Megadeth:  Elysian Fields

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

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2005

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Tuning: Eb

Intro:
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|----2----|
Ab|----2----|
Eb|----0----|


Riff 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-2~--0----------------|
Db|-2~--0--2--------5----|
Ab|--------2--------3----|
Eb|-----------0-0-0------|
              * * * 
    "Uneasy feeling..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-2~--0-------------------------|
Db|-2~--0--2----------------------|
Ab|--------2--------3--3---5--5---|
Eb|-----------0-0-0-1--1-1-3--3-3-|
              * * *      *      *
    "Burning..."

Final time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-2~--0---------------------------|
Db|-2~--0--2------------------------|
Ab|--------2--------3--3---5--5-----|
Eb|-----------0-0-0-1--1-1-3--3-0-0-|
              * * *      *      * *
    "A blink of..."


Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-6-----------------------------|
Db|-4------5-------------5--------|
Ab|----4-0-3--0---4--0---3--0-----|
Eb|-------------0-2----2------1-0-|
       * *    * *    * *    * * * 
    "One last look..."


Riff 2a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-6-----------------------------|
Db|-4------5----------------------|
Ab|----4-0-3--0---4--0---3--0-----|
Eb|-------------0-2----2-1----1-0-|
       * *    * *    * *    * * *
    "The world don't..."

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-6-------------6------5--------|
Db|-4------5------4------3--------|
Ab|----4-0-3--0------0------0-----|
Eb|-------------0------2------1-0-|
       * *    * *    * *    * * *
    "The world don't..."


Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----7-----5---\1------------3---------------------|
Gb|-9--8--7--6---\2p0-0----/5--4--2--------2-0-------|
Db|-9--9--7--7--------0h2--/5--5--2------------2-0---|
Ab|-------------------------------0--0-3/4---------0-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
   "Elysian fields..."

Final time:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|----7-----5--------3-------|
Gb|-9--8--7--6----/5--4--2----|
Db|-9--9--7--7----/5--5--2----|
Ab|----------------------0----|
Eb|---------------------------|
   "Elysian fields..."

Guitar fill over chorus:
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------12h13-12p10-12~--| <-- Harmony guitar
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------9h10--9p7---9~--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

NOTE: Guitar fill changes sometimes, refer to powertab
for specifics.

Play Riff 1   "Soaring to the..."
Play Riff 2   "One last look..."
Play Riff 2a  "The world don't..."
Play Riff 3   "Elysian fields..."

Guitar fill at the end of Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----16-------16----16-------16-------14-/17\--|
Db|-/14----14-14----14----14-14----14-14----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
   "...to the elysian fields..."


Lead in to next riff:
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|--0-0-0-0---5-6-|
Eb|----------7-----|
     * * * *

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-6-7~--------5\---------------5-6-|
Eb|-----------7-6-----5-4-3~----/7-----|
              * *     * * 


Solo (Harmonica arranged for guitar)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-----(15)~----(15)~----{15}{15}{15}{15}{15}-------|
Gb|-15b16--(16)~----(16)~----{15}{15}{15}{15}{15}-15-14-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------9----------------------------------|
Gb|-15p12-12-9\7/9---9-7-(7)^--8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7--(7)b9-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-15~--17-12-----12-----------|
Gb|-16~-----12-14--12----12-14--|
Db|-------------------14--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------19-22b24r22b24~~-|
Bb|-------15-------15-------15----------19------------------|
Gb|-15b16----15b16----15b16----16----19---------------------|
Db|----------------------------17-21------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3  "Elysian fields..."

Guitar fill #1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-10b12r10-[10]12r10---------|
Gb|--------------------9~~~~~\-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
   "...shields..."

Guitar fill #2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------/17~-|
Gb|-----16-------16----16-------16-------14----14/16-16~~-------|
Db|-/14----14-14----14----14-14----14-14----14------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   "...to the elysian fields..."


Lead in to next riff:
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|---------------|
    * * * * * * * 
  "...fields..."


Play Riff 3   "Elysian [we are storming...]"

Ending solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12b13~--12~--10~--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------12~----12\9-9\7-7/9-9~--8~--7~--6~--|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------5-----------5-----------5------------|
Bb|--------8b10~~----8p5-----5---8p5-----5--------------|
Gb|-5~--0----------------7b9---------7b9-----7b9r7p5----|
Db|--------------------------------------------------7~-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


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