"Hangar 18"- Megadeth
Album: Rust In Peace
Tabbed By: Michael Kaufman
Date: 22 May 00
Hangar 18, one of my personal favorites, is an interesting song-not to mention
complex. This "composition" has some of Dave and Marty's best stuff, since
there are 11 solos in this song. The into is based around the four chords Dm,
Bb, B?, and C (Regonize it from "The Call of Ktulu"?) Use all downstrokes for the beginning.
It's an awesome song, and this has all the song tabbed out, yay! See the bottom
of the page for the complete song layout. Anyways, here is Hangar 18...
Standard Tuning:
Intro Riff A
Dm Bb
e|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|?-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|?---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B? C
e|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B? C
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-?|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------?|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Intro Riff B
Let Ring - - - - - ] Let Ring - - - - - ]
e|-------1------5-------------------|------1------6-------------------|
B|-----3----------6-----------------|----3----------6-----------------|
G|?--2-----2/5------7---------------|--3-----3/7------7---------------|
D|?-------------------0-------------|-------------------0-------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Let Ring - - - - - ] Let Ring - - - - - ]
e|------1------7-------------------|------5------8--------------------|
B|----3----------6-----------------|----3----------8------------------|
G|--4-----4/7------7---------------|--5-----5/9------9---------------?|
D|-------------------0-------------|-------------------0-------------?|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Play Twice, then do little harmony fill (1):
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---10-8----------------------------|
G|?-------10-9-7--------------------?| Marty (Higher Voice)
D|?--------------10-9-7-------------?|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
| |
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|?--10-9-7-------------------------?|
D|?---------10-8-7------------------?| Dave (Lower Voice)
A|----------------10-8---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Then comes the verse, which also consists of harmonies. Remember to use
a VERY wide vibrato when playing these parts:
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|?-7-----/10~~~-----|-7-----/10~~~-----|-7-----/10~~~-----|-9-----/12~~~-----?|
D|?---0-0--------0-0-|---0-0--------0-0-|---0-0--------0-0-|---0-0--------0-0-?|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| |x4
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|?-2-----/ 7~~~-----|-3-----/ 7~~~-----|-4-----/ 7~~~-----|-5-----/ 7~~~-----?|
D|?---0-0--------0-0-|---0-0--------0-0-|---0-0--------0-0-|---0-0--------0-0-?|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Chorus:
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|?-10-----2~~~~----|-10-----7~~~~----|-10-----7~~~~----|-10--9----9~~~----?|
D|?--------------0-0-|--------------0-0-|--------------0-0-|--------------0-0-?|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| |
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|?--7-----2~~~~----|--7-----3~~~~----|--7-----4~~~~----|--7--5----5~~~----?|
D|?--------------0-0-|--------------0-0-|--------------0-0-|------------------?|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Ok, here is the first of the many solos. Marty plays the lead (top), while Dave plays the
rhythm (bottom)-A little note about how Marty plays the first part of this solo- He bends the
string up to an e note (17th fret on the b string), then he hammers onto the 16th fret while
still holding the e note. Then, gradually release the bend while still fretting the 16th fret.
After the first four measures, Marty ends the solo and plays a harmony
consisting of all octaves. Then, he goes back into another solo, plays the harmony
part again, and then they both go into a fast harmony fill.
Solo 1 (With Riff A):
e|-------------------|------------------|---15-17-20-17h20p17---------|
B|--(17)~~~~15b17-h16|---r--------------|-13-----------------20-x-22~-|
G|?------------------|-----14-17~~~~-14-|-----------------------------|
D|?------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| |
e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
G|?------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
D|?---.-7---.-7---7--|---.-8---.-8---8--|-----.---9-----.---9------9--|
A|--.-5---.-5---.----|-.-5---.-5---.----|-.---5-----.---5-----.-------|
E|--5-----5-----5----|-6-----6-----6----|-7---------7---------7-------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-20b22r18-18b20--r18---------|
G|-----------------------19~~~?|
D|----------------------------?|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
| |
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------?|
D|----.--8-----.--8------8----?|
A|-.--5-----.--5------.--------|
E|-6--------6---------6--------|
Octave Riff:
e|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|?------12-----12--12|------14-----14--14|------12-----12--12|----10---10--10-?|
D|?--.--.---.--.---.--|--.--.---.--.---.--|--.--.---.--.---.--|-.-.--.-.--.----?|
A|--10-10--10-10--10--|-12-12--12-12--12--|-10-10--10-10--10--|-8-8--8-8--8-----|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| |
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
G|?------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------?|
D|?----.-7----.-7---7|-----.-8----.-8---8|-----.-9----.-9---9|---.-8---.-8---8-?|
A|--.--5---.--5---.--|--.--5---.--5---.--|--.--5---.--5---.--|-.-5---.-5--.-----|
E|--5------5------5--|--6------6------6--|--7------7------7--|-6-----6----6-----|
2nd Solo: This solo is sweep-picked, a very hard technique to learn. If you want more
info on how to do this, email me, and I'll be glad to help you. Play the same rhythm
part as before.
e|--17p13----------13-17p13-17p13-17p13--13--|
B|-------15------15--------------------15----|
G|?--------14--14----------------------------|
D|?----------15------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-18p13----------13-18p13-15p12-13-12------|
B|------15------15--------------------15-13-|
G|--------15--15----------------------------|
D|----------15------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-17p13--16p13--16-16~~~-x-20b22-|-------20p17-22b25~~~-|
B|------15-----15---------x-------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------?|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------?|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Repeat the Harmony Riff
Then comes the fast harmony part:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--8-------8------------------------------------|
G|?-------10--9---10--9--7--10--9--7----9--7--------?|
D|?----------------------------------10------10--8--?| Marty
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|?-10--9--7----9--7--------7-----------------------?|
D|?----------10------10--8-----10--8--7-10--8-7-----?| Dave
A|---------------------------------------------10----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Ok, now go back to the verse, play it 4 times, play the chorus, and you're
off to some more solos. Like like time, use the same rhythm part...
Solo 3:
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|------------x15--17-|-18r17--18--r17--15-|
G|?-(19)~~~~--x-------|--------------------|
D|?-------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-18b20-------18p15-15h18p15------|-------------------|
G|---------------------------17b19-|--(17)~~~~~(17)--?|
D|---------------------------------|------------------?|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------|
Repeat Harmony Riff- Bend the B string, 20th fret up a whole step on last
note...
Solo 4 Rake
e|--------------------17-|---18~~~~-------------17-|
B|--(22)~~~~~18-17-------|--x-----------17-18-20---|
G|?---------------19-----|-x-------17-19-----------|
D|?-----------------19---|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Sweep- - - ] *Hold bend - - -]
e|-19-16-----------------16-20b22---------------|-r(20)-20b22-20-20b22~~~-|
B|------18-15------15--18-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------16--16--19-------------------------|------------------------?|
D|-------------18-------------------------------|------------------------?|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Solo 5: *tap w/edge of pick
e|------------------------9-13p9----|---12~~~~~~~-----------------------|
B|-------------------9h12--------12-|------------------*----------------|
G|?---------------10----------------|-19p7~~~~~~~(7)5-17p5~~~~~------4-|
D|?----------9h11-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------11------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---9h13---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Riff A Fill Riff B |
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
D|-----.--11-----.--11------11-----|------------------------.--8---.---|
A|--.--8------.--8------.----------|----5--5--5---5--8--5---5--6---5---|
E|--9---------9---------9----------|-----------------------------------|
*Play 6 more times, then Fill A
e|--7/107-------------------------|-14/1714-11-----------------------|
B|---------7-------10p7h8-7------10|-------------13~~----15h20p16------|
G|-----------75/7----------8-7~~--|-----------------------------17----|
D|---------------------------------|------------------11-----------19~~|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------11-15-14--11---------------|
B|---------13--------13--15--13-13b15~~-|
G|-------12----------------14-----------|
D|-/12-13-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-/17-14-14-14-15-11-11-14-10-10-10-11-8-8-10-6-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-6-6-8-6-5-6-5h6p5--5--------------------------|
B|------------------8--8-10r8--8b10~~------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7h8h10p8p7--7h8p7~~--10h11h13p11p10--10h11p10~|
G|-----------8------------------------10---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------14-15-17-18b20~~~-|
B|-13h15h16p15p13--15p13--13-13-15-16------------------|
G|---------------15-----15----------------------------?|
D|----------------------------------------------------?|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Fill A (See 6 bars up)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|?-7-----------------------------?|
D|?--------------8-7-----9-7------?|
A|----5--5--5--5-----8-5-----8-5---|
E|---------------------------------|
"Never-Ending" Riff
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|?----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|?-------4-----------------------5--|-------4---------------------------|
A|-------------------.--------.-.----|------------------.--------3-2-----|
E|--0-1-2-----2----2-5-2----2-3-3----|-0-1-2-----2----2-5-2----2-----5-2-|
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------5-4-----6-5------?|
D|-------4-----------------------5--|-------4--------------7-4-----8-5--?|
A|------------------.--------.-.----|------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-----2----2-5-2----2-3-3----|-0-1-2-----2----2-------------------|
Solo 6 (With Riff B): *Tap w/pick
e|---------------------------------------14-15p14-10-----------------------|
B|---------10-13-10-13/15-13-15-10-13-15-------------13p10-22p13p10-13p107|
G|?---11-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|?-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------/15-11----------------------------|
B|-8-7h8p73b4--------7-10-9-10-7-8-7----------13------------13-16-----13-|
G|---------------5-7/8---------------8-7----------14-11/13-14-----13-14---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
W/Bar
e|-------------------17---------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-----13-16-15/16--165-13------10-1013-13-13-1312-12-12-12/20-20-20|
G|---13-14---------------------16~_--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2019-19-19-1913-13-13-13h15p13-10h13-15-12h13p12-10-12-13-12-10h12p10|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------7-8-10-12p10-8-10p8-7-10p8-7--7-8-7---------10----|
B|-8-12-10-8h10p8-8-7-10----------------------------10-----10-8-7p10--10p7|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---7---7------------------------------|
G|-9---9---9b11--r-7~~~----------------?|
D|-------------------------------------?|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff C:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|?-------------------------------------?|
D|?-------------------------------------?|
A|--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-4/5--4/5--4/5--------|
E|--3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-2/3--2/3--2/3--------|
Solo 7 (With "Never-Ending Riff"):
e|--17171717171614-17171717171614-17171717171614-171717171614-171717171614|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|?-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|?-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-171717171614--------17---------------------------------------------16-|
G|-------------16161616--14-------14--14----16----14----16--1414h16/17---|
D|-------------------------1616x14--14--1616--1616--1616--16-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------x--14-17p14-14-17-14-19p17p14-14-14-14---|
B|------1716141719p17p1414141417x----------------------------------------|
G|-17h18------------------------x----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19b20--r(19)p17p14-19b21~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------?|
D|-------------------------------------?|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Solo 8:
e|--------------------------------22b24r--(22)-21p20--21~~~~~-------------|
B|--21b22r--(22)------------------------------------20--------------------|
G|?-------------18-21b23~~~~-21-18----------------------------18p14-------|
D|?----------------------------------------------------------------18-14--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-15------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15---------------------------------14-17p14--17p14--------14-17p14|
G|--------17-14--14-17-14h17p14h17p14_/-17--------17-----17-14-17--------|
D|-------------18---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rake
e|----------------------|
B|---17p14-----17b19----|
G|-17-----17-14--------?|
D|---------------------?|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Solo 9:
e|--21p17p14h17p14-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------x21p17p14-17p14-14-21p17p14-17p14--------------------------|
G|?------------------------------------------------14-17-14-14h21p17p14-17-14|
D|?--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16-14-14-13-13-14-14-16---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------14h18p14----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-0--------21-17p14h17p14-14-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------14h17h21p17h21--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------14h21p14--------|
B|-------------------------------------------14h21p14h17h21----------------|
G|-----------------------------14h21p14h17h21------------------------------?|
D|---------------14h21p14h17h21--------------------------------------------?|
A|-14h21p14h17h21-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------22b24-|
Solo 10:
e|---------------------10-9-------14p10-12--10----------------------------|
B|--9-12-10-9--10-9--------12-10-9--------14--13h14p10-14/1514/15--------|
G|?----------11----11-9---------------------------------------------------|
D|?-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h14h18p14h18p14h18p14h18p14h18p14-------14------------14------------|
B|------------------------------------17b19~~--17p14-----14--14-17p14-19-|
G|--------------------------------------------------16b18----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------14--------14------------------14----------------|
B|-14--------14-17-14-------14p17-14--14-----------14-17-----17---~~~-----|
G|---16b18r16--------16b18--------------16b18r16-14-------16-17b19~~~----?|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------?|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 11: Tremelo Pick all the notes
e|--5-4-2h4p2-2---------5-8-7-5h7p5-----------8-11-10-8h10p8--------------|
B|-------------5-4-2h5p2-----------7-9-7-5h7p5--------------11-11p10p8----|
G|?-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|?-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-14-13-11h13p11-----------11-14-17p16p14h16p14------------------|
B|-10p8-----------------14-13-11-14--------------------17-17p16p14-14-17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-17-20-20p17h19p17--------------------20-20-23-22-20h22p20----------|
B|---------------------21-21-19p17-17-19h21--------------------2323-2222-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremelo Pick
e|-6/7/9/11/13/15/16/18/19/20/22/23/24b26--24b26--24b26--24b26--24b26---|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26----------(24)--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------?|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------?|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
End With Riff D:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-4/5-4/5-4/5-4---------------------------------------|
E|-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-2/3-2/3-2/3-2---------------------------------------|
