Addicted to Chaos Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=98
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM--| PM
Wx4 E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7-----------5h7-------|-5-----------5h7-------|
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
| Gtr III
| W W
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
| W +W
PM--| PM PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
| W W
PM--| PM
E E E E S S S S S S E H Q Q
| W +W
$
Gtrs I, II
E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E
| Gtr IV
| Q a +H E +E +E
|-22----22b24==(22)r--------22b24r(22)b24r==(22)b24-|
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E Q Q
| E. S +E E E. S +E S S S E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E H
| a +Q Q H W W
|-22b24-(22)\------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
Gtrs I, II
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E S S S E. S +E E E. S +E E
To Coda
Gtr II
W H Q Q
Gtr I
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E Q Q
Gtr II
H +Q. S S H Q. S S
Gtr I
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| Gtr III
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
H +Q. S S H Q. S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
H +Q. S S H Q. S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
W W W
~~~ ~~~ PM
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E E E E S S S S S S E
|------------------------------|---------------------3--(3)--1-|--7\-0-0-0-5h7-------0----|
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E Q Q H
Gtr IV
H Q E. S E. S +E E E. S +E E
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM PM--------| PM
| E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
|-5-----------5h7----------|-4-------------------5h=7-----------|
E +Q. +E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------o||
|-12b14==(12)-----(12)r---11-12-11------------||
|-------------------------------------12-14--o||
| PM---| PM
| E E E E S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------o||
|--5-----------------------5h=7--------------o||
|----------0--0-0---5h==7-----------0---------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
H S S S S S S S S H +Q +S S S S
|--------------------------------------12-||-14-------------(14)-----(14)-15-14s12-|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------| PM-------------|
| E. S +E E H S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|--------------3--5-----------------------||--5h7-7-5-7-8-7--(7)-7-5---------------|
| Gtr III
| E. S +E E Q Q W
S E. +Q Q Q S. S. S
|-12s14------(14)----------------------15h18p15s=|
| PM-------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S E.
|--3h=5--5-3---5--6-5--(5)-x----x-x-3------------|
| W
Gtr IV
H. +S S T T T T H Q Q Q
|-14---------------------(14)-15-14h15p14p12-|-14---------------------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------| PM----------------| PM----|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S E.
|--5h7-7-5-7-8-7-(7)-7-5---------------------|------------------------------5-----|
|--------------------------7---6--5-----3----|--3h5-5-3-5-6-5--(5)-x----x-x-3-----|
a +Q +E +E H +S S S S Q Q Q Q
|-14b16==(14)------(14)r==(14)-----------------|----------------------/14----13--------14----|
|------------------------------14--------------|-(14)h15p14s12s14----------------------------|
| PM---------| PM--------| PM------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S E.
|----------5h7-7-5---7--8---7--(7)-7-5---------|------------------------------------5--------|
|--------------------------------------7-6-5-3-|---3h==5--5--3--5-6-5--(5)-x----x-x-3--------|
a +Q H a a +S +S E
|-------------------------------------14b15==(14)r(14)------|
|-14b16==(14)------19-------------14r------------------16---|
| PM-------| PM--------------------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|----------5h7-7-5--7-8-7-(7)-7-5---------------------------|
S +S +S S S E. E S S E S S
|-14b15==(14)r(14)----14-----------------------------||
| PM-------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S E.
|--3h======5----5---3--5--6--5-(5)--x--x--x-3--------||
S E. Q S +S S S +E S S S
|----------------------------------17b19==(17)r------17---14-|
|------------14------16b18r(16)-14---------------------------|
|-14s16------------------------------------------------------|
| PM--------| PM---------------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|--7h=9--9-7--9-10-9-(9)---------9--7------------------------|
E S +S +E S S S T T T T a +Q Q
|------------------------------14---------17-14-------17b19==(17)b20======17r-----|
|-17b19---17b19r(17)-(17)b19------17---14-------17-14-----------------------------|
| PM-----------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S E.
|--5h===7---------7----------5--7----8-----7------------------(7)-----x-x--x--5---|
S +S +E S S S S S T T T T S S S T T T T T T T T S T T
|-17b19r(17)b19====(17)r---14-------------------------------------------14-------17p14-------------------|
| PM--------------------| PM---------------------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|--7h============9-------9----7-----9----10-----9----------(9)--------9-----7----------------------------|
D.S.
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-17p14-------17p14-------17p14----------------17h19h=21p19p17h19p17----17-19h21p19p17h19p17----22b24-||
|-------17p14-------17p14-------17s19-17h19h21-----------------------21----------------------21-------||
| PM---------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S S E.
|--5h====7-----7-----5-----7-----8-----7----------(7)-----------x-----x-----x-----5-------------------||
&
Gtr II
H +Q. S S H Q. S S
Gtr I
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
H +Q. S S H Q. S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
H +Q. S S H Q. S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
W W
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-0----------------------------|--0--------------0-------------o||
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-0----------------------------|-------------15-14-------------o||
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
Gtr I
PM| ~~ PM| PM| ~ PM|
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E
||o-------------------|------------------|
||o-----7-------5h7---|-----5----------7-|
| Gtr II
| PM| ~ PM| PM| ~ PM|
| E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E S S E
||o-------------------|------------------|
||o-------------------|------------------|
PM| ~~ PM| PM| ~ PM|
E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E 4x
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-----4-------5h7---|-----3----------7--o||
| PM| ~ PM| PM| ~ PM|
| E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E S S E 4x
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
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