Band- Megadeth Song- Poison Was The Cure Tuning: Standard [Riff 1] x3 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------5-6-2-2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------5-6/14-14-14-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4/12-12-12-| E|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--------(14)\----------------| A|--------(12)\---[slow slide]-| E|-----------------------------| [Riff 2] Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----7p5---5-----5h7p5---5-------| A|-0------7---6h7-------7---7-6p5-| E|--------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------7p5p0-5p2p0-4-| D|----7p5---5-------------------| A|-0------7---6p0---------------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----7p5---5-----5h7p5---5-------| A|-0------7---6h7-------7---7-6p5-| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----7p5---5--------------------| A|-0------7---6p0-5p3p0--6p4p0-7-| E|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---2---0---2-------0-| D|---2---0---2---2---0-| A|-0---0---0---0-2-0---| E|---------------------| * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---2---0-----------| D|---2---0---7--5--4-| A|-0---0---0-5--3--2-| E|-------------------| * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---2---0---2-------0-| D|---2---0---2---2---0-| A|-0---0---0---0-2-0---| E|---------------------| * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---2---0-----------| D|---2---0---7--8--9-| A|-0---0---0-5--6--7-| E|-------------------| * * * [Riff 3] e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-------------------2--| A|-3--4--5--6--5--4--0--| E|-1--2--3--4--3--2-----| * * * * * * "Once stalked..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----------------5-4--| A|-3--4--5--6--5--3-2--| E|-1--2--3--4--3-------| * * * * * "Sleep walk to..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-3--4--5--6--5--2---4--5--6--7--6--2-| E|-1--2--3--4--3--0---2--3--4--5--4--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm the sun..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-5--6--7--8--7--2---7--8--9--7--8--9-| E|-3--4--5--6--5--0---5--6--7--5--6--7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...til I finally..." [Riff 4] e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-12--------------12-11--------------| D|-10--------------10--9--------------| A|----000000000000-------000000000000-| E|------------------------------------| ************ ************ "...knowing when I'd..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-11-10--------------10-9--------------| D|--9--8---------------8-7--------------| A|-------000000000000------000000000000-| E|--------------------------------------| ************ ************ "...brain was just..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-9-8--------------8-7---------------| D|-7-6--------------6-5---------------| A|-----000000000000------000000000000-| E|------------------------------------| ************ ************ "...rock star..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-7-6--------------6-5--| D|-5-4--------------4-3--| A|-----000000000000------| E|-----------------------| ************ "...tidepool, taste the..." [Riff 5] e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----5------------------------2--| A|-3--3--5---3--4--5--6--5--4--0--| E|-1--3--3---1--2--3--4--3--2-----| * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------5--4-----| A|-3--4--5--6--5--3--2--5--| E|-1--2--3--4--3--------3--| * * * * * "Taste me..." [Riff 6] (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2----------------5----------------| A|-0-00000000000000-3-00000000000000-| E|-----------------------------------| ************** ************** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7----------------10--------9--------| A|-5-00000000000000--8-000000-7-000000-| E|-------------------------------------| ************** ****** ****** [Final time] e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-------------------7-10------6-9---| A|-5-00000000000000--8------8--7-----7-| E|-------------------------------------| ************** [Solo] (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---2p0---5p2p0-2p0-------------| D|-------------------2p0-0h1h2p0-| A|-0-----0-----------------------| E|-------------------------------| * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---2p0---5p2p0-2p0-----------| D|-------------------2p0-0h1h2-| A|-3-----3---------------------| E|-----------------------------| * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---2p0---5~----2p0---5~---2-0-| D|-0-----0-----------0----------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|----2-5--------1-4---| D|-3------3--2-------2-| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| [Riff 7] (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2----------------5----------------| ----| A|-0-00000000000000-3-33333333333333-| | E|-----------------------------------| | ************** ************** | | e|-------------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-------------------------------------| | G|-------------------------------------| | D|-7----------------10--------9--------| --| A|-5-55555555555555--8-888888-7-777777-| E|-------------------------------------| ************** ****** ****** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2--------2-3-4-5--------5-6-9-| A|-0-000000-0-1-2-3-333333-3-4-7-| E|-------------------------------| ****** ****** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7--------7-8-9-10--------9--------| A|-5-555555-5-6-7--8-888888-7-777777-| E|-----------------------------------| ****** ****** ****** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2--------2-3-4-5--------5-6-9-| A|-0--------0-1-2-3--------3-4-7-| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7--------7-8-9-10----9----2-| A|-5--------5-6-7--8----7----0-| E|-----------------------------| [Ending Solo] (Friedman) e|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------7b8~~~-| G|-7b9r7b9~~--(9)b10--7b9r7p5---------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-5------------------------------------------------| B|---8-5---------------------------5----------------| G|-------8-7-5-5b7--(7)r5----7-5-7---7-5------5-4~~-| D|---------------------------------------7~~--------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------12-15-15p12-------| B|--------------------12-13-------------13-12-| G|---------------9-12-------------------------| D|----------9-10------------------------------| A|-----7-10-----------------------------------| E|-7-8----------------------------------------| e|-15p12-----12-13-----15b17---------| B|------13h15-----15p12------[15]17~-| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|----13-17p13-------------------10-13-10----------| B|-15----------15-------------10----------10-------| G|----------------14\10----10----------------10-10-| D|----------------------12-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-/22p17------------------------| B|--------18---------------------| G|-----------19\14-12----14-12~~-| D|--------------------12---------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-20-17-------------20-17-------------20-17-------| B|-------20-17-------------20-17-------------20-17-| G|-------------19-17-------------19-17-------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-20-17-------------20-17-------20b24r20\-| B|-------20-17-------------20-17-----------| G|-------------19-17-----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------10-9-8-7----------------------------------------| G|------------9----------10-9-7-10-9-7--------------------------| D|-0h1/7-9-10--------------------------9-11-10-9----9h10p9------| A|-----------------------------------------------12--------12~~-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar division New guitar: e|-5-----------------5-------------------5-----------| B|---8-5---------------8-5-----------------8-5-------| G|-------7-5---------------8-7-5---------------8-7-5-| D|-----------7~~~----------------7~~~----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------10-15p10-----------------------------| B|-/13p10----10h13----------13p10----10-----17-20p17-17-| G|--------12----------------------12----/19-------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-22b24r22\20p17-----------| B|----------------20b22~~\--| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| [End Solo] *************************************************************************** 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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 ***************************************************************************