Band- Megadeth
Song- Crush Em
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|-15b16--15b16-----------------------|
G|-13-----13b14---------13-xx-15-13~--|
D|----------------------13-xx-15-13~--|
A|-----------------13h15--------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|-15b16--15b16-----------------------|
G|-13-----13b14---------13-xx-15-13~--|
D|--------12b13---------13-xx-15-13~--|
A|-----------------13h15--------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|-15b16--15b16-----------------------|
G|-13-----13b14---------13-xx-15-13~--|
D|----------------------13-xx-15-13~--|
A|-----------------13h15--------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-16-----16-----16-----16-----------13-----|
G|-15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17----xxx-13-----|
D|-------------------------------xxx----15~-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
GUitar 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------4----------4----------4----------4-|
D|-6-6-----4--6-6-----4--6-6-----4--6-6-----4-|
A|-----4h6--------4h6--------4h6--------4h6---|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"Party time..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------7----------7----------7----------7-|
D|-9-9-----7--9-9-----7--9-9-----7--9-9-----7-|
A|-----7h9--------7h9--------7h9--------7h9---|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"The stakes are rich..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------7----------7----------7----------|
D|-9-9-----7--9-9-----7--9-9-----7--9-9-----|
A|-----7h9--------7h9--------7h9--------7h9-|
E|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-8--------(8)--------(8)--------6--7-|
D|-6--------(6)--------(6)--------4--5-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-8--------(8)--------(8)--------6--7-|
D|-6--------(6)--------(6)--------4--5-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------(11)--------(11)--------9--10-|
D|--9---------(9)---------(9)--------7---8-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-11--------(11)--------(11)-----------|
D|--9---------(9)---------(9)-----------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------X\\-|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4--|
A|-44-4----x-7--------44-4----x-2--|
E|-22-2----x-5--------22-2----x----|
"Heads I win..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-77-7---(7)\----------------------4--|
A|-55-5---(5)\-2-------44-4----x-/4-2--|
E|-------------0-------22-2----x-------|
"Roll the dice..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--3--------------|
E|--1--[let ring]--|
Guitar 2 x3
e|------------------5----5----|
B|-7------5-------7---7-----7-|
G|----6-6----6----------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-5----5-----5-----7----7-|
B|----7---7-7---7-7--------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
(w/ some effect)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|---/10\-------|
D|-[slow slide]-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Looking for trouble..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-15b16--15b16---------------------------|
G|-13-----13b14---------13-xx-15----------|
D|----------------------13-xx-15--8\6-6~~-|
A|----------------13h15-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-15b16--15b16--------------------------|
G|-13-----13b14---------xx-13-xx-15-13~--|
D|----------------------xx-13-xx-15-13~--|
A|----------------13h15------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Guitar fill (w/ wah pedal)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--5--(5)b6--|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Play Riff 2 "Last one standing..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4--|
A|-44-4----x-7--------44-4----x-2--|
E|-22-2----x-5--------22-2----x----|
"Heads I win..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-77-7---(7)\----------------------4--|
A|-55-5---(5)\-2-------44-4----x-/4-2--|
E|-------------0-------22-2----x-------|
"Roll the dice..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4--|
A|-44-4----x-7--------44-4----x-2--|
E|-22-2----x-5--------22-2----x----|
"Now we lay you..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-77-7---(7)\----------------------4--|
A|-55-5---(5)\-2-------44-4----x-/4-2--|
E|-------------0-------22-2----x-------|
"Step inside..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--3--------------|
E|--1--[let ring]--|
Guitar 2 x3
e|------------------5----5----|
B|-7------5-------7---7-----7-|
G|----6-6----6----------------| ---|
D|----------------------------| |
A|----------------------------| |
E|----------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
e|-5----5-----5-----7----7-| |
B|----7---7-7---7-7--------| |
G|-------------------------| ------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
e|-14----14----14----14----14----14----14---14---|
B|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b9-17b9-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
"Now we lay you..."
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------6-----------------------8~--|
A|-3-3--x-6----------------3-3--x-8~--|
E|-1-1--x------------------1-1--x-----|
"Crush..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------6-----------------------8~--|
A|-3-3--x-6----------------3-3--x-8~--|
E|-1-1--x------------------1-1--x-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/crush_em_tab_ver_4.html ]
"Crush..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------6-----------8~-|
A|-3-3--x-6----3-3--x-8~-|
E|-1-1--x------1-1--x----|
"Don't need reason..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------6-----------6-8--|
A|-3-3--x-6----3-3--x-4-6--|
E|-1-1--x------1-1--x------|
"Step aside..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------6-----------8~-|
A|-3-3--x-6----3-3--x-8~-|
E|-1-1--x------1-1--x----|
"Now we've found..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------6-----------8-10-|
A|-3-3--x-6----3-3--x-6--8-|
E|-1-1--x------1-1--x------|
"We're gonna bust you..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------3------------------5--|
A|-55-5----x-1--------55-5----x-3--|
E|-33-3----x----------33-3----x----|
"Heads I win..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-88-8---(8)\----------------------5--|
A|-66-6---(6)\-3-------55-5----x-/5-3--|
E|-------------1-------33-3----x-------|
"Roll the dice..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------3------------------5--|
A|-55-5----x-1--------55-5----x-3--|
E|-33-3----x----------33-3----x----|
"Now we lay you..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-88-8---(8)\----------------------5--|
A|-66-6---(6)\-3-------55-5----x-/5-3--|
E|-------------1-------33-3----x-------|
"Step aside..."
Guitar 2 x3
e|------------------6----6----|
B|-8------6-------8---8-----8-|
G|----7-7----7----------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-6----6-----6-----8----8-|
B|----8---8-8---8-8--------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
e|-15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----|
B|-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Now we lay you..."
Riff 4a
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--------3-----------5~-|
D|--------3-----------5~-|
A|-5-5--x------5-5--x----|
E|-3-3--x------3-3--x----|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--------3----------------|
D|--------3-----------8-10-|
A|-5-5--x------5-5--x-6--8-|
E|-3-3--x------3-3--x------|
Song fades out with Riff 4a
Ending Solo
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------5--5b7~~~-|
D|-1/----------------/8-------------|
A|-1/-[steady gliss]-/8-------------|
E|----[ w/ wah ]----------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7r5p3-3~~-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-3h5p3-----------|
D|-------5-3-------|
A|------------3-5--|
E|-----------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--------3-----------5~-|
D|--------3-----------5~-|
A|-5-5---------5-5-------|
E|-3-3--0------3-3--0----|
* *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3h5p3---------|
D|-----------------------5-3-----|
A|---------------------------3-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|---------------6~~~-|
G|-3~~--3-5--5/7------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----6--8-8~--3------6------6------6-----6-----|
G|-5/7------------5b7----5b7----5b7----5b7---5b7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------3------3-6~-|
B|-6------------------------------3--6~-------|
G|---5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-5~~--5b7-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|--------18-------|
G|-17b19-----17~~--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|---------15---------15---------15---------15-|
B|-------15---------15---------15---------15---|
G|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------15---------15---------15---------15-|
B|-------15---------15---------15---------15---|
G|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------15---------15---------15---------15-|
B|-------15---------15---------15---------15---|
G|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------15---------15---------15---------15-|
B|-------15---------15---------15---------15---|
G|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------15-18p15------15------|
B|--------15-18-18-18b20~~--18---------18b19---18b19-|
G|-17b19---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-18-20-20b22-{20}-{20}-{20}-{20}-{20}-{20}-|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-[20]21-{20}-{20}-{20}-20-20-18h20p18-15h18p15-------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------15h18p15h18p15----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------17-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo fades out|
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