Megadeth - Looking Down The Cross guitar tab
MEGADETH - LOOKING DOWN THE CROSS
(Killing Is My Business ... And Business Is Good!, 1984)
Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet
n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.
Tune Down one quarter step
Riff 1
E ---15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-
B -----------------------------------------------------15-----------14------------15-----------14------------
G -16-----------15-----------16-----------15-----------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2
+(tap) + + + + + + + + +
E -191512-191512-10-191512-191512-10-191512-10-181521-181512-10-181512-181512-10-181512-10-
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ + + + + + + + + +
E -221815-221815-13-221815-221815-13-221815-13-211815-211815-13-211815-211815-13-211815-13-
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 1A
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -2--------1--------2--------1--------5--------4--------5--------4--------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2A
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -2------------1------------2------------1------------5------------4------------5------------4------------
E ---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-
Riff 2B
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------7--------6\--------7----9--7--6\-------------------
D -9--------8\--------9--------8--------7--------6\--------7----9--7--6\--------9----9--5--
A -9--------8\--------9--------8--------5--------4\--------5----7--5--4\--------9----9--5--
E -7--------6\--------7--------6------------------------------------------------7----7--3--
|--3--|
Riff 3A
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----14--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----7-5-4--
D -2--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----14--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10-----------
A -0--------2----3--------4----5--------7----8 ----10----12--------2----3--------4----5--------7----8 -----------
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--------------
Riff 3
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----14--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----7--------
D -2--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----14--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10------10-9-8-
A -0--0-0-0-2--0-3--0-0-0-4--0-5--0-0-0-7--0-8 ----10----12--0-0-0-2--0-3--0-0-0-4--0-5--0-0-0-7--0-8 -------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -5------5------5------5--4--------4------4------4------5------5------5------5--7--------7------7------7------
G -5------5------5------5--5--------5------5------5------5------5------5------5--5--------5------5------5------
D -7------7------7------7--5--------5------5------5------7------7------7------7--4--------4------4------4------
A ----0-0----0-0---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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -5------5------5------7--4--------4------4------4------5------5------5------5--7--------7------7--------------
G -5------5------5------5--5--------5------5------5------5------5------5------5--5--------5------5------7-5-4-3-
D -7------7------7------7--5--------5------5------5------7------7------7------7--4--------4------4--------------
A ----0-0----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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4A
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -5------5------5------5--4--------4------4------4------5------5------5------5--7--------7------7------7------
G -5------5------5------5--5--------5------5------5------5------5------5------5--5--------5------5------5------
D -7------7------7------7--5--------5------5------5------7------7------7------7--4--------4------4------4------
A ----0-0----0-0----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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------
B -5------5------5------5--4--------4------4--------------
G -5------5------5------5--5--------5------5--------------
D -7------7------7------7--5--------5------5--------------
A ----0-0----0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-
E --------------------------------------------------------
Riff 5
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------1-0-----------------------------5----------------------3-1-0t1--------------------------------
G -2------4---5------------2-1--------2---4--------4-5-----------4---5------------------------2---1t2--------5-1-4-1-
D -----------------------------3----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----0-0---0------0-0------------------------------------0--0-0---0------0-0----------------------------------------
E --------------------------------1-1----------1-1------------------------------------1--1-1---1---------1-1---------
Riff 6A
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -2--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----
D -2--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----
A -0--0-0-0-2--0-3--0-0-0-4--0-5--0-0-0-7--0-8 ----10----
E -------------------------------------------------------
Riff 6
E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G -14--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----
D -14--------4----5--------6----7--------9----10----12----
A -12--0-0-0-2--0-3--0-0-0-4--0-5--0-0-0-7--0-8 ----10----
E --------------------------------------------------------
Fill 1
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -5----------------2----------------5--------7--------2----------------
D -5----------------2----------------5--------7--------2----------------
A -3----------------0----------------3--------5--------0----------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 7
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------5----------------2----------------5--------7--------2----------------
D ---------------------------------5----------------2----------------5--------7--------2----------------
A -7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-3----------------0----------------3--------5--------0----------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 8
E --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G --------------------------------
D ----7-6-0-5-4-0-----------------
A -0--------------7-6-0-5-0-3-2-1-
E --------------------------------
Riff 8A
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D ----7-6-0-5-4-0----7-6-0-5-4-0----7-6-0-5-4-0-----------------
A -0--------------0--------------0--------------7-6-0-5-0-3-2-1-
E --------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 9
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2---------------4--5--------------6--7--------------9--10--------12--------
D -2---------------4--5--------------6--7--------------9--10--------12--------
A -0---------------2--3--------------4--5--------------7--8 --------10--------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 9A
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -14------\------4--5--------------6--7--------------9--10--------12--------
D -14------\------4--5--------------6--7--------------9--10--------12--------
A -12------\------2--3--------------4--5--------------7--8 --------10--------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 10A
E -----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------
G -14----14-13----13-12----12-7--8-9-
D -14----14-13----13-12----12-7--8-9-
A -12----12-11----11-10----10-5--6-7-
E -----0--------0--------0-----------
Riff 10
E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G -----------------------------
D -7----7-6----6-5----5-0--1-2-
A -7----7-6----6-5----5-0--1-2-
E -5--0-5-4--0-4-3--0-3--------
Riff 10B
E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G ----------------------7--5-4-
D -7----7-6----6-5----5-7--5-4-
A -7----7-6----6-5----5-5--3-2-
E -5--0-5-4--0-4-3--0-3--------
Riff 11
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2--------4----5--------7-------------9----10------12------14--------4----5--------7-------------9----10------7-5-4--
D -2--------4----5--------7----7--------9----10------12------14--------4----5--------7----7--------9----10-------------
A -0--0-0-0-2--0-3--0-0-0-5----7--0-0-0-7--0-8 --0-0-10--0-0-12--0-0-0-2--0-3--0-0-0-5----7--0-0-0-7--0-8 --0-0--------
E ---------------------------5-5--------------------------------------------------------5-5----------------------------
E -----------
B -----------
G -2---2-----
D -2---2---3-
A -0---0---3-
E ---------1-
Order
Riff 1/1A x 2
Riff 2/2A x 2
Riff 2B x 1
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 5 x 2
Solo over Riff 4 x 1
Riff 6A x 1
Riff 6 x 3
Fill 1 x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 8 x 4
Riff 8A x 2
Riff 9 x 1
Riff 9A x 1
Solo over Riff 9A x 2
Riff 10A x 1
Solo over Riff 10A x 3
Solo over Riff 10 x 4
Riff 10 x 3
Riff 10B x 1
Riff 11 x 1
Tabbed By Radiohater 2003