Megadeth: The World Needs A Hero transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--x-x-x-x--| E|--x-x-x-x--| "An iron fist quietly sits..." Riff 2 x2 e|--------------------------|------| B|--------------------------|------| G|--------------------------|------| D|-4-4-4-5-2-3--4-4-4-5-4-3-|------| A|-2-2-2-3-0-1--2-2-2-3-2-1-|--7\--| E|--------------------------|--5\--| "The White House is calling..." Play Riff 1 "Not that I would ever lie..." Play Riff 2 "NATO is on line 1..." Riff 3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----3~-----3~----------3--5-6-5-3-| E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5------------| "The world needs a hero..." Play Riff 1 "Phantom rule..." Play Riff 2 "The UN is on hold..." Play Riff 3 "The world needs a hero..." Riff 4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p0-3p0-| E|-5555-3333-5p0---------------------| **** **** Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-8-8-8-----9-9-9-----10-10-10-----11-11-11-----| B|-8-8-8-...-9-9-9-...-10-10-10-...-11-11-11-...-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-12-12-----13-13-13-----14-14-14-----15-15-15-----| B|-12-12-12-...-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 various pick slides, listen for them. Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "Dave the white house is calling..." Play Riff 3 "The world needs a hero..." Final time: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----3~-----3~----------3--5-6-5-3--7\-| E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5-------------5\-| Ending Solo e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| 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