Band- Megadeth
Song- Rust In Peace Polaris
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----4------------4-----|
A|-------2-3-2--------3-2-|
E|-2-2----------2-2-------|
* * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-5------4--5------4-|
A|-3--4-0-2--3--4-0-2-|
E|----2---------2-----|
* *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----4------------4-----|
A|-------2-3-2--------3-2-|
E|-2-2----------2-2-------|
* * * *
1st,3rd ending
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-|
A|-3--3--3--3-|
E|------------|
2nd ending
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5--5----5-5-|
A|-3--3----3-3-|
E|-------------|
4th ending
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4---------------------------|
A|-2------------3------------3-|
E|-2------------1------------1-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-17b19r17b19r17----15h17-------|
G|-------------------------16~~~-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------17-[20]22r20-17-------------|
B|-17-20p17-20b22~~-------------------18----------|
G|-----------a---------------------------17\14~~\-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5--------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|-2------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
* * * *
"Tremble weaklings..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3----2h3p2-------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2------------------5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
* * * *
"I am your ruler..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--------------------|
A|-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
* * *
"Immense in my girth..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-----------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3--2h3p2-------------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2----------------5-2-0-5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
* * * * * * *
"I'm a nuclear murderer..."
Riff 3a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--------------------|
A|-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
* * *
"Ready to pounce..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3----2h3p2-------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2------------------5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
* * * *
"My system's locked in..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--------------------|
A|-0--2--3----2h3p2-----------|
E|------------------5-2-0-5-2-|
* * *
"I rule land, air and sea..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---2--4--5-----------------------------|
A|-4-0--2--3--2h3p2-------------4--x-x-x-|
E|-2----------------5-2-0-5-2-0-2--x-x-x-|
* * * * * * *
"Pass judgement on humanity..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--4--5----------------|
A|-0--2--3---/7~----6-----|
E|--------------------7\--|
"Winds blow..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2--4--5---/5~----4----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------6\-|
E|-2-----------------------|
* "Will we give..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2--4--5---/9~----8----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------9\-|
E|-2-----------------------|
* "Satan rears..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------/9~----8------------|
D|---2--4--5------------9\----2----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------------0--2-|
E|-2------------------------0----0-|
* *
"To spit in the wind..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--4--5---/5~----4-----|
A|-0--2--3------------6\--|
E|------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2--4--5---/9~----8----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------9\-|
E|-2-----------------------|
*
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------/9~----8----|
D|---2--4--5------------9\-|
A|-4-0--2--3---------------|
E|-2-----------------------|
*
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------/8~----7------------|
G|----------------------8\---------|
D|---2--4--5------------------2----|
A|-4-0--2--3------------------0--2-|
E|-2------------------------0----0-|
* *
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| ----|
A|-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4-2-4-| |
E|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-0-2-| |
"I spread disease..." |--> Play 3x
e|-------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------| --|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-7-7--x-x-|
E|-3--x-x-x-3--x-x-x-3--x-x-x-5-5--x-x-|
"Discharge my..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-4-2-4-|
E|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-0-2-|
"...a mile high..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------6--9\-|
A|-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-4--7\-|
E|-3--x-x-x-3--x-x-x----x-x-x-------|
"Assaults your nostrils..."
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4p2---2------------4p2---2------------5-----3-| --> Play 4x
A|-----4---4p0-3p2p0------4---4p0-3p2p0--3--5--1-|
E|------------------------------------------3----|
"Launch the..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-4----------|
A|-2--4--2--4-|
E|----2--0--2-|
"...all rust in peace."
Play Riff 3 "Bomb shelters..."
Play Riff 4 "I rule land, air and sea..."
Play Riff 5 "I spread disease..."
Play Riff 6 "Launch the Polaris..."
Play Riff 3 "High priest of holocaust..."
Play Riff 4 "I rule land, air and sea..."
Play Riff 5 "I spread disease..."
Play Riff 6 "Launch the Polaris..."
End Rust In Peace
Polaris:
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-3-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2------|
* * *
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Solo
e|----------------------------|
B|-17b19~~----17p14-17b19~~~--|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-17p14--14h17p14--------17p14---------|
G|------17--------17p14h17-----17p14\13-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------14-|
B|-16p13------------------------14----|
G|------16p13h17-14h17p14-16h17-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------17p14-----------17p14---------|
B|-17p14h17-----14h17p14h17-----17p14h17-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-17p14-----19p14--14-17b19-|
B|------17p14-----17---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|-17-16-14-----19b21r19b21b21~~~-|
B|------------17------------------|
G|---------17---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3 (Play 2x) x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------|
E|-------------3-0--2-2-2-5-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
E|-------------3-0-|
* * x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------|
E|-------------3-0--2-2-2-5-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-2-2-2-3-2p0-2-|
E|-------------3-----------------|
* *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-5-4-3-2---------|
E|-------------3-----------5-4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
E|-------------3-0-|
* * x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Final time:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------|
E|-------------3-0--2-2-2-5-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-2-2-2-3-2p0-2-|
E|-------------3-----------------|
* *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0---0-5-4-3-2---------|
E|-------------3-----------5-4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
E|-------------3-0-|
* * x3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4-|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------5----4--------5----4---|
E|-2-2-2-3--0-2--2-2-2-3--0-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 1a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Eradication of..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-3-|
* * * * * *
"...Earth's population..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Polaris..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2------|
* * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Eradication of..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------5-|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----3-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-3-|
* * * * * *
"...Earth's population..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4----4-5-4----4----4-5-|
E|-2-2--0-2-3-2--0-2--0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Polaris..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-4-4--3-2-0--4-|
E|-2-2---------2-|
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
