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Riff 1

  e                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D       4            5       
  A  2    2       2    3       
  E  0  0    0 00 0  0    0 00 
      *    * **    *    * **

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

  e                             
  B                             
  G                             
  D       4             5       
  A  2    2       2 2 2 3       
  E  0  0    0 00 0 0 0    0 00 
      *    * ** * * *    * **
1st ending:

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

2nd ending:

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

Riff 2

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  5h7  5h7      2    5h7  5h7      2    
  E           0000 0  0          0000 0  0 
            ****               ****

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  5h7  5h7      2    5h7  5h7      2    
  E           0000 0  0          0000 0  0 
            ****               ****

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  2h3  2h3      5  5 3h5  3h5      7  7 
  E           0000 3  3          0000 5  5 
            ****               ****

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D                                         
  A  5h7  5h7      2    5h7  5h7    9  8  7 
  E           0000 0  0          00 7  6  5 
            ****               **

Riff 3Guitar 1

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G                                 
  D                                 
  A  7      2    5h7  5h7      2    
  E    0000 0  0          0000 0  0 
     ****               ****

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  5h7  5h7      2    5h7  5h7      2    
  E           0000 0  0          0000 0  0 
            ****               ****

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  2h3  2h3      5  5 3h5  3h5      7  7 
  E           0000 3  3          0000 5  5 
            ****               ****

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D                                         
  A  5h7  5h7      2    5h7  5h7    6  5  4 
  E           0000 0  0          00 7  6  5 
            ****               **

Guitar 2

  e                                    
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D                     9              
  A  10      2    9h10    10      2    
  E     0000 0  0            0000 0  0 
      ****                 ****

  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D        9                    9              
  A  9h10    10      2    9h10    10      2    
  E             0000 0  0            0000 0  0 
              ****                 ****

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  5h7  5h7      5  5 7h9  7h9      7  7 
  E           0000 3  3          0000 5  5 
            ****               ****

  e                                             
  B                                             
  G                                             
  D        9                    9               
  A  9h10    10      2    9h10    10    6  5  4 
  E             0000 0  0            00 7  6  5 
              ****                 **

Riff 4Guitar 1

  e                                                      
  B                                                      
  G                                                      
  D             4 5                                      
  A  2          2 3  3 3 3 3 5 5          5 3          5 
  E  0  0 0 0 0              3 2  2 2 2 2 2 1  1 1 1 1 3 
      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *

  e                                                    
  B                                                    
  G                                                    
  D             4 5                                    
  A  2          2 3  3 3 3 3 5 5          5 3          
  E  0  0 0 0 0              3 2  2 2 2 2 2 1  1 1 1 1 
      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *

Guitar 2 (Let e/B string notes ring over preceding chord)

  e     0         0         0         0      
  B        0         0         0         0   
  G                                          
  D          4 5                             
  A  2       2 3       5 5       5 3       5 
  E  0                 3 2       2 1       3 


  e     0         0         0         0    
  B        0         0         0         0 
  G                                        
  D          4 5                           
  A  2       2 3       5 5       5 3       
  E  0                 3 2       2 1       

Riff 5

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  5h7  5h7           5h7  5h7           
  E           0 0 0 0 0          0 0 0 0 0 
            * * * * *          * * * * *

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

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G                                 
  D                                 
  A  7           5h7  5h7           
  E    0 0 0 0 0          0 0 0 0 0 
     * * * * *          * * * * *

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A  5h7  5h7           5h7  5h7   4  5  6 
  E           0 0 0 0 0          0 4  5  6 
            * * * * *          *

Play Riff 2  Skip the first three notes.
Play Riff 3
Riff 4aGuitar 1

  e                                                      
  B                                                      
  G                                                      
  D             4 5                                      
  A  2          2 3  3 3 3 3 5 5          5 3          5 
  E  0  0 0 0 0              3 2  2 2 2 2 2 1  1 1 1 1 3 
      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *

Guitar 2

  e     0         0         0         0      
  B        0         0         0         0   
  G                                          
  D          4 5                             
  A  2       2 3       5 5       5 3       5 
  E  0                 3 2       2 1       3 

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

  e                              
  B            0                 
  G      0           0       0   
  D    2     4     2       1   1 
  A                      2       
  E  0     0     0     0         
   * *   * *   * *   * *

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

  e                              
  B            0                 
  G      0           0       0   
  D    2     4     2       1   1 
  A                      2       
  E  0     0     0     0         
   * *   * *   * *   * *

Guitar 1

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G      0     0     0     0       0 
  D    2     4     2     0     0     
  A  3     5     3                   
  E                    3     2   1   
   * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
Guitar 2

  e                          
  B      0     0   1 0       
  G    0     2            2  
  D  2     4     2           
  A                          
  E                          
   * *   * *   *

Solo (Acoustic, Mustaine)

  e                                           
  B        12                                 
  G  12h14                                    
  D                                           
  A            10 10p9 12p10    10p9 12p10    
  E                          11            0  


  e                             
  B  12h13p12              12\  
  G            14  12  14       
  D                             
  A                             
  E                             


  e      2    5  3  2  3  5                       
  B    1                                          
  G  2                                11       12 
  D                                      13 10 h. 
  A                                               
  E                                               

End Solo
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)

  e                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D                                
  A  7 6 7                         
  E        0 0 7 0 8~  7 8 0 0 3 0 
         * *   *         * *   *

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D                                  
  A                          6~      
  E  2~  1 2 0 0 8 0 7~  6 7     8 7 
           * *   *

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D                                  
  A  7~  6 7                         
  E          0 0 7 0 8~  7 8 0 0 3 0 
           * *   *         * *   *

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D                                   
  A                  9                
  E  2~  1 2 0 0 8 0 7  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 
           * *   *    * * * * * * *

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G                                 
  D  9 8 9                          
  A  7 6 7     9   10  9 10     5   
  E        0 0 7 0  8  7  8 0 0 3 0 
         * *   *          * *   *

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G                                 
  D                         8       
  A  4  3 4     10   9  8 9 6  10 9 
  E  2  1 2 0 0  8 0 7  6 7     8 7 
          * *    *

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G                                 
  D  9 8 9                          
  A  7 6 7     9   10  9 10     5   
  E        0 0 7 0  8  7  8 0 0 3 0 
         * *   *          * *   *

  e                           
  B                           
  G                           
  D                           
  A  4  3 4     10   9  (9)\  
  E  2  1 2 0 0  8 0 7  (7)\  
          * *    *

Solo (Broderick) 147  51

  e                  15                               
  B  [16]17r16b17~      17     [13]14r13~          13 
  G                        15                12 15    
  D                                                   
  A                                                   
  E                                                   


  e                       
  B  13b14~   14          
  G              15 11    
  D                    14 
  A                       
  E                       


  e  14p11            11h14t17p14/17p14            14h17t20p17/ 
  B       12        12                 16        16             
  G         14 11h14                     17 14h17               
  D                                                             
  A                                                             
  E                                                             


  e  19~  15 19    19    19          15 18    15       
  B             17                         17       17 
  G                   16    15~    0             17    
  D                                                    
  A                                                    
  E                                                    
                                 *

  e                          
  B                          
  G  15                      
  D     16                16 
  A        16          16    
  E           18 14 18       


  e                                               14h17/ 
  B                                            16        
  G                          14h16p14    14h16           
  D                       16          16                 
  A     14 18p14    14h18                                
  E  17          17                                      


  e  19p15       15                                  
  B        17       17       17                      
  G           16       16       16       16          
  D                       17       17p14    17p14h16 
  A                                                  
  E                                                  


  e                                                  
  B                                                  
  G  17p12       12                               12 
  D        14       14       14                14    
  A           15       15       15          15       
  E                       15       15 12h15          


  e                                      12h14 12p9 
  B                                   14            
  G  15p11                      11h15               
  D        14p11          11h14                     
  A              13    13                           
  E                 14                              


  e  14p11      11 14p11  11h14h17p14p11      11h14h17t20p17p14 
  B       12  12        12              13  13                  
  G         14                            14                    
  D                                                             
  A                                                             
  E                                                             


  e  19p15                    15h19t24p19p15 
  B       17                17               
  G         16            16                 
  D           17        17                   
  A             19 14h19                     
  E                                          


  e     15h19t24p19p15h19 t22p19p15h19 
  B  17                                
  G                                    
  D                                    
  A                                    
  E                                    


  e  20p15                                       
  B       17                17                17 
  G         17            17  17            17   
  D           17        17      17        17     
  A             19 15h19          19 15h19       
  E                                              


  e  20p15    19p15    
  B        17       17 
  G                    
  D                    
  A                    
  E                    


  e  18p14                    14 18p14  14     14p12       
  B       14                14        14     14     14  14 
  G         15            15               15         15   
  D           16        16                                 
  A             16 13h16                                   
  E                                                        


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


  e  19 17 15                                                  
  B           19 17 15                                         
  G                    17 16 14                                
  D                             17 16 14                       
  A                                      17 15 14              
  E                                               17 15 14 12~ 

End Solo
Riff 8

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D                                  
  A         2               3        
  E  200000    202320200000   202320 
   ******    ************   ******

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D                               
  A         2             5  4  3 
  E  200000    2023202000 3  2  1 
   ******    **********

Play Riff 4a
Riff 9                        x3

  e                              
  B                              
  G       /5    4                
  D  2    /5    4    5    4 5 7  
  A  2               5    4 5 7  
  E                              
                        * *

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

Play Riff 1
Final time play:

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

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
D	4 5
A	2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 5
E	0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3
e
B
G
D	4 5
A	2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3
E	0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
e	14p11 11h14t17p14/17p14 14h17t20p17/
B	12 12 16 16
G	14 11h14 17 14h17
D
A
E
e	14p11 11 14p11 11h14h17p14p11 11h14h17t20p17p14
B	12 12 12 13 13
G	14 14
D
A
E
e	18p14 14 18p14 14 14p12
B	14 14 14 14 14 14
G	15 15 15 15
D	16 16
A	16 13h16
E