Megadeth: Amerikhastan
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: May 23, 2007
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2-0-2-5-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-5-3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Recruiting the ill-fated..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|----------0---------5----------|
B|-------7------7--------7-------|
G|----6------------6--------6----|
D|-4---------------------------4-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|----------0---------9----------|
B|-------7------7--------7-------|
G|----6------------6--------6----|
D|-7---------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|----------0---------7----------|
B|-------7------7--------7-------|
G|----8------------8--------8----|
D|-9---------------------------9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|----------0---------5----------|
B|-------7------7--------7-------|
G|----6------------6--------6----|
D|-4---------------------------4-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 & 2 play Riff 1
Guitar 3 (Distortion) x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------2------------------------|
A|---4----0-----------------2----3-|
E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----0-0--0-1-|
* ** * *
"Desperation provides..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------------------|
A|---4----0---------------4-3-2-------|
E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----------5-4-2-|
* **
"In the end..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0-|
D|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2-0-|
A|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2---|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2-|
D|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2-2-|
A|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2---|
E|------------------------------|
Solo (Drover)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| --------------|
A|----------------------| |
E|-5-2-0--2~--5-2-0--2~-| |
* * * * |
e|----------------------------| |--> Play 3x
B|----------------------------| |
G|----------------------------| |
D|----------------------------| --------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5-2-0--2~--5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------3--3------2--2-|
A|----------------3--3------2--2-|
E|-5-2-0--2~--5-2-------5-2------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----1--1------0--0-----------|
A|-----1--1------0--0------4--4-|
E|-5-2-------5-2-------5-2-4--4-|
* * * * * *
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------14-17p14----19p14----17p14----|
B|-14h17----------17-------17-------17-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------13-16p13----18p13----16p13----|
B|-13h16----------16-------16-------16-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------12-15p12----17p12----15p12----|
B|-12h15----------15-------15-------15-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------11-14p11----16p11----14p11----|
B|-11h14----------14-------14-------14-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------10-13p10----15p10----13p10----|
B|-10h13----------13-------13-------13-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|------9-12p9----14p9----12p9----|
B|-9h12--------12------12------12-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-------------|
A|----------------2-3h4---4-3p2-----2-|
E|-2--3-4-5-2-3h4---------------5-2---|
"All that they..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4------------------2-------------|
A|----3-2-------2-3h4---4-3p2-------|
E|--------5-2-0---------------5-2-0-|
"...things would..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-------------|
A|----------------2-3h4---4-3p2-------|
E|-2--3-4-5-2-3h4---------------5-2-0-|
"Turned into a..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|----------------5----7--(7)\-|
E|-2--0-2-5-2-x-x-3----5--(5)\-|
"...blew to..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------2---------------4-|
A|---4----4-4-0------4----4-4-2-|
E|-0-2--0-2-2------0-2--0-2-2---|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------2-----------------|
A|---4----4-4-0------4----4-4-2-|
E|-0-2--0-2-2------0-2--0-2-2-0-|
* * * * * *
Solo (Drover)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
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Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2-0-2-5-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-5-3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"No rules of..."
Guitar 2 x7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------2------------------------|
A|---4----0-----------------2----3-|
E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----0-0--0-1-|
* ** * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------------------|
A|---4----0---------------4-3-2-------|
E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----------5-4-2-|
* **
Harmony guitar comes in later:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------6~-----------------6~-|
D|-6-7----------------6-7-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "All that you..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm, Ending)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------2-------------|
A|-----------------3h4---4-3p2-----2-|
E|-2-2-3-4-5-2-2-2-------------5-2---|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4------------------2-------------|
A|----3-2-------2-3h4---4-3p2-------|
E|--------5-2-0---------------5-2-0-|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------2-------------|
A|---------------2-3h4---4-3p2-------|
E|-2-2-3-4-5-2-2---------------5-2-0-|
* * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-2-2-0-2-5-2-2-2-333333-555555-|
* * * * * * * * ****** ******
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-222334552222222222222222-|
************************
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-222334552222222222222222-|
************************
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-222334552222222334552222-|
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e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------2-----------4---------|
A|--------------3h4---4p3p2-3h4---3p2p0-4-|
E|-222334552222-------------------------2-|
************
Solo (Drover)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Drover)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
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.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill