Megadeth - Duke Nukem Forever theme full version (finally)
Composed by Dave Mustaine
Tabbed by Domenic

Standard tuning EADGBE

KEy
b*=bend up to fret specified
r=release bend
p=pull off
h=hammer on
h.=harmonic
p.h.=pinch harmonic
/=slide either to fret specified from a fret
  or from a fret to 'nowhere' or from 'nowhere' to a fret

  intro
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D---2-2--2---2-2--2-----2-2--2---3-3--3------------------|
A---2-2--2---2-2--2-----2-2--2---3-3--3------------------|
E---0-0--0---0-0--0-----0-0--0---1-1--1------------------|


main riff all open E notes are palm muted

E-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3---|
B-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3---|
G---------2-------2--4-------4--5---------------------0--0--0---|
D---2-----2-------2--4-------4--5-------------------------------|
A---2-----0-------0--2-------2--3-------2b3rp0------------------|
E---0--3-----0-0--------0-0--------0-0---------3-0--------------|


    post main riff
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D---3-3--3---3-3--3------------------|
A---3-3--3---3-3--3------------------|
E---1-1--1---1-1--1------------------|

bridge
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------2-----2-----2-----2------------------2-----2-----2-------------------|
A-------2-----2-----2-----2------------------2-----2-----2-------------------|
E--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0-0---|

 first interlude  apply a heavy vibrato to each note while playing
                  especially the higher notes

E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9-10--10--7-7-7--7-7-9-7b8-----------|
A------------------------------------10-9-10~~--|
E-----------------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-9-9-9-9-9--10--9b10--7----7---------7b--------|
A------------------------10---10/7-10----9~~----|
E-----------------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------------------------|
B--12-12-12--12-12b13~~--10-10-10--10-10b11r----|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------------------------------|
B-8-7-8--12-12-12-12--12b13-10/8-10-8/5-8-8b10-7~---|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

 bridge
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D---3-3--3---3-3--3------------------|
A---3-3--3---3-3--3------------------|
E---1-1--1---1-1--1------------------|

 main riff
E-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3---|
B-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3---|
G---------2-------2--4-------4--5---------------------0--0--0---|
D---2-----2-------2--4-------4--5-------------------------------|
A---2-----0-------0--2-------2--3-------2b3rp0------------------|
E---0--3-----0-0--------0-0--------0-0---------3-0--------------|

 bridge
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D---3-3--3---3-3--3------------------|
A---3-3--3---3-3--3------------------|
E---1-1--1---1-1--1------------------|

solo GTR1
E-----------------------------------------------|
B---12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12/13-13-13-----------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

  GTR2 (plays with GTR1)
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9/10-10-10--------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

  GTR1
E-----------------------------------------------|
B---10-10-10-10-10--12-10b11--8-7-8-------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

  GTR2
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D---7-7-7-7-7--7-9-7b8--------------------------|
A----------------------10-9-10------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

  GTR1
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-13-12-10-8-8p5-8-8b10-7~~-|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

  GTR2
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-10-9-7-5-5p2-5-5b6-4~~-------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

  GTR1
E-----------------------------------------------|
B---12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12/13-13-13-----------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

 GTR2
E---19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19/20-20-20-----------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

 GTR1
E-----------------------------------------------|
B---10-10-10-10-10--12-10b11--8-7-8-------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

  GTR2
E--17-17-17-17-17--19-17b18-15-14-15------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|


  GTR1
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-13-12-10-8-8p5-8-8b10-7~~-|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

 GTR2
E--19-19-19-19-19--19-19-20-19-17-15-15p12-15-15b16-14-|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


  GTR1 w/wah
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------10~~~-------------------------------|
G----7b8---/11-------7/------7~~-------------------|
D--9-----------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|


  GTR2 w/wah (alternates with GTR1 but i will write it as one part)
E-----------15-15-15-15-15/------------------------|
B--14b15~~-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------6b7~~~----------|
D-----------------------------8-10-----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

E-----------15-15-15-15-15/------------------------|
B--14b15~~-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------6b7~~~----------|
D-----------------------------8-10-----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

E-----------15-15-15-15-15/-------------------------|
B--14b15~~--------------------------------8-11------|
G----------------------------------7-8-10-----------|
D-----------------------------8-10------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

W/distortion
E-------------12--12b14-12b14-12-12b13-14-14~~-----|
B-10-13-15-16--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-|
B--16-16-15b16r-16-15b16r-14-13-14~~----------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

                       Whammy bar_________
E-13-13-13b14r-11-9-9/6-9-9b10-8~~~----------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D---3-3--3---3-3--3------------|
A---3-3--3---3-3--3------------|
E---1-1--1---1-1--1------------|


Don't know how accurate this bit is.
E-------12----12-12-12-12-12--12---12-12-12-12-12-----| x2
B-------13b15-----------------13b15-------------------|
G--/10------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

E-------8-----8-8-8-8-8-------8----8-8-8-8-8----------| x2
B-------11b13-----------------11b13-------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E-------5-----5-5-5-5-5------5----5-5-5-5-5-----------| x2
B-------8b10-----------------8b10---------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E-------3-----3-3-3-3-3-----3----3-3-3-3-3------------| x2
B-------6b8-----------------6b8-----------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


                          p.h.
E---4--------------------------------------------------|
B-----6-4-6---6----------------------------------------|
G-----------5---5-3-5-----5-3---3----------------------|
D---------------------3-3-----5---5-3---3--------------|
A-------------------------------------3----6-3---------|
E----------------------------------------------6-5-3-1-|


E--19/------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D---3-3--3---3-3--3--3-3-3--2-2-2----|
A---3-3--3---3-3--3--3-3-3--2-2-2----|
E---1-1--1---1-1--1--1-1-1--0-0-0----|

           w/*fill 1
E-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3---|
B-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3---|
G---------2-------2--4-------4--5---------------------0--0--0---|
D---2-----2-------2--4-------4--5-------------------------------|
A---2-----0-------0--2-------2--3-------2b3rp0------------------|
E---0--3-----0-0--------0-0--------0-0---------3-0--------------|

*fill1 h. (bend at neck and turn up volume slowly)
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----12-------/15/-/15/-/15/-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

Thats it.
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