Megadeth - Use The Man Chords & Tabs

Band- Megadeth
Song- Use The Man

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Acoustic)
e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
B|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
G|-1--1--1-1--4-4--4--4-4-|
D|-2--2--2-2--5-5--5--5-5-|
A|-2--2--2-2--5-5--5--5-5-|
E|-0--0--0-0--3-3--3--3-3-|
   "I heard somebody..."
e|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
B|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
G|-3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2-2-|
D|-4-4--4--4-4--3-3--3--3-3-|
A|-4-4--4--4-4--3-3--3--3-3-|
E|-2-2--2--2-2--1-1--1--1-1-|
   "...fixed the days..."


Guitar fills over Riff 1:

#1 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-14b16----[14]16r14--12b14--------|
D|----------------------------14~~~-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   "...to say..."

#2 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-[12]14----(14)r12-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
   "...dust..."

#3 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|------------------|
B|-2h3--2p0--2p0----|
G|-2h3--2p0--2p0----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|----------------0-|
   "...get done..."


Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x-|
E|-0--0----x-x-3-3--3--x-x-x-2-2--2-x-x-x-1-1--1-x-x-|
   "I've seen..."


Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------(7-9-----------)-|
D|----------------------------(----9-8--7-5-2)-|
A|----7--5-7---5----5-7---5----5-7-------------|
E|-0---------7----------7----------7-6--5-3-0--|



Riff 1a (Acoustic)
e|--0-------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|
   "Just one shot..."


Play Riff 1


Riff 1b (Acoustic)
e|--0-------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|
   "Scores and..."


Play Riff 1


Guitar fills over the above Riff 1's

#1 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--9/16~~~--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
   "...cry..."

#2 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12--15b17----12-15--[17]20r17-15b17-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
   "...him in..."

#3 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-12tm--(12)b13--(13)b14--(14)r12----17\\5\\------|
B|---------------------------------[steady gliss]--|
G|--[keep tremolo picking]-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "...the noose..."



Play Riff 2  "I've seen..."

Riff 2a
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4----x-x-7-7--7--x-x-x-6-6--6-x-x-x-5-5--5-x-x-|
E|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x-|
   "Cryptic writings..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x---|
E|-0--0----x-x-3-3--3--x-x-x-2-2--2-x-x-x-1-1--1-x-x-0-|
   "I've seen..."



Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------5--------------|
A|-2----7---5h7---5----7---5h7---|
E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
      *   *     *    *   *     *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4--------------3--------------|
A|-4----7---5h7---3----7---5h7---|
E|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
      *   *     *    *   *     *

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/use_the_man_tab_ver_4.html ]
Solo (Friedman)
e|-12------12-----12------12-----12------12-----12-----|
B|-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-----12------15------12------15-----17-----|
B|-[18]20-15b17~--18b20~--15b17~--18b20~-20b22~-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-17-17-17-----17-----17-----17-17-17----|
B|-------20b22--20b20--20b22--------20b22-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------17b19--(19)r17-[17]19r17-[17]19r17-[17]19-|
B|-----15-------------------------------------------|
G|-/16----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-[17]19~~----[17]19~~\--------12----15b17-|
B|-[17]19~~----[17]19~~\----/12----12-------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-15-12-14----12----------------------------------------|
B|----------17----15p12----15p12-------12----------------|
G|----------------------14-------14b16----14p12-12-14b16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12----------------------------------------|
B|-12----15p12----12----------------------------|
G|-------------14----14b16r14p12-12-14b16r14b16-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-15------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----[14]16r14-12--(12)~~~~-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2----5----7----3--2-3-2-3-2-3-|
E|-0----3----5-------------------|
   "I've seen..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2----5----7----3--2-3-2-3-5-5-|
E|-0----3----5-------------------|
   "I've seen..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------5--------------|
A|-2----7---5h7---5----7---5h7---|
E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
      *   *     *    *   *     *
                                 Final chord
e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------|-----|
D|-4--------------3--------------|-----|
A|-4----7---5h7---3----7---5h7---|--2--|
E|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|--0--|
      *   *     *    *   *     *


Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------5---4-2--------5---4-2---|
A|-2--------------5--------------|
E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
      *   *     *    *   *     *
                                 Final chord
e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------|-----|
D|------5---4-2------------------|-----|
A|-4--------------3--2-3-2-3-5-5-|--2--|
E|----0---0-----0----------------|--0--|
      *   *     *


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