MEGADETH
Album = YOUTHANASIA
Song = THE KILLING ROAD
Transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-----8-----7-----8---5~~-|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (comes in the third and fourth time)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----9----10-----9----10---7~~-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------5---|
Ab|-----7-----8-----7---5-------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----|
* * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------5-------4-|
Db|---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
Ab|------------------------7-------6-----|
Eb|-3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
OR:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------1---------|
Gb|--------------------------0---------0-|
Db|---------3-----3---3/---2-------1-4---|
Ab|----------------------3-------2-------|
Eb|-3-2-1-1---1-1---1--------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Again we stalk the stage..."
Riff 3
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|----9-------------------|
Ab|-2--7---9---8---5---3-2-|
Eb|-0------7---6---3---1-0-|
"Lost my mind..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------| --> Repeat this bar for the rest
Db|---9-------------------| --> of chorus.
Ab|---7---9---8---5---3-2-|
Eb|-0-----7---6---3---1-0-|
*
"Lost all my money..."
Play Riff 2 [leave off first note the first time]
"The road it never ends..."
Play Riff 3 "Lost my mind..."
Riff 2a
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-------------------------5-|
Ab|---7-----8-----7---5-------|
Eb|-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----|
* * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------5-------4-|
Db|---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
Ab|------------------------7-------6-----|
Eb|-3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-|
Ab|-----7-----8-----7---5-------|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----|
* * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-8---5-7---3-5---2-3----7-6-5-|
Eb|-3-2-----0-----0-----0-----0--5-4-3-|
* * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4---4-----------4---4---4---4---|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2---2-----------5------5------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Final time
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-4----4--4--4--5--2-|
Eb|-2----2--2--2--3--0-|
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------11--9----------------9---9h11--|
Db|---8/11-------11----8/11-12------------|
Ab|-9---------------9---------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9------------------------------------------------|
Db|----12---12h14p12\11b12r11b12r11--12p11p9-9--8h9~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------14-15b16r15--|
Db|--8\-2/-11-11-11-11--11\--/16---14-16-17--------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-14--------------------------------14--|
Gb|----16-15-16-16h18p16-15--16----16-----|
Db|-----------------------------16--------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|----14--------------------------------|
Bb|-15----15-14---------------------14---|
Gb|-------------16-----16--------11------|
Db|----------------16---------11---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-11-------11-------11/15-------15-----------|
Db|----11-------11----------16-------16----16--|
Ab|-------13-------13----------16-------16-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-18-15----18-15----18/21p18----21-18----21-18--|
Db|-------16-------16----------20-------20--------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-19h21p19-18----18-19h21p19-18----18-19h21p19-18--|
Db|-------------21----------------20-----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------14--------------|
Gb|----------19p18-------18\16-------16----16-----------|
Db|-21p17h21-------16-20-------14-17----------14-17-14--|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-----x-20p19p17-19--20-19---|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-16-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-19-18-17--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------20-19-18-17h18h19p18p17-18-17-16-14--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17b19--17-14-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------17-14-17b19-17-14---------------------------4/14-14-|
Gb|-------------------------------16b18-14-16b18r16b18r16\4----------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-18p14----18p14----18/21p17----21p17----21\15p12--|
Bb|-------14-------14----------17-------17-----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----15p12----15/-18p14----18p14----18/19--|
Bb|-14-------14-----------14-------14--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-19p15----19p15----19/-22p19----22p19----22p19--|
Bb|-------17-------17-----------20-------20--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-24p19----19\15-19p15----19p15----15\12-15p12-----|
Bb|-------20-------------17-------17-------------12--|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------14-----15-----17-----19-----19---\-|
Bb|-17b19~~------17b19--18b20--20b22--22b24--22b24\-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24-22b24-22b24-22~-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-20-22-19-20----19-----------------------|
Bb|-------------22----20-22-19-20----19-----|
Gb|-------------------------------21----21--|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-19-20-22-22b24-22-20------|
Gb|----------------------22~--|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-12p11p10----10-------------------------------|
Bb|----------12-----12p11p10----10h11p10---------|
Gb|--------------------------12----------12-9~~\-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "Lost my mind..."
Song ends with Riff 3.
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
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