502
Megadeth
(From The 1988 Album So Far, So Good....So What!)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E)
Intro:
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B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-0-000-00000000...-12-12-0-11-11-00000000...-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* *** ******** ********
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B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-0-11-11-0-8-8-0-10-10-0-11-10-8-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-12-12-0-11-11-00000000...-|
E|---------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| --> Play 3x
A|-12-12-0-11-11-0-8-8-0-10-10-0-11-10-8-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
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A|-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
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B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-0-11-10-8-|
E|---------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
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B|---------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------5-----------------4-|
D|-2-----------------5-----------------4-|
A|----0000000000-3p0----0000000000-222---|
E|---------------------------------------|
********** * * ********** ***
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------------5---------7---------|
D|----------------5---------7---------|
A|-0000000000-320----00-320----00-320-|
E|------------------------------------|
********** *** ** *** ** ***
Final time:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------5---------7-----------|
A|-0000000000-320-3--00-320-5--00-320---|
E|------------------------------------3-|
********** *** ** *** ** *** *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2----------------5----------------4-|
D|-2----------------5----------------4-|
A|-0------------3p0--------------222---|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * ***
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------7----------|
D|---------------5--------7----------|
A|-----------320------320------320---|
E|---------------------------------3-|
*** *** *** *
Final time:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------5--------7----(7)\-|
A|-----------320-3----320-5----(5)\-|
E|----------------------------------|
*** ***
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|-------5-4----4-3-2---4-3-2---4-3-2---4-3-2-|
E|-2-222-3-2----------------------------------|
* ***
"The stars above..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------0---------|
A|-2p1p0---0h1h2---2p1p0---|
E|-------2---------------2-|
"Driving fast..." x6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------0---------------0---------|
A|-0h1h2---2p1p0---0h1h2---2p1p0---|
E|---------------2---------------2-|
"...makes me feel good..."
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-------0-|
A|-0h1h2---|
E|---------|
"...stopped..."
Riff 3a
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-9-8-7-9-4-5-|
E|-7-6-5-7-2-3-|
* * * * * *
"...for a 502!"
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/502_tab_ver_3.html ]
Solo (Young)
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B|-------------------------------------|
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D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
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D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Hundreds of miles..."
Play Riff 2 "Driving till daybreak..."
Play Riff 3 "Driving fast..."
Riff 3b
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|------------------------7-|
A|-9-8-7-9-4-5--9-8-7-4-5-5-|
E|-7-6-5-7-2-3--7-6-5-2-3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Stopped for a 502..."
Riff 4 (Riff under car crash sample)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9----7-9--12--9-9------15--14-12-|
A|-7-77-5-7--10--7-7-777--13--12-10-|
E|----------------------------------|
** ***
Final time:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-9----7-9--12--7-|
A|-7-77-5-7--10--5-|
E|-----------------|
**
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9-8-7-9------9-8-7-9-----|
A|-7-6-5-7-7-8--7-6-5-7-7-8-|
E|---------5-6----------5-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Stopped for a 502..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2----4----5----7----7-6-5-|
A|-0----2----3----5----5-4-3-|
E|---------------------------|
* * *
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-2----4----5--|
A|-0----2----3--|
E|--------------|
Solo (Mustaine)
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-7------7-6-5-7-----|
A|-5-4-3-5-6-7--5-4-3-5-6-7-|
E|---------4-5----------4-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The stars above..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-7------7-6-5-7-----|
A|-5-4-3-5-6-7--5-4-3-5-6-7-|
E|---------4-5----------4-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Driving til daybreak..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5----6-7-4----6-7-3----6-7-2--2--|
E|-3----4-5-2----4-5-1----4-5-0--0--|
* * * * * *
"...hell, it's hell..."
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
