Play For Blood

Megadeth

Tom: F#

(intro - fade in)

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



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



E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------8----7-|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--x-6--x-5-|


(solo - Mustaine)

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-14tr17---[slowly dive on tremolo bar  ]-|
G|----------[then do miscellaneous slides]-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


(riff 1)                                      x2

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


E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-x-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----|

   "Everybody..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|


   "...inside..."
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------4--4--------|
A|-4-----2--2--------|
E|-2--5--------5--0--|


E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-x-|
A|---------------------------------2----------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----5-2-----|

   "Any place..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|


   "...lives..."
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------4--4-----3--|
A|-4-----2--2p0---3--|
E|-2--5---------0-1--|

                *

(riff 2 - Slide down off last notes final time)
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------5----------8---7h8p7p5-|
A|-7--5-7-5-7----x-7---7---------|
E|-7--5-7---7--------------------|


   "With fire and lightning..."
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------5---------------|
A|-7--5-7-5-7----x-5--x-6-|
E|-7--5-7---7----x-5--x-6-|


   "...shooting..."

(riff 1a)
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-x-|
A|---------------------------------2----------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----5-2-----|


   "Any place..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|

   "...flight..."

                    x2
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------4--4--------|
A|-4-----2--2--------|
E|-2--5--------5--0--|



E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------4--2--/5--|
A|-4-----2--2--/5--|
E|-2--5------------|


(riff 2 - Solo Rhythm)

(solo - Drover)

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12--(12)b13r12~----x-/14b15r14\13-10-|
G|-9d4r9--11---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



E|---------------------------12----------------|
B|-12h13-----12-----------12----15p12----14p12-|
G|--------14----15d14r15--------------14-------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------|
B|----12-------12-------15----15b17~-|
G|-15----14-15----14p12----12--------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|



E|-14----14-------------------------------|
B|----17----17b19-17b19~~-{17}~--(19)r17\-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|



(riff 3 - Solo Rhythm)
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-|
E|-2--0-2-5-2----x-----------|


      * * *
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----------------8----7-|
A|-4--------4------8----7-|
E|-2--0-2-5-2----x----x---|

      * * *

(solo - Mustaine)

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16b18--{16}-{16}-{16}-{16}-...-[slowly release bend]-16~-|
D|--------------------------------[   while picking   ]-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|



E|----------14h16p14-------------------------------------|
B|-14h16h17----------17p16p14----------14h16p14----------|
G|----------------------------14h16h17----------17p16p14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------14h16p14-------------14h16p14----------|
D|-14h16h17----------16-14h16h17----------17p16p14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------14h16p14--------------------------------------|
A|-14h16h17----------17p16p14----------14-15-16~----(16)\-|
E|----------------------------14h16h17--------------------|


(riff 1b)

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------8----7-|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--x-6--x-5-|


(riff 1  But don't repeat first line)
(riff 2)
(riff 1a)
(riff 2 - Solo Rhythm)

(solo - Drover)

E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--/17\--|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------17----17~----18-[17]18r17-(17)b18----(18)r17----17-----|
G|-9/16----16----------------------------------------16----16~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-15h19----15h19----15h20----15h19----15----15h17-|
B|-------17-------17-------17-------17----17-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19/20-19-19p15-14-15p14----14h15----14----14----------------|
G|-------------------------16-------16----16----16/-18~--(18)\-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


(riff 3)

(solo - Mustaine)

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14----16p14-------------|
A|-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-------16p15p14----|
E|-14-17----------17-------------------------------17-|



E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------14----16p14-------------|
D|-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-------16p15p14----|
A|-14h16----------16-------------------------------16-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------------14-14----14----|
B|----------------------------14----17-14-------17----17-|
G|-------14h16p14----14h16h17----17----------------------|
D|-14h16----------16-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-20p18p14-18p17p14-------------------|
B|-------------------19p17p14-17p16p14-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|



E|--------------------------------------|
B|-19p17p14-----------------------------|
G|----------17p16p14--------------------|
D|-------------------17p16p14-----------|
A|----------------------------16p14-----|
E|----------------------------------16~-|



(riff 4 - Solo Rhythm)      x3
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-6----6----------5-4-0-7-|
E|-4----4----5-4-2-------5-|


             * * * * * *
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6----6------8----7-|
E|-4----4----x-6--x-5-|


(solo - Drover)

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------19~~----------------16------------|
G|-18b20---------18b19r18-16----18-17-16~~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



E|-----------16-------------16----------16----------|
B|-19-19b20-----19p16-19b20----19p16h19----19p16h19-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



E|-16----------16---------19b21~~--16-------------|
B|----19p16h19----19p16-x-------------19b21~------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------16\-|



(riff 5 - Solo Rhythm)      x3
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-8----8----------7-6-0-9-|
E|-6----6----7-6-4-------7-|


             * * * * * *
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-8----8------8----7-|
E|-6----6----x-6--x-5-|


(solo - Mustaine)

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------6-|
D|------------------8--6----------6-7-----|
A|------8-6-7-8-6h8-8--6----6-7-8-----8---|
E|-X\\------------------------------------|



E|-----------------18-----18-----18----| The last notes here are played
B|--------------------18-----18-----18-| while diving with the trem. bar.
G|-8--6--8b10~~--------\------------/--| So start diving on the b18 note
D|----------------------\==========/---| and keep a steady dive until last
A|-------------------------------------| note where you dive down a lot.
E|-------------------------------------|



(riff 6)
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| -----|
A|-4----4----------------|      |
E|-2----2----x-3-2-0-2-0-|      |


               * * * *          |--> Play 3x
E|--------------------|         |
B|--------------------|         |
G|--------------------| --------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----7-----------7-|
E|-5----5----x-2--x-5-|


E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----4----------------|
A|-2----2----------------|
E|-----------x-3-2-0-2-0-|

               * * * *
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7----7--------------9--9-----------|
A|-5----5------8----7--7--7-----------|
E|-----------x-6--x-5--------00000000-|

                             ********

(riff 7 - Solo Rhythm)              x3
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-0-5-2--2/-8-8-8-8-5-5-7-5-|


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


   * * * * * *

(solo - Mustaine)
E|------------------------|
B|-17---------------------|
G|-16b18----14------------|
D|-------------16~--------|
A|------------------------|
E|--------------------X\\-|



E|-------14--------------------------------------|
B|----14----17p14-------14-----------------------|
G|-16-------------16b17----17-16p14----16----14~-|
D|----------------------------------16----16-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14-16p14----14-----------------------------|
D|-14-16----------16----16p15p14----14--------------|
A|-------------------------------16----16p14--------|
E|-------------------------------------------17-14~-|


The first three notes lightly ring into the last note for these
diminished groups.  So hold the first three notes and strike them
using a downstroke, then upstroke the e17.

E|-------14-17----------14-17--------14-17--------14-17-|
B|----16-------------16-----------16-----------16-------|
G|-17-------------17-----------17-----------17----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------|
B|-19-17-14-14-14-14-19-17-14-14-14-14-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------|
B|-20-18-15-15-15-15-20-18-15-15-15-15-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------|
B|-21-19-16-16-16-16-21-19-16-16-16-16-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-22-20-17-17-17-17-22-20-17-17-17-17-21----(21)\-|
G|-------------------------------------20----(20)\-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



(riff 8 - Solo Rhythm)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------------------|


   * * * * * *    * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------x-4h5---4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------7---5h7-4h5-|


   * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------------------|


   * * * * * *    * * * * * * * *
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--1//-11\\--|

   * * * * * *

(riff 7 - Solo Rhythm

(solo - Drover)

E|---------------22----19----------|
B|-19b21--{19}~-----21----21-------|
G|---------------------------20\16-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----18----16----------------------------|
D|-18----18----18-16----16-------------16-|
A|-------------------18----18-17-16-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------7----------------|
G|----------------------6h7h9---9p7p6-----8/16-|
D|-(16)----16~----6h7h9---------------9p7------|
A|-(15)----15~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|



E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------14----14----14------|
G|-16b18----{16}-{16}-{16}-(18)r16-----17----16----14~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------|
B|----------14----------------14-------|
G|-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-16-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------14----------------14----|
B|----------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-|
G|-14-16-17-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



E|----------15-------------16-17-19b21~--(21)r19p17----17-14~--(14)\-|
B|-14-16-17----17-16-17-19--------------------------19---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



(riff 9 - Out chorus and solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4-------3--2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|


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


        * *      *
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-x-|
A|-4--------4------3p0-2p0-----|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-------------|


        * *      *
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|


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

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


        * *      *
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4------3p0-2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|


        * *      *
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2h4p2---2-4-5p4p2-------|
D|-4h5-2-4---2-----------4-----------5p4p2-|
A|---------5---4h5-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Repeat above, end with:

E|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|--4\--|
E|--2\--|


(solo - Mustaine)

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--4b6-4--2--4--2~--|
D|---------------a---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


(solo - Drover)

E|----14-19----14-19----14-19----14----------|
B|-17-------17-------17-------17----17-14----|
G|----------------------------------------17-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|



E|-14-----------17-16-14----14---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------17----17-14----14---------------------|
G|----17-16-14-----------------------17----17-16-14------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------16~--(16)\-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


(solo - Mustaine)

E|-17-14----14-14-14-19-14----14-14-14-|
B|-------17----------------17----------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|



E|-17-14----14-14-14-19-14----14-14-14---------------|
B|-------17----------------17----------17b19~--(17)\-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


(solo - Drover)

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-16b18-16-14-16-14~~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|



E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14----14-16h17p16p14----------------------|
D|-------16----------------17-16-14-16~~--(16)\-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


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.
       = 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