Megadeth - Amerikhastan Tab

Megadeth:  Amerikhastan

Date last modified:  May 23, 2007

Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Distortion)

  
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 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 5 3 0 
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "Recruiting the ill-fated..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)

  
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          0         5          
  
B
       7      7        7       
  
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    6            6        6    
  
D
 4                           4 
  
A
                               
  
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          0         9          
  
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       7      7        7       
  
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    6            6        6    
  
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 7                           7 
  
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          0         7          
  
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       7      7        7       
  
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    8            8        8    
  
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 9                           9 
  
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          0         5          
  
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       7      7        7       
  
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    6            6        6    
  
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 4                           4 
  
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Riff 2
Guitar 1 & 2 play Riff 1
Guitar 3 (Distortion)             x3

  
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        2                        
  
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   4    0                 2    3 
  
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 0 2 0       00 1 2~    0 0  0 1 
       *       **         *    *
   "Desperation provides..."

  
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        2                           
  
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   4    0               4 3 2       
  
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 0 2 0       00 1 2~          5 4 2 
       *       **
   "In the end..."

Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)

  
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                            0 
  
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 0h2  2  0h2 2 0h2  2 0h2 2 0 
  
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 0h2  2  0h2 2 0h2  2 0h2 2   
  
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                            2 
  
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 0h2  2  0h2 2 0h2  2 0h2 2 2 
  
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 0h2  2  0h2 2 0h2  2 0h2 2   
  
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Solo (Drover)

  
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End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

  
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 5 2 0  2~  5 2 0  2~ 
               
   * *        * *                       |

  
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 5 2 0  2~  5 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 
   * *        * * * * * * * *

  
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                3  3      2  2 
  
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                3  3      2  2 
  
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 5 2 0  2~  5 2       5 2      
   * *        * *       * *

  
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     1  1      0  0           
  
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     1  1      0  0      4  4 
  
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 5 2       5 2       5 2 4  4 
   * *       * *       * *

Solo (Mustaine)

  
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       14 17p14    19p14    17p14    
  
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 14h17          17       17       17 
  
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       13 16p13    18p13    16p13    
  
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 13h16          16       16       16 
  
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       12 15p12    17p12    15p12    
  
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 12h15          15       15       15 
  
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       11 14p11    16p11    14p11    
  
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 11h14          14       14       14 
  
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       10 13p10    15p10    13p10    
  
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 10h13          13       13       13 
  
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      9 12p9    14p9    12p9    
  
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 9h12        12      12      12 
  
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End Solo
Riff 5

  
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                      2             
  
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                2 3h4   4 3p2     2 
  
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 2  3 4 5 2 3h4               5 2   
   "All that they..."

  
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 4                  2             
  
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    3 2       2 3h4   4 3p2       
  
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        5 2 0               5 2 0 
   "...things would..."

  
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                      2             
  
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                2 3h4   4 3p2       
  
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 2  3 4 5 2 3h4               5 2 0 
   "Turned into a..."

  
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                5    7  (7)\ 
  
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 2  0 2 5 2 x x 3    5  (5)\ 
   "...blew to..."

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

  
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            2               4 
  
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   4    4 4 0      4    4 4 2 
  
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 0 2  0 2 2      0 2  0 2 2   
        * * *           * * *

  
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            2                 
  
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   4    4 4 0      4    4 4 2 
  
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 0 2  0 2 2      0 2  0 2 2 0 
        * * *           * * *

Solo (Drover)

  
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End Solo
Riff 1a
Guitar 1

  
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 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 5 3 0 
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "No rules of..."

Guitar 2                          x7

  
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        2                        
  
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   4    0                 2    3 
  
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 0 2 0       00 1 2~    0 0  0 1 
       *       **         *    *

  
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        2                           
  
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   4    0               4 3 2       
  
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 0 2 0       00 1 2~          5 4 2 
       *       **

Harmony guitar comes in later:

  
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      6~                 6~ 
  
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 6 7                6 7     
  
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Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover)

  
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End Solo
Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)

  
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End Solo
Play Riff 5   "All that you..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Riff 5a  (Solo Rhythm, Ending)

  
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                     2             
  
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                 3h4   4 3p2     2 
  
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 2 2 3 4 5 2 2 2             5 2   
   * * * * * * * *

  
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 4                  2             
  
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    3 2       2 3h4   4 3p2       
  
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        5 2 0               5 2 0 


  
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                     2             
  
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               2 3h4   4 3p2       
  
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 2 2 3 4 5 2 2               5 2 0 
   * * * * * * *

  
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 2 2 0 2 5 2 2 2 333333 555555 
   * * * * * * * * ****** ******

  
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 222334552222222222222222 
   ************************

  
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 222334552222222222222222 
   ************************

  
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 222334552222222334552222 
   ************************

  
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                  2           4         
  
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              3h4   4p3p2 3h4   3p2p0 4 
  
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 222334552222                         2 
   ************

Solo (Drover)

  
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End Solo
Solo (Mustaine)

  
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End Solo
Solo (Drover)

  
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End Solo
Solo (Mustaine)

  
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End Solo
Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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