Title : 502
Artist : Megadeth
Album : So Far, So Good...So What!
Transcribed by : skywalker@infoguitar.com
Legend
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = bend release
/ = slide up/down
<5> = natural harmonic
[5] = artifical harmonic
~ = vibrato
tr = trill
SECTION A: BOTH GUITARS
E-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
B-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
G-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
D-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
A--0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-12-12-0-
E-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
* Guitar 1 enters here.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-11-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--12-12-0-11-11-0-8-8-0-10-10-0-11-10-8-0-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--12-12-0-11-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--12-12-0-11-11-0-8-8-0-10-10-0-
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------
A|-11-10-8-0-|-12-12-0-11-11-0-8-8-0-10-10-0-11-10-8-0--12-12-0-11-11-0-
E|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-0-10-10-0-11-10-8-0-|--11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0--
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------||----------------------------
B----------------------------------------||----------------------------
G----------------------------------------||----------------------------
D----------------------------------------||----------------------------
A-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8--||----------------------------
E----------------------------------------||----------------------------
SECTION B: GUITAR 1
E|--------||-----------------------------------------|-----------------
B|--------||*----------------------------------------|-----------------
G|--------||---2-----------------5-------------------|-4---------------
D|--------||---2------------x--x-5-------------x--x--|-4-------------x-
A|--------||*--0------------x--x-3-------------x--x--|-2-------------x-
E|--------||-----------------------------------------|-----------------
"Full tank..." "Pockets lined with cash..." "Full throttle..."
SECTION B: GUITAR 2
E|-----------------------------||-||------------------------------------
B|----------------------------*||-||*-----------------------------------
G|----5----------7-------------||-||---2--------------------------5-----
D|--x-5-----x--x-7-------------||-||---2--------------------------5-----
A|--x-3-----x--x-5-----3-2-1--*||-||*--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-
E|-----------------------------||-||------------------------------------
"Gonna rip some ass..." 4x
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------|-4-----------------------------5-----------
D|--------------------------|-4-----------------------------5-----------
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-0--|-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-0-3---0-0-3-2-
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
SECTION C: BOTH GUITARS
E|-------------------||-------------------------------------------------
B|------------------*||-------------------------------------------------
G|---7---------------||-------------------------------------------------
D|---7---------------||---4--------4/-5---4-----2-------2-------2-------
A|-0-5---0-0-3-2-1--*||---4-----4--4/-5---4------h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2-
E|-------------------||---2--0--2---------------------------------------
4x "Stars will guide me..." "The moonlight is free..."
SECTION D: BOTH GUITARS
E---------|--------------------------------------------------------|---
B---------|--------------------------------------------------------|---
G---------|--------------------------------------------------------|---
D-2-------|--4--------4/-5---4-----2-------2-------2-------2-------|---
A--h4-3-2-|--4-----4--4/-5---4------h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2-|---
E---------|--2--0--2-----------------------------------------------|---
"A feeling inside me..." "And the whole world to see..."
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----
A|---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-|----
E|-7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---|--7-
"Driving fast makes me feel good..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|------
A|-------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-|------
E|-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---|--7-6-
"The speed of light trapped under my hood..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
A|-----------5---------------5---------------5---------------5--|-------
E|-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7----|-7-6-5-
"Breaking laws cause there's nothing to do..."
LEAD 1: GUITAR 2
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------
G|----------------------------------------4---------|--------------------
D|----------------------------9---8---7---4---4---5-|-----------------12p
A|---------5---------------5--9---8---7---2---4---5-|-(12)p0-2-12p3-5----
E|-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7----7---6---5-------2---3-|--------------------
"Driving the interstate..." "I'm stopped..." "For a 502..." * Lead 1 rhythm is Section B: Guitar 1
E--------------------------------------------------------------|--------
B----------------------------------------12p5-7----------------|--------
G-----12p5------------------------12p5-7--------12p5-----------|-12p5-7-
D-5-7------7-12-5----------12p5-7--------------------7-12p5-7--|--------
A--------------p--7-12p5-7-------------------------------------|--------
E--------------------------------------------------------------|--------
E|--------12p5---------------------------------------------------------
B|-12p5-7------7-12p5-7----------------------12p5----------------------
G|----------------------12p5----------12p5-7------7-12p5---------------
D|---------------------------7-12p5-7--------------------7-12-5--------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------p--7-12p5-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---|---------------------------------------------------------|---------
B|---|------------------------r---------------------/-17---15--|-19------
G|---|--------12p9--------9-----7-9------/-16---14-------------|------16-
D|---|-12p5-7--------------------------------------------------|---------
A|-0-|---------------------------------------------------------|---------
E|---|---------------------------------------------------------|---------
GUITAR 1:
E|--------19---17---22---19----------(19)------||-||-------------------
B|---15----------------------------------------||-||*------------------
G|---------------------------------------------||-||---2---------------
D|---------------------------------------------||-||---2------------x--
A|---------------------------------------------||-||*--0------------x--
E|---------------------------------------------||-||-------------------
"Hundreds of miles..."
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------||-
B|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------*||-
G|---5-------------------|-4------------------5----------7-------------||-
D|-x-5-------------x--x--|-4-------------x--x-5-----x--x-7-------------||-
A|-x-3-------------x--x--|-2-------------x--x-3-----x--x-5-----3-2-1--*||-
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------||-
"Rolled off today..." "Signs lose their meanings..." "Minutes tick away..." 4x
GUITAR 2:
E-||-------------------------------------------------------------|-----
B-||*------------------------------------------------------------|-----
G-||---2--------------------------5------------------------------|-4---
D-||---2--------------------------5------------------------------|-4---
A-||*--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-0--|-2---
E-||-------------------------------------------------------------|-----
BOTH GUITARS:
E---------------------------------------------------------||-----------
B--------------------------------------------------------*||-----------
G---------------------------5-------------7---------------||-----------
D---------------------------5-------------7---------------||---4-------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-0-3---0-0-3-2-0-5---0-0-3-2-1--*||---4-----4-
E---------------------------------------------------------||---2--0--2-
4x "Drive until daybreak..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/502_tab_ver_2.html ]
E-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
B-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
G-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
D--4/-5---4-----2-------2-------2-------2-------|--4--------4/-5---4---
A--4/-5---4------h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2-|--4-----4--4/-5---4---
E-----------------------------------------------|--2--0--2-------------
"Always on the go..." "Life on the freeway..."
BOTH GUITARS:
E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D---2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------------------------
A----h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2--h4-3-2-|-----------------5---------------5-
E-----------------------------------|---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---
"Night shift till dawn patrol..." "Driving fast makes me feel good..."
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------
A|---------------5---------------5-|----------------5---------------5---
E|-7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---|--7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-
"The speed of light trapped under my hood..."
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------
A|-------------5---------------5-|----------------5---------------5-----
E|-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---|--7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-
"Breaking laws cause there's nothing to do..."
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
D|------------------------------|----------------------------------9-8-
A|-----------5---------------5--|---------------5---------------5--9-8-
E|-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7----|-7-6-5-6-5-6-7---7-6-5-6-5-6-7----7-6-
"Driving the interstate..." "I'm stopped..."
SECTION E: GUITAR 1
E|-------------------------||-||---------------------------------------
B|-------------------------||-||*-----------------8-----------------11-
G|----4-----------------7--||-||---9------7--9----7----7--9------9--10-
D|-7--4-4-5--9-8-7--4-5-7--||-||---9--x-x-7--9----5----7--9--x-x-9---8-
A|-7--2-4-5--9-8-7--4-5-5--||-||*--7--x-x-5--7---------5--7--x-x-7-----
E|-5----2-3--7-6-5--2-3----||-||---------------------------------------
"For a 502..."
E|-------------|---------------------------------------------------||--
B|----10----8--|-----------------8-----------------11----10----8--*||--
G|-----9----7--|--9------7--9----7----7--9------9--10-----9----7---||--
D|-----7----5--|--9--x-x-7--9----5----7--9--x-x-9---8-----7----5---||--
A|-------------|--7--x-x-5--7---------5--7--x-x-7-----------------*||--
E|-------------|---------------------------------------------------||--
3x
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------
B|-----------------8-----------------11----10----8--|-----------------8-
G|--9------7--9----7----7--9------9--10-----9----7--|--9------7--9----7-
D|--9--x-x-7--9----5----7--9--x-x-9---8-----7----5--|--9--x-x-7--9----5-
A|--7--x-x-5--7---------5--7--x-x-7-----------------|--7--x-x-5--7------
E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------
LEAD 2: GUITAR 1
E|-----------------------------------|-22b24---22b24--22b24--22b24--22-
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------
G|----7------------------------------|---------------------------------
D|----7--9-8-7--9------9-8-7--9------|---------------------------------
A|----5--7-6-5--7-8-9--7-6-5--7-8-7--|---------------------------------
E|----------------6-7-----------6-5--|---------------------------------
"Stopped for a 502, next yime it's gonna be you..."
E|--r--22~22--22--20--19h20-19-19---------------r-----------|------------
B|--------------------------------20--22-22b24----20p19-22~-|-22-22\-----
G|----------------------------------------------------------|--------7b9-
D|----------------------------------------------------------|------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------|------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------|------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------
B|-----------r----------------------------------------------|-----------
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5---5-----------|-----------
D|--------------------------------------------7---7-6-5---5-|-----------
A|------------------------------------------------------7---|-7-6-5-5p3-
E|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------14-13-12----12-------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------14----14-13-12----12----------12----12-12-
A|---3p0----------12~-------------------------15----15-12-12----14-------
E|-5-----5-3~--/---------------------------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------------------15-15-------------------
B-|-------------------------13---r----13-15b17---------15p13----13-------
G-|-12----12h14-12----12-14--------14------------------------14----19b21-
D-|----14----------14----------------------------------------------------
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---20--20----20-20-20-20-|-20-------15--20h22-17----17----------17----
B|-------16----16-16-16-16-|-16--r-----------------20----20-17h20----20-
G|----------19-------------|--------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
B|-17h19----------------------17h19-17----------------|----------------
G|-------20p19-17----17-19-20----------20p19-17-19h20-|-19-17-19-17----
D|----------------19----------------------------------|-------------19-
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-19-18-17-18-17-18----------19-19-18-17-18-19-18-17-18-17-------------
A|-------------------15-16-17-------------------------------19-19-18-17-
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------|----------------------------------------------------
G|----------------|----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------|-17-18-17-------------------------------------------
A|-18-17-17-18-19-|----------19-19-18-17-18-19-18-17-18-17-------15----
E|----------------|----------------------------------------17-15----18-
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B|-------------20---r-------20-------|-------------------r---------------
G|-----19b21------19---17---19-------|-17---19b21----------\--5p4~-(4)b5-
D|-------------------------------19--|-----------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------
E|-16--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
LEAD 2 RHYTHM: GUITAR 2
E|----------------------------------||-||------------------------------
B|--7p5--------r--------------------||-||*-----------------------------
G|------6-4b5---(4)-----------------||-||---2-----------------4--------
D|------------------7p4---4-3-------||-||---2-----------------4--------
A|----------------------7-----------||-||*--0-----------------2--------
E|----------------------------0---x-||-||------------------------------
E|--------|----------------------------------------||------------------
B|--------|---------------------------------------*||------------------
G|--------|-5----------------7---------7---6---5---||---2--------------
D|--------|-5----------------7---------7---6---5---||---2--------------
A|--------|-3----------------5---------5---4---3--*||---0--------------
E|--------|----------------------------------------||------------------
3x
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------
B|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------
G|----4---------------|-5----------------7---6---5---7----------|-7---6-
D|----4---------------|-5----------------7---6---5---7---6---7--|-7---6-
A|----2---------------|-3----------------5---4---3---5---6---7--|-5---4-
E|--------------------|----------------------------------4---5--|-------
"Stars above guide me..." "A feeling inside me..."
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
G|---5---7-----------7---6---5---7---------|--7---6---5---7-------------
D|---5---7---6---7---7---6---5---7---6---7-|--7---6---5---7---6---7---5-
A|---3---5---6---7---5---4---3---5---6---7-|--5---4---3---5---6---7---5-
E|-----------4---5-------------------4---5-|------------------4---5---3-
"I drive until daybreak..." "Life on the freeway is hell..."
E|----------------|------------------------------------------|---------
B|----------------|------------------------------------------|---------
G|----------------|------------------------------------------|-9-------
D|----------6---7-|-4----------5---6---3----------4---5---2--|-9-------
A|----------6---7-|-4----------5---6---3----------4---5---2--|-7-------
E|----------4---5-|-2----------3---4---1----------2---3---0--|-0-------
"It's hell..."
E|------------------------------*|-
B|------------------------------*|-
G|----------(9)-----------------*|-
D|----------(9)-----------------*|-
A|----------(7)-----------------*|-
E|----------(0)-----------------*|-
"I'm coming through..." * Ending Noise