The Art Of Shreddin'

Guitar Tabs

Gears Of War - Megadeth

Intro
    Q=76
   4/4
    Gtr II
    E  E E E  E  E E E   E  E E E  E  E E E
||-----2-3-------2-3---|--------------------|
||o-5------4--5------4-|----3-5----5--4-----|
||---------------------|-5------4-----------|
||---------------------|----------------5-4-|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
|
|   Gtr I
|   Q.     E +H          Q.     E +Q    E E
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
||---------8-(8)-------|-5------4-(4)-------|
||o-2------6-(6)-------|-3------2-(2)---2-1-|
||--0------6-(6)-------|----------------3-2-|


  E  E E E  E  E E E   E  E E E  E  E E E
|----2-3-------2-3---|---------------------||
|-5------4--5------4-|----3-5----5--4-----o||
|--------------------|-5------4------------||
|--------------------|----------------5-4--||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|
| Q.     E +H          Q.     E +Q    E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------8-(8)-------|-5------4-(4)--------||
|-2------6-(6)-------|-3------2-(2)---2-1-o||
|-0------6-(6)-------|----------------3-2--||


    Gtr III
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
||----------------------------------|
||o-----0---------------------------|
||----------------------0-----------|
||----------------------------------|
||o-2-------2-------1-------1-------|
||--------------0---------------0---|
|
|   Gtr I
|   PM-------------------------------
|   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  1.,2.                               3.
  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E    3x E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||---------------------------------||
|---------------------0------------||---------------------------------||
|-----4----------------------------||-----4---------------2-----------||
|-0-------0-------1-------1-------o||-0-------0-----------------------||
|-------------0---------------0----||-------------0---0-------0---0---||
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||---------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||---------------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Pre-Verse
  Q=128
  Gtr I
                                     PM--|
  W          +H     +E  E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|----------|------------------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|------------------|
|----------|------------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|
|-0--------|-(0)----(0)-------|------0-0-0-------|


       PM--|              PM--|              PM--|
  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2--|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2--|
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1--------|


  $
       PM--|              PM--|              PM--|              PM--|
  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------||


 Verse
       PM--|              PM--|              PM--|              PM--|
  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-|
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------|


       PM--|              PM--|              PM--|              PM--|
  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------2-3-4-|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------2-3-4-|
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------|


       PM--|              PM--|              PM--|              PM--|
  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-4-5-|-(5)--------0-1-2-|
|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-4-5-|-(5)--------0-1-2-|
|------2-2-2-------|------2-2-2-------|------2-2-2-------|------3-3-3-------|


       PM--|              PM--|              PM--|             PM----------|
  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)---------------||
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)---------------||
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||


   Chorus
      PM|      PM|   PM|              PM|      PM|   PM|
    E S S S  S S S E S S S  S E   +E  S S S  S S S E S S S  S E
||------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||--9-----9s10-----9-----9s10---|-----------------------------9-|
||o-7-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-7-7-7s=8-9-|-(9)-----9s10-----9-----9s10-7-|
||----------------------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-7-7-7s=8---|


                                                    To Coda
      PM|      PM|   PM|              PM|      PM--------|
  +E  S S S  S S S E S S S  S E   +E  S S S  S S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-(9)-----9s10-----9-----9s10---|----------------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-7-7-7s=8-9-|-(9)-----9s10-----9-8-7-5--o||
|-----------------------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-6-5-3---||

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/gears_of_war_tab.html ]
 Pre-Verse
                                                            D.S. al Coda
     PM--|              PM--|              PM--|              PM--|
  Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|-2--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|-2--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|----0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------||


 Bridge
  Q=132
  &
     ~
  Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------2-(2)b2.5---|-----------4-2---------|
|-4--4--2h4-----------4-|-(4)-4-2h4---------2-5-|
|-----------------------|---------------2h4-----|


     ~
  Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------2-(2)b2.5---|-----------4-2---------|
|-4--4--2h4-----------4-|-(4)-4-2h4---------2-5-|
|-----------------------|---------------2h4-----|


     ~
  Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------2-(2)b2.5---|-----------4-2---------|
|-4--4--2h4-----------4-|-(4)-4-2h4---------2-4-|
|-----------------------|---------------2h4-----|


      ~
   Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E  E
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------4-(4)b4.5---|-----------6-4----------||
|-/6--6--4h6-----------6-|-(6)-6-4h6---------7-10-||
|------------------------|---------------7h9------||


 Guitar Solo (Drover)
  Gtr II
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E  E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)b7.5---|-----------9-7----------|
|-9--9--7h9-----------9-|-(9)-9-7h9---------7-10-|
|-----------------------|---------------7h9------|


|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E  E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)b7.5---|-----------9-7----------|
|-9--9--7h9-----------9-|-(9)-9-7h9---------7-10-|
|-----------------------|---------------7h9------|


|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------7-(7)b7.5---|-----------9-7---------|
|-9--9--7h9-----------9-|-(9)-9-7h9---------7-9-|
|-----------------------|---------------7h9-----|


|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|
|       ~~
|   Q   Q  S  S E +E       E    +E   E S E S E S E S E
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------9-(9)b9.5----|-------------------------||
|-/11--11--9h11-----------11-|-(11)-10---9---8---7---6-||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||


 Guitar Solo (Mustaine)
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|


|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|


|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|


|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|    ~
| Q  Q  S S E +E      E   +E  E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths