Absolution Lyrics

by Megadeth

Megadeth Absolution Lyrics

Youthanasia
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Left'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Right'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Neutral'
Q=112
Gtr I
||o-1-------1--------|-1-------1--------|-1-------1--------|-1-------1--------|
||o------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Gtr II
||o-----1-------1----|-4---1---4---1----|-----1-------1----|-4---1---4---1----|
||o------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E E
| E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E E
Q=56
E E E E E S S S E E Q Q Q Q H +W
|---------------------|------------|--------o||
|---0---------------0-|-2-----2h3--|-(3)-----||
|---------------------|------------|--------o||
| E E E E E S S S E E Q Q Q Q H +W
|-3-----3-4-3h4p3-----|------------|--------o||
|-----3-----------3---|-2h5-5p0-2--|-(2)-----||
|---------------------|------------|--------o||
Q=112
E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E
| E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E
E E S S E E E Q E S S E E E E E E
|---0---------0-0---|-----------3-3s2-2s=|
E H.. E E E E.S S S S E E +W +W
| E E E E E E E E E E E E.S S S S E E +W +W
Pre-Solo
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E +W +W
| Gtr III
| W H.. E W +W
Gtr IV
H H +W H H +W
| +W +W +W +W
| Gtr V
| <
| w H H +W H H
Guitar Solo 1
Gtr VI
E a H a Q a E H a Q. S S
|-b17---b17---------b17-----b17-|-b17---------pb17r==========|
| Gtr III
|-------------------2-4-------4-----2p====0-----|---------2---2--------------2S=5----|
H a a Q Q Q H. +E S S
|---------2-4--------4----2p===0-|-----2---2-------5----4------|
H. a S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------2-4---4--2p====0----|----2---------2---------2S===5-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------15----12b15r=====|
|--------------2------4------4------2p===0-|--------2-----------2-----------------5----4----|
H +Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------12----14p==12----14-----------------|
|------------------------------12h|=13h14------14-------------------------------|
|-12-------(12)---x-12h14h15------|---------------------------------------------|
|------2-4------4-------2p===0----|-------2----------2----------------2S===5----|
E E E E S S S E E E S E E E Q Q Q H
|-----------------------------------------15h==17b19-|-17pb19---17pb19---17pb19---17pb19r=======|
|-15p12------12-12h15p12------12h15S17-17------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-------------4-----2p===0-------|--------2-----------------2----------5-4--|
|-------------2----4----------4-----2p===0----|-------2----------2----------------2S===5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------2--------4-----------------4--------2p=======0--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------15-------15-15\-----12h14-15h16-s15p14----|
|-----------------------------------------/14------------------------16S|
| E E H.
H.. a E
H.. a E H Q Q Q
H.. +E
|-18tr19-------------(18)\-||
Pre Solo II
Gtr III
| Gtr VI
| W W W a W
Guitar Solo II
| +H +E a S.+T S a S. +T S a W
|-(3)-------(3)\--3b4==3r(3)-x--3b4==3r==(3)-x-|--3b4-3---------------|
| +H +E E E E H.. S S
|-(3)pb4-------(3)\-/7-6b7r4-|----------------------11--|
| E E a H S S S S H. S S S S
|-12b14r11---11b13r======12p11-------|---------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S q E E
| Q S S +S E S S S S S S S S S S S H +E E
|-12b13r==10-12b13-(12)------13p12-10h12-13p12p10-|----------10------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-12p10-12----12--------(12)\-12b14--|
| E S S S S S S Q S S S S S S
|--------10s12-12s14-14s16-16---14h16h17----------|
| S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E
|-------------------15h17s19S22b24-----22b23-22b24---22b23-|
| E E E H +E a S S H E E E E E S S
|-22pb24r22b24r==22b23-22b24-------(22)\-x------|-15b17-------15-12h==14----12---------|
|------------------------------------------xS12-|------------------------15------15s12-|
| S S S S S S a 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 E E S S E E E
|----------15----------17---------------------14h15-17b19-17pb19====17r-|
| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------20----20S17----17----17----------------17-15b17---(15)-|
E S S E S S q E E
| H +E +E E S S
|-15b17-----------(15)-(15)\-/17-19h20-|
| +H E E +Q +Q E E
|-(20)b22---20pb22r19-(19)b21r(19)b21r17-17-|
| Q Q H
|-20b22---20b22---20pb22r======|
| +Q +S S S S E S S S S S E
|-(20)b22r==(20)\----17----------17-----------------||
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +H.. +E
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

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