Megadeth - Youthanasia Chords & Tabs

Band- Megadeth
Song- Youthanasia

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1                         x3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2----4----5----7--------10\-|
Eb|-0----2----3----5----6h7-----|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2----4----5----7----8--9--|
Eb|-0----2----3----5----6--7--|


Riff 2                             x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---2-2---0-2---------------------|
Ab|-------2-----2~----0---0-1-0-----|
Eb|-0-------------------3-------3b5-|
    * * * * * *       * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---2-2---0-2---------------0-1-|
Ab|-------2-----2~----0---0-2-----|
Eb|-0-------------------3---------|
    * * * * * *       * * * *


Riff 2a                            x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---2-2---0-2---------------------|
Ab|-------2-----2~----0---0-1-0-----|
Eb|-0-------------------3-------3b5-|
    * * * * * *       * * * * *
   "...educate our sons..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|---2-2---0-2----|
Ab|-------2-----2--|
Eb|-0--------------|
    * * * * * *
   "...that's what they did."


Play Riff 1   "I can't help but think..."
Play Riff 2   "Luck deserted me..."
Play Riff 2a  "Thanks for the information..."

Riff 1a                        x3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2----4----5----7--------10\-|
Eb|-0----2----3----5----6h7-----|
      "I can't help but think..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------12-12-12-11-11-11-|
Ab|-2----4----5--10-10-10--9--9--9-|
Eb|-0----2----3--------------------|
    "...someone's forsaken..."


Riff 3
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-------9~-----------------|
Ab|-------7~----9-8----8-12--|
Eb|-0-----------7-6----6-10--|
     "We are the..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------9~----------------|
Ab|-------7~----9-8----8-5--|
Eb|-0-----------7-6----6-3--|
          "With sadness in..."
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-------9~-----------------|
Ab|-------7~----9-8----8-12--|
Eb|-0-----------7-6----6-10--|
        "The wounded of..."
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-------9~---------|
Ab|-------7~----9-8--|
Eb|-0-----------7-6--|
             "We've been hung out..."

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------7--(7)\-|
Db|-------9~----9-8----8---------|
Ab|-7~---------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
     "We are the..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------9~----9-8----8-5--|
Ab|-7~----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
          "With sadness in..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------7--(7)\-|
Db|-------9~----9-8----8---------|
Ab|-7~---------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
        "The wounded of..."
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-------9~----9-8--|
Ab|-7~---------------|
Eb|------------------|
             "We've been hung out..."


Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------| ---|
Db|---------------------------5p0-|    |
Ab|---------------5p0-8p0-7p0-----|    |
Eb|-0-0--0--0-5p0-----------------|    |
    * *  *  *                          |--> Play 3x
eb|--------------------------|         |
Bb|--------------------------|         |
Gb|--------------------------|         |
Db|--------------------------| --------|
Ab|---------------5p0-8p0-7~-|
Eb|-0-0--0--0-5p0------------|
    * *  *  *

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5p0-|
Ab|---------------5p0-8p0-7p0-----|
Eb|-0-0--0--0-5p0-----------------|
    * *  *  *
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------5-3-4-|
Eb|-0-0--0--0-5p0-3-4-5-|
    * *  *  *

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/youthanasia_tab_ver_3.html ]
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythmm, Play 4x)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------4--------------------------|
Ab|-2--------2--------5--------5--5-3-4-|
Eb|-0-----------------6--------3--3-4-5-|


Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------5-3-4-|
Eb|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--3-4-5-|
    * *  *  * *  * *  *  * *  * *  *  * *
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------4-3-5-|
Eb|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--5-4-3-|
    * *  *  * *  * *  *  * *  * *  *  * *


Solo (Mustaine)
eb|-------------------------10------------------|
Bb|-17tm--12tm--11tm--10tm-----10b12r10-8h10p8~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------22d19r22d19*-|
Bb|-15tm--17tm--18tm--20tm---------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

End Solo

Solo (Friedman)
eb|--------------------15h17p15--15h17-17h19-14~~-|
Bb|-----17~~-----17h19---------19-----------------|
Gb|-/16-------16----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-14-15p14-17p15p14---------14-------10-------13------10-|
Bb|------------------17p15h17---17-15~----11-10----10-11---|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11-10--11p10----------------------------------|
Gb|------12-----12-10-----------------------------|
Db|------------------12/14-12---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------10-13-12-10-12-10----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------12\-|

eb|--------------------15h17p15--15h17-17h19/22~--22b24-22b24r22-|
Bb|-----17~~-----17h19---------19--------------------------------|
Gb|-/16-------16-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-22p18--------18-----18p13----13\10-13p10----10----|
Bb|------18\15-18--18p15------15-------------11-11b12-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/15-----16----16-----17-----17----------------|
Gb|-/14b16--15b17-[15]17-[16]18-[16]18--19b21r19\-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-12--13--14-------------------|
Bb|-12--13--14--14b15r14---------|
Gb|-12--13--14--14b16r14-12------|
Db|-------------------------14~\-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|------11h12h15p12p11--------|
Gb|-12h14--------------14p12~\-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-15--16--17--17b18r17------|
Bb|-15--16--17--17b19r17--17\-|
Gb|-----------------------16\-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3  "We are the damned..."



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