Year: 2001 - Album: The World Needs a Hero
Written by Dave Mustaine
transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----5-----4-------2-----------4-5-| A|---7-----5-----3~------------6-----| E|-0-----0-----0-------0-6/7~--------| * * * * Final time e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----5-----4-------2---------------| A|---7-----5-----3~------------------| E|-0-----0-----0-------0-6/7~--6-5-3-| * * * * Riff 2 x3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----9----7-----9----7---------10-9-| E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7-8------| * * * * * * "Behind closed doors..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----9----7-----9----7-----------10-| E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7--8-----| * * * * * * "...shaking..." Riff 3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-0-0-2b3-0-0-5-0-0-2b3-0-0-5-0-6-0-| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0---0-2b3-0-0-5-0-0-2b3-0-0-6-0-5-0-2-| E|-------------------------------------0-| Riff 1a e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----5-----4-------2-----------4-5-| A|---7-----5-----3~------------6-----| E|-0-----0-----0-------0-6/7~--------| * * * * "Turn off your conscious..." Final time e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----5-----4-------2-------------| A|---7-----5-----3~---------6--5-4-| E|-0-----0-----0-------0-0--7--6-5-| * * * * * "...that anything's real..." Play Riff 2 "The key to save...." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Turn off your conscious..." Lead into next section: e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-2-{let ring}----------------2-{let ring}-| E|-0---------------------------0------------| Solo Rhythm: Riffs 4,5,6, 6a Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) (Play 2x) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-2-3-5---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-----2-------| E|---------------------5-3---5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) (Play 2x) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) (Play 3x) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-2-3-5---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-----2-------| E|---------------------5-3---5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-2-3-5---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-5-3-3-3-2-3-2-----2-------| E|---------------------5-3---5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo e|--------------------------------------| B|-12--(12)b13-------12----14-12--------| G|-12--(12)b13-------12-14-14-12--------| D|-------------14~~-----14--------14~~\-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-9-12-9-10----9----------------------/5tr7-| A|-----------12------10-8-7~~-7\--X\\--------| E|----------------10-------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-/9~---(9)\--/4~---2--4--5~--7--5~-| D|-/9~---(9)\--/4~---2--4--5~--7--5~-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|------12-10----------------------------------| B|-5/-12------12--11-11------10----------------| G|----------------------12-9----12b13-9----9~~-| D|--------------------------------------12-----| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--12b14---(14)r12-12b13r12~~~~-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Note: Play the following pull-off section twice. x2 e|-15t12p7-15t12p7-15t12p7-15t12p7-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|-14t10p7-14t10p7-14t10p7-14t10p7-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|-12t8p5-12t8p5-12t8p5-12t8p5-| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| x2 e|-11t7p5-11t7p5-11t7p5-11t7p5-| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| x2 e|-15t12p7-15t12p7-15t12p7-15t12p7-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| x2 e|-20t15p12-20t15p12-20t15p12-20t15p12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| x2 e|-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Final note e|-12~~\\-| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-12-12----14-12----------12------------| G|-12-12-14-14-12-14-12-14-12-14~--(14)\-| D|-------14-------14-12-14----14~--(14)\-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-19b20---(20)r19-18-18-17-17-17-17-15~~\-| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-----------17--15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17r15~~-| G|-14b15{15}----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12-15-12-13----12----------------------------| G|-------------14----12--14---------------------| D|--------------------------12-14--(14)b16r14~\-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Ending Rhythm: Play Riff 2 Riff 2a x7 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----9----7-----9----7---------10-9-| E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7-8------| * * * * * * "Turn off your conscious..." Riff 2b x5 e|------------------------------------|-----| B|------------------------------------|-----| G|------------------------------------|-----| D|------------------------------------|-----| A|-----9----7-----9----7-----------10-|--2--| E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7--8-----|--0--| * * * * * * "Turn off your conscious..." Ending solo e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-{14}15r14----(14)b15~~~----14p12-14~---(14)\-| D|-------------------a--------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-2/-9-11-12-11h12p11-9-7-----------------| D|-------a---------------a-7-5-7p5-7/9~~~\-| A|-------------------------a---------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------11-12-11----------------------| G|-11h12p11-9-11-12----------11-9-12-11-9---------| D|----------------------------------------12-10-9-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-12-10----------------------------------| A|-------12-10-9-12-10-9------------10-9~-| E|-----------------------12-11-12~--------| e|-17-12---------------------------------------| B|------15-12----12----------------------------| G|------------15----15-14-13----14----12b13r12-| D|---------------------------14----14----------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------12----12----------------| G|-------------11----11-12h14h15----15----15-14-12-11----| D|-14-12-13-14----14----------------------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| x6 e|-------------------|--------------------18b19-| B|-------------------|---------------15//-------| G|-16p15p14----------|-16-15-14-12//------------| D|----------17p16p14-|--------------------------| A|-------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------------| e|-18b19--18b19--17b18~~-17b18--15-----------------------| B|---------a-----------------------17-15-17b19r17b19r17~-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| x3 e|-15-15-15-----14-14-14-----12-12-12-----10-10-10-----| B|-17-17-17-...-15-15-15-...-13-13-13-...-12-12-12-...-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-15-15-15-----14-14-14-----17-17-17-17-17-17-----| B|-17-17-17-...-15-15-15-...-17-17-17-17-17-17-...-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------| B|--12\--| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| End solo Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. {10}12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
