Learn and Play Music: Sweating Bullets guitar tab - Megadeth tabs

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                                "Sweating Bullets"
                                   by Megadeth
                           from Countdown to Extinction
   
  Transcription by Paul Bryant (pbryant@hawk.cs.ukans.edu)
   
  This version is a hybrid adapted from the March, 1993 issue of
  Guitar For the Practicing Musician, and the tab found in the Countdown
  to Extinction tab book from Warner Bros. Publications, Inc.
   
  Song is in 4/4
   
  LEGEND:    <(+1)  means full string bend
                   means slide down the neck 
               /    means slide up the neck
               H    means hammer-on
               P    means pull-off
   
  [Intro]
   
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |---------3-|-2-----------|---------3-|-2--/7-4---|
  |----2-4----|----4-3--3-4-|----2-4----|---------4-|
  |-5---------|-------------|-5---------|-----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
                                                           
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |---------3-|-2-----------|-----------|-----------|
  |----2-4----|----4-3--3-4-|-----------|-----------|
  |-5---------|-------------|-5---------|-----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-------8-7-|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-------6-5-|
   
  [Figure A]
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |-9---------|-------------|-9---------|-----------|
  |-7---------|---------8-7-|-7---------|-------8-7-|
  |-----------|---------6-5-|-----------|-------6-5-|
                                                                 
  Repeat Figure A                                                               
  Repeat Figure A
                                          Pick Slide
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|----------|
  |-----------|-------------|-----------|----------|
  |-9---------|-------------|-9---------|----------|
  |-7---------|---------8-7-|-7---------|----------|
  |-----------|---------6-5-|-----------|-----------|
       
      hold bend....   hold bend....        hold bend....   hold bend....
  |-12------^^^^^^--11------|^^^^^^^---|-10-----^^^^^^^---9------|^^^^^^^---|
  |-15<(+1)-^^^^^^--14<(+1)-|^^^^^^^---|-13<(+1)^^^^^^^--12<(+1)-|^^^^^^^---|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
   
      hold bend....   hold bend....       hold bend..        Let Ring.....
  |--8-----^^^^^^^---7------|^^^^^^^---|-6-----^^^^^^------|---------------|
  |-11<(+1)^^^^^^^--10<(+1)-|^^^^^^^---|-9<(+1)^^^^^^------|---------------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------2/4-0-|---------------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
   
      hold bend....   hold bend....        hold bend....   hold bend....
  |-12------^^^^^^--11------|^^^^^^^---|-10-----^^^^^^^---9------|^^^^^^^---|
  |-15<(+1)-^^^^^^--14<(+1)-|^^^^^^^---|-13<(+1)^^^^^^^--12<(+1)-|^^^^^^^---|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|----------|
   
      hold bend....   hold bend....                                       
  |--8-----^^^^^^^---7------|^^^^^^^---|-------------------|
  |-11<(+1)^^^^^^^--10<(+1)-|^^^^^^^---|-------------------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-3---2-------------|
  |-------------------------|----------|-3---2---5----3-2--|
  |-------------------------|----------|-1---0---5----3-2--|
  |-------------------------|----------|---------3----1-0--|
   
                  Let Ring............
  |---------|---------|---------|-----------|
  |---------|---------|---------|-----------|
  |---------|---7-----|---------|-----------|
  |------9--|-7-9-----|---------|-----------|
  |------7--|-5-7-----|---------|-------8-7-|
  u---------|---------|---------|-------6-5-|
   
  Repeat From Figure A
   
  [Interlude 1]
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------2---------|-2---------2-------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-|-2---3-3-3-2--8-7--|
  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-|-0---1-1-1-0--6-5--|
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------2---------|-2---------2-------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-|-2---3-3-3-2--8-7--|
  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-|-0---1-1-1-0--6-5--|
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------5---------|-------------8-7-3-|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-3---4-4-4-|/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-1-|
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------2---------|-2---------2-------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-|-2---3-3-3-2--8-7--|
  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-|-0---1-1-1-0--6-5--|
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------2---------|-2---------2-------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-|-2---3-3-3-2--8-7--|
  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-|-0---1-1-1-0--6-5--|
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------2---------|-2---------2-------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-|-2---3-3-3-2--8-7--|
  |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-|-0---1-1-1-0--6-5--|
   
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-------------5---------|-------------8-7-3-|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-3---4-4-4-|/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-1-|
  | [Guitar 2]            |                   |
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |---w/flanger-----------|-------------------|
  |-----------------------|-------------------|
  |--3-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-|-5-^^^^^^^-6-5-1---|
   
  [Solo]
                         Harmonics
  |----------------|-----12---------------|
  |----------------|--x-----12------------|
  |----------------|-x---------12---------|
  |----------------|(rake)--------12------|
  |---------7------|-----------------12---|
  |-0--------------|-----------------12---|
   
  |-15-14-13-12-------------------------|-11-10-9-8-----------------------|
  |-------------16-15-14-13-------------|-----------12-11-10-9------------|
  |-------------------------16-15-14-13-|----------------------12-11-10-9-|
  |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   
  |-7-6-5-4-----------------|-------------------------|
  |---------8-7-6-5---------|-8-7-6-5-----------------|
  |-----------------8-7-6-5-|---------8-7-6-5---------|
  |-------------------------|-----------------9-8-7-6-|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   
  |-------------------------|--------------P-P--------|
  |-------------------------|-------5---5-8-6-5-6-^^^-|
  |-------------------4---4-|-7-4-7---7---------------|
  |-------5---5-7-5-7---7---|-------------------------|
  |-7-5-7---7---------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   
  |--H-P---------P-P---P----|--H-P--------------------|
  |-5-6-5---5-6-8-6-5-6-5---|-5-6-5---5----P-P---P----|
  |-------7---------------7-|-------7---7-7-5-4-5-4---|
  |-------------------------|-----------------------7-|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |--H-P---------P-P---P----|-------------------------|
  |-4-5-4---4-5-7-5-4-5-4---|-4-----------------------|
  |-------7---------------7-|---7-5-7-5---5-----------|
  |-------------------------|-----------7---7-5-7-----|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   
   Partial Mute
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-5-5-5-4-4-4-------------|
  |-------5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-|-------------7-7-7-5-5-5-|
  |-7-7-7-------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-^^^-|
  |-4-4-4-------4-4-4-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-------------------|
  |-------7-7-7-------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   
  |-15-----16-----17-----18-----|-19-----20-----21-----22----|
  |-----14-----15-----16-----17-|-----18-----19----20-----21-|
  |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
   
    (hold)
  |-22<(+1)------|---------|--------------|----------|
  |--------------|---------|--------------|----------|
  |-10-----------|---------|-10-----------|----------|
  |-10--10--9--5-|-2-------|-10--10--9--5-|-2--------|
  |--8--10--9--5-|-2-------|--8--10--9--5-|-2--------|
  |------8--7--3-|-0-------|------8--7--3-|-0--------|
   
                                           Half Time
  |--------------|---------|--------------|----------|-----------|
  |--------------|---------|--------------|----------|-----------|
  |-10-----------|---------|-10-----------|----------|-----------|
  |-10--10--9--5-|-2-------|-10--10--9--5-|-2--------|-3-------4-|
  |--8--10--9--5-|-2-------|--8--10--9--5-|-2--------|-3-------4-|
  |------8--7--3-|-0-------|------8--7--3-|-0--------|-1-------2-|
   
  [Figure C]
  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |-5-------4-------3-------2-------|-1-------0------------------------|
  |---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3-|---0-2-3---0-2-3-4-3-2-1-0-1-2-4--|
   
  Repeat Figure C
  Repeat Figure C
  Repeat Figure C
                       Double Time    hold.......................
  |------------------|--------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------|
  |------------------|-w/flanger----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------|
  |------------------|--------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------|
  |-6-5-4-3----------|-2------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------|
  |------------------|-2------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----8-7-|
  |----------4-3-2-1-|-0------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----6-5-|
   
  Back to Figure A and finish song.

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