Megadeth: Victory transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) solos by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 15, 2005 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: Eb Riff 1 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--| Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0--| "Now one day..." eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|---5--4-5--2--4-5--| Ab|-2-3--3-3--3--3-3--| Eb|-0-----------------| "...martyr..." Riff 2 x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-------4---2---------------------| Ab|-4-------------0-2-3-2-0---2-0---| Eb|-2---2---2---2-----------2-----2-| * * * * * * * "Not even close..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-------4---2-----------5---3-----9\-| Ab|-4-----------4-3-5-----------5-6-7\-| Eb|-2---2---2-------3---3---3----------| * * * * "...close..." Riff 3 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-----------------10-9---------| Ab|------------------8-7----9-8~-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-7-6~-| * * * * * * * * * "Had fingers..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-----------------10-9----7-9~-| Ab|------------------8-7----5-7~-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0------| * * * * * * * * * "Had needles..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-----------------10-9---------| Ab|------------------8-7----9-8~-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-7-6~-| * * * * * * * * * "A knife right..." 1st ending: eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-----------5----------(5)/14\-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-3----------(3)/12\-| * * * * * "I am..." 2nd ending: eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-----------5----------(5)\-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-3----------(3)\-| * * * * * "I am..." Play Riff 1 "Came 'Anarchy'..." Final time add this bar: eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-5--4-5--2--4-5--| Ab|-3--3-3--3--3-3--| Eb|-----------------| "...'Lucretia' said..." Play Riff 2 "Not even close..." Play Riff 3 "Had fingers..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|------5----2----4--| Ab|-2----3----0----2--| Eb|-0-----------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|---------2--4----------2--4-| Db|-5~-------------------------| ----| Ab|---------------3~-----------| | Eb|----------------------------| | | eb|----------------------------| |--> Play 2x Bb|----------------------------| | Gb|---------2--4----------4--2-| | Db|----------------------------| ----| Ab|-0-------------2~-----------| Eb|----------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-2-2-2-2-4--5----------4--5-| Ab|---------------3-3-3-3------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|---------4--5----------5--4-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2------| Eb|----------------------------| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Final time add this bar: eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-5--4-5--2--4-5--| Ab|-3--3-3--3--3-3--| Eb|-----------------| Solo (Mustaine) eb|-12t7p5--------12t7p5--------12t7p5-------| Bb|--------12t8p5--------12t8p5-------12t8p5-| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-10t7p5--------10t7p5--------10t7p5-------| Bb|--------12t8p5--------12t8p5-------12t8p5-| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-12t7p5--------12t7p5--------12t7p5-------| Bb|--------12t8p5--------12t8p5-------12t8p5-| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-10t7-5------------------------------------| Bb|--------12t8p5-11t8p5-10t8p5---------------| Gb|-----------------------------12t7p5-10t7p5-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-9t5p3-9t5p3-9t5p3-9t5p3-9t5p3-9t5p3-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-12t5p3-12t5p3-12t5p3-12t5p3-12/-----| Db|---------------------------------22\-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Friedman) eb|-12------12------12------12------12------| Bb|---15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12-| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-12------12------12------15b18r15-| Bb|---15p12---15p12---15p12----------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-----------------12-14-15p14p12----12-14h17p14-| Bb|---------12h14h15---------------15-------------| Gb|-12h14h15--------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-12------12h14p12----12-------12--------------------------------| Bb|---15b16----------15----15b17---15-12------------------(12)\----| Gb|--------------------------------------15-14-12h14-12~~-(12)\(5)-| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-(8)/13-12h13p12-------------------| Gb|-----------------14-12\11----------| Db|--------------------------12-------| Ab|-----------------------------12\10-| Eb|-----------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-| Gb|------15--------------15--------------15---| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-| Gb|------15--------------15--------------15---| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-15p12--12-17-12--12-15-12--12-17-12-15p12-| Gb|------15--------15--------15---------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-17p15p12------------------------------------------| Bb|---------17p15p12--------17p15p12------------------| Gb|-----------------15p14p0----------0-15p14p12----12-| Db|---------------------------------------------14----| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------12\--| Gb|-14--(14)b15----14-12-14p12~~--12\--| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Friedman) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------9h12p9--9h12/-| Db|---------------------9h12-------12------| Ab|------7h10p7---7h10/--------------------| Eb|-7h10-------10--------------------------| eb|-(12)---12h15p12--15p12--------15-| Bb|--12h15---------15-----15-12h15---| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|----------12------------10-------8-----------| Bb|-12\10h12----12p10\8h10----8\7h8---8p7---8p7-| Gb|---------------------------------------9-----| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------5------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7-9p7\5h7p5---7p5h7p5\4h5h7p5p4h5h7p5p4h5p4h7p5-4------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------5~~~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------10~~--12-------15-| Bb|----------7h8-------12-12h13----| Gb|-----7~~------------------------| Db|-4h5----------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|--------22-22b24--22b24-22b24-22b24r22-21~~\-| Bb|-/19h20--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Not even close..." Play Riff 3 "Had fingers..." Final time: eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-----------5----------(5)\-2--| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-3----------(3)\-0--| * * * * * "I am..." "...a victory." Guitar fill over Riff 3 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----\2----0----| Db|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----\2---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----6----(6)h7/9\-| Db|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----7----(7)--/9\-| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----\2----0----| Db|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----\2---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----6----(6)h7/9-| Db|-/9----\7----/12~--------/9----\7----7----(7)--/9-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| 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