Wake Up Dead
Megadeth
(From The 1986 Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E)
Im pretty sure this is more or less correct, enjoy!
Riff 1e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|---------2----------------5----------------7-|A|----4----0-----------4----3-----------4----5-|E|-02-2-02----------02-2-02----------02-2-02---|
** ** ** ** ** ** "I sneak in my..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|---------9\--------------|A|----4----7\------4----3--|E|-02-2-02------02-2-02-1--| ** ** ** ** "...say I've been out..."
Solo (Mustaine)e|----------------------------------2----------------|B|-----------------------------------5p2-------------|G|-4b6r4-4b6----(6)r4d*----4b6--4b6-----4h5p4p2-4p2--|D|-a-----a-----------------------------------------4-|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------7p5-9p7p5----------------------|B|------------------------------8p7p5---8p7p5---------|G|-2---------------------------------7p5-----7p5------|D|--4p2--2-4p2----2-4~--------------------------7p6p4-|A|-----4------2h4-------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-6~----6--6/7~---9---\4-|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-4b6-[slow release and dive ]--(16)-16~~-|D|-a---[with tremolo bar, then]------------|A|-----[raise and slide to the]------------|E|-----[ next note ]------------|
e|---------------------------------------14h7p14-17-19b20--19b21~-|B|-14h17p14-14-14-17p14-19p14-14-14-17p14-------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p14-14-14-19p17p14-14-14-|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|
e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-|B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-|B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-|B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--17----------------------------------------|G|--16b17---[long hold and then release]------|D|----------[slowly with tremolo bar vibrato]-|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2Guitar 1 x3e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-12\11-------12\11------------------------|A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--9-10----9-------11/12-|E|--------9/10-------------12---10-12--9/10-|
* * * * * *e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-12\11-------12\11------------------|A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--9-10----9-------|E|--------9/10-------------12---10-12-|
* * * * * *e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|-11/12-7/8----------|E|--9/10-5/6--0-0-0-0-| * * * *
Guitar 2 x3e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-12\11-------12\11-----9------------------|A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--12---10-12-9-10-11/12-|E|--------9/10-------------------------9/10-|
* * * * * *e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-12\11-------12\11-----9------------|A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--12---10-12-9-10-|E|--------9/10------------------------|
* * * * * *e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|-11/12-7/8----------|E|--9/10-5/6--0-0-0-0-| * * * *
Riff 3 (Play 4x)e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--------------------------7---|D|--------------------------5---|A|-10-9-8-----7-----8---7-------|E|--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-|
* * * * * * * e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-------------7---------------|D|-------------5---------------|A|-8-----7---------------------|E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3a (Play 1x)e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--------------------------7---|D|--------------------------5---|A|-10-9-8-----7-----8---7-------|E|--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-|
* * * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-------------7----------------------|D|-------------5---9----8-7-6---5-4-3-|A|-8-----7---------7-10-6-5-4-7-3-2-1-|E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0----8-------5-------| * * * * *
Riff 3b (Play 3x)e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-------------------7---|D|-------------------5---|A|-----7-----8---7-------|E|-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-|
* * * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-------------7----------------------|D|-------------5---9----8-7-6---5-4-3-|A|-8-----7---------7-10-6-5-4-7-3-2-1-|E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0----8-------5-------| * * * * *
Lead into next section:e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------5\3---|A|-3-3-3/5-3\1-3-|E|-1-1-1/3-----1-| *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x3e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-------4-------------7--6-4--|D|-------4-------------7--6-4--|A|-6-----2--4-5--6-----5--4-2--|E|-4-444----2-3--4-444---------|
*** ***e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|-------4-------------6------|D|-------4-------------6------|A|-6-----2--4-5--6-----4--6-7-|E|-4-444----2-3--4-444----4-5-| *** ***
Solo (Mustaine)e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|--6b7tm----[long hold, slow release]-|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------4-----4-4-|G|-6p4---------4------------4-6-4-----4-6b7---6p4-----|D|-----6-6-4-6---5-6--4-5-6-------6-6-----------------|A|-------------------4--------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-5-6-7-6-7-8-7-8-9-8-9-10-9-10-11-10-11-12-11-12-13-12-13-14-|G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|B|-13-14-15-14-15-16-15-16-17-18-19-18-19-|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|-16-19p16--16-19p16--16-21p16-19p16--16-21p16-21b23~~-|B|---------19--------19--------------19-----------------|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------6---------------8-|D|----------------6---------------8-|A|-8--------8-6-8-4---------8-6-8-6-|E|-6-666666-6-4-6----666666-6-4-6---|
****** * * * ****** * * *e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------9------9-8--|D|--------------9------9-8--|A|--------8-6-8-7------7-6--|E|-666666-6-4-6----666------|
****** * * * ***e|-------|B|-------|G|-------|D|-------|A|-------|E|--X\\--|
Solo (Poland)e|---------------------------------------------6h9-9b11r9-|B|-------------------------------------------6------------|G|-------------------------------6-------6h8--------------|D|---------------6-------6h8p6h8---8p6h8------------------|A|-----8-6h8p6h8---8p6h8----------------------------------|E|-/9-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-6------------6----------------------|B|---9-6-9b11r9---9p6---6--------------|G|--------------------8---8b10r8p6-6b8-|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-8-6--------------------------------|A|-----8-6----------------------------|E|---------9-6--9~~--(9)b10--7b8--4~~-|
End Solo
Riff 5e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------6p4---------------------|A|-------------------------6p4-----|E|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-------------------------7-4-|E|-4-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|---------6p4----------------------------4-5---|A|-------------------------6p4-----7-9-6--2-3-5-|E|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-7-4------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------4p2---------------------|A|-------------------------4p2-----|E|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-4-2-----2----------------------------6--------|A|-----4-3---4-3-2-4-3-2---3-2--------5----5---5-|E|-----------------------5-----5-2--4--------4---|
Riff 7e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-------2------------5----3-|A|-4---4-0--2-3-4---4-3--5-1-|E|-2-0-2----0-1-2-0-2----3---|
* * * * "Well I wonder..."e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-------7--6-4--------------|D|-------5--4-2-------7----7-|A|-4---4--------4---4-5--6-5-|E|-2-0-2--------2-0-2----4---|
* * * * "...bout the other..."e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-------2------------7--9----6----------|A|-4---4-0--2-3-4---4-5--7----4--------4-|E|-2-0-2----0-1-2-0-2------------------2-| * * * * "...named Diana."
Guitar fill over Riff 7 (Mustaine)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|-6p4p2p0--------------------------|D|---------5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0----------|A|------------------------4p2p0-----|E|------------------------------0-2-|
Lead into next section:e|--------|B|--------|G|--------|D|--------|A|--4--3--|E|--2--1--|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|------9---------------------9--7--|A|-2----7----3--5555---5h7-2--7--5--|E|-0----0----1-------7-----0--0-----|
Solo (Mustaine)e|-8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7-8/10-|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-/24\-2h3p2h3-/14h15p14h15-|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
e|-8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7-8/10-|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-12--11-10--9--8--/15---------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------11----11-12-|E|-----------------------12~----10-12----12-------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-14-12-11-14-11h12p11----11--------------|E|----------------------13----13-12-10-12~-|
e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------13---|D|----------------------------12--14-12-15-14--15-|A|-------11--12-11-14-12-15-14--15----------------|E|-13-12---13-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------12--13---|B|------12--13-12-15-13--15--15-|G|-14-13--14--------------------|D|------------------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|-17~~--15-17-17~~--15-17-17-----------|G|-----------------------------14-16-16-|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|-13-14-14-----------------------------------|D|-----------14-15-15--12-14-14~~--12-14-14~~-|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-12-14-14--------------------------------|A|-----------14-15-15--12-14-14--11-12-12\-|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------12-14-15p14-|A|---------11-12-14p12p11-12-14-15p14p12------------|E|-12--13-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------16h17-19p17p16-|B|----------------------------15h17-18p17----------------|G|-13h14-16p14p13-14h16-17p16----------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20p19p17-19p17-16-19p17p16-17p16-----------------------------|B|---------------------------------18p17p15-17p15---------------|G|-----------------------------------------------17p16p14-16p14-|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-16p14p13-14p13----------------------------------------------------|D|---------------15p14p12-14p12---------------------------------14~~-|A|-----------------------------16p14p12-14p12\11-12p11--11-----------|E|----------------------------------------------------13--13p12------|
End Solo
Play Riff 8 "Wake up dead..."
Final time:e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|------9---------------------9--7-|A|-2----7----3--5555---5h7-2--7--5-|E|-0----0----1-------7-----0--0----| "You.......die....wake up dead!"
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
