Megadeth - Lucretia Tab

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Band- Megadeth
Song- Lucretia

Riff 1Guitar 1 (slight palm mutes)      x4

  e  5     4     7   5     4     7   
  B    5     5         5     5       
  G      6     6   6     6     6   6 
  D                                  
  A                                  
  E                                  

Guitar 2      x7

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D               9 11            
  A   4    2 4    7  9 [let ring] 
  E   2    0 2                    

Riff 2

  e  5     4                                          
  B    5     5   5                                    
  G      6     6   6           6    9 8           7~~ 
  D                  7     6h7   /9     9       7     
  A                    6h7                9 7h9       
  E                                                   


  e                
  B                
  G              7 
  D        7 8 9   
  A  7 8 9         
  E                


  e  5     4                                          
  B    5     5   5                                    
  G      6     6   6           6    9 8           7~~ 
  D                  7     6h7   /9     9       7     
  A                    6h7                9 7h9       
  E                                                   


  e                
  B                
  G                
  D        9 8 7   
  A  7 8 9       9 
  E                

Riff 3

  e                                
  B                                
  G                          2   2 
  D                  4 3 2   2 4 2 
  A  4       4             4       
  E  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2               
     * * *   * * *           *
  "Sitting down..."

  e                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D                    4       
  A  4       4         2    5  
  E  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2    0 3  
     * * *   * * * *    *
  "...tiptoe through the..."

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D                  4 3 2   4 3 2   
  A  4       4             4       4 
  E  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                 
     * * *   * * *
  "Cold as hell...."

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D                               
  A  4       4  2 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 5 
  E  2 2 2 2 2                  3 
     * * *    * * * * * * * *
  "Aware of my immediate surroundings."

Riff 4                     x3

  e                           
  B                           
  G                           
  D                           
  A  0h4 4 4   0h4 4 4   2  5 
  E  0h2 2 2   0h2 2 2   0  3 


  e                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D            0         4     2~~ 
  A  0h4 4 4   0 4     1     1     
  E  0h2 2 2     2   2     2       
                   * *   * *

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Play Riff 3  "Hypnosis guides my hand..."
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Riff 5 (slight palm muting)

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


  e                                     
  B                                     
  G                                     
  D      6     4                        
  A    3     3   4 5 6  6   5   4   3   
  E  4     4              7   6   5   4 


  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D      7     4           4         
  A    4     4     4 7   4     4 7   
  E  5     5     5     5     5     5 


  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D      9     7     6               
  A    6     6     6     5   4   3   
  E  7     7     7     7   6   5   4 

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm, slighty palm muted)

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


  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D      2     0     2     0  9 8 
  A    2     2     2     2    7 6 
  E  0     0     0     0          


  e                               
  B                               
  G      7     5     7     5      
  D    7     7     7     7    7   
  A  5     5     5     5      5 7 
  E                             5 


  e                               
  B                               
  G      4     2          6       
  D    4     4   4      6     6   
  A  2     2       2/4      4 4 5 
  E                             3 

Solo (Friedman)

  e                  4 5 9\8 5 4   
  B                7             7 
  G  5/6 7 6~  5h6                 
  D                                
  A                                
  E                                


  e                                      
  B                                      
  G  6 5                                 
  D      7 6 7/9 7 6~  6 6 6h7p6h7p6     
  A                                  9 7 
  E                                      


  e                             
  B                             
  G                   14 16     
  D         9     /16       16~ 
  A  9~   9   9~                
  E                             


  e   14                                                
  B      17 14                         16b19~  (19)\    
  G            16b18r16p14 16b18r16p14                5 
  D                                                     
  A                                                     
  E                                                     


  e   5 2   /9 6     9  9p5   /14 9              
  B       2      7          7                17  
  G                6                14 11        
  D                                       14     
  A                                              
  E                                              


  e                         8/10p7            
  B   12                           9 9p7      
  G      13      9      7                9 8  
  D         14\9   0 10   9                   
  A                                           
  E                                           


  e    /14    10                   10 14/17p14              
  B        12      12            12           15            
  G  7          11      11     11               14\11       
  D                  12      12                          12 
  A                        14                         14    
  E                                                         


  e                                              13 16b19r16 16 
  B                                           14                
  G  11h14p11     11 16b18r16  16b18~~  13h16                   
  D             12                                              
  A           14                                                
  E                                                             


  e   16b17~~    16b17 16 14 16 16b17r16  16 16~~    19b21 
  B                                                        
  G                                                        
  D                                                        
  A                                                        
  E                                                        


  e  17b19r17                                      
  B            19 19 19~   17h19 19b22r19p17h19p17 
  G                                                
  D                                                
  A                                                
  E                                                


  e                                                           
  B    17 19 16b17r16p14 16 17 15 16p14    14                 
  G  18                                 17    17 16 14 16b18~ 
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           


  e        14       14                      
  B          17b19     17 14                
  G  16b18                   17 16 14 16p14 
  D                                         
  A                                         
  E                                         


  e   /19 17 14h17p14    14                
  B                   17    17 14h17p14    
  G                                     17 
  D                                        
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e                                
  B  14                            
  G     17 16 14 16b18 16 14 14h16 
  D                                
  A                                
  E                                


  e                                               14 
  B                                         14 17    
  G  14b16~~*                         14 16          
  D              16 14    16\15/16 16                
  A                    16                            
  E                                                  


  e  16h19p16        16  16     19     19 16                 
  B          19 15h19  19     19     19     18 15        17\ 
  G                         19     19            16      18\ 
  D                                                18 19     
  A                                                          
  E                                                          

End Solo
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

1st, 3rd ending

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

2nd, 4th ending

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

Solo (Mustaine)

  e  19b21r19 19b21r19 19b21     {19}  {19}  {19}  {19} 19b21r19 
  B                        [19]21   {19}  {19}  {19}             
  G                                                              
  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  E                                                              


  e  14 17 17p14 14 14     14     14                                   
  B                   17p14  17p14  17p14 14h17p14 14 x                
  G                                                     17 16 14 16 14 
  D                                                                    
  A                                                                    
  E                                                                    


  e                                             
  B     14b15              16b17r16b17r16b17r16 
  G     14b16              16b18r16b18r16b18r16 
  D  16       16 14                             
  A                  16 14                      
  E                                             


  e  14h17p14    14                               
  B  14h17p14 17 14 17p16p14          14 17b19~~\ 
  G           17    17p16p14 16 14 16             
  D                          16                   
  A                                               
  E                                               


  e                                           
  B                                           
  G   4b6     4b6     4b6  4b6  4b6  4b6  4b6 
  D                                           
  A                                           
  E                                           


  e                                                  
  B                                                  
  G  5p4p2                                           
  D        4p2 4 4p3p2     3 4p3p2 3p2               
  A                    4p3             4 4p3p2 2h3h4 
  E                                                  


  e                                                  
  B                                                  
  G                                    2 3 4p3   4~* 
  D              2     2h3p2   2h3 4 4         4     
  A        2 3 4   4 3       4                       
  E  5p3p2                                           


  e                                        
  B                                        
  G   0 4 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 4p2p0 4p2p0 4b6r4  
  D                                 a      
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e                           
  B                           
  G                           
  D                           
  A    [long slow slide]      
  E  2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12 


  e                                      x 17   
  B                                19 19 x    0 
  G                    14 16 17 18              
  D           14 15 16                          
  A  14 15 16                                   
  E                                             


  e   21~~  19 18h19p18                        
  B                     20  19 17 19 20 19 17~ 
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  E                                            


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


  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D  16 17 14 16h17p14                     
  A                   16h17p16p14~~        
  E                                  12h15 


  e                                      
  B                                      
  G                                      
  D                                14h17 
  A                 13h16p13h15h16       
  E  12h15p12h14h15                      


  e                                      
  B                                      
  G                                15h18 
  D                 14h17p14h16h17       
  A  13h16p13h15h16                      
  E                                      


  e                                      
  B                                17h20 
  G                 15h18p15h17h18       
  D  14h17p14h16h17                      
  A                                      
  E                                      


  e                                19h22 
  B                 17h20p17h19h20       
  G  15h18p15h17h18                      
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      


  e  24b26  24b26  24b26 [24]26 {24} {24} {24} {24} {24}~~       
  B                                                              
  G                                                              
  D                                                              
  A                                                              
  E                                                         X\\  

End solo
Riff 4a                    x3

  e                           
  B                           
  G                           
  D                           
  A  0h4 4 4   0h4 4 4   2  5 
  E  0h2 2 2   0h2 2 2   0  3 


  e                       
  B                       
  G                       
  D            0          
  A  0h4 4 4   0 4        
  E  0h2 2 2     2   X\\  

Riff 7Guitar 1                             x3

  e                                     
  B                                     
  G                                     
  D                                     
  A  7  9          7  9          7  10~ 
  E        7  8          9 10           

Guitar 2                             x3

  e                                     
  B                                     
  G                                     
  D  9  11         9  11         9  12~ 
  A        9 10          11 12          
  E                                     

Ending:

  e                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D                            
  A  7 9   9 7   7 9\      5 4 
  E      9     9         0 3 2 
   * * * * * * *       *

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	/14 10 10 14/17p14
B	12 12 12 15
G	7 11 11 11 14\11
D	12 12 12
A	14 14
E
e	13 16b19r16 16
B	14
G	11h14p11 11 16b18r16 16b18~~ 13h16
D	12
A	14
E
e
B	17 19 16b17r16p14 16 17 15 16p14 14
G	18 17 17 16 14 16b18~
D
A
E
e	16h19p16 16 16 19 19 16
B	19 15h19 19 19 19 18 15 17\
G	19 19 16 18\
D	18 19
A
E
e	19b21r19 19b21r19 19b21 {19} {19} {19} {19} 19b21r19
B	[19]21 {19} {19} {19}
G
D
A
E
e	14 17 17p14 14 14 14 14
B	17p14 17p14 17p14 14h17p14 14 x
G	17 16 14 16 14
D
A
E
e
B	14b15 16b17r16b17r16b17r16
G	14b16 16b18r16b18r16b18r16
D	16 16 14
A	16 14
E
e	14h17p14 14
B	14h17p14 17 14 17p16p14 14 17b19~~\
G	17 17p16p14 16 14 16
D	16
A
E
e	24b26 24b26 24b26 [24]26 {24} {24} {24} {24} {24}~~
B
G
D
A
E	X\\