Megadeth - Gears Of War Chords & Tabs

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|------8----5----4---------|
A|-2----6----3----2----2-1--|
E|-0----6--------------3-2--|

Guitar 2
e|---2-3-----2-3---------------------|
B|-5-----4-5------4---3-5---5-4------|
G|------------------5-----4----------|
D|------------------------------5-4--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1                          x6
e|---------------------------------|-----|
B|---------------------------------|-----|
G|---------------------------------|-----|
D|---------------------------------|-----|
A|---------------------------------|--2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (12 string clean guitar)                x2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0-----------------------0-------|
D|----------------------------4-------------------|
A|-2-----2-----1-----1-----0-----0-----1-----1----|
E|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------4-----------2-----------|
A|-2-----2-----1-----1-----0-----0--------------------|
E|----------0-----------0-----------0--3-----3--2--0--|


Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-2-3--------|
A|-0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-2-3--------|
E|--------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------1-1-1-|
          * * *        * * *        * * *        * * *


Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-3-4--------2-3-4--------2-3-4--------2-4-5--------|
A|-2-3-4--------2-3-4--------2-3-4--------2-4-5--------|
E|--------2-2-2--------2-2-2--------2-2-2--------3-3-3-|
          * * *        * * *        * * *        * * *


Riff 3a
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-2-3-----------------|
A|-0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-2-3-----------------|
E|--------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1/-|
          * * *        * * *        * * *        * * * * * * *


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9/10----9----9/10--------------------|
A|-7----7/-8----7----7/-8-9-----9/10----9/10-|
E|---00------00---00------7--00-7/-8-00-7/-8-|
     **      **   **         **      **
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9/10----9----9/10-----------------------|
A|-7-----7/-8----7----7/-8-9-----9/10----9-8-7-5-|
E|----00------00---00------7--00-7/-8-00-7-6-5-3-|
      **      **   **         **      ** * * * *


Riff 3b
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-2-3----------|
A|-2--------0-1-2--------0-1-2--------0-2-3----------|
E|----0-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------1-1-1-1-|
      * * *        * * *        * * *        * * * *


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3a
Play Riff 5


Riff 6                                   x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------2-(2)^----------4-2---------|
A|-4--4~--2h4--------4--4-2h4---------2-5-|
E|--------------------------------2h4-----|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------2-(2)^----------4-2---------|
A|-4--4~--2h4--------4--4-2h4---------2-4-|
E|--------------------------------2h4-----|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-(4)^----------6-4----------|
A|-/6--6~--4h6--------6--6-4h6---------7-10-|
E|---------------------------------7h9------|


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)                      x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------7-(7)^----------9-7----------|
A|-9--9~--7h9--------9--9-7h9---------7-10-|
E|--------------------------------7h9------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------7-(7)^----------9-7---------|
A|-9--9~--7h9--------9--9-7h9---------7-9-|
E|--------------------------------7h9-----|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------9-(9)^--------------------|
A|-/11--11~--9h11--------11--10--9--8--7--6-|
E|------------------------------------------|


Solo (Drover)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------11--13-13h14--13------|
D|----------11-12h14-------------------16~-|
A|-11h12h14--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/gears_of_war_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14--16-13--14p13-----|
D|----------14-16-18------------------16~-|
A|-14-16-17-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------15--17-14--15p14-----|
G|----------14-16-18------------------16~-|
D|-14-16-18-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-------14----14-16p14-14-------------|
B|-14h15----15-------------15p14----15-|
G|-------------------------------16----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-14p12-14p12-----------------------------------|
G|-------------14-13-14p13----14-13~~----(13)d11-|
D|-------------------------15--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)                     x4
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------5-(5)^----------7-5---------|
A|-7--7~--5h7--------7--7-5h7---------5-8-|
E|--------------------------------5h7-----|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----------xx-12-x-14----------xx-12-x-14-|
G|-----------xx-12-x-14----------xx-12-x-14-|
D|-/14~-14~-------------14~-14~-------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------xx-12-x-14----------xx-12-x-14\-|
G|----------xx-12-x-14----------xx-12-x-14\-|
D|-14~-14~-------------14~-14~--------------|
A|------a-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-10p8p7----7h8p7----7-----------------|
B|--------10-------10---10-8p7-10p8p7---|
G|------------------------------------9-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7---7-------5---------------|
G|-------9---9-7\5---7p5\4-5h7-5p4-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5p4-----4-----------------------|
D|-----7p5---7p5p4-5h7-5p4-5p4---4-|
A|-----------------------------7---|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5h7-5p4-5p4---4---------------------------------|
A|-------------7---7p5-7p5-3h5-3-2~----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------X//-X\\-|

End Solo


Riff 9 (Play 4x)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------5-(5)^----------7-5---------|
A|-7--7~--5h7--------7--7-5h7---------5-8-|
E|--------------------------------5h7-----|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------9---------------10-9-----------|
A|-10--10~--9h10-----10--10-9h10-----------9-12-|
E|------------------------------------8h10------|


Riff 10                                  x3
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------5-(5)^----------7-5---------|
A|-7--7~--5h7--------7--7-5h7---------5-8-|
E|--------------------------------5h7-----|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7~--6~--5~--4~--3--2--2--|
E|-----------------------0--|

Ending solo (Mustaine)
e|-[17]18r17p15p12----12-12-------------------|
B|-----------------15-------15p12----15----12-|
G|--------------------------------15----15----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12----12-17p12-15p12----12-17p12-15p12----12-|
G|-------15----------------15----------------15----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-17p12-15p12----12--17p12-15p12----12-|
G|-------------15-----------------15----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-15p14p12----14--12h14p12----12----------------|
D|----------14--------------14----14p13p12----12-|
A|-----------------------------------------14----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-14-13-12--------|
E|----------15-12~-|

End Solo


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