Band- Megadeth
Song- Ecstasy
Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---6-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---7-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---6-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---7-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 1 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"You live in..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"...fantasy..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-5-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"You live in..."
e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---6-|
G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---7-|
D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"...deceit..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-|
D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---6-|
G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---7-|
D|-------0---0---------0---0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1 & 2 (Clean & Distortion)
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"I come to you..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"...shadows fall..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-5-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"I leave as the..."
e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3-----|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-|
G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---3-|
D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x---|
E|-----------------------------|
"...arrives..."
e|---------------------------5-|
B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-|
G|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---7-|
D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-7-|
A|-------x---x---------x---x-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
"Hide the truth..."
e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-|
B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-|
G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---3-|
D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x---|
A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x---|
E|-----------------------------|
"...deceive them all..."
e|-3--3----3---0-0--0----0----------------|
B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---2----3----2--|
G|-3--3----3---1-1--1----1---2----3----2--|
D|-------x---x---------x---x-2----3----2--|
A|-------x---x---------x---x-0----1----0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
"...good intention lies..."
Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Distortion w/ tremolo)
e|----0---------------0----------|
B|-------3---------------2-------|
G|-2------------------------2----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"I come to you..."
e|----0--------------------------|
B|-------1------------3----------|
G|-2---------------------4-------|
D|--------------------------5----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"I leave as..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-5------5------------------3--|
G|-3-----------------------2----|
D|-5----5------5--------0-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
"Hide the truth..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------3--|
G|----2---------------------------1----|
D|------------------3------------------|
A|-3-------------1-------------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"How my good..."
End guitar fill
Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|-----17--\15------------|
B|-15-----------18--15~~--|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
"Hide the truth..."
End guitar fill
Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-|
E|----x----x------x------x---|
"Try to silence..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-|
E|----x----x------x----------|
"Feeding the dark..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-|
E|----x----x------x------x---|
"We can never..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------6---6-5-----|
G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----|
D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-3-|
A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-1-|
E|----x-1--x------------------|
"...the sin I bring..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-3---------2--|
A|-1--x-3--x-0--|
E|----x-1--x----|
"...bring..."
Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
End guitar fill
Play Riff 1 "The secret meetings..."
Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|------10-9-------------------8-7---|
B|---10------10--------------8-----8-|
G|-9-----------------------7---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "The price..." [use same guitar fills as before]
Riff 3a (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| ---------|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-| |
E|----x----x------x------x---| |
"Try to silence..." |
e|---------------------------| |
B|---------------------------| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-| |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-| |
E|----x----x------x----------| |
"Feeding the dark..." |
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-| |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-| |
E|----x----x------x------x---| |
"We can never..." |
e|----------------------------| |
B|----------------6---6-5-----| |
G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----| |
D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-7-| --------|
A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-5-|
E|----x-1--x------------------|
"...the sin I bring..."
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-3-----------2--|
A|-1--x-3--3-x-0--|
E|----x-1--1-x----|
"...bring..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/ecstasy_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
End guitar fill
Interlude
Guitars 1 & 2 (Acoustic & Distortion w/ Leslie effect)
e|-------1------------------1-----------|
B|-----3------3-----------3------3------|
G|---2------2------2----2------2------2-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------5------------------5-----------|
B|-----5------5-----------5------5------|
G|---6------6------6----6------6------6-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------5------------------5-----------|
B|-----6------6-----------6------6------|
G|---5------5------5----5------5------5-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------3-----------------3-----------|
B|-----3------3----------3------3------|
G|---4------4-----4----4------4------4-|
D|-0------------0----0-------------0---|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------3------------------3-----------|
B|-----5------5-----------5------5------|
G|---3------3------3----3------3------3-|
D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------1------------------1-----------|
B|-----3------3-----------3------3------|
G|---2------2------2----2------2------2-|
D|-0-------------0----------------------|
A|--------------------3-------------3---|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------3------------------0-----------|
B|-----3------3-----------3------0------|
G|---3------3-----------1------1----1---|
D|-----------------?------------------2-|
A|-1-------------1----2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----2------3-------2--------3---|
G|---2------3-------2--------3-----|
D|-2------3-----3-2------2/3-----3-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|-----2-------3----2--|
G|---2-------3------2--|
D|-2-----2/3-----3--2--|
A|------------------0--|
E|---------------------|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---14~~~*-------(14~~)---10\--|
D|--x---------------------------|
A|-x----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-12b13r12--(12)~~------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------12b14r12----(12)~~*\--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-\2--2/10~~--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-12h13h14-15-14-15p14-12-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------15-14-12-14h15p14-15-14p12----|
A|------------------------------------------------------15-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-12------------------------------------12-|
D|----15-14h15p14-12-14-12----------14h15---|
A|-------------------------15-13-15---------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------12-13-14-15-|
G|---------------------------------12h13h14h15------------|
D|----------------------12h14h15h16-----------------------|
A|-13-12-13-12--12-13h15----------------------------------|
E|------------15------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-20----20----20----20----20-----------(20)---\--|
G|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21--------(21r19)\--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3b (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| ---------|
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-| |
E|----x----x------x------x---| |
"Try to silence..." |
e|---------------------------| |
B|---------------------------| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-| |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-| |
E|----x----x------x----------| |
"Feeding the dark..." |
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-| |
A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-| |
E|----x----x------x------x---| |
"We can never..." |
e|----------------------------| |
B|----------------6---6-5-----| |
G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----| |
D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-7-| --------|
A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-5-|
E|----x-1--x------------------|
"...the sin I bring..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------6---6-5-----|
G|----------------x-5-x-5-5-----|
D|-3-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-3-| --> Play 2x
A|-1-1--x-3--x-3------------x-1-|
E|------x-1--x------------------|
"...the sin I bring..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3---------5-3-|
A|-1--x-3--3-3-3-|
E|----x-1--1-----|
"...bring..."
Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------/15~~--------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10-----------------12b14r12-10-------|
D|-------------12~~\-----------------------12~~\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-/15~~-----------------------|
G|--------12b14r12-10----(10)\-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
End guitar fill
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-18~~----17----15----13--------------|
B|--------------------------17b18r17~~-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|-15--13b15r13~~--11---(11)/-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
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
