Megadeth:  High Speed Dirt

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                Jordan Baker

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Date last modified:  December 06, 2005

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Tuning: Standard


Remix/Remaster intro:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------0-------|
B|----------------------0---0-----|
G|-5--------7---------5-------5---|
D|-5--------7---7---5-----------5-|
A|----0-0-0---0-7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|
      * * *   *     * * *   
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5--------5/6-5/6-5~--------5~-|
D|-4--------4/5-4/5-4~--------5~-|
A|----0-0-0---------------0-0----|
E|-------------------------------|
      * * *               * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0----|
G|-------7-------5---7-------5p0-5~-|
D|-------7---7---5---7---7---5p0-4~-|
A|-0-0-0---0-7-7---0---0-7-7--------|
E|----------------------------------|
   * * *   *   *   *   *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4\--2-3-4\--2-3-4-|
A|-0-0-0-3-4-5\--3-4-5\--3-4-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
   * * * * *     * *     * * *

Guitar 2 (During last bar)
[fade in, studio effect]
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|----5----|
D|----7----|
A|----0----|
E|---------|



Original version intro:

[fade in, studio effect]
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|----5----|
D|----7----|
A|----0----|
E|---------|

Guitar 1
e|------------------------0-------|
B|----------------------0---0-----|
G|-5--------7---------5-------5---|
D|-5--------7---7---5-----------5-|
A|----0-0-0---0-7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|
      * * *   *     * * *   
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5--------5/6-5/6-5~--------5\-|
D|-4--------4/5-4/5-4~--------5\-|
A|----0-0-0---------------0-0----|
E|-------------------------------|
      * * *               * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0----|
G|-------7-------5---7-------5p0-5~-|
D|-------7---7---5---7---7---5p0-4~-|
A|-0-0-0---0-7-7---0---0-7-7--------|
E|----------------------------------|
   * * *   *   *   *   *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4\--2-3-4\--2-3-4-|
A|-0-0-0-3-4-5\--3-4-5\--3-4-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
   * * * * *     * *     * * * 

Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------------------14\--|
D|-2-----------------14\--|
A|-0-----------------12\--|
E|------------------------|



Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-5~-------5---5~--5---7--5---|
D|-5~-------5-0-4~--4-0-7--4-0-|
A|----0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * *
   "Do it if you dare..."


Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------4---5---7---8--7-5-|
A|-0--0-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-6--5-3-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * *   *   *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------7-|
D|-2--------4---5---7---8--9-5-|
A|-0--0-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-6--7---|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * *   *   *   * 


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0----|
G|-5--------7-------5---7-------5p0-5~-|
D|-5--------7---7---5---7---7---5p0-4~-|
A|----0-0-0---0-7-7---0---0-7-7--------|
E|-------------------------------------|
      * * *   *   *   *   *   * 
   "Energy of the gods..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4\--2-3-4\--2-3-4-|
A|-0-0-0-3-4-5\--3-4-5\--3-4-5-|
E|-----------------------------|
   * * * * *     * *     * * *
   "...adrenaline surge..."


Riff 3a
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0---|
G|-5--------7-------5---7-------5p0-5-|
D|-5--------7---7---5---7---7---5p0-4-|
A|----0-0-0---0-7-7---0---0-7-7-------|
E|------------------------------------|
      * * *   *   *   *   *   * 
   "...on my way..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4\--2-3-4\------|
A|-0-0-0-3-4-5\--3-4-5\------|
E|-----------------------0-3-|
   * * * * *     * *     * *     
   "...the high speed dirt..."


Riff 4
e|-----------------------|
B|----8~-----------------|
G|----7~------------8--9-|
D|----x-------------7--8-|
A|----7~------------8--9-|
E|-0--------0-0--0-------| 
            * *  *
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------13-|
G|----10~------------11-12-|
D|-----9~------------10-10-|
A|----10-------------11----|
E|-0---------0-0--0--------|
             * *  *


Play Riff 1  "Paralyzed with fear..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3  "Energy of the gods..."
Play Riff 3a "...on my way..."
Play Riff 4  
Play Riff 3a   Solo Rhythm

Riff 3b (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0----|
G|-5--------7-------5---7-------5p0-5~-|
D|-5--------7---7---5---7---7---5p0-4~-|
A|----0-0-0---0-7-7---0---0-7-7--------|
E|-------------------------------------|
      * * *   *   *   *   *   * 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4\--2-3-4\--2-3-4-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-3-4-5\--3-4-5\--3-4-5-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   * * * * *     * *     * * *    
   "...the high speed dirt..."


Solo (Mustaine)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-5---[7]9r7-7p6p5---5---------|
D|-5----------------7---7-6-5-4-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|--------10b12----10b12~--(12)r10-|
G|-7~~-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------5-------------5-|
B|-8h10p8-7-8\-5h7p5---5-----5---8p7p5-----5---|
G|-------------------7---7b8-----------7b8-----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-8p7p5-----5-------------------------------|
G|-------7b8---8p7p5---5h7p5-4h5p4---4-------|
D|-------------------7-------------7---5---4-|
A|---------------------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                                       * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5--------------|
G|------------------------5~-----5----7~----7b9-|
D|----------------5---5-7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|----------5h6h7---7---------------------------|
E|-5~---8-5-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------13----15----13h15p13----13-17-|
G|-[7]9-[7]9-[7]9r7----14----14----14----------14-------|
D|----a-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13h15p13-12h13p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7h8p7-5h7p5-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-4-5-----------------------------------------|
G|-----7p5----8p7p5----5-5~----5-5-5~---5-5-5~-|
D|---------7--------7--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

End Solo


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

Final time: 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------2----2-2-2----2-2-|
A|-0--0-0-0----------0-5--0-3^-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
E|----------5-3-2--2-----------------------------|
      * * *        * * 


Solo (Friedman)
e|--------8-12----8-11-10-8--------------|
B|-10---8------10-----------10-8-7-------|
G|----9----------------------------8-7-5-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-9---5-8-7-5----------------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-----7---------7-5-4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-5-3-------x-12-12-12-12/-|
E|---------------------------------5\3/-----------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------20-----20-----20-----20--------|
G|----19-19b21~-19b21~-19b21~-19b21r19~-|
D|-17-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|---------17--------17-20p17--17-----------|
G|-17h19h20--20p19h20--------20--20p19p17---|
D|---------------------------------------19-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------17--------17-20p17--17-20p17-19b20~~-|
G|-17h19h20--20p19h20--------20-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-17-19-[19]20r19p17-20-20b22~--0----|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------17-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|----------------14-19p14----------------------------------7/14-|
B|-------14-15-17---------15---------14p12-----------------------|
G|-14-16--------------------16\12h14-------14p12-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14p12-11~-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-16-15-14-15-16-17\16-12--15p12--14p12---------12--------------|
B|---------------------------14-----14------15p14h15---15p14-12-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------14\-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8p5h7---5-------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-------8---8-7h8---8p7-5-7p6p5---5h7p5-5-------5-----------|
G|-------------------------------7---------7-6-5---5-(5)^----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------7~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "Dropping all my weight..."
Play Riff 2


Interlude:
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------------------14\--|
D|-2-----------------14\--|
A|-0-----------------12\--|
E|------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-5-------------------------------|
B|-x-------5----5---(5)^-----------|
G|-7-7b8r7p5--7-5---(5)^--------5~-|
D|------------------------7-5-7----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------------|
D|---x--7-5-------------------------|
A|--x-------7-6-5---5h6p5---5-------|
E|-x--------------8-------8---8\5~~-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-5-7-7b8r7p5-7p5--7b8r7-7b8r7--5~-|
G|-5-7-7b8r7p5-7p5--7b8r7-7b8r7--5~-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-------5-8-(8)^-5----------------------|
B|-----5---7------5-8-5-8----------------|
G|-5h6------------------8p7p5---7b9--5~~-|
D|----------------------------6----------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----5-------------------|
D|---x---7--5-------------|
A|--x----------7--6--5--3-|
E|-x----------------------|

End Interlude


Riff 6 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-------------------7----5-|
A|-0--0-0-0-5---5----0-5--0-3-|
E|----------3-0-2--2----------|
      * * *   *    * *    * 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
A|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------|


Ending:
Guitar 1                      x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-5~-------5---5~--5---7--5---|
D|-5~-------5-0-4~--4-0-7--4-0-|
A|----0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5~------------5-|
D|-5~------------4-|
A|-----0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------|
       * * * * * 
  "Shit!"

Guitar 2
e|--------17---------------17----------------------------|
B|------17--20p19p17-----17--20p19p17-----17-------------|
G|-19b21------------19b20------------19b10--20p19p17--17-|
D|--------------------------------------------------19---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------17---------------17----------------------------|
B|------17--20p19p17-----17--20p19p17-----17-------------|
G|-19b21------------19b20------------19b10--20p19p17--17-|
D|--------------------------------------------------19---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------17---------------17--------------------------|
B|------17--20p19p17-----17--20p19p17------17----------|
G|-19b21------------19b20-------------19b20--20p19p17\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-7b9r7p5---5-------------|
D|---------7---7--6--5--4--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
   "Shit!"

(Harmony Guitar)
e|------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12p10----10------------|
G|-------------11----11-10-9----|
D|---------------------------10-|
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