Megadeth: Mastermind transcribed by: Mark Yeary ([email protected]) Russ Elton ([email protected]) Date last modified: 2/04/01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU Tuning: Standard Intro e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-2--| E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-0--| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-2----5-5-5-5--| E|-3-3-3-3-0----3-3-3-3--| Riff 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-----7-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------7-7-7-7-| D|--------------------------5-5-5-5-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----------| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-----7-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------9-7-9-7-| D|--------------------------9-7-9-7-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----------| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------5-----------4-----------3-----------2---| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3---2-2-2---2---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Anonymous existence..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------5-----------4-----------3-----------2------| A|-----------------------------------------------5~-| E|-3-3-3---3---2-2-2---2---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------5-----------4-----------3---| A|-----------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3---2-2-2---2---1-1-1---1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Ending 1 Ending 2 Ending 3 Ending 4 e|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------|--------------|---------2p0-----|-----------12b13~~-| D|-------2---|-------2-5tr7-|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-----------| A|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| E|-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..." Play Riff 2 "Invade the core of souls..." Guitar 2 endings for the second verse: Ending 1 Ending 2 Ending 3 Ending 4 e|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| G|---------2p0-----|--------------|---------2p0-----|-----------12b13~~-| D|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-5tr7-|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-----------| A|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| E|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..." Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--2--| A|--2--| E|--0--| "...real....real...real..." Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2/3-2-----2-----2p0-| A|-2-----2-----2/3-2-----2-----2p0-| E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2/3-----0--1-| A|-2-----2-----2/3--2--0--1-| E|---0-0---0-0------2-------| * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------2---------------2-| D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----4-----2h4-2-| A|-4-----4-----2h4-------4-----2h4---| E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-------| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|---------------5-5-5-4--2p0-| D|-----4-----2h4-5-5-5-4--2p0-| A|-----4-----2h4--------------| E|-2-2---2-2------------------| * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------2---------------| D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----4-----2h4-| A|-4-----4-----2h4-------4-----2h4-| E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-----| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4-2---2-------------3--2-| A|-----4---4-3-2-------3--2-| E|---------------0-0-0------| * * * Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "Hail to the power age..." Guitar 2 endings for the second verse: Ending 1 Ending 2 Ending 3 Ending 4 e|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| B|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| G|---------2p0-----|--------------|---------2p0-----|--------------| D|-------2-----2p0-|-------2-5tr7-|-------2-----2p0-|-------2------| A|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------5~-| E|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---0----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 x3 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------9------------8------------7------------6---7---8-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4---5---6---| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to think..." e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------9------------8------------7----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to get...." Guitar 2 (comes in the 3rd time) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-9~~---------11~~---------12~~---------\6~~----| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to think..." Play Riff 1 "Mastermind...." Ending: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--2--| A|--2--| E|--0--| "...subject...." 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
