Megadeth:  Dread And The Fugitive Mind

transcribed by : Jacob Reid ([email protected]) 
                 
Date last modified:  12/20/00
  
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