Title : Rattlehead
Artist : Megadeth
Album : Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!
Transcribed by : Skywalker - skywalker@infoguitar.com
Legend
------
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = bend release
/ = slide up/down
<5> = natural harmonic
[5] = artifical harmonic
~ = vibrato
tr = trill
INTRO: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|------0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-0-
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------
* Detuned by 1/4 step from normal.
SECTION A: BOTH GUITARS
Eb-|-----------------------------------------|-||----------------------
Bb-|-----------------------------------------|-||*---------------------
Gb-|-5---------------------(5)---------------|-||----------------------
Db-|-5---------------------(5)---------------|-||---0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-
Ab-|-3---------------------(3)---------------|-||*---------------------
Eb-|-----------------------------------------|-||----------------------
"Here I come..."
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|------------------
Db|-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-0--|-5----------------
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|------------------
"Stand up, and plant your feet..."
Eb|------------------------------------------------||------------------
Bb|-----------------------------------------------*||------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------5--5--5---||------------------
Db|--------------------3-----------------5--5--5---||---0-0-7-7-0-5-5--
Ab|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--3--3--3--*||------------------
Eb|------------------------------------------------||------------------
3x
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|--------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|--------------
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|--------------
Db|-0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-0--|-5------------
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|--------------
"Let it loose, I don't fuckin' care..."
LEAD 1 & 2 RHYTHM: GUITAR 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------||-||-----------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------*||-||*----------
Gb|------------------------------------------2---------||-||-----------
Db|------------------------3-----------------2--5--5---||-||-----------
Ab|-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--0--5--5--*||-||*----------
Eb|---------------------------------------------3--3---||-||---0-0-0-0-
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Db|------2---------------3---------------4---------------5--|-----------
Ab|------2---------------3---------------4---------------5--|-----------
Eb|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0--2--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--|-0-0-0-0-0-
LEAD 1: GUITAR 2
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------||----------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------*||----------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------||-6--7--9--
Db|----2---------------3---------------4---------------5---||----------
Ab|----2---------------3---------------4---------------5--*||----------
Eb|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0--2--0-0-0-0-0-0--3---||----------
Eb|-----------------8--10--12--9b10---------r10-8-10-8-7------|-7------
Bb|-7~---8--10--12---------------------------------------10-8-|---10-8-
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-7-8-7b8---10-8-7-------7-------------------------------------------
Gb|------------------9-7-9---9-7---------------------------------------
Db|------------------------------10-9-7--------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------------10-9-7-------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------10---(10)b12----r---\---
Eb-|--------------12---15---15b17-----------------r-17b19--------|-r-18b20-
Bb-|-10b12---r---------------------------------------------------|---------
Gb-|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
Db-|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
Ab-|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------
SECTION B: BOTH GUITARS
Eb--------r-20b22------r-b4---------(24)----r------|-------------------
Bb-------------------------------------------------|-------------------
Gb-------------------------------------------------|-------------------
Db-------------------------------------------------|---0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5-
Ab-------------------------------------------------|-------------------
Eb-------------------------------------------------|-------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------|----------------
Bb-----------------------------------------------------|----------------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------|----------------
Db--7-8-7-5-0-0------0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5--7-8-7-5-0-0------|--0-0-7-7-0-0-5-
Ab--------------3-3-------------------------------3-3--|----------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------|----------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------|--------------
Bb------------------------------------------------------|--------------
Gb------------------------------------------------------|--------------
Db-5--7-8-7-5-0-0------0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5--7-8-7-5-0-0-----|--------------
Ab----------------3-3-------------------------------3-3-|--------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------|--------------
LEAD 2: GUITAR 2
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------12-15-
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------------
Db----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-12-13----------13-12-13-------13-12-13-------13-12-13-------13-12-13-
Bb|-------15-12-------------15-12----------15-12----------15-12----------
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-------------14-------------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-------13-12-13-------13-12--18-15--|-------------------------------
Bb|-15-12----------15-12---------------|-17-18-17-18-15----14----14----
Gb|------------------------------------|----------------16----15----15-
Db|------------------------------------|-------------------------------
Ab|------------------------------------|-------------------------------
Eb|------------------------------------|-------------------------------
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------10-11-12-11-10-
Bb|----9----9----------------10-11-12-11-10----12-11-12----------------
Gb|------10---10----12-10-12----------------12-------------------------
Db|-17-----------12----------------------------------------------------
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|------|-10-11-12-14b16-------r-12-10-12-11b13---r---14b15--14--13b14-
Bb|-12---|--------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|------|--------------------------------------------------------------
Db|------|--------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|------|--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|------|--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---15-14-15-14----14-15-17-15-14----|-14-15-17-15-14----15-17-19-17-15-
Bb---------------15----------------15-|----------------17----------------
Gb------------------------------------|----------------------------------
Db------------------------------------|----------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------|----------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------|----------------------------------
* Harmony
Eb----15-17/-20-19~---19-17-19b20----20-22b24------------|-------------
Bb-17-----------------------------17-19-20b22-------r----|-------------
Gb--------------------16-17-19---------------------------|-------------
Db-------------------------------------------------------|-------------
Ab-------------------------------------------------------|-------10h12-
Eb-------------------------------------------------------|-10h13-------
"Rattlehead..."
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------------------------9-10-9-------9-
Gb-------------------------------------10----------10h12--------12-10---
Db-------------10----------10h12-10h12----12-10h12----------------------
Ab-------10h12----12-10h12----------------------------------------------
Eb-10h13----------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-------8-10-8b10--r-10-10b11--r|--13-12b13--r--13-12-13-17-15-13----15-
Bb-10-12-------------------------|---------------------------------17----
Gb-------------------------------|---------------------------------------
Db-------------------------------|---------------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------|---------------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------|---------------------------------------
SECTION C: BOTH GUITARS
Eb-13-----------17/-20---20b22------------r-|-||------------------------
Bb----17-15-13------------------------------|-||*-----------------------
Gb------------------------------------------|-||------------5---------7-
Db------------------------------------------|-||----5--7----3----7----5-
Ab------------------------------------------|-||*---3--5---------5------
Eb------------------------------------------|-||------------------------
"You..." "Your..."
Eb|---------------------------|----------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------|----------------------------------------
Gb|---------5-----------------|-----------5---------7---------5--------
Db|----7----3----7----x--x--x-|-5--6-7----3----7----5----7----3----7---
Ab|----5---------5----x--x--x-|-3--4-5---------5---------5---------5---
Eb|-------------------x--x--x-|----------------------------------------
"Head..." "Is pounding with pain..."
Eb-----------||--------------------------------------------------------
Bb----------*||--------------------------------------------------------
Gb-7/-8\-7---||-------------5------------7-5---------5-----------------
Db-5/-6\-5---||---5--6-7----3-----7------5-3---7-----3----7----x--x--x-
Ab----------*||---3--4-5--------x-5--x-x-------5---x------5----x--x--x-
Eb-----------||-----------------x----x-x-----------x-----------x--x--x-
"Winning..." "sinning..." "beginning..."
Eb-|------------------------------------------------------|------------
Bb-|------------------------------------------------------|------------
Gb-|-----------5------------7-5---------5--------7/-8\-7--|------------
Db-|-5--6-7----3-----7------5-3---7-----3----7---5/-6\-5--|---5--6-7---
Ab-|-3--4-5--------x-5--x-x-------5---x------5------------|---3--4-5---
Eb-|---------------x----x-x-----------x-------------------|------------
"Feeding..." "the needing..." "for bleeding..."
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Gb|--5------------7-5---------5-----------------|-----------5---------7-
Db|--3-----7------5-3---7-----3----7----x--x--x-|-5--6-7----3-----7-5-5-
Ab|------x-5--x-x-------5---x------5----x--x--x-|-3--4-5--------x-5-----
Eb|------x----x-x-----------x-----------x--x--x-|---------------x-------
"Bashing..." "smashing..." "crashing..." "Frying..."
LEAD 3: GUITAR 2
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
Gb|-7-7-5--------8-----------------|-7h10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-
Db|-5-5-3---7----6----7------(7)---|------------------------------------
Ab|---------5---------5------(5)---|------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
"Annihilating you..."
Eb|------------------------------------------|----------r----------14-13-
Bb|---------------r--------------------------|-13b15------15-13-15-------
Gb|-7-10--10--------7----7-------------------|---------------------------
Db|-------------------10---10-7--------------|---------------------------
Ab|-----------------------------10-8-8-------|---------------------------
Eb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/rattlehead_tab.html ]
Eb|-------13-----------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-15-14----15-14-13--14-15-14-13-------12----------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------14-13----14-13-12-13-14-13-12-------
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------15-12-
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------|-------------------------------r-13-12-13-17-15-13----15-
Bb|----------|----------12-13-14-15b17---------------------------17----
Gb|----------|-11-12-14------------------------------------------------
Db|----12-15-|---------------------------------------------------------
Ab|-15-------|---------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------|---------------------------------------------------------
Eb-13-----------17/-20---20b22------|--r-b2---r-b2---------r-----------
Bb----17-15-13----------------------|----------------------------------
Gb----------------------------------|----------------------------------
Db----------------------------------|----------------------------------
Ab----------------------------------|----------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------|----------------------------------
LEAD 3 RHYTHM: GUITAR 1
Eb-----------|-||------------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------|-||*-----------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------|-||---2---2-----2----------------2---2-----2-------2-----
Db-----------|-||---0---0-----0---3-2-3-2-0----3---3-----3---3-5---5-3-
Ab-----------|-||*--------------------------3--------------------------
Eb-----------|-||------------------------------------------------------
SECTION D: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|----|-----------------------------------------------------||-||-----
Bb|----|----------------------------------------------------*||-||*----
Gb|----|-2---2-----2----------------2---2-----4--5-----------||-||---2-
Db|-2--|-0---0-----0---3-2-3-2-0----3---3-----2--3---5---5---||-||---0-
Ab|----|-------------------------3-------------------3---4--*||-||*----
Eb|----|-----------------------------------------------------||-||-----
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------
Gb|---2----2----4-5-4-3-2-0--2---2----2----5-3-5-3-2-0--|--------------
Db|---0----0-----------------0---0----0-----------------|-5---5----5---
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|-3---3----3---
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------
"There's someone back in the shadows..." "You feel though you can't see his eyes..."
SECTION E: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|--------------------------------------------||-||--------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------*||-||*-------------------
Gb|--2-3-2-3-2-0--2---2----2---5-3-2-0-2-3-5---||-||--------------------
Db|---------------0---0----0-------------------||-||---7---------5----7-
Ab|-------------------------------------------*||-||*--5----6----3----5-
Eb|--------------------------------------------||-||--------4-----------
4x
Eb----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Gb----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Db----------------------------------------|-7---------5----7------------
Ab----------------------------------------|-5----6----3----5------------
Eb----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|------4--------------4-4-4-4-
"Rattlehead..."
SECTION F: BOTH GUITARS
Eb------------------------------||-------------------------------------
Bb-----------------------------*||---------------------1p0-------------
Gb------------------------------||---2---2-----2---5p0-----2p0--2---2--
Db------------------------------||---0---0-----0----------------0---0--
Ab-----------------------------*||-------------------------------------
Eb--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---||-------------------------------------
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Bb|--------1h3----------|-------------------1p0-------------------------
Gb|----2-------2p0-2p0--|-2---2-----2---5p0-----2p0--2---2-----2--5-----
Db|----0----------------|-0---0-----0----------------0---0-----0--5---5-
Ab|---------------------|---------------------------------------------5-
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------
LEAD 4: GUITAR 1
Eb|------|-------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------|-------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|---7--|-------------7p0-----------------------------7p0-------------
Db|---7--|---------7p0-----7p0-----7p0-------------7p0-----7p0-----7p0-
Ab|------|-5p0-5p0-------------5p0-----5p0-5p0-5p0-------------5p0-----
Eb|------|-------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------
Bb|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------
Gb|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5--3-3-3-5-5-
Db|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------
Ab|-5p0-------------|--------------------------------------------------
Eb|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------
Bb|----------15--15~--|-------------15--15~---------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
Gb|-5-6-6-7--14--13~--|---5--5-6-7--14--13~---5--x-----------------------
Db|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------
Ab|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------15p14-13--------------|-----------------------------
Bb|-15-13h14-13h14----------15--13-12-11-|-10--------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------|----12-11-10-9---------------
Db|--------------------------------------|---------------12-11-10-9----
Ab|--------------------------------------|--------------------------12-
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Eb|----------20b22----20~20-20-20---r--19-18-20--19-18-17----17--|-----
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------20-----|-18--
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----
Ab|-11-10-9------------------------------------------------------|-----
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----
Eb|--------------------r-------------------------------------------------
Bb|-20--18--17h18----------17-17~--17--15------15--17--17-15----15-------
Gb|----------------------------------------17----------------17----16-17-
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------|---------r-20-20-18-17-20p18-17--17p15----15--------------
Bb|-15-16b17-|---(16)--------------------------------18----18-17--15-15p
Gb|----------|----------------------------------------------------------
Db|----------|----------------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------|----------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------|----------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------|---------------------------
Bb|-13-----13-13p11------------------------|---------------------------
Gb|----15-----------14--14-14p12-----12-12-|---------------------------
Db|------------------------------15--------|-15-14--15-15p14-12--12-12-
Ab|----------------------------------------|---------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------|---------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------10h12-14-15-16-17-
Db|-----------------------------------------10h12-14-------------------
Ab|-15p12--13-12-------------------10h12-13----------------------------
Eb|--------------15-13-12-10h12-13-------------------------------------
Eb|----------17h20-||----20b22--20b22---18h20-18-17--------------------
Bb|-15-16-17-------||*------------------------------20p18-17-17--------
Gb|----------------||--------------------------------------------------
Db|----------------||--------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------------||*-------------------------------------------11-12-
Eb|----------------||--------------------------------------------------
LEAD 4 RHYTHM: GUITAR 2
Eb|-------------------------------------20--17h20-17---||-||-----------
Bb|----------------------------15h17-18---------------*||-||*----------
Gb|-------------------14-15-17-------------------------||-||---2---2---
Db|-------13-14-16h17----------------------------------||-||---0---0---
Ab|-14h15---------------------------------------------*||-||*----------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------||-||-----------
4x
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------
Gb|---2---5-3-5-3-2-0--2---2-----2---5-3-5-3-2-0--|---------------3-2-3-
Db|---0----------------0---0-----0----------------|-5---5-----5---------
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|-3---3-----3---------
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------||-||-------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------*||-||*------------------------
Gb|-2-0-0--2---2----2--5-3-2-0-2-3-2-0---||-||---2---2-----2---5-4-5-4-
Db|--------0---0----0--------------------||-||---0---0-----0-----------
Ab|-------------------------------------*||-||*------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------||-||-------------------------
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
Gb|-2-0--2---2-----2---5-4-5-4-2-0--|---------------4-2-4-2-0-0--2---2-
Db|------0---0-----0----------------|-5---5-----5----------------0---0-
Ab|---------------------------------|-3---3-----3----------------------
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------||-||--------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------*||-||*-------------------------------------
Gb|----2--5-4-2-0-2-3-2-0---||-||--------------------------------------
Db|----0--------------------||-||---7---------5----7-------------------
Ab|------------------------*||-||*--5----6----3----5-------------------
Eb|-------------------------||-||--------4--------------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-
Eb----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Gb----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Db----------------------|-7---------5----7------------------------------
Ab----------------------|-5----6----3----5------------------------------
Eb-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|------4--------------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-
"I'm a rattlehead..."
SECTION G: BOTH GUITARS
Eb------------||--------------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------*||--------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------||--------------------------------------------------------
Db------------||---0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-
Ab-----------*||--------------------------------------------------------
Eb--4-4-4-4---||--------------------------------------------------------
Eb----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Bb----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Gb----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Db-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--|--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-
Ab----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Eb----------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
Db-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5-|---0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-0-7-7-0-5-5-
Ab-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------|------------------------------------7-----7----
Db--0-8-8-0-7-7-0-5-5--|--0-0-7-7-0-5-5--0-8-0-------3------7-----7----
Ab---------------------|-----------------------3-4-5---5-3--5-----5----
Eb---------------------|-----------------------------------------------
END: BOTH GUITARS
Eb-----------|---------------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------|---------------------------------------------------------
Gb--7-----7--|---------------------------------------------------------
Db--7-----7--|---7------------7------------7------------7------------7-
Ab--5-----5--|---5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-
Eb-----------|---------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
Gb|-------------|----------------------------------------7----------7--
Db|-------------|-7------------7------------7------------7----------7--
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5----------5--
Eb|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
"Rattle your goddamn head..."
Eb-----*|-
Bb-----*|-
Gb-7\--*|-
Db-7\--*|-
Ab-5\--*|-
Eb-----*|-
