Megadeth - Blackmail The Universe guitar tab
Megadeth: Blackmail The Universe
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: November 20, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Play 2x)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| ---|
A|-------------------------| |
E|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * |
"This is..." |
e|-------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|-------------------------| |
G|-------------------------| |
D|-------------------------| ---|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...breaking news..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----444-----333-----222-----333-|
E|-222-----222-----222-----222-----|
*** *** *** ***
"...Middle East..."
Riff 1a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...missing..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...Secretary of State..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----444-----333-----222-----333-|
E|-222-----222-----222-----222-----|
*** *** *** ***
"...principles of..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...stands at..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...DEFCON 3..."
Riff 2 (Play 2x)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-3-4-|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The greatest crisis..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
* * * * * * * *
"I 'red, white and blew it'..."
Riff 2a x2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
* * * * * * * *
"Betrayal, I peel away..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-3-4-|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"important, no one will..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-2-------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-2-2------5-3-2-0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...found, God get me..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------4-5-6-|
E|-4-4--4-2-4-5-7-5-4-2-4-4--4-2-4-5-7-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Nuclear battlefields..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4--4-2-4-5-7-5-4-2-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
* * * * * * * *
"...energized..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6-7-8-|
E|-6-6--6-4-6-7-9-7-6-4-6-6--6-4-6-7-9-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Cold wars are..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6--6-4-6-7-9-7-6-4-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
* * * * * * * *
"...again..."
Play Riff 2a "The tensions mounting..."
Riff 4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------2------4/5-4----|
A|-4-2-4----2-4-0--4-2-2/3-2-5--|
E|-2-0-2----0-2----2-0-------3--|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------------2------4/5-------|
A|-4-2-4----2-4-0--4-2-2/3-2-2-3-|
E|-2-0-2----0-2----2-0-----0-0-1-|
* * * * * * * * *
"The stage..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------2------4/5-4----|
E|-4-2-4~---2-4----4-2-------5--|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--------------2------4/5-------|
E|-4-2-4~---2-4----4-2-----2-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------2------4/5-4----|
E|-4-2-4~---2-4----4-2-------5--|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--------------2-5-4---3-2---|
E|-4-2-4~---2-4-------5-----3-|
* * * *
Solo (Poland)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------13----13-16-13----13-|
A|-16-14-16-14----14-16----16----------16----|
E|-------------16----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------14----|
B|-------------------------------14-16-17----17-|
G|----13----13-15-13----13-15-16----------------|
D|-16----16----------16-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------17b19r17-----------|
B|-17b19--17----------19b21r19~-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19--(19)r17-16p14---14----------------------------|
G|---------------------16----16-15-13----13-------------|
D|------------------------------------16----16-14-13----|
A|---------------------------------------------------16-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-13----------------------------------18-|
A|----16-14-13----13----------------14----|
E|-------------16----16-14-12-14-16-------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----14-------------------14b16--14-----|
G|-16----16b18----16-13-16-----------13~-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 4 "This is your 5 minute warning..."
Riff 6
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2------0------0h2-----2-3-|
A|-2------0------0h2-----2-3-|
E|----0-0----0-0-----0-0-----|
* * * * * *
"...dead man!"
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4------2------2h4-----4-5-|
A|-4------2------2h4-----4-5-|
E|----0-0----0-0-----0-0-----|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-6------4------4h6-----|
A|-6------4------4h6-----|
E|----0-0----0-0-----0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-5-4-----2---5-4-3---------4-3-|
A|-4-3-2-----0---3-2-1-----6---2-1-|
E|-------0-0---0-------0-0-4-0-----|
* * * * * *
Riff 7
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------------|
D|-----4-----0---2----2-4/5\4----|
A|---------------0--4-0-2/3\2-5--|
E|-2~----2-----2----2---------3--|
* * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------0----------------------|
D|-----4-----0--------------------|
A|------------------7/8-7/8---2---|
E|-2~----2-----2-0--5/6-5/6-3---0-|
* * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------------|
D|-----4-----0---2----2-4/5\4----|
A|---------------0--4-0-2/3\2-5--|
E|-2~----2-----2----2---------3--|
* * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------0--------------------------|
D|-----4-----0------------------------|
A|------------------7/8-7/8---7/8-7/8-|
E|-2~----2-----2-0--5/6-5/6-0-5/6-5/6-|
* * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------------|
D|-----4-----0---2----2-4/5\4----|
A|---------------0--4-0-2/3\2-5--|
E|-2~----2-----2----2---------3--|
* * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------0----------------------|
D|-----4-----0--------------------|
A|------------------7/8-7/8---2---|
E|-2~----2-----2-0--5/6-5/6-3---0-|
* * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------------|
D|-----4-----0---2----2-4/5\4----|
A|---------------0--4-0-2/3\2-5--|
E|-2~----2-----2----2---------3--|
* * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------0-----|
D|-----4-----0---|
A|---------------|
E|-2~----2-----2-|
* *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----2--------3---------4------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----3-2-1-----3-5-2-----5-3-2-3-5--2-3-5--2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----2--------3---------4------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----3-2-1-----3-5-2-----5-3-2-3-5--2-3-5--3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----14------------12----------10------|
A|-------14------------12----------10----|
E|-12------12-11-10------10-9-8------8-7-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----8----------6----------4-------|
A|------8----------6----------4-----|
E|-6------6-5-4------4-3-2------2-1-|
Solo (Poland)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------16-15-16-15------14~--|
D|-12/14-17-------------17~-------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----14-16-----------------------------------------|
D|-17-------14-14b17~--(17)r14p12-14p12-------------|
A|--------------------------------------12~--10-----|
E|----------------------------------------------12\-|
e|-15b17--(17)b18--17b19--15-17-19--15-17-19--15-17-19-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-20b22-(22)b23r22~----------------------------17----------|
B|---------------------22b24-20-22-20b22-22b24-----21b22r21-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15----------17p15-17p15--------------------|
G|-------19b21r19-------------17p16p14-17p16p14\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------10-12-13p12-10\-|
G|---------9-11-12-----------------|
D|-12p9-12-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-7---------8-7----------------------------------|
G|--------10-9-7------10-9-7----9-7--------------------|
D|---------------------------10-----10-9-7\5-7p5-7-7b8-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------12----12----------12----------|
B|-15b17----(17)r15----15----15p12-15----15b17r15-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----------12----------12----------12----------|
B|----15p12-15----15b17r15----15p12-15----15b17r15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----------12----------12----------12----------|
B|----15p12-15----15b17r15----15p12-15----17b20r17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----12----------------------------12-15-|
B|----15----15-13-12----------12-13-15-------|
G|-------------------14-12-14----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-15b17b19~----21b22~----22b24~-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2-3-5-3-2---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-10-10-10-13-13-13-12-12-10-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------11----------------11----|
E|-12-10-13-12----13-12-10-13-12----13-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-12-12-12-15-15-15-14-14-12-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------13----------------13----|
D|-14-12-15-14----15-14-12-15-14----15-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-13----------------13----------------|
D|----15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-16-13----------13-16-13----------13-|
D|-------15-14-15----------15-14-15----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-15-12----------12-15-12----------12-|
G|-------13-12-13----------13-12-13----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-18-15----------15-18-15----------15-|
G|-------16-15-16----------16-15-16----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
(NOTE: Alternate between tapping and pulling-off)
x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-t17p12-17p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-t18p12-18p12-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-12----------------------------|
B|-12-14-14^--12-12^----------12-|
G|----14-14^--12-12^----12h14-12-|
D|-------------------14-12h14----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-14p12----------12-14p12----------14-12~--|
G|-14p12-14-12h14-12-14p12-14-12h14-14-12~--|
D|-------14-12h14----------14-12h14---------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 10
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| ---|
A|-------------------------------------------------| |
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
"Blackmail the universe..." |--> Play 3x
e|-------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------------------| ---|
A|-------------------------------2-3-5-3-2---------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...greatest of calamities..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5-------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-8---8-7-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Lawful possessor..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-3-4-3-2-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...the world's last 24 hours!"
Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)
e|------------------------------12--------------------|
B|-15b17~--15p12-15b17~-------12---15------12---------|
G|-----------------------12h13--------12h13--14b16r14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16\14-13\10----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12-11-10-9/11--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------14-13-12-11----11-------11-----|
E|---------------------------------------13----13-12----12\-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------12/15----------15/18----------18/21----------21/-|
G|-------10h13----------13h16----------16h19----------19h22----|
D|---9h12----------12h15----------15h18----------18h21---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: Heavy whammy bar vibrato:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-19~~*--19~~*--19~~*--21~--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 10a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| ---|
A|-------------------------------------------------| |
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
"Terror and ugliness..." |--> Play 3x
e|-------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------------------| ---|
A|-------------------------------2-3-5-3-2---------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...reveal what death..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5-------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-8---8-7-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"All along only..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------2-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-3-4-3-2-1-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...another region of hell!"
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-9----10---11----12--|
A|-7-----8----9----10--|
E|---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----10---11----12----13----14---10----9\-|
A|-7-----8----9----10----11----12----8----7\-|
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.
= 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
