MEGADETH
Album = YOUTHANASIA
Song  = RECKONING DAY

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

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * * *    * * * *   * *      * * * * * * * *    
                                "I like the way..."

Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Db|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
    * * * *    * * * *   * *      * * * * * * * * 
   "...losing game..."


Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Db|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
    * * * *    * * * *   * *      * * * * * * * * 
   "...all to stop..."


Riff 4
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-2----------2---0---|
Eb|-0----0-2-3---2-----|
   "...empty skies..."

Solo over Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-18b20~~------17b20r17-17p15-17b19~~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-------15---------------------|
Gb|-14-16----16-14-12-14--(14)\--|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 5
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------5-------7---------------|
Db|-7---5h7-5---7p5-7---7p5---------|
Ab|-7---5h7-----7p5-----7p5-8--7----|
Eb|-------------------------8--7----|
                    "Don't want no revenge..."


Riff 1    "...day...."

Solo over Riff 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------12-----------------14-----|
Db|-12h14----14-(14)\--11/14----14--|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------12----12------------------------|
Gb|----------------15-14-12-14b15r14--12--|
Db|-12/14----14---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

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

eb|-------12h15-15b17~--15-12----------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15---------------------15-12-------x-12-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------14-12------14-12-------11~-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------14-12-----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 2   "I like the things..."
Play Riff 3   "...are prey for me..."
Play Riff 4   "...to the ground..."

Solo over Riff 4
eb|---------12---------------12---------|
Bb|-15b17~-----15-12-15b17~-----15-12---|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-15b17-15-12----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15b17-15-12----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------14b16-14-12----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------14-12----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------14-12--(12)\---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 5  "Don't want no revenge..."


Guitar fill leading into next section:
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|---------|
Ab|--5-3-2--|
Eb|---------|


Interlude (4 Guitars, displayed sequentially)

Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------10------------------|
Ab|--7-----------------10------------------|
Eb|--5------------------8------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10------------------7------------------|
Db|-10------------------7------------------|
Ab|--8------------------5------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7--------------10--9------------------|
Ab|--5--------------10--9------------------|
Eb|------------------8--7------------------|

1st Ending
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Db|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Ab|--8-----------------7-------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

2nd Ending
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|---------8------------------8----------|
Bb|------10---10------------10---10-------|
Gb|----9---------9--------9---------9-----|
Db|-10-------------10--10-------------10--|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------8-----------------4-8-7-4-----|
Bb|------10---10----------7-----------5---|
Gb|----9---------9------7---7-------------|
Db|-10-------------10---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|----------0-----------------0----------|
Bb|--------6---6-------------3---3--------|
Gb|--7---7-------7-----4---4-------4------|
Db|----7-----------7-----4-----------4----|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

1st Ending
eb|---------8------------4---4h5p4--------|
Bb|------10---10-----------3-------6-5-3--|
Gb|----9---------9-----4------------------|
Db|-10-------------10---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

2nd Ending
eb|---------8------------------7----------|
Bb|------10---10---------9---9---9--------|
Gb|----9---------9---------7-------7------|
Db|-10-------------10--9-------------9----|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|


Guitar 3  (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0----(0)*-(0)*----/7----(7)*-(7)*-----10-|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*---3/5\-2----(2)*-(2)*-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-/5----(5)*-(5)*---3-2----(2)*-(2)*---|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

1st Ending (Guitar 4 plays the top notes in () )
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------(7-------|
Db|---------------------------------------10-9)-|
Ab|-/8----(8)*-(8)*----7----(7)*-(7)*---5--3-2--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

2nd Ending
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-/8----(8)*-(8)*----7----(7)*-(7)*---|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Guitar 4 (Comes the second time Riff 6 is played)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------8------------------------|
Gb|--------/9~-------7~----5-(5)h7p5\4~~---|
Db|-7~-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~---5-(5)h7p5\4~---8b10\--8b10\--10b12\-10b12\--12b14~~~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End Riff 6


Play Riff 5  "Don't want no revenge..."
Play Riff 1  "...day...."

Riff 1a
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5-|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---|
    * * * *    * * * *   * * 
   "Here comes the reckoning day..."



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