Megadeth:  The Disintegrators

transcribed by: Dustin Ruther      ([email protected]) 

Date last modified:  1/22/03
  
Tuning: Standard
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
Intro
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-3333--3333-3-5--3333-3333-3---------------|
E|-----------------------------3~~---(3)b4---|
   ****  **** * *  **** **** *

Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3p0------------------3p0-------|
G|--------------2p0------------------2p0----|
D|-2------2--------2p0--5------5--------2p0-|
A|-0-0000-0-------------3-3333-3------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
     ****                 ****
  "The slayer's arrived..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3p0------------------3p0-------|
G|--------------2p0------------------2p0----|
D|-7------7--------2p0--2------2--------2p0-|
A|-5-5555-5-------------0-0000-0------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
     ****                 ****
  "Trouble is coming..."


Riff 2                                        x3
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2-----------------------|
A|-4------4------0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-|
E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-|
                         "We say retribution..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2-----2-----------------------|
A|-4------4------0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-----|
E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-3~--|
                         "With a cast iron fist..."

Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7-7-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2----5-5-5----5-5---5---5--7-7---7-8-9-|
E|-0-0-0-------------3-3-0-3-0-3--5-5-0-5-6-7-|
                         *   * *      *
  "Coming down the road...."

Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--|
A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--|
E|-0-000000-0----------------------|
     ******          ****** 
  "Anarchy's coming..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2--------2-4-5--2--------2-4-5-|
A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3-333333-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
     ******          ******
  "...to town..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--|
A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--|
E|-0-000000-0----------------------|
     ******          ****** 
  "Burning it down..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2--------2-4-5----------------|
A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
     ******        **** **** * * 
  "...ground...      the disintegrators..."


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   "We say retribution..."  with pick slide at end
Play Riff 3   "Coming down the road..."
Play Riff 4   "Anarchy's coming..."

Riff 5  (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------|
A|-0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--|
E|--------xx-xx-xx---------xx-xx-xx--|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--5-7-8--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--3-5-6--0-0-0--xxx-----|
E|----------------------xxx-3b4-|


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4   "Anarchy's coming..."


Ending:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--|
A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--|
E|-0-000000-0----------------------|
     ******          ****** 
  "Burning it down..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------2-4-5------------------------------2-|
A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-3333-3333-3---0-|
E|-------------------------------------------3---|
     ******        **** **** * * **** **** * * 
  "...ground...      the disintegrators..."