Shadow of Deth Megadeth
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)
Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
[D5]x 5 7 x x x
[A5]5 7 x x x x
[C5]x 3 5 x x x
[G5]3 5 x x x x
[Eb5]x 6 8 x x x
[Bb5]6 8 x x x x
F5(type 2)
8 8 x x x x
[Ab5]4 6 x x x x
Eb5(type 2)
6 6 x x x x
[B5]x 2 4 x x x
Bb5I
x 1 3 x x x
A5open
x 0 2 x x x
[E5]x 7 9 x x x
[C#5]x 4 6 x x x
B5VII
7 9 x x x x
G5X
x 10 12 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead I'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead II'
Riff
Q=107
[D5B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5] [D5B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5] [D5B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5] [D5B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5]
[4/4] Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4--o|| ||--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4---||
Melody
[D5]Gtr II[A5]
W W
| |
[/] [/]
Gtr III
H. Q W
|---------------10---|-12---------------| |-10-----------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
[C5] W [G5] W
| |
[/] [/]
W H. Q
|-12---------------|-10-----------------| |------------------|---------------13---| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-| |--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|
[D5] W [A5] W
| |
[/] [/]
H. Q W
|-10------------13---|-12---------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
[C5] W [Eb5] W
| |
[/] [/]
H. Q W
|-12------------10---|------------------| |--------------------|-11---------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
[D5] W [A5] W
| |
[/] [/]
H. Q W
|---------------10---|-12---------------| |-10-----------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
[C5] W [G5] W
| |
[/] [/]
H. Q W
|-15------------12---|-10---------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
Bb5 F5(type 2)
W W
| |
[/] [/]
H. Q W
|-10-----------------|------------------| |---------------11---|-13---------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5--2-3-4-5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
Ab5 Eb5(type 2)
W W
| |
[/] [/]
H Q Q W
|--------------------|------------------|| |-13-------11--------|-11---------------|| |---------------13---|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------||
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--5-2-3-4--5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|| |--5-2-3-4--5-2--3-4-|--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-||
Lead I
[D5]Gtr I[C5]
W W
| |
[/] [/]
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-----7-10-9-7-9-10-|-(10)---7-10-9-7-10-9-| |---7---------------|------7---------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
W Q. E +Q Q
| | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|--------------8---------| |-7---7-10-9-7-9-10-|-(10)---7-10----10-9-10-| |---7---------------|------7-----------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|
[D5]W [C5] W
| |
[/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-----7-10-9-7-9-10-|-(10)---7-10-9-7-10-9-| |---7---------------|------7---------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
W Q. E +Q Q
| | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------8------------------|| |-7---7-10-9-7-9-10-|-(10)---7-10----10-9-7-10-9-7----|| |---7---------------|------7-----------------------10-|| |-------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------------------||
Lead II
[E5] [C5]
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |-----9-12-11-9-11-12-|-(12)---9-12-11-9-12-11-| |---9-----------------|------9-----------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|
A5 Bb5 B5VII G5X
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------10----------| |-9---9-12-11-9-11-12-|-(12)---9-12----12-11-12-| |---9-----------------|------9------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|
[E5] [C5]
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |-----9-12-11-9-11-12-|-(12)---9-12-11-9-12-11-| |---9-----------------|------9-----------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|
A5 Bb5 B5VII G5X
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------|-------------10--------------------|| |-9---9-12-11-9-11-12-|-(12)---9-12----12-11-9-12-11-9----|| |---9-----------------|------9-------------------------12-|| |---------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------------------||
Lead III
[D5] [C5]
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------13-12----12-13-|-(13)-------13-12----13-12-| |------15-------15-------|---------15-------15-------| |---14-------------------|------14-------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------13-12----12-13-|-(13)-------13-15-13-12-13-| |-15----15-------15-------|---------15----------------| |----14-------------------|------14-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
[D5] [C5]
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------13-12----12-13-|-(13)-------13-12----13-12-| |-15----15-------15-------|---------15-------15-------| |----14-------------------|------14-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-13----13-17-15-13-15-17-|-(17)----13-17-15-13-17-15-| |----15-------------------|------15-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
[E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]| [E]|
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
|----------13-12----12-13-|-(13)-------13-15-13-12----13-12-------|| |-15----15-------15-------|---------15-------------15-------15-13-|| |----14-------------------|------14-------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
|-13----13-17-15-13-15-17-|-(17)----13-17-15-13-------13----------|| |----15-------------------|------15-------------17-15----17-15-13-|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------||
Outro
[D5] [B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5] [D5] [B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5]
[4/4] Gtr III
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +W
|------------------|--------------------| |-15---------------|-(15)---------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| >
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W
|------------------|--------------------| |-15---------------|-(15)---------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|---5--2-3-4-5-2-3-4-| |--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|---5--2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|
[D5B5C5C#D5B5C5C#5]W 5x [D5B5C5C#D5C#C5B5]W
||-------------------||-----------------*| ||o-----------------o||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*| ||o-----------------o||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*|
|
| W 5x W
||-------------------||-----------------*| ||o-----------------o||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*| ||o-----------------o||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E 5x E E E E E E E E
||-------------------||-----------------*| ||o-----------------o||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*| ||-------------------||-----------------*| ||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-o||-5-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-*| ||--5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4--||-5-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-*|
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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