Dread And The Fugitive Mind

Megadeth

Tom: G

Tuning: Standard 
 

Riff 1 (verse) 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|---------5---4-----| 
A|-2-------3---2-2---| 
E|-0-0-2-3---0---0---| 

     * * *   *   
 

Riff 2 (pre-Chorus) 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-7-----5-----7-----5-----| 
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----| 
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| 

     * *   * *   * *   * *  

 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-4-----5-----4-----5-----| 
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| 
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| 

     * *   * *   * *   * *  

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

     * *   * *   * *   * * 

 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-5-----4-----7-----5-----| 
A|-5-----5-----6-----6-----| 
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| 

     * *   * *   * *   * *  
 
Riff 3 (Chorus) 

(this is played twice..the second time, play the last bar twice) 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
D|------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-| 
A|-5--7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---| 
E|--------------------------------| 


 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-| 
A|----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| 
E|-8~-----8-----8-----8-----8-----| 


 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-| 
A|----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| 
E|-5------5-----5-----5-----5-----| 


 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|------4-----5-----4-----5---4---|  
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-------6-| 
E|-7------7-----7-----7-----7-----| 

 
 
Play Riff 1 
Play Riff 2 

Play Riff 3 and the last bar play this: 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|------4-----5-----4-----5---4-----|  
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-------6---| 
E|-7------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-| 

 
 
Riff 4  

Guitar 1 
e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|------------2--| 
E|-0000-22-33-0--| 

   **** ** ** 
 

Guitar 2                                                  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------9-9/10-9---------9-9/10-9--------9-9/10-9--------------------| 
A|-5--7----------7-----7----------7----7----------7----6-9-9/10-9--6-| 
E|-----------------8~---------------5~---------------7---------------| 


 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------9-9/10-9---------9-9/10-9--------9-9/10-9--------------------| 
A|-5--7----------7-----7----------7----7----------7----6-9-9/10-9--6-| 
E|-----------------8~---------------5~---------------7---------------| 


 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-----9------7------5------7---5-----| 
A|-5-7----5-7----5-7----5-7---5---5-7-| 
E|------------------------------------| 


 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|-----9------7--------------7----------| 
A|---7------7------7-10----7-----10---7-| 
E|-8------8------8-------8-----8----8---| 


 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-----9------7------5------7---5-----| 
A|-0-7----0-7----0-7----0-7---0---0-7-| 
E|------------------------------------| 


 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-----4------5-----4------5----4-----| 
A|---6------6-----6------6----------6-| 
E|-7------7-----7------7------7---7---| 

 
Repeat the last 4 bars 
 

Guitar 3 (quietly in background, with wah) 
e|-------------------| 
B|------------13b14--| 
G|-14b15-------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 

 
 
Riff 5 

Guitar 1 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-----1--4--/7--5--4--2---/4--5\-| 
A|-/2-----------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

 

Guitar 2 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|----4--7--/10--9--7--5---/7--9\-| 
A|-5------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

 
 

Solo Rhythm  
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-9-------------------------9---| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|-------------------------------| 

     * * * * * * * * * * * *   *  

 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-2-------------------------2---| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
E|-------------------------------| 

     * * * * * * * * * * * *   *  

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

     * * * * * * * * * * * *   *  

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

     * * * * * *    * *    * * 
 
Repeat this for the whole solo, but at the very end, the last 
bar is played twice. 
 
 

Solo 
e|---------------------------------10-8-7~-| 
B|--10b12~~-(12)r10p8-7-8-10-8b10~---------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 


 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----7-8-7h8p7-------------------------------------------| 
G|---9-----------9-7---------------------------------------| 
D|-/9----------------9-7-10-7-9h10p9p7---------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------10-9-10-7-6-7~-6-6~-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

 

 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------12p11-12p11-------------| 
G|--------12h14-------------14-12-11h12-| 
D|-/12h14-------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 


 
e|-14-15-12~~---14-15-12~--17b19-17b19(20)-17-15-17-| 
B|------------12------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 


                             
e|-14-15-17-15b17(17)-15-14-14b15r14----------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------17~-19-16b17r16b17~~-| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 


 
e|-17-12-----------------------------------| 
B|-------15-12--------15-12----------------| 
G|-------------14-12--------14-12----------| 
D|--------------------------------14-13-12-| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 


 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-/17~~--15p12-------12-------------------| 
G|--------------14b16~---14p12--14-14-12~~-| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 


 
e|-------------------------------------12h14h15-| 
B|----------12----------------12h14h15----------| 
G|-12h14h15----15p14-12h14h15-------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 


 
e|-12-14----12--------------------| 
B|-------15----15-12----12--------| 
G|-------------------15----15-12~-| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 


 
e|------------------------------20b22-20-19-19b20r19b20r19~~-| 
B|-----17b19~~(20)-17~~--------------------------------------| 
G|-/16--------------------19-19------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 


 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-\8-10-7-8-7--------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------9-7-7-9-7-7---7---7-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------10--10--10--9-7-10-7-9-7---------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------10-9-7-10-7~\-| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 


 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-\8-10-7-8-7---------------------------------------------| 
G|------------9-7-7-9-7-7----------------------7-8-7-7~~~~-| 
D|-----------------------10-7-10-7------7-9-10-------------| 
A|---------------------------------9-10--------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

  

                x4 
e|---------------|-------------/22-22b24r22-22~~~-| 
B|-8h10p8p7-10p7-|-8h10p8p7-x---------------------| 
G|---------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------------|--------------------------------| 
A|---------------|--------------------------------| 
E|---------------|--------------------------------| 


 
e|-19p15---17p14---14p10---12p8---10-10-8-7h8p7---7----------------------| 
B|------16------15------10---------------------10--10-7---7-------7------| 
G|------------------------------9-----------------------9---9-7-9---9~\\-| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 
End solo 
 

Ending part  
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------5---4---------5---4---| 
A|-2-------2---2-------3---2-2-------3---2-2-| 
E|-0-0-2-3-0---0-0-2-3---0---0-0-2-3---0---0-| 

     * * *       * * *   *     * * *   * 
 
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