MEGADETH - DUKE NUKEM THEME
[DUKE NUKEM: Music to Score by]
Transcribed by Ricardo   
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Standard Tuning [E A D G B E]


 intro                                                              x2
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-------------------------------|


  [riff 1]
                                                       x4   fill
e|------------------------------------------------3--3--3--|--3-3-3------|
B|------------------------------------------------3--3--3--|--3-3-3------|
G|------------------------------------------------3--3--3--|--3-3-3------|
D|--2-5-7-------7-9-------9-10--------------------5--5--5--|--5-5-5------|
A|--2-5-7-------7-9-------9-10-------2h3p2-0------5--5--5--|--5-5-5------|
E|--0-3-5-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-0-7--8-0-0-0---------3-0--3--3--3--|--3-3-3------|
          . . .     . . .      . . . 

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


  [riff 3 - variable (look the order just below)]

  3A                                 3B
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----2-----2-----2-----2----------|-----2-----2-----2---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-000-|
   . .   . .   . .   . .   . . ...    . .   . .   . .   . . . ... ...

 3C                                  3D
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|------5-----5-----444-444-444-444|
A|-----2-----2----------------------|------5-----5-----444-444-444-444|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-000-000-000--|--3-3---3-3---3-3-222-222-222-222|
   . .   . .   . . ... ... ... ...     . .   . .   . .
 
  3E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
    . .   . .   . .   . .   . .


Play riff 3 in this order:

 	0:53==> A B A C

	1:05==> A B A D (this rhythm along with solo 1)

	1:16==> E B E D (this rhythm along with solo 2)

  solo 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4~-4-4~-4-4~-5-5-5~-2-2~-2-2~-2~-0---0-4-4-4-4~-4^-4~-2-0-0---0----
D|-------------------------------------4-----------------------/2--/7-~|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

-|


  solo 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12~-12-12~-12-12^~--10-10~-10-10-10~-8-7-8---------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

...


  ...solo 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12~-12~-12-12^-12~-10-8-8---8-8/10-7~-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


  after all this, play riff 2A

  and then (1:33) riff 1 (yep the riff 1 is allways x4 like is said 

above
his own tab, and includes fill part the last time)

  ...then riff 2A again

  and now riff 3 in this order:

	2:04==> E E E D (this rhythm along with solo 3)

	2:15==> E E E D (this rhythm along with solo 4)

  solo 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-5-5~-2-2-2-2-2~-0---0-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-0-0---0-------------|
D|------------------------------4---------------------2---7-4--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


  solo 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-10-10~-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-8------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

...


  ...solo 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-13-12-10-8-8---8-10-7~-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


 (2:25) play solo 5 (both guitars playing solo 5 at the same time)

  solo 5 (with wah in some parts & no rhythm guitar here)

   guitar 1
e|---------------------15-15-15-15-15----------------15-15-15-15-15-|
B|----------------/15~---------------------------/15~-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--10--11--12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

...
 | guitar 2                                                           |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------/15~---------------------------/15~-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10--11--12----------------------8-10-11^~----------------------|
A|-9------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

...


  ...solo 5
   ...guitar 1
e|----------------15-15-15-15-15--------------------------------------
B|-----------/15~------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------9-10
D|------------------------------------------------------9-10-11-12-----
A|-8-10-11^~-------------------------------------10-11-----------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


 | ...guitar 2                                                          

 |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------/15~--------------------------------------------14-15-16-17|
G|--------------------------------------------------13-15-16-----------
D|-----------------------------------------12-14-15--------------------
A|-9-11-12^~----------------------13-15-16-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------




 (2:39) link solo 5 with solo 6 (I can't hear the rhythm for solo 6, so 

no tab)

  solo 6
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/18~-18~-18~-19-19~-16-16-1614-16-16~-14-13-14~------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

...


  ...solo 6
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/18-18-18-19~-18h19p18-16-14-14----14-15^-13~--------------------|
G|----------------------------------15--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


  2:54==> during rhythm 2B play solo 7

  riff 2B                                                           x4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3---3-3--3-----3-3--3---3-3--3-------------------------------|
A|--3-3--3---3-3--3-----3-3--3---3-3--3-------------------------------|
E|--1-1--1---1-1--1-----1-1--1---1-1--1-------------------------------|


  solo 7
             right here non-stop picking fast, and play each slide x6!
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17~---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5/--10/12-8/10-6/8-3/5----------------------------------------|
D|------3/---8/10-6/8--4/6-1/3----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

...


  ...solo 7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9p6---6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8---8-5-8p5---5-----8p5---5-----5------------------------------|
D|-----------------8---8-6-----8---8-6---8-6-8p6----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------8-6-3~/8-pickslide-|
E|---------------------------------------------------1~/6------------|
 | the next solo is the above solo but played differently, try both!! |
e|--4p1---1-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------4---4-1-4p1---1-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3---3-1-3p1---1-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3---3-1-3p1---1-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3---3p0-3~/8-pickslide--|
E|--------------------------------------------------1~/6-------------|


  after play rhythm 2B with solo 6 play the rest of the song:

  riff 2C                                                           x2
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-------------------------------|


  pre-end (3:24)                                                    x3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-5-7-------7-9-------9-10----------------------------------------|
A|--2-5-7-------7-9-------9-10-------2h3p2-0--------------------------|
E|--0-3-5-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-0-7--8-0-0-0---------3-0----------------------|
          . . .     . . .      . . . 

  and finally, the end (3:37)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-5-7-------7-9-------9-10----------------------------------------|
A|--2-5-7-------7-9-------9-10----------------------------------------|
E|--0-3-5-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-0-7--8----------------------------------------|
          . . .     . . .

Comments: I'm not sure about solos 5 & 7, but works!!

	   = slide down

	  / = slide up