Megadeth: We The People transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 18, 2011 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 Final time e|-------------------|----------| B|-------------------|----------| G|-------------------|----------| D|-2-----------------|--2----2--| A|-0----3----4----3--|--0----0--| E|------1----2----1--|----------| Guitar 2 (Fades in) e|---------------------| B|-13-8-10---13-8-10---| G|---------9---------9-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| This harmony comes in later e|-------------------------| B|-17-13-15----17-13-15----| G|----------14----------14-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Riff 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------5-------------5-------| D|-7--5-7-5-7-x-x-x-5-7-5-7-x-x-| A|-7--5-7---7-x-x-x-5-7---7-x-x-| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------5-----------------| D|-7--5-7-5-7-x-x-x-/8-x-/8-| A|-7--5-7---7-x-x-x-/8-x-/8-| E|--------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------5-------------5-------| D|-7--5-7-5-7-x-x-x-5-7-5-7-x-x-| A|-7--5-7---7-x-x-x-5-7---7-x-x-| E|------------------------------| 1st ending: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------5----------------| D|-7-7-5-7-5-7-x-x-x-5--x-8-| A|-7-7-5-7---7-x-x-x-5--x-8-| E|--------------------------| 2nd ending: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------5--------------------------| D|-7-7-5-7-5-7-x-x-x-/10--9-8-5-------| A|-7-7-5-7---7-x-x-x-/10--9-8-5----2--| E|---------------------------------0--| Riff 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----2-2-2------------------| D|----2-2-2-----9-9-9--------| A|-0--0-0-0--0--7-7-7--0-000-| E|---------------------------| * * * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-------------------------| D|-2-2-2-----10-10-10----0-1-2---| A|-0-0-0--0---8--8--8--0-------3-| E|-------------------------------| * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----2------------------| D|----2-----9-9-9--------| A|-0--0--0--7-7-7--0-000-| E|-----------------------| * * * *** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-2-2-------------------| D|-2-2-2-----------0-1-2---| A|-0-0-0--00-2--5--------3-| E|-----------0--3----------| ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----2------------------| D|----2-----9-9-9--------| A|-0--0--0--7-7-7--0-000-| E|-----------------------| * * * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-------------------------| D|-2-2-2-----10-10-10----0-1-2---| A|-0-0-0--0---8--8--8--0-------3-| E|-------------------------------| * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----2------------------| D|----2-----9-9-9--------| A|-0--0--0--7-7-7--0-000-| E|-----------------------| * * * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-------------------------| D|-2-2-2-----------0-1-2------2--| A|-0-0-0--00-2--5--------3-0--0--| E|-----------0--3----------------| ** * Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 use this for final section: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-----101010101010101010101010-| A|-0-0-0--0---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|------------------------------------| * Riff 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7----------7-6-5----------| E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-3--3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8-----------| A|-5-4-3-----------8-7-6--66666-8--| E|-3-2-1--1-1-1-0---------------6--| * * * * ***** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7----------7-6-5----------| E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-3--3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * 1st ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8-----------| A|-5-4-3-----------8-7-6--6-6-6-8--| E|-3-2-1--1-1-1-0---------------6--| * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8-8-8-8-8----| A|-5-4-3-----------8-7-6-6-6-6-6-8--| E|-3-2-1--1-1-1-0----------------6--| * * * * Riff 4 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----9-9-9-----11-11-11--------| A|----9-9-9------9--9--9--------| E|-7--7-7-7--7------------7-777-| * * * *** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-----12-12-12-------------| A|-9-9-9-----10-10-10----7-8-9----| E|-7-7-7--7------------7-------10-| * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----9-----11-11-11--------| A|----9------9--9--9--------| E|-7--7--7------------7-777-| * * * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-----12-12-12----0-1-2---| A|-9-9-9-----10-10-10----------3-| E|-7-7-7--7------------7---------| * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----2------------------| D|----2-----9-9-9--------| A|-0--0--0--7-7-7--0-000-| E|-----------------------| * * * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-------------------------| D|-2-2-2-----10-10-10----0-1-2---| A|-0-0-0--0---8--8--8--0-------3-| E|-------------------------------| * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----2------------------| D|----2-----9-9-9--------| A|-0--0--0--7-7-7--0-000-| E|-----------------------| * * * *** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-2-2-2----------------------| D|-2-2-2-----1010101010101010-| A|-0-0-0--0---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|----------------------------| * e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-2--------2--| A|-0--------0--| E|-------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-4-3-0-5-5-5-4-3-0-5-0-6-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-------------5h6p5---4h5p4---3h4p3-----| E|-3-3-3-5-5-5-------6-------5-------5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-4-3-0-5-5-5-4-3-0-5-0-6-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending: e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-5h6p5---4h5p4---3h4p3---2h3p2---1h2p1-----| E|-------6-------5-------4-------3-------3-0-| * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5h6p5---4h5p4---3h4p3-7-| E|-------6-------5-------5-| * * Solo (Broderick) 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 Play Riff 2 use this for final section: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-2-2-2-----------------------| D|-2-2-2------1010101010101010-| A|-0-0-0--00---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-----------------------------| Riff 3a e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7----------7-6-5----------| E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-3--3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8----------| A|-5-4-3-----------8-7-6--6666-8--| E|-3-2-1--1-1-1-0--------------6--| * * * * **** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7----------7-6-5----------| E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4-3--3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * 1st ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8-----------| A|-5-4-3-----------8-7-6--6-6-6-8--| E|-3-2-1--1-1-1-0---------------6--| * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8-8-8-8-8-------| A|-5-4-3-----------8-7-6-6-6-6-6-8--7--| E|-3-2-1--1-1-1-0----------------6--5--| * * * * Lead over Riff 3a e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End lead Outro (Clean) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-------0------------0--| G|-----5------------5----| D|---2------------3------| A|-0---------------------| E|-----------------------| Final chord e|-------------------------------|--0--| B|-------0------------0----------|--0--| G|-----5------------5------------|--2--| D|---4------------3--------------|--2--| A|-0-----------------------------|--0--| E|-------------------------------|-----| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|----------1---------0--| G|-----2------2-----2-2--| D|---2---2------2-3---3--| A|-0---------------------| E|-----------------------| Final chord e|--------------------------------|--0--| B|----------1----------0----------|--0--| G|-----2------2------2-2----------|--2--| D|---4---4------4--3---3--0-1-2---|--2--| A|-0----------------------------3-|--0--| 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