Megadeth: Bodies
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: October 28, 2009
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Guitar fill in () )
e|--------------------------(0)-------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3---------0-2----------5---|
A|-----5---3-2---1--3--3-2-0-2----------3-2-|
E|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0------------0---0-|
* * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3---------5-2----------5-2-|
A|-----5---3-2---1--3--3-2-5-2----------3-0-|
E|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0------------0-----|
* * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3---------0-2----------5---|
D|-----5---3-3---1--3--3-2-0-2----------3---|
A|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0------------0---2-|
E|----------------------------------------0-|
* * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------3---------0-2-|
A|-----5---3-2---1--3--3-2-0-2-|
E|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0-----|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---5---|
A|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---3---|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0---0-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-5-6-----------7-6-7------9-7~-|
A|-7-6-7---6-5-6---8-7-8-----10-8~-|
E|-------0-7-6-7-0-------0-0-------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-5-6-----------7-6-7-----------|
A|-7-6-7---6-5-6---8-7-8---3--5--6-|
E|-------0-7-6-7-0-------0-1--3--4-|
* * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-5-6-----------7-6-7------9-7~-|
A|-7-6-7---6-5-6---8-7-8-----10-8~-|
E|-------0-7-6-7-0-------0-0-------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-5-6---------------------------|
A|-7-6-7---6-5-6-------------------|
E|-------0-7-6-7-0-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---5-------7------2-------4---|
A|-----7---9---9------3---5---5-|
E|-0-----0-------0------0-------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------2-----4--------------------|
A|----3-----5---5------------------|
E|-0------0-------0--3-4-5-6-5-4-3-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------3---------0-2-|
A|-----5---3-2---1--3--3-2-0-2-|
E|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0-----|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---5---|
A|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---3-2-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0---0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------3---------0-2-|
A|-----5---3-2---1--3--3-2-0-2-|
E|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0-----|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---5-2-|
A|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---3-0-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------3---------0-2-|
D|-----5---3-3---1--3--3-2-0-2-|
A|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0-----|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---5---|
D|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---3---|
A|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0---2-|
E|-------------------------------0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------3---------0-2-|
A|-----5---3-2---1--3--3-2-0-2-|
E|-0-0-3-0-1-0-0----1--1-0-----|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---5---|
A|-------2-3-----3-4-----4-3---3---|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0---0-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 1x
Riff 3a
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---5-------7------2-------4---|
A|-----7---9---9------3---5---5-|
E|-0-----0-------0------0-------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------2-----4--------|
A|----3-----5---5------|
E|-0------0-------0----|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------2-----4--------------------|
A|----3-----5---5------------------|
E|-0------0-------0--3-4-5-6-5-4-3-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------7----------7------7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------6----------5------5-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------4----------4------4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-----|
A|---------3----------2--3--5--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-0-0-0-----3--|
* * * * * * * *
Solo (Mustaine)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4-5---------4-5---------4-5----|
D|-----7-5-7~------7-5-7~------7~-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4-5---------4-5-/7--4--4-5-----|
D|-----7-5-7~-----------------7~--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4-5---------4-5---------4-5----|
D|-----7-5-7~------7-5-7~------7~-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
1st ending:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-5---------4-5-7-5-4---5-4-----4-------|
D|-----7-5-7~------------7-----7-5---7-5-4-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
2nd ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-5---------4-5-10-9-7----9-7------7------------------|
D|-----7-5-7~-------------10-----10-9---10-9-7-10-9-7----|
A|----------------------------------------------------10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13------------12-13------------12-13-----|
G|-------14-12-14~--------14-12-14~--------14~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13------------12-13-/15--12--12-13-----|
G|-------14-12-14~-----------------------14~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13------------12-13------------12-13-----|
G|-------14-12-14~--------14-12-14~--------14~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
1st ending:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13------------12-13-15-13-12----13-12-------12----------|
G|-------14-12-14~-----------------14-------14-12----14-12-11-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd ending:
e|------------------------|
B|-12-13------------12-13-|
G|-------14-12-14~--------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-13-12-10----12-10-------10----------------------|
B|----------13-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----|
G|----------------------------------------------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Only comes in the 2nd play of Riff 5)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-9-----------7-9-----------7-9-----|
D|-----10-9-10~------10-9-10~------10~-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7-9-----------7-9-/10--7--7-9-----|
D|-----10-9-10~------------------10~-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-9-----------7-9-----------7-9-----|
D|-----10-9-10~------10-9-10~------10~-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-9-----------7-9-14-12-10----12-10-------10----------------------|
D|-----10-9-10~---------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-14-12-10----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---3----------3----------3---|
E|-5---5-0-5--5---5-0-5--5---5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---3----------3----------3---|
E|-4---4-0-4--4---4-0-4--4---4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---3----------3----------3---|
E|-3---3-0-3--3---3-0-3--3---3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-----|
A|---------3----------2--3--5--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-0-0-0-----3--|
* * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/bodies_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5----------5----------5---|
D|-7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7-|
A|-------7----------7----------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5----------5----------5---|
D|-6---6---6--6---6---6--6---6-|
A|-------7----------7----------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5----------5----------5---|
D|-5---5---5--5---5---5--5---5-|
A|-------7----------7----------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-----|
A|---------3----------2--3--5--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-0-0-0-----3--|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---2----------2----------2---|
A|-3---3---3--3---3---3--3---3-|
E|-------5----------5----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---2----------2----------2---|
A|-3---3---3--3---3---3--3---3-|
E|-------4----------4----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---2----------2--------5-5-5-|
A|-3---3---3--3---3---3--3-3-3-|
E|-------3----------3----------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-----|
A|---------3----------2--3--5--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-0-0-0-----3--|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5----------5----------5---|
D|-7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7-|
A|-------7----------7----------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5----------5----------5---|
D|-6---6---6--6---6---6--6---6-|
A|-------7----------7----------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5----------5--------------|
D|-5---5---5--5---5---5--5-5-5-|
A|-------7----------7----3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-----|
A|---------3----------2--3--5--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-0-0-0-----3--|
* * * * * * * *
Solo (Broderick)
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------------------|
B|-10~--/13~--13-12-13-13b15r13-13p12-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-9~--/13~--13-12-13-15b17r15-13-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|-8~--13~--15-13-15-17-15-17-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Final note
e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-17b18--17~--17-15-13-15-13-12-|-10~-|
G|-------------------------------|-----|
D|-------------------------------|-----|
A|-------------------------------|-----|
E|-------------------------------|-----|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-13~--/17~--17-15-17-17b18r17p15-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-13~--/17~--17-15-17-18b20r18p17-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|-13~--/17~--18-17-18-20-18-20-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-20b22--20~--20-18-17-18-17-15-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|-13~--/17~--17-15-17-17b18r17-15h17-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-13~--/17~--17-15-17-18b20r18p17-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|-13~--/17~--18-17-18-20-18-20-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-20b22--20~--20-18-17-18-17-15-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------9--8------------|
A|-7--10--7--6--10--9--8--|
E|-5---8---------8--7--6--|
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-11tr12------------------------------------18tr19-|
B|------------------------------------17tr18--------|
G|-----------------------------15tr16---------------|
D|----------------------14tr15----------------------|
A|---------------13tr14-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------7------7----7------6------5----5-|
E|-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-4444-4-4433-3-33-3-|
**** **** ** **** **** **
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5---|
A|------4------4----4------3------2-3-5-|
E|-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-1111-1-1100-0---3-|
**** **** ** **** ****
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------12-13-12h13p12p10-12-13-12b13~----12-13-|
G|-12b14~------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-10---------12--------------------------|
B|----13b15~-----13-10-10b12--(12)r10b12~-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-15b17~--15--13--12h13p12----12----------------------|
B|--------------------------15----13-15-13\-9~----9-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13b15~---9-10-12b13r12b13--(13)r12-12h13-10~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------7------7----7------9------9----9-|
E|-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
**** **** ** **** **** **
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------10------10----10----------12----------13------13-|
E|-8888--8-8888--8-88--8-10101010-10-10101111-11-1111-11-|
**** **** ** * * * * * * * * * *
Solo (Broderick)
e|-------------------------17p12----12-17p12----------|
B|-------------17p13----13-------13----------13----13-|
G|-17p14----14-------14-------------------------14----|
D|-------14-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-16p12----12-------------15p10----10-15p10----------|
B|-------12----17p12----12-------12----------12----12-|
G|-------------------13-------------------------12----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-14p10----10-------------------------15----------10-|
B|-------10----------------15p10----10----10h12h13----|
G|-------------14p11----11-------11-------------------|
D|-------------------12-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-13p10----10-----------------------------------------|
B|-------10----10h15p10----10-17p12----12/18-21p18\17--|
G|----------------------10----------13-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-19b20~----19----19\17---17\13----|
B|---------0------------------------|
G|--------------16------14-------10-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-13/15-----15\12---12-12~----(12)/-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------12--------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-17p14----14\10----12p10-|
B|-------15-------10-------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-15p12----12\-8---11p8-8h11~-|
B|-------13-------8------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
End Solo
Ending:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----5--8--7-----------5--8--7-------|
A|-6--3--6--5--8--7--6--3--6--5--8--7-|
E|-4-----------6--5--4-----------6--5-|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----5--8--7-----------5--8--7-----------|
A|-6--3--6--5--8--7--6--3--6--5--8--7--6--|
E|-4-----------6--5--4-----------6--5--4--|
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
