MEGADETH
"The Threat is Real"
From the album "Dystopia" (2016)
Tuning: D G C F A D
Tempo: 156 bpm
[Intro Riff]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-12-0-13-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-7-6-5-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Lead Guitar Intro]
|-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E. E. E H +Q E E E S S E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------9-10-12-13--|
A|--------------|--------------------|--------8-10-11-|-10-11-------------|
F|--------------|----------6-7-6---6-|-7-9-10---------|-------------------|
C|-7--7--5-7----|-(7)--7-8-------8---|----------------|-------------------|
G|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D|-12-13-12-10-12-10-|-9-10-9-6-9-6-|-5-6---5---------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------|-----8---6-8-5-6-|---5---------------------|
F|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-7---6-7---6-------------|
C|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------8---7-8-5-7---5-|
G|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------8---|
D|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|
[Chorus]
a E. a E. Q S S S S E E. E. Q S S S S E 3x
D||--------------------------|---------------------||
A||o-------------------------|--------------------o||
F||--------------------------|---------------------||
C||--3/4--3/4--3-------------|---------------------||
G||o-1/2--1/2--1-------------|-5--7--2------------o||
D||-----------------0-0-0-0--|-3--5--0----0-0-0-0--||
2/4
a E. a E. Q S S S S E Q Q
D|------------------------|-------|
A|------------------------|-------|
F|------------------------|-------|
C|-3-4--3-4--3------------|-------|
G|-1-2--1-2--1------------|-5--7--|
D|----------------0-0-0-0-|-3--5--|
[Solo after first Chorus]
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-12-13-12-10-12-10-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------13-12-12-13-12-10-------------|----------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------13-14-13-10-|-9-10-9-7-9-7---------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|--------------10-9-9-10-9-7-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------11-12-11-8--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
D|---------------------------------|-------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------|
G|-7-8-7-5-7-5---------------------|-------------|
D|-------------8-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-4-1-|-0\\\--x\\\--|
whammy bar dive and pick slide
|-3--|
H E E. E. Q Q Q S S S S S S S S
D|------------------|---------------------------|
A|-8b10-----6---5---|-6--5-4-4-5-4-1-4-5-4-1----|
F|------------------|---------------------------|
C|------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
D|-----------------4-4-4-5-5-7-8-8-|-------------------12-12-13-13-13-16-16-16-13-13-|-12----|
A|-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-----------------|-13-13-13-14-14-14-------------------------------|-------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
[Rhythm under Dave's Solo]
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-9-----------------------------|-----------------12-9-11--|---------12-9-11-|---------9-10-11-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7--9--|-11--11--10-7--9-|-11--11--7--8--9-|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--9---9----------|--9---9----------|
[Dave's Solo]
|---3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D|----------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|
F|-12b14-12r12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Gradually release bend over two bars
C|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
|----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|
A|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|
F|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-|
A|----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12--|
A|----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------|
A|----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12-----------|
A|----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12--|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3---| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
D|---------9--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------9---12-9-------9-------------|-------------------------------|
F|-11b13----------11b13---9-11-9------|-9----9------------------------|
C|-------------------------------11-9-|---11---11-9----9--------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------11---11-10-9------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------12-9-|
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----|
F|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9-----|
F|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Rhythm under Kiko's Solo]
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q S S S E. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
F|------------------|-------------------|
C|-------7-5---5--7-|-------------------|
G|-7--7------7------|-7--5--7--7--8--5--|
D|-5--5-------------|-5--3--5--5--6--3--|
[Kiko's Solo] (corrections welcome)
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
H E E E E E E E E E E E E H
D|-------------------------|----------15-17-20-20b22----|
A|-------------------------|-------17-------------------|
F|-------------------11-12-|-14-18----------------------|
C|-------------12-14-------|----------------------------|
G|-12----12-16-------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
+Q E H E E E E E E E H
D|-(20)--17-22b24----20-|-18-17-18----17-------------|
A|----------------------|----------20----20-20b22~~~-|
F|----------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|---17-18-17-15-------15-------15-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------18-17----18-17----18-17-17-18-|-17-15-------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|-------17-15-14-17-15-14----15-14-------14-------|
C|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------17-------17-15----17-15-|
G|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q.
D|-------------------------------------------------|-13-15-17-13-15-13-12-------12--------|
A|-------------------------------------------13-14-|----------------------15-13----14~~~--|
F|-------------------------------------13-14-------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------14-------14-------------13-14-------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-17-15----17-15----17-15-16-17-------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-3-|
E S S Q H Q Q Q H
D|------------------|--------------|
A|---10/11\10--5~~--|-5-6-8-6b8~~~-|
F|------------------|--------------|
C|------------------|--------------|
G|------------------|--------------|
D|------------------|--------------|
E S S Q Q Q +Q E E E Q.
D|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---10/11\10--5~~/14~~|-(14)--14-15-17-15b17~~~-|
F|---------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-15-17-20-15-17-x-17-17-------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|------------------------14-15-14-14-14----12----|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------14----14-|-14-14-11-12-14-12-11----------|
G|------------------------------------------------|----------------------14-12~~~-|
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E S W
D|-------------------------------------------17----|----15-------17-------17S21----21S22----22-|-22b24~~~|
A|-------17-------15-------17-------18-------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
F|-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-|-14----14-14----14-14-------18-------19----|---------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
[Repeat Verse and Chorus]
[After Final Chorus]
S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|-7-5---5--5-3---3--3-2---3-|---------------------------|
G|-----7--------5--------3---|-7-5---5--6-4---6--3-2---2-|
D|---------------------------|-----7--------6--------3---|
W +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
G|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q Q H
D|---------------------------------|------------*|
A|---------------------------------|------------*|
F|---------------------------------|-2----------*|
C|---------------------------------|-2----------*|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------*|
D|---------------------------------|------------*|
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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
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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
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