Megadeth:  Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!

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

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Date last modified:  February 15, 2007

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Tuning: 1/4 step down


Intro (Starts with feedback from first ghost chord)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-4-|
A|-(11)----11\----10\----9\--------0-2-|
E|-(-9)-----9\-----8\----7\------------|


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



Riff 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----4-------4-----------|
D|-6----6-5-4---6-5-4-----|
A|-4--------------------2-|
E|--------------------0-0-|
                      *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|----------------9~-----|
D|-6--9h11p9----x-9~-----|
A|-4---------11-x------2-|
E|-------------------0-0-|
                     *

Final time:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----4-------4-----------|
D|-6----6-5-4---6-5-4-----|
A|-4--------------------2-|
E|--------------------0-0-|
                      *
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------------6-|
A|-6-------4-2--4-|
E|-4--X\\--2-0----|



Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2------------|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-20-4-|
E|------------77-------------------------------2-|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------6-|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2----------4-|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-20---|
E|------------77---------------------------------|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **


Riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------9---------------9-|
A|-444444444444-7--444444444444-7-|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------9---------------9-|
A|-444444444444-7--444444444444-7-|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------6--------------9-|
A|-7--9-7--6-7-9-4-444444444444-7-|
E|-5--7-5--4-5-7------------------|
                   ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------6--------------9-|
A|-7--9-7--6-7-9-4-444444444444-7-|
E|-5--7-5--4-5-7------------------|
                   ************
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-7--9-7--6-4-2-|
E|-5--7-5--4-2-0-|


Play Riff 1

Lead into next section:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7--6---6------5--------------|
A|-5--4---4------3------5-4-5-7-|
E|------5----2/4----2/4---------|



Play Riff 2   "I do the getting rid of..."
Play Riff 3   "...you..."

Final time for Riff 3:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2------------|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-20-4-|
E|------------77-------------------------------2-|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7-6-0-|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2------5-4-0-|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-3-------|
E|------------77---------------------------------|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** *
                                      "Don't ya know..."


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------|
A|-7----------5-6-7----------7-9-|
E|---00000000-3-4-5-55555555-5-7-|
     ********       ********
   "Killing, is my business..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------5------------------|
A|-10----------5-3-4------------4---|
E|--8-88888888-3---2-2222222222-2-0-|
      ********       **********
    "...and business is good..."


Solo (Poland)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End Solo


Ending:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7p5---5--5p3---3--1p0-----|
A|-----7--------5--------1p0-|
E|---------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7p5---5--5p3---3--1p0-----2-|
E|-----7--------5--------3p0-0-|
                     "You better believe it!"


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