MEGADETH
Album = COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
Song = ASHES IN YOUR MOUTH
Transcribed by: Tero (magics5@usa.net)
normal tuning
notation:
^ = bend
^> = bend and release
x = fret-hand muting
pm. = pick-hand muting
spm.= slight palm muting
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
(9) = ghost note
" = trem picking
intro:
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guitar 1 pm. .... . ....
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|---15-----14-----12--10----------------------------------------------------|
|---15-----14-----12--10----2----3----2--2-----------2----3----2--2-2-------|
|---13-----12-----10---8--2-2----3--3-2--2-2-5533--2-2----3--3-2--2-2-5533--|
|-------------------------0----1----1-0----0-------0----1----1-0--0-0-------|
play three times
and then:
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|----------------------------------------------------------------
|---15-----14-----12--10-----------------------------------------
|---15-----14-----12--10-----------6-7-8-9-11-10-9-8-10-9-8-7----
|---13-----12-----10---8---7-8-9-10------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
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-------------7-8-9-10-12-11-10-9-11-10--99-8---
----8-9-10-11----------------------------------
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------------------8-9-10-11-13-12-11-100--12-11-10-9----
--------9-10-11-12--------------------------------------
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---------------------------9-9-9-9-9-\-------|
----------------9-10-11-12-9-9-9-9-9-\-------|
-----10-11-12-13-----------7-7-7-7-7-\-------|
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riff 1
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|2------------5-------------------5-------------------5---------------------5--|
|2---4--5--3--5-2--4--5--3--5--5--5----2--4--5--3--5--2---4--5--3--5--5--5--5--|
|0---2--3--3--3-0--2--3--3--3--5--3----0--2--3--3--3--0---2--3--3--3--5--3--2--|
verse:
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verse structure:
riff 2 riff 2 x 3
|--------------------------| riff 3
|--------------------------| riff 2 x 3
|--------------------------| riff 3
|--2--2-----2-----2--------| fill 1
|--2--2-----2-----2--------| riff 2 x 3
|--0-----x--0--x--0--x--x--| riff 3
fill 2
riff 3 riff 1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--2--2-----2-----3----2--2-----|
|--2--2-----2-----1----0--0--5--|
|--0-----x--0--x-------------3--|
fill 1 fill 2
|-------------------| |----------------------------------|
|-------------------| |----------------------------------|
|-----3---2--2------| |-----3---2--2--------3---2--2-----|
|-----3---2--2--5---| |-----3---2--2--5-----3---2--2--5--|
|-----1---0--0--5---| |-----1---0--0--5-----1---0--0--5--|
|---------------3---| |---------------3---------------3--|
chorus:
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riff 4
pm. chorus structure:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| riff 4 x 3
|---------------------------------------------------------| riff 5
|----------5------4-----8-/-9----9--9--9--12-----12--11---| riff 6 x 3
|--2--5h7-----7------7--6-/-7----7--7--7--10-----10---9---| riff 7 x 3
|--0------------------------------------------0-----------| riff 5
riff 5
pm. . . . .
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5------4-----------------------------------8--10--|
|-----5h7------7------7---4-/-5------10-\-9--------8---------|
|--0----------------------2-/-3---0---8-\-7--0--6------------|
riff 6
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
|--------------5------------5--4--------5---4-------4---------2----------------|
|--------7-----------7------------6-------------5------5--3--------4--5-55-4---|
|--0--0-----0-----0-----0------------7--------------------------5--------3-2--|
riff 7
pm. . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5------4-----8-/-9-------------12-----12--11---|
|--2--5h7-----7------7--6-/-7-------------10-----10---9---|
|--0-----------------------------0--0--0------0-----------|
bridge:
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riff 8 < listen to record to pm > end of riff 8
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|-------------------------------------------------------3---|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-1---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------3---|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-1---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------4--------------------------5---|
|----------------------------2--------------------------3---|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------4----------------------------|
|------------------------------2----------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------|
guitar solo 1:
=============
(timing is not perfect in solos)
guitar 2 hold bend--------|
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 pick scrapes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10h12--
|-----8----8----8--8^-8------8---8---8---8---------------------------------------------10h12--
|---10^--10^--10^-10-10^---10^-10^-10^-10^->10--9~~~~(8)h9-11-12-11~~~~-x\---x\---------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------x\\--x\\--12----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------\\---\\-------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+1 \ +1 \
-12\-------10----------8------------------------------\--------------0-0-0-0---------\----------
-12\10--10-10-10p8p7h8-8-8-7---8p7------110^----------->(10)-5~~~~~~-5-5-5-5--15^----->(15)-----
-----------------------------9-----9-8----------------------------------------------------12~~~~
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+1
----------15-----18p15--------------18----15-21p15---15------------------------|
-------17------17-----17--------------1177-------------15---20--------(20)\----|
-16/18-------18---------18-15-12/15----------------18-----19^---------(19)\----|
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guitar 1 plays riff 9 once under first solo
riff 9
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------4--5--4--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------2--3--2---5--4-------------------------------
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-----------3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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---------------------------------------------------------------------4--5--4----------
----------1-2--3-3-4-3-2-1-------------------------------------------2--3--2---5--4---
--2-3-4-5------------------5-5-3-3-0-0--00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------3--2--2
end of riff 9
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-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2----------------|
and then guitar 1 plays riff 8, 2 times
guitar solo 2:
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guitar 2 +1~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------------------------------10/12-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------15-13-12-----------12^----------12
|--------------------------5p0-0-0-4-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-0-----------------15~~~~~~~~---------------
|--2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+1 +1
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------------------------------12-----------------------13---------------------------------------
--15-14~~~~~~~~12-14^-->(14)^-----14-122--16-14-12-------16-14-16-14-12-----15-14-12------------
--------------------------------------------------16-14----------------16-14--------16-14-13-14-
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+1
---------------------------------------------------14/18-------------------------------------12-
-----------------------------------11-1122-14p12p11-------------------19p17p15-------------12---
13--13-16--12-15--12-15-14-12-11-12-------------------15-16-18p16p15--------18p16p15-14^------
--14-----14-----14------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+½
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15p12-^-----------------------------|
-----14->(14)p12--------------------|
----------------14-12---------------|
---------------------14-13-12-------|
-----------------------------15-12\-|
guitar 1 plays riff 9 once under second solo
guitar solo 3:
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guitar 2
|--12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12--12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12
|----------15-----------15------------15-----------15-----------15-----------15-----------15--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-12h17p12-----14h17p14--14-14h17p14--144--14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14-14h19p14--14-14h19p14--14
---------15/17--------16-----------16-------------16-----------16--------------16-----------16--
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-14h19p14--14-14h19p14--14-12h15p12--122--12h15p12--12--12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-12h17p12--12--
---------16-----------16-----------15-------------15------------15-----------15-----------15----
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12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12-----14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14h17p14--14-14-
--------15-----------15-----------15/177---------16-----------16-----------16-----------16------
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17191919191919191919191919191919191919191919191919-19-------|
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guitar 1 plays riff 9 once under third solo
and ends with this:
|------------|
|------------|
|--4---------|
|--4---------|
|--2---------|
|------------|
* guitar 1 hits note here
guitar solo 4:
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guitar 2 right channel
|---19-22-19-17--------------------------------19--22--19--17---------------------------------|
|---------------19--------------------------------------------19----------------------------15|
|------------------19--------------------------------------------19--------------16-17p16h17--|
|---------------------17-------------16--17-------------------------17---17p16h17-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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guitar 1 left channel |
|---15-19-15-14--------------------------------15--19--15--14---------------------------------|
|---------------15--------------------------------------------15----------------------------12|
|------------------14--------------------------------------------14--------------12-12h14p12--|
|---------------------14-------------12--14-------------------------14---14p12h14-------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------19-22-19-17---------------------------17-19-20--19-22-19-17---|
|-17p15-17p15-------------------------------19---------------17-19-20-----------------------19|
|------------17p16-17p16-----------------------19---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------17-----------------------17---16-17----------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------15-19-15-14------------------------------15-17--15-19-15-14---|
|-13p12-13p12-------------------------------15------------------15-17-19--------------------15|
|------------14p12-14p12-----------------------14------------17-------------------------------|
|------------------------14-----------------------14------14----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------17-------------------------------------|
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|-----19-22-19-17--------15p12h15p12-16p13h16p13-17p14h17p14-18p15h18p15-19p16h19p16-20p17h20p|
|-----------------19--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-----------------19-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----15-19-15-14--------10p-7h10p-7-11p-8h11p-8-12p-9h12p-9-13p10h13p10-14p11h14p11-15p12h15p|
|-14--------------15--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|17-21p18h21p18-22p19h22p19--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
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|12-16p14h16p13-17p14h17p14--|
|----------------------------|
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then guitar 1 plays riff 1 once
and then this: (chorus)
pm.
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------x\-----------------------|
|----------5------4-----8-/-9---x\\------12-----12--11---|
|--2--5h7-----7------7--6-/-7-----\\-----10-----10---9---|
|--0----------------------------------0------------------|
and then guitar 1 plays riff 4 x 2
riff 5
riff 6 x 3
riff 4 x 3
riff 5
riff 4 x 3
then this: pm. .
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|----------5-----4-----------------------------|
|-----5h7-----7------7--4-/-5------10-\-9------|
|--0--------------------2-/-3---0---8-\-7--0---|
outro:
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pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------8-10------8-10------8-10------8-10------8-10------8-10---2---------
|----8---------8---------8---------8---------8---------8--------2---------
|--6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6----------0---------
fade out
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------------2--------------------|
------------2--echo repeats------|
------------0---few times--------|
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