MEGADETH
Album = RUST IN PEACE
Song  = RUST IN PEACE

Transcribed by: Tero (magics5@yahoo.com)

notation:
^   =  bend
^>  =  bend and release
x   =  fret-hand muting
.   =  pick-hand muting
spm.=  slight palm muting
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
ah. =  artificial harmonics
nh. =  natural harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
"   =  trem picking
%   =  repeat last bar




listen yourself for better timing and structure.



RUST IN PEACE...
 intro
   . .      . .                     . .      . .       1,2,3        4
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------|
|------4--------4---5----04-3----04-----4--------4---|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|-------433------43-3--4--2-5--4--2------433------43-|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|--2-2------2-2--------2-------2----2-2------2-2-----|--------------|--------------------|


 intro guitar solo
                                       ah.           full
|---full-full----------------x------------full~~-17-20^->(20)--17------------------------|
|-17^--->^-----15h17---------x-17-20p17-20^----------------------18----------------------|
|--------------------16~~~~----------------------------------------17--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------19~~~~(19)\---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--4---|
|--2--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------4---0--2---|
|-----------------------------------------1-----------------------------------2----------|


 verse
                  . . . .                                    . . . .
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------2---4------5-----------------------------------2--4---|
|--3--------2h3p2------------------0---2------3--------2h3p2----------4-----x-x-x-0--2---|
|-----------------5-2-0-5--2-----2---------------------------5-2-0-5--2-----x-x-x--------|



|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------2---4------5--------5--------4---------------2---4---|
|--3-------7--------6---------------0---2------3--------------------6--(6)\------0---2---|
|----------------------7--(7)\----2--------------------------------------------2---------|
|                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-------5--------4---------------2---4------5--------9--------8---------------2---4---|
|--3-------------------6--(6)\------0---2------3--------------------9--(9)\------0---2---|
|---------------------------------2--------------------------------------------2---------|


                                                                               .
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------9--------8-----------------------|
|--5-------9--------8---------------2---4------5--------------------9--(9)\------2---4---|
|--3-------------------9--(9)\------0---2------3---------------------------------0---2---|
|---------------------------------2--------------------------------------------0---------|
|                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |
|                                                                              .         |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8--------7-----------------------|
|----------9--------8-----------------------------------------------8--(8)\--------------|
|--5-------------------9--(9)\------2---4------5---------------------------------2-------|
|--3--------------------------------0---2------3---------------------------------0---2---|
|---------------------------------0--------------------------------------------0-----0---|


 pre-chorus

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4----x-x-x-4----x-x-x-4----x-x-x-4--2--4---5----x-x-x-5----x-x-x-5----x-x-x-7--7---x-x|
|--2----x-x-x-2----x-x-x-2----x-x-x-2--0--2---3----x-x-x-3----x-x-x-3----x-x-x-5--5---x-x|


at last time:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------7----x-x-x-6----9\---|
|--4----x-x-x-4----x-x-x-4----x-x-x-4--2--4---5----x-x-x-5----x-x-x-5----x-x-x-4----7\---|
|--2----x-x-x-2----x-x-x-2----x-x-x-2--0--2---3----x-x-x-3----x-x-x----------------------|



 chorus
                                                         1,2
|-------------------------------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----|---------------------------------|
|--4p2---2-----------4p2---2-----------5-------3--|-x4-|--4----------------------2-----4-|
|------4---4-0-3-2-0-----4---4-0-3-2-0-3---5---1--|----|--2---4---2---4------4---0-----2-|
|------------------------------------------3------|----|------2---0---2------2-----------|
						     *
 * = repeat last bar 4 times

  3
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|--4---------------------|
|--2---4---2---4---------|
|------2---0---2---------|



...POLARIS
 main riff
           . . .  .  .  .   . . .          . . .  .  .  .   .
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------5--|
|--4---4-----4-5--4-----4-----4-5--4---4-----4-5--4-----4-----3--|
|--2---2---0-2-3--0--0--2---0-2-3--2---2---0-2-3--2--0--2---0----|


 guitar solo

|---full~~~~~~~~-------full~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
|--17^-----------17p14-17^--------17p14--14h17p14--------17p14--------16p13--------------|
|--------------------------------------17--------17p14h17-----17p14\13-----16p13h17-14h17|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                               full
|----------------14--------17p14-----------17p14-----19p14--1417^----------17--16--14----|
|-------------14---17p14h17-----14h17p14h17-----17p14-----17-----------------------------|
|(17)p14-16h17---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       *
 rake full full  full
|----19^--->^---->^--->(19)\------|
|--17-----------------------------|
|17-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

 * = gradual bend, listen to the record for bending.


 rhythm guitar under solo / 2nd interlude riff
   . . .     .
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--------5-----4--|
|--2-2-2-3---0-2--|


 1st interlude riff
                  . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--2h3p2p0-2p0-------------------|
|-------------3p2-2-2-2-5-2-0-2--|


 3rd interlude riff

                  . . . . . . .                                                        .
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2h3p2p0-2p0-------------------2h3p2p0-2p0---2-2-2-3-2p0-2p0-2h3p2p0-2-0---0-5-4-3-2---|
|-------------3p2-2-2-2-5-2-0-2-------------3p2----------------------------2-----------5-|

  . . .                 . . .     .
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-----4--|
|-3-2-2-------------3p2-2-2-2-3---0-2--|