Year: 2004 - Album: That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires
Megadeth: Blackmail The Universe transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 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|-------------------------------------| x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|-t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|-t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|-t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|-t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12t17p12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12t18p12-| 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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-3-5-----------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|-1-1-1-1-4-1-2-3-4-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-3-5-----------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|-1-1-1-1-4-1-2-3-4-3-2-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...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. <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
