Reckoning Day Megadeth
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Transcribed by /\X/\M
Words by Dave Mustaine & David Ellefson Music by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
[A5]5 7 7 x x x
[C5]8 10 10 x x x
[F5]x 8 10 10 x x
[D5]x 5 7 7 x x
[E5]x 7 9 9 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Acoustic'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||----------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------|| ||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Verse
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||----------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------|| ||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------|| ||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---|--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------|| ||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------|| ||o-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------||
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |-2----------2---0-|-2----------2----0-----|---2--------------2------0----| |-0----0-2-3---2---|-0----0-2-3---2--------|---0-----0-2---3------2-------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~
| W H Q E E +H +Q +E. S
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|----------------17b20==|=(17)--------(17)r==(17)---15-| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Chorus
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S
|----------------------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------------------||----------------5--------| |----------------------------------||--7-------5h==7-5----7p5-| |--2--------------2-----------0----||--7-------5h==7------7p5-| |--0----0-2---3---------2----------||--5----------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~~
| H +E S S S S S S Q. +E H
|----------------------------------||-------------------------| |-17--------(17)-------15----------||-------------------------| |----------------14-16----16-14-12-||-14-----(14)\------------| |----------------------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------------------||-------------------------|
Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q 3x
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------|| |----------------||o-------------------|----------------o|| |-7--------------||-----------5--------|-7---------------|| |-7----7p5-------||--7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5--------|| |------7p5-8--7--||o-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--o|| |----------8--7--||--5-----------------|----------8--7---||
Verse
PM----| PM----| PM| PM---------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------| |---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| -------| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------| |---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| PM------| PM-----| PM| PM----------------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------7--------------6---------5-|-(5)---------------------------------------------| |---------------7--------------6---------5-|-(5)---------------------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0-------0-0--0--0--------0-0---|--------------------------0----0---0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~ ~~~~~ ~~
| S S S S +Q S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E +E Q
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------12----12----------------------------------| |-------12--------------------14-----------|----------------15-14-12-14b16r==(14)---12-------| |-12h14----14-(14)\-----11s14----14-14-----|-12s14----14-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ----------| PM------| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--------------7--------------6------------5------| |--------------7--------------6------------5------| |--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--------0-0-----------|
|
| |----3----|
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------12-------------------| |-------------12-------------12----12---14---15---| |-------------12-12-13-14-14----14----------------| |-12-13-14-14-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| PM-----------------------------------------
+H S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-(5)------------------------------------------------------------| |-(5)------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------0----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0----|
|
| ~~~~~
| |----3----| |--------6---------| |--------6---------|
| E E S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------12h15-15b17--15-12--------------------------------------| |-12--15----------------------15-12---------x-12-----------------| |-----------------------------------14---12--------14-12---------| |--------------------------------------------------------14---12-| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| --------| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------4---------3-----2-|--(2)---------------------| |----------4---------3-----2-|--(2)---------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|
| W +W
|----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |-11-------------------------|-(11)---------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------|| ||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---|--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------|| ||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------|| ||o-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------||
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-2----------2---0-|-2----------2---0-| |-0----0-2-3---2---|-0----0-2-3---2---|
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--2------------------------2----0-------| |--0--------0----2-----3------2----------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~ ~~~~~
| |---3---| |--3--|
| Q. S S S Q. S S S
|----------12-------------------12-------| |-15b17-------15---12-15b17--------15-12-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
Chorus
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S
|------------------------------------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------||---------------5--------| |------------------------------------------------------||--7--------5h7-5----7p5-| |--2-----------------------------------2----------0----||--7--------5h7------7p5-| |--0-------------------0----2--3-------------2---------||--5---------------------|
|
| |---3----| |----3-----| |----3-----| |---3---|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q H
|-15b17-15-12------------------------------------------||------------------------| |-------------15b17-15---12----------------------------||------------------------| |-----------------------------14b16-14---12------------||------------------------| |-------------------------------------------14-12------||------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------14-||-12--(12)\--------------| |------------------------------------------------------||------------------------|
1.,2. 3.
Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q Q
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------| |----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||--------------------| |-7--------------||-----------5--------|-7---------------||-7------------------| |-7----7p5-------||--7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5--------||-7----7p5-----------| |------7p5-8--7--||o-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--o||------7p5-8-----7---| |----------8--7--||--5-----------------|----------8--7---||----------8-----7---|
|
| W W W H E S S E E
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------| |----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||--------------------| |----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------| |----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------| |----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||------------3h5-3-2-| |----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------|
Interlude
[A5]Gtrs I, II[C5]
W W
| |
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Gtr III
\1/ \1/
H +Q. E Q. +E +E +Q E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--------------(0)--------2S|=7-------(7)--(7)-(7)-----7-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| \1/ \1/ \1/
| Q +E +E +Q Q W
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0----(0)--(0)--(0)-----2----|-3--------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------8-----------|---------------8------------| |-----------10--------10------|---------10-------10--------| |-------9----------------9----|-------9---------------9----| |---10---------------------10-|----10-------------------10-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
[F5]W [D5]W
| |
[/] [/]
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
Q. +E +Q E S S Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------(5)--(5)-----3h===5p3-|-2---(2)--(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)---| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H. Q W
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8--------------------7--------|-5------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------8---------------|-----------4----8---7---4-------| |---------10--------10----------|---7-----------------------5----| |-------9--------------9--------|-7----7-------------------------| |----10--------------------10---|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[D]H. E [C]E [B]W
| | | |
o / o o
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|--3---|
Q. +E +Q. E Q. +E +Q +H
|------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5------(5)--(5)------3-|-2------(2)--(2)----(2)------| |------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| \1/ \1/
| Q. +E +H W
|------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5------(5)--(5)--------|-2---------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------0---------|--------------0--------------| |---------6--------6-----|---------3--------3----------| |-7----7-------------7---|-4----4------------------4---| |----7-----------------7-|----4----------------------4-| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------|
[F5]W [E5]W
| |
[/] [/]
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|------3-------|
Q. +E +Q +Q +Q H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------7-5-4-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |-8--------(8)--(8)-----(8)----(8)-----|-7---------(7)-5-3-2-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| \1/
| W H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |-8------------------------------------|-7---------(7)-5-3-2-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------8---------------------|---4---4h5p=4--------| |----------10--------10----------------|-----3---------6-5-3-| |--------9-------------------9---------|-4-------------------| |-----10----------------------------10-|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------|
[A5]W [C5]W
| |
[/] [/]
\1/ \1/
H +Q. E Q. +E +E +Q E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---------(0)-------2S==|=7-----------(7)--(7)-(7)-----7-| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S S E. +Q +Q. E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------8-| |-------------------------|-7h9-----(9)------(9)-----------| |-7---------(7)-------7h9-|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------8------------|-------------------8------------| |--------10-----10--------|-------------10-------10--------| |------9-----------9------|----------9----------------9----| |---10---------------10---|------10---------------------10-| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|
[F5]W [D5]W
| |
[/] [/]
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
Q. +E +Q E S S Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------(5)--(5)--------3h=====5p==3-|-2---(2)--(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)----| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
| |---3---| |---3----|
| H +E E E E E E Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7------------(7)h9p===7s5h==7p===5---|-4---(4)--(4)--(4)-(4)----(4)----| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------8----------------------|-----------4----8---7---4--------| |---------10---------10----------------|---7-----------------------5-----| |-------9-----------------9------------|-7----7--------------------------| |----10-------------------------10-----|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[D]H. E [C]E [B]W
| | | |
o / o o
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|--3---|
Q. +E +Q. E Q. +E +Q +H
|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5------(5)--(5)--------3---|-2------(2)--(2)----(2)------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~
| |--3--|
| H. E E E W
|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-7------------------5h7p==5-|-4---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------0-------------|--------------0--------------| |---------6--------6---------|---------3--------3----------| |-7----7-------------7-------|-4----4------------------4---| |----7-------------------7---|----4----------------------4-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
[F5]e e e e e e e e [E5]W
| | | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|------3-------|
Q. +E +Q +Q +Q H +E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------7--5--4---|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----8--------(8)--(8)-----(8)----(8)------|-----7-----------(7)-5--3--2---|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| \1/ \4________/ \4 \1/ \2_______/ \2
| a Q. +E +Q. +E a Q. +E +Q +Q
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-6---6--------(6)--(6)-----------------(6)-|-9---9-------(9)-(9)---(9)-----|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------8----------------------|------------------7------------|| |--------------10--------10-----------------|---------9----9------9---------|| |------------9-------------------9----------|-----------7------------7------|| |---------10----------------------------10--|-----9---------------------9---|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Chorus
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-----------5--------|---7---------------|----------5--------|-7--------------| |--7----5h7-5----7p5-|---7-----7p5-------|-7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5-------| |--7----5h7------7p5-|---------7p5-8--7--|-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--| |--5-----------------|-------------8--7--|-5-----------------|----------8--7--|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W W W
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-10-----------------|-(10)--------------|-------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|| |----------5--------|-7--------------|----------5--------|-7--------------|| |-7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5-------|-7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5-------|| |-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--|-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--|| |-5-----------------|----------8--7--|-5-----------------|----------8--7--||
Outro
PM----| PM----| PM| PM---------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------|------------------------| ||o---------------------------|------------------------| ||----------------------------|------------------------| ||----------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------| ||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------| ||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| -------| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------o|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)----------------------|| |---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------7---------6-----5-|---------7---------6-----5--|| ||o---------7---------6-----5-|---------7---------6-----5-o|| ||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----||
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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