Megadeth:  Blood Of Heroes

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

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2005

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Tuning: Eb

NOTE: Bass changes root notes from A->C->F->E
Intro
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)               x4
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------0--------------0-----0---|
Gb|-----5---5----------5---5-----5-|
Db|---7-------7------7-------7-----|
Ab|-0--------------0---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion, comes in at end)
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|------|
Ab|--3^--|
Eb|------|


Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------------|
Ab|-0------3-----5-------3-------5-|
Eb|----3-1---1-0---0-0-0-1-0-0-0-3-|
       * *   * *   * * *   * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------7-----|
Ab|-0------3-----5-------3---5-----|
Eb|----3-1---1-0---0-0-0-1-0---0-3-|
       * *   * *   * * *   *   * *


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------2---------------2-------|
Ab|-0--2-3---3-2-0-----2-3---3-2-0-|
Eb|----------------1~--------------|
    "Ladies and gents..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------5------------------------|
Gb|-----------7---------------------|
Db|----6-7-------7----------2-------|
Ab|-5--------------5----2-3---5-3-2-|
Eb|------------------0--------------|
    "...by the skin of..."

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------2---------------2-------|
Ab|-0--2-3---3-2-0-----2-3---3-2-0-|
Eb|----------------1~--------------|

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


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--------6--------|
Eb|-1--------3--------4-0-11-0-|
                        * ** *
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------8~-|
Bb|-6~-------8~----5-6-5---5-6-8-5----|
Gb|----------------------7------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------12-17~-|
Bb|-6~-------8~----12-13-12----12-13-15--------|
Gb|-------------------------14-----------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 1    "Still alive..."
Repeat Riff 1  "We've been run down..."
Play Riff 2    "Ladies and gents..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------| -----|
Db|--------------------------|      |
Ab|-7-8-7--5--3--2-3-2--2--5-|      |
Eb|-5-6-5--3--1--0-1-0--0--3-|      |
                                    |--> Play 3x
Bb|---------------------------|     |
Gb|---------------------------|     |
Db|-----------7--9-10-9--7----|     |
Ab|-7-8-7--5--5--7--8-7--5--8-| ----|
Eb|-5-6-5--3----------------6-|

eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7-8-7--5--3--2-3-2--2--5-|
Eb|-5-6-5--3--1--0-1-0--0--3-|

Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-----------7--9-10-9--|
Ab|-7-8-7--5--5--7--8-7--|
Eb|-5-6-5--3-------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-3-2----2-3-2----2-3-2----2--|
Eb|-0-1-0----0-1-0----0-1-0----0--|


Solo (Friedman)
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-8-7~------------------------------------|
Ab|---------10--8-7-8-7~--/5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------6-5-6-5~--3---1-|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------7/9h10-9~-|
Db|------------------5-6-7--7-8-7~---------------|
Ab|------------5-6-7----------------10-----------|
Eb|-0-1-/5-7-8-----------------------------------|

[wah pedal comes in at this point]
eb|----------------5-------------|
Bb|---8b10--{8}~-----8p5---------|
Gb|-7--------------------7b9r7p5-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-7b9--{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}/--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------17-20----------17-20-----------17-20--------|
Gb|-19b21-------17-19b21-------17-19b20^-------19b20^-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-20-------17-20-------------------------------|
Gb|-------19b20-------17----19----17----20----19p17-|
Db|----------------------19----19----19----19-------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-17\14~-14h17\12-14~--14-12-------------|
Db|----------------------------14-13-12-13-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15p12h13----------------------|
Gb|----14-12h13----------14-13p12h13----------|
Db|-14------------------------------14-13-12~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-9b10-{9}-10~--/11-10-8------/(15)-|
Gb|------------------------10-9-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-------13-12~--/13-12-10-------|
Bb|-15b17-------------------13-11-|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------15b17~~-|
Bb|---------13----15----17-------------|
Gb|-12/14~----14~---14~---14~----------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-15----------------------------------------|
Bb|----15b17r16-(16)--[15]17~~--\5/(18)-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------(17)\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-5tr8~----7b9--(9)r7p6p5----|
Gb|-------------------------7~-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------15-16-17-22b24~~\-|
Bb|------9-12-------12-15-------15-16-17------------------|
Gb|-9-10------12-13-------15-16---------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "Still alive..."

Riff 1a                            x4
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------------------5-|
Ab|-2------5-----7--4-5-4-----2---3-|
Eb|----3-2---3-2----2-3-2-2-2-0-0---|
       * *   * *          * *   *


Play Riff 1   "Still alive..."

Ending
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--------6--------7\-|
Eb|-1--------3--------4-0-11-0-5\-|
                        * ** *
   "Ahh..."


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