Absolution Megadeth Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Left' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Right' Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Neutral' Intro Q=112 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||o-1-------1--------|-1-------1--------|-1-------1--------|-1-------1--------| ||------2-------2----|-----2-------2----|-----2-------2----|-----2-------2----| ||----2---2---2---2\-|---1---1---1---1/-|---2---2---2---2\-|---1---1---1---1/-| ||o------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--0-------0--------|------------------|-0-------0--------|------------------| 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E E E E.S S S S E E +W +W |-------------------|-------0h3-0h3p0-----|------------|--------|| |-------------------|-----------------2---|------------|--------|| |-------------------|-----3-------------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----|| |-7-7---------------|---2-----------------|------------|--------|| |-------------------|-0-------------------|------------|--------|| |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------|| | | |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E E E E.S S S S E E +W +W |-----------0-------|-------3-6-3h6p3p0---|------------|--------|| |---------6---6-----|-----1-------------2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----|| |-------5-------5---|---0-----------------|------------|--------|| |---7-------------7-|---------------------|------------|--------|| |-0-----------------|-0-------------------|------------|--------|| |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------|| Pre-Solo Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E +W +W |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------| |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------| |-------------------|-------0-------3-(3)-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |-------0-------0---|-----0-------3-------|------------|--------| |-----0-------0-----|-0-------0-1---------|------------|--------| |---1-----1-0-----0-|---------------------|------------|--------| | | Gtr III | W H.. E W +W |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------| |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------| |-------------------|---------------------|------------|--------| |-------------------|------------------3--|--2---------|-(2)----| |-------------------|------------------3--|--2---------|-(2)----| |-------------------|------------------1--|--0---------|-(0)----| Gtr IV H H +W H H +W |--12------------|---------------|--10-----------|---------------|| |----------12----|-(12)----------|---------10----|-(10)----------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| | | +W +W +W +W |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |--(2)-----------|--(2)----------|--(2)----------|--(2)----------|| |--(2)-----------|--(2)----------|--(2)----------|--(2)----------|| |--(0)-----------|--(0)----------|--(0)----------|--(0)----------|| | | Gtr V | < | w H H +W H H |----------------|--12-----------|---------------|--10-----------|| |----------------|---------12----|-(12)----------|---------10----|| |-()----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| Guitar Solo 1 Gtr VI ~~~~~~~ E H Q E H Q. S S |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-[15]b17-[15]b17-------[15]b17---[15]b17-|-[15]b17-------[15]pb17r==========| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------12-14-| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | Gtr III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------0----------------| |---------------------0-------------------|-----------0------------0---------| |-----------------2-4-----4-----2p==0-----|---------2---2------------2S=5----| |-----------2-----------------------------|---4-------------------------5----| |---0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------3----| ~~~~~ ~~~ |----3----| H Q Q Q H. +E S S |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------15---15---15---|-15------------(15)\-------| |-14b16----------------------|---------------------12h14-| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------0---------------| |--------------0-------------|-------0-----0-------------| |---------2-4----4----2p===0-|-----2---2-------5----4----| |-------2--------------------|--4--------------5----4----| |--0-------------------------|-----------------3----2----| ~~~ ~~ |-----------3------------| H. S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------|-15----------------------------| |---------------------------|------15-----------------------| |-12---------------12-14h15-|-----------14---12--------12---| |---------------14----------|---------------------14--------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------0-------------| |-----------0---------------|---------0---------0-----------| |-------2-4---4--2p====0----|----2---------2---------2S===5-| |-----2---------------------|--4--------------------------5-| |--0------------------------|-----------------------------3-| |-----------------3-----------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 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|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------3--------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S |-12-------------12----------------------------------------------------| |----15p12-12-12----15p12----15p12-------------------------------------| |-------------------------15-------15-15\----12h14-15h16-[16]s15p14----| |-----------------------------------------14------------------------16S| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E E H. |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--------5----------------------------------------------------------| |--5--------3----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ H.. E |----------------------| |----------------------| |-17---------------17--| |-17---------------17--| |----------------------| |----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |----------------------| |------------0---------| |--------0-----0----0--| |------2---2-----2-----| |--3-------------------| |----------------------| ~~~~ |------3------| H.. E H Q Q Q |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-16---------------16-|-19--------19-----21-----19----| |-17---------------17-|-17-------(17)---(17)---(17)---| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------------| |------------0--------|------------0------------------| |--------0-----0----0-|------0--------0-------------0-| |------2---2-----2----|----2---2-------------2--------| |--2------------------|--2----------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| H.. +E |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-18tr19-------------(18)\-|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |----------0---3-0-----0---|| |--------0---0-----0-------|| |--1-----------------------|| |--------------------------|| SOLO II Not Done Yet. I'll Transcribe it if there's any demand for it. Leave a Comment. Thanks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths