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Band- Megadeth
Song- Ashes In Your Mouth

Riff 1

  e                                            
  B                                            
  G  15   14  12 10                               
  D  15   14  12 10     2   3   2                 
  A  13   12  10  8     2   3   2      5 4 3 2    
  E                   0   0   0   0 0             
                    *   *   *   * *  * * * *     |--> Play 3x

  e                                               
  B                                               
  G                                               
  D    2   3   2              
  A    2   3   2      5 4 3 2 
  E  0   0   0   0 0          
   *   *   *   * *  * * * *


  e                 
  B                 
  G  15   14  12 10 
  D  15   14  12 10 
  A  13   12  10  8 
  E                 

Lead into next section:

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D            6 7 8 9  11 10 9 8  10 9 8 7 
  A  7 8 9 10                               
  E                                         


  e                                             
  B                                             
  G                                             
  D             7 8 9 10  12 11 10 9  11 10 9 8 
  A  8 9 10 11                                  
  E                                             


  e                                                 
  B                                                 
  G                                                 
  D              8 9 10 11  13 12 11 10  12 11 10 9 
  A  9 10 11 12                                     
  E                                                 


  e                                      
  B                                      
  G                                      
  D               9 10 11 12  9 9 9 9 9\ 
  A  10 11 12 13              7 7 7 7 7\ 
  E                                      

Riff 2

  e                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D        5           5       
  A  2  /3 3 5 2    /3 3 5 0 5 
  E  0  /3   3 0    /3   3 0 3 
                         * *

  e                              
  B                              
  G                              
  D        5           5         
  A  2  /3 3 5 2    /3 3 5 0 5 4 
  E  0  /3   3 0    /3   3 0 3 2 
                         * * *

Riff 3

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   2     
  A  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   2     
  E      0   0   0 0     0   0   0 0 
       *   *   * *     *   *   * *
   "People have round..."

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D  2 2   2   2     2 2   2          
  A  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   8 77 5 
  E      0   0   0 0     0   0 6 55 3 
       *   *   * *     *   *   **
   "...from fairing..."

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   2     
  A  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   2     
  E      0   0   0 0     0   0   0 0 
       *   *   * *     *   *   * *
   "And the soldiers liberate..."

First ending

  e                                           
  B                                           
  G                                           
  D  2 2   2   2     2 2   2                  
  A  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   8 77 5  8 77 5 
  E      0   0   0 0     0   0 6 55 3  6 55 3 
       *   *   * *     *   *   **      **
   "...laying mines along..."

Second ending

  e                                                   
  B                                                   
  G                                                   
  D  2 2   2   2     2 2   2                          
  A  2 2   2   2     2 2   2   8 77 5  8 77 5  8 77 5 
  E      0   0   0 0     0   0 6 55 3  6 55 3  6 55 3 
       *   *   * *     *   *   **      **      **
   "...the wailing wall..."

Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "Melting down all metals..."
Play Riff 2
Riff 4                             x3

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                            7  7 6 
  D         5   4    8/9       5  5 4 
  A     5h7   7   7  6/7              
  E  0                   0 0 0   0    
   *                   * * *   *
   "Where do we go..."

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D         5   4                      8 10 
  A     5h7   7   7  4/5    10\9     8      
  E  0               2/3  0  8\7 0 6        
   *                    *      * * *
   "God have mercy..."

Riff 5Guitar 1

  e                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D          5       5 4     5  4~ 
  A      7       7       6         
  E  0 0   0   0   0       7       
   * *   *   *   *       *
   "Now we've rewritten..."

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 

Guitar 2

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D           9        9 8       9  8~ 
  A      10       10       10          
  E  0 0    0   0    0        11       
   * *    *   *    *         *

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 

Play Riff 4  "Where do we go..."
Riff 6

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D                                   
  A                                 3 
  E  0 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000 1 
   * **** ** **** ** **** ** ****
            "If you're fighting..."

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D                                 3 
  A                                 1 
  E  0 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000   
   * **** ** **** ** **** ** ****
            "It's okay to die..."

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D                 4                5 
  A                 2                3 
  E  0 0000 00 0000   0 0000 00 0000   
   * **** ** ****   * **** ** ****
     "The answer..."

  e                     
  B                     
  G                     
  D                   4 
  A                   2 
  E  0 0000 00 000000   
   * **** ** ******
     "...welcome, to tomorrow!"

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)

  e                             
  B                             
  G                             
  D                     4 5 4   
  A  2                  2 3 2 5 
  E  0 000000000000000        3 
     ***************

  e                                                   
  B                                                   
  G                                                   
  D                                                   
  A  4                        1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1         
  E  2 22222222222222 1 2 3 4                 4 3 2 1 
     ************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

  e                             
  B                             
  G                             
  D                     4 5 4   
  A  2                  2 3 2 5 
  E  0 000000000000000        3 
     ***************

  e                     
  B                     
  G                     
  D                   4 
  A  4                2 
  E  2 22222222222222   
     **************

Solo (Friedman)

  e                                            
  B   8      8      8      8                   
  G  10b12  10b12  10b12  10b12    (12)r10 9~~ 
  D                                            
  A                                            
  E                                            


  e                              12            10          
  B                        10h12    12p10\8h10    10p8\7h8 
  G      9 11 12 11~                                       
  D    x                                                   
  A  x                                                     
  E                   X\\                                  


  e  8                                          10b12  (12)r10     
  B    8p7   8p7      10b12  (12)r10                           8~  
  G        9     9 8                 9~~  9 9 9                    
  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  E                                                                


  e      12 15    12 18p12             18    15 21p15    15    
  B  /14       14          14             17                15 
  G                           15 12/15                18       
  D                                                            
  A                                                            
  E                                                            


  e  15           (15)   \ 
  B  15b17        (17)r15\ 
  G                        
  D                        
  A                        
  E                        

End Solo
Riff 7a

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D                                   
  A                                 3 
  E  0 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000 1 
   * **** ** **** ** **** ** ****

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D                                 3 
  A                                 1 
  E  0 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000   
   * **** ** **** ** **** ** ****

Riff 7   Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)

  e                                                
  B                                                
  G                                                
  D                          5 5 5 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 
  A  /7 7 7 7 7 7 10 7 7 7 7                       
  E                                                


  e                        /12 10                      
  B                               13 12 11~    12b14~  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 7 4 4 4                                 
  D                    5~                              
  A                                                    
  E                                                    


  e                                           
  B  12 11                                    
  G        14~~    12 14 14b16r14b16r14 14p12 
  D                                           
  A                                           
  E                                           


  e                                                              
  B                                                              
  G  16p14          17 16p14 16p14          16p14                
  D        17 16 14                17 16 14       17 16 14\13h14 
  A                                                              
  E                                                              


  e                                      
  B                                      
  G  13    13 16    12 15    12 15 14p12 
  D     14       14       14             
  A                                      
  E                                      


  e                     14/18               14p12p10         
  B       11 12 14p12p11      11 12 14p12p11        14p12p11 
  G  11h12                                                   
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  e          12                                      
  B        12  15p12                                 
  G  14b16          [14]15r14p12                     
  D                             14 12                
  A                                  14 13 12        
  E                                           15 12\ 

End Solo
Riff 7b (Solo Rhythm)

  e                             
  B                             
  G                             
  D                     4 5 4   
  A  2                  2 3 2 5 
  E  0 000000000000000        3 
     ***************

  e                                                   
  B                                                   
  G                                                   
  D                                                   
  A  4                        1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1         
  E  2 22222222222222 1 2 3 4                 4 3 2 1 
     ************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

  e                             
  B                             
  G                             
  D                     4 5 4   
  A  2                  2 3 2 5 
  E  0 000000000000000        3 
     ***************

  e                          
  B                          
  G                          
  D                   4    4 
  A  4                2    2 
  E  2 22222222222222        
     **************

Solo (Mustaine)

  e  12h15p12  12 12h15p12  12 12h15p12  12 12h15p12  12 
  B          15           15           15           15   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  12h17p12  12 12h17p12  12 12h17p12  12 12h17p12  12 
  B          15           15           15           15   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  14h17p14  14 14h17p14  14 14h17p14  14 14h17p14  14 
  B          16           16           16           16   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  14h19p14  14 14h19p14  14 14h19p14  14 14h19p14  14 
  B          16           16           16           16   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  12h15p12  12 12h15p12  12 12h15p12  12 12h15p12  12 
  B          15           15           15           15   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  12h17p12  12 12h17p12  12 12h17p12  12 12h17p12  12 
  B          15           15           15           15   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  14h17p14  14 14h17p14  14 14h17p14  14 14h17p14  14 
  B          16           16           16           16   
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e  /19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 
  B                                                      
  G                                                      
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      

End Solo
Riff 8Guitar 1

  e  15 19 15 14                           
  B              15                        
  G                 14                     
  D                    14~~        12 14~~ 
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e  15 19 15 14             
  B              15          
  G                 14       
  D                    14~~  
  A                          
  E                          


  e                                                   
  B                     12 13p12 13p12                
  G          12 14p12h14              14p12 14p12     
  D  14p12h14                                    14~~ 
  A                                                   
  E                                                   


  e  15 19 15 14                               14 15 17 
  B              15                   13 15 17          
  G                 14                                  
  D                    14~~    12 14                    
  A                                                     
  E                                                     


  e  15 19 15 14                      17 15 14         
  B              15                           17 15 13 
  G                 14                                 
  D                    14~~    12 14                   
  A                                                    
  E                                                    


  e  15 19 15 14       15 19 15 14       
  B              15                15    
  G                 14                14 
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      


  e  10p7 10p7 11p8 11p8 12p9 12p9 13p10 13p10 14p11 14p11 
  B                                                        
  G                                                        
  D                                                        
  A                                                        
  E                                                        


  e  15p12 15p12 16p13 16p13 17p14 17p14 17b19r17b19~~\ 
  B                                                     
  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                                     
  E                                                     

Guitar 2

  e  19 22 19 17                           
  B              19                        
  G                 19                     
  D                    17~~        16 17~~ 
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e  19 22 19 17             
  B              19          
  G                 19       
  D                    17~~  
  A                          
  E                          


  e                                                   
  B                     15 17p15 17p15                
  G          16 17p16h17              17p16 17p16     
  D  17p16h17                                    17~~ 
  A                                                   
  E                                                   


  e  19 22 19 17                              17 19 20 
  B              19                   17 19 20         
  G                 19                                 
  D                    17~~    16 17                   
  A                                                    
  E                                                    


  e  19 22 19 17                      20 19 17         
  B              19                           20 19 17 
  G                 19                                 
  D                    17~~    16 17                   
  A                                                    
  E                                                    


  e  19 22 19 17       19 22 19 17       
  B              19                19    
  G                 19                19 
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      


  e  15p12 15p12 16p13 16p13 17p14 17p14 18p15 18p15 19p16 19p16 
  B                                                              
  G                                                              
  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  E                                                              


  e  20p17 20p17 21p18 21p18 22p19 22p19 22b24r22b24~~\ 
  B                                                     
  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                                     
  E                                                     

Riff 2a

  e                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D        5           5       
  A  2  /3 3 5 2    /3 3 5 0 5 
  E  0  /3   3 0    /3   3 0 3 
           *           * * *

  e                              
  B                              
  G                              
  D        5           5         
  A  2  /3 3 5 2    /3 3 5 0 5 4 
  E  0  /3   3 0    /3   3 0 3 2 
           *           * * * *

Riff 4a

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                            7  7 6 
  D         5   4    8/9       5  5 4 
  A     5h7   7   7  6/7              
  E  0                    \\          
   *
   "Where do we go..."
                                   x2

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                            7  7 6 
  D         5   4    8/9       5  5 4 
  A     5h7   7   7  6/7              
  E  0                   0 0 0   0    
   *                   * * *   *

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D         5   4                      8 10 
  A     5h7   7   7  4/5    10\9     8      
  E  0               2/3  0  8\7 0 6        
   *                    *      * * *
   "God have mercy..."

Riff 5aGuitar 1

  e                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D          5       5 4     5  4~ 
  A      7       7       6         
  E  0 0   0   0   0       7       
   * *   *   *   *       *

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 

Guitar 2

  e                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D          5       5 4     9  8~ 
  A      7       7       6         
  E  0 0   0   0   0       7       
   * *   *   *   *       *

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 


  e                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D          5       5 4 5   9  8~ 
  A      7       7         6       
  E  0 0   0   0   0               
   * *   *   *   *       *

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 


  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D          5       9 8       9  8~ 
  A      7       7       10          
  E  0 0   0   0   0        11       
   * *   *   *   *         *

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 


  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D           9        9 8       9  8~ 
  A      10       10       10          
  E  0 0    0   0    0        11       
   * *    *   *    *         *

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      4       2        7       
  A  /5    5 3~    0  4/5   5 5 4 
  E                           3 2 

Play Riff 4  "Where do we go from here?"
Ending

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D         5   4                      8 10 
  A     5h7   7   7  4/5    10\9     8      
  E  0               2/3  0  8\7 0 6        
   *                    *      * * *
      "God have mercy."

  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D      8 10        8 10     8 10        8 10 
  A    8           8        8           8      
  E  6           6        6           6        
   * *         * *      * *         * *

  e                          
  B                          
  G                          
  D      8 10                
  A    8       2  [let ring] 
  E  6         0             
   * *
                  "Mercy, mercy..."

[Drum solo]

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D                               
  A  2    2    2    2             
  E  0    0    0    0  [fade out] 

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.
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e
B
G	15 14 12 10
D	15 14 12 10 2 3 2
A	13 12 10 8 2 3 2 5 4 3 2
E	0 0 0 0 0
e
B
G
D	2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 77 5 8 77 5
E	0 0 0 0 0 0 6 55 3 6 55 3
e
B
G
D	2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 77 5 8 77 5 8 77 5
E	0 0 0 0 0 0 6 55 3 6 55 3 6 55 3
e	8 10b12 (12)r10
B	8p7 8p7 10b12 (12)r10 8~
G	9 9 8 9~~ 9 9 9
D
A
E
e	12 15 12 18p12 18 15 21p15 15
B	/14 14 14 17 15
G	15 12/15 18
D
A
E
e
B
G	16p14 17 16p14 16p14 16p14
D	17 16 14 17 16 14 17 16 14\13h14
A
E
e	14/18 14p12p10
B	11 12 14p12p11 11 12 14p12p11 14p12p11
G	11h12
D
A
E
e	12h15p12 12 12h15p12 12 12h15p12 12 12h15p12 12
B	15 15 15 15
G
D
A
E
e	12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12
B	15 15 15 15
G
D
A
E
e	14h17p14 14 14h17p14 14 14h17p14 14 14h17p14 14
B	16 16 16 16
G
D
A
E
e	14h19p14 14 14h19p14 14 14h19p14 14 14h19p14 14
B	16 16 16 16
G
D
A
E
e	15p12 15p12 16p13 16p13 17p14 17p14 18p15 18p15 19p16 19p16
B
G
D
A
E