MEGADETH
Album = COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
Song = HIGH SPEED DIRT
Transcribed by: Jani Ylikangas (jylikangas@yahoo.com)
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
e|--------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------0---0---3-----------s--s-----------------------|
G|--5---------7---------5-------5---5---------56-56-5v-------------------|
D|--5---------7---7---5-------------4---------45-45-4v---------7--s------|
A|------0-0-0---0-7-0-------------------0-0-0--------------0-0-7--s------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7---------5---7-------5p4h5v-----------------------------------|
D|--------7-----7---5---7---7---5p4-----------2-3-4-s-2-3-4-s-2-3-4------|
A|--0-0-0---0-0-7-0---0---0-7-0---------0-0-0-3-4-5-s-3-4-5-s-3-4-5------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-5v--------5---5---5---7---5-0---------------------------------------o|
D|o-5v--------5---4---4-0-7---4-0---------------------------------------o|
A|------0-0-0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
Bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-2---------4---5---7---8---7-5-2---------4---5---7---8--s9-7---------o|
D|o-2---------4---5---7---8---7-5-2---------4---5---7---8--s9-5---------o|
A|--0---0-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-6---5-3-0---0-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-6--s7------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-5---------7-------5---7-------5p4-5---------------------------------o|
D|o-5---------7---7---5---7---7---5p4-4---------2-3-4-s-2-3-4-s-2-3-4---o|
A|------0-0-0---0-7-0---0---0-7-0---------0-0-0-3-4-5-s-3-4-5-s-3-4-5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Interlude
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------8v------------9---10--------11v-----------12--13----------|
G|-------------7v------------8---9---------10v-----------11--12----------|
D|-------------6v------------7---8---------9-v-----------10--11----------|
A|-------------7v------------8---9---------10v-----------11--12----------|
E|--2-2-0-------------0-0--0-------0-------------0-0--0------------------|
* * * * * *
Repeat chorus as needed for Dave's first solo and then play this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2------2--2--2------2--2---------------------------------------------|
D|--2------2--2--2------2--2---------------------------------------------|
A|--0------0--0--0------0--0---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Backing for Marty's solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-----------------------2---------------------------------------------o|
D|o-2---------------------0---------------------------------------------o|
A|--0---0-0-0-0---5-----0-----3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-2---2---------3----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Then Marty plays a clean tone solo without backing (Dave hits an A5(XII) -
chord in the middle of it and slides down)
High speed dirt part
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-2-------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o-2---------------------7-----5---------------------------------------o|
A|--0---0-0-0-5---5-------5-----3----------------------------------------|
E|------------3-0-2---0-0-----0------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Then Dave plays this solo over the verse riff
e|--------17----------------17-------------------------------------------|
B|-----17----20-19p17----17----20-19p17----17----------------------------|
G|o-20----------------20----------------20----20p19p17----17------------o|
D|o----------------------------------------------------19---------------o|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending
e|------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----7--6--5-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5-----------5----------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-----7--6--5--4----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * *
Dave's first solo
e|------------------------------------------7-7--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------10b-----10bv--8h10p8-7-8s-5h7p5--|
G|--5------7b--p6p5---5-------------7v-----------------------------------|
D|--5---------------7---7-6-5-4---4--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------5------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|----5----5---8p7-5----5---8p7p5----5-----------------------------------|
G|--7---7b-----------7b-----------7b---8p7p5-7-5h7p5-4h5p4---4-5-7-------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-5-----------7---5-7-4-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5---7----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-----5---7-7---5-7b--7b--7b--7b-------------|
D|------------------5---5-7-----7-5---7-----5----------------------------|
A|--0---3---3h5-6s7---7--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A.H.
e|---------------------------------12------------------------------------|
B|------13----15----13h15p13----13----15-13h15p13-12h13p12-10h12p10------|
G|--14-----14----14----------14------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8h10p8-7h8p7-5h7p5-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7p5---8p7p5---5-5---5--5--5---5-5-------------|
D|-----------------------------7-------7---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Marty's clean tone solo
e|-----5-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-5-----5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7b----p5-7-5---------5v-----5----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-5-7-------5--7--5-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7--------7--6-5p3-6h7p5---5----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------h8----8s5v----------|
e|---------------------------5-8-5---------------------------------------|
B|--5-7b--p5-7p5-7b-7-5------5-8-5-8-5-----------------------------------|
G|--5-7b--p5-7p5-7b-7-5---5h6----------8p7p5---7b-5v---5-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--------x--7-5-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------x------7-6-5-3-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Marty's long solo
e|---------8-12----8-11-10-8---------------------------------------------|
B|--10---8------10-----------10-8-7----------------5---------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------8-7----------5-----5-8-7-5-----------|
D|--------------------------------------10-7-6-5-----7---------7-5-5-4---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------15---15---15---15----------------------|
B|--------------------------151515bv-15bv-15bv-15bv------------17--------|
G|----------------------s12---------------------------17h19h20-----------|
D|----------------7-7777-------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-5-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5---3s5--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------17-20p17----17----------------------17----------17-20p17----|
G|--20p17h20----------20----20p19p17----17h19h20----20p19h20-------------|
D|-----------------------------------19----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------19p14----|
B|-----17-20p17-19bv---17-19b-p17-20-20bv--------------15-17-19----------|
G|--20----------------------------------------14-16-18-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------17----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------17-16-15-14-15-17-17-12--------|
B|--15----------14-12-10--------------s14-------------------------14-----|
G|-----16-12-14----------12-9--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-11v-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--15p12----14-12-10-9-10-12-10p9--------8p7p5---5----------------------|
B|--------14-----------------------12-10s-------8---8-7h8h10-8p7---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------h9-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7p6p5---5h7p5---5-------5--------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-------7---7-6-5---5------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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