2--4-|
Ab|-4-----------5h7------3----0--2-|
Eb|---0-0-0-5h7-----0--------------|
      * * *         *
    "...in my heart, a hole in my head..."


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---2------5------2-------7-------|
Eb|-0----3-2----2-3----3-5-----3h5--|
                      "Who will help me up..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---2------5------2-----7~~-------|
Eb|-0----3-2----2-3----3------------|
                  "Where's the helping hand..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---2------5------2-------7-------|
Eb|-0----3-2----2-3----3-5-----3h5--|
                 "Will you turn on me..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---2------5-----|
Eb|-0----3-2----2--|
   "Is this my final..."

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--------------------|
Db|---9----7----7-----9-------10-9-|
Ab|-7---10--------10----10--7------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--------------------|
Db|---9----7----7-----9------------|
Ab|-7---10--------10----10--7~~----|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--------------------|
Db|---9----7----7-----9-------10-9-|
Ab|-7---10--------10----10--7------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------7-----|
Db|---9----7----7---|
Ab|-7---10----------|
Eb|-----------------|


Riff 2a
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2p0--------2p0--------2p0----------5-------2--4-|
Ab|-----3-2-0------3-2-0------3-2-0----3-3-3-3-0--2-|
Eb|---------------------------------3---------------|
        * * *      * * *      * * * *    * * * 
    "..stand...oh...."          


Riff 3
Guitar 1                         x3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|------7-6~-----------5-4~------|
Db|----5------7-5-----3------5-3--|
Ab|-0--------------0--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
                    "In a dream..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------4-5~-4------------------|
Db|----2--------5--3--2----------|
Ab|-0-------------------3-2------|
Eb|-------------------------3--1-|
   "...me...       "I'm addicted..."


Guitar 2                                  x3
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------15-14~--------------13-12~-------|
Gb|----12--------14-12-----10--------12-10-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-12------------------12-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------12-13~--12-------------------|
Gb|----9------------12----------------|
Db|---------------------3--2----------|
Ab|-12-----------------------3-2------|
Eb|------------------------------3--1-|


Guitar 3                            x3
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0----------x-x-3------5------x-x-|
Eb|------------x-x-1------3------x-x-|

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------3--2----------|
Ab|-0-----------------------3-2------|
Eb|-----------------------------3--1-|


Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm

Solo 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9-11-12--9-11-12--12b14r12~~---11-12-11------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------12----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------12-14-14\-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 1   "Light shined on my path..."

Fill over Riff 1
Guitar 2                           x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|--8-----7-----5------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|--5-----4-----2------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "The rain comes down..."

Guitar 3 (comes in last time only)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-12----10-----8------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|--9-----7-----5------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "Turn up my collar..."


Play Riff 2   "Who will help me up ?"
Play Riff 2a  
Play Riff 3   "In a dream I cannot see..."


Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7-7-5-7-8-7~---7-5---------|
Eb|----------------------7-6-5-3-|
        * * * *      * * * * * * 
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|------------------x-x-x-5-|
Eb|-3h5-5-3-5-6-5~---x-x-x-3-|
        * * * *      * * *

Riff 5  (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7h9-9-7-9-10-9~---9-7---------|
Eb|-----------------------9-8-7-5-|
        * * *  *      * * * * * * 
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|------------------x-x-x-7-|
Eb|-5h7-7-5-7-8-7~---x-x-x-5-|
        * * * *      * * *


Solo
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-------------------12-|
Ab|----------12-14-15----|
Eb|-12-13-15-------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------/14--13----------------|
Db|-14~~~----15-14\12-12/14~----------15h18p15\14~~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------/14--12--14--14b16r14-------|
Db|-15-14h15\12-/14~~-------------------------14~~~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------15~~-14b15r14---|
Gb|--------------/14--13--14--14b16--------------16-|
Db|-15p14\12h14-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-14b16r14----14-------------------------|
Gb|----------16----12~~-12-----------------|
Db|------------------------14p12-14--12-14-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------14---------|
Bb|-------------------------17b19~-----17-14--|
Gb|-------14--16b17r16~--14-------------------|
Db|-14/16-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------14-------17-14-------17b19--|
Bb|-17b19-17b19r17b17----17-14-------17-14--------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-17b19r17b19-14-----------------------|
Bb|----------------17-14----14-----------|
Gb|----------------------17----16b18r16--|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------14-------17p14-------------------17p14-------|
Bb|-------------14-17----17-14-------17p14-17b19-17p14-------17p14-|
Gb|-14----14-16----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----16----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17p14-------17p14----------------17h19h21p19p17h19p17----|
Bb|-------17p14-------17/19-17h19h21----------------------21-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17h19h21p19p17h19p17----22b24-22b24r22~~~~\-|
Bb|----------------------21---------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 2   "Who will help me up..."
Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 3   "In a dream..."

Different ending to Riff 3:
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------4-5~--4----------5------5---|
Db|----2----------5----3------4------|
Ab|-0----------------0------0--------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
                  "Builds, builds,..."

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|------12-13~-12----------13-------13-|
Gb|----9-----------12-----10-------11---|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-----------------12-------12------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   "In a dream..."


Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------------7p5---|
Ab|-----7~------5h7-------5~----------7-|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
    * *     * *       * *     * * 
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------------7p5---|
Ab|-----4~------5h7-------3~----------7-|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
    * *     * *       * *     * * 

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-------------5p4---|
Db|-----4h5-----4h5--------7~---------5-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
    * *     * *       * *     * * 
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-----5~------5p4---|
Db|-----4h5-----4h5-------------------5-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------|
    * *     * *       * *     * * 




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