Blessed Are the Dead Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2007 Album UNITED ABOMINATIONS)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Arranged by Megadeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Q=138
N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
H E E E E +W +W +H. Q
|--------------|------------||o------------o||-------------|
|------5p0---7-|-(7)--------||o-(7)--------o||-(7)------x--|
E5 N.C. E5
W +W +W +H E E E E
|-^5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)------------|
|-^4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)------------|
|-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----------9-|
|-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----5p0---7-|
|-^0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------0---|
N.C. C5 N.C. A5
+W +H E E E E +W +H E E E E
|-(7)--------|-(7)----5p0---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----5p0---0-|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5
Gtr II
+W +H E E E E +W +H E E E E
|-(0)--------|-(0)----5p0---2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----5p0---7-|
| Gtr I
| +W +H E E E E +W +H E E E E
|-(0)--------|-(0)----5p0---2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----5p0---7-|
$
N.C. C5 N.C. A5
+W +W +W +H E E E E
|-(7)--------|-(7)------------|-(7)--------|-(7)----5p0---7-|
| +W +H E E E E +W +H E E E E
|-(7)--------|-(7)----5p0---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----5p0---0-|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5
+W +W +W +H E E E E
|-(7)--------|-(7)------------|-(7)--------|-(7)----5p0---7-|
| +W +H E E E E +W +W
|-(0)--------|-(0)----5p0---2-|-(2)--------|-(2)------------|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
+W +H E E E E +W +H E E E E
|-(7)------------|-(7)----5p0---7-|-(7)--------------|-(7)----5p0---7-|
| PM|
| +H E E E E +W +Q E E E E E E +H E E E E
|-(2)----5p0---2-|-(2)------------|-(2)------5p0---2-|-(2)----5p0---7-|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 G5F5F#5
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM----|
+H E E E E +H E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-(7)----5p0---7-|-(7)----5p0---7-|-(7)------5p0---7-|-(7)---------5-3-4-||
F#5 E5 F5 F#5 E5G5F5F#5 E5 G5 F5 F#5 N.C. E5
Gtr II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
+E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-(4)-----2-x-5-x-3-|-4------2-5-3-4-|-(4)-----2-x-5-x-3-|-4------/5p0---7-|
| Gtr I
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-(4)-----2-x-5-x-3-|-4------2-5-3-4-|-(4)-----2-x-5-x-3-|-4------/5p0---2-|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM----| PM----|
+E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(7)---------5p0---7-|-(7)---------5p0---7-|
| PM----| PM----|
| +E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(2)---------5p0---2-|-(2)---------5p0---2-|
N.C. E5 N.C.
PM----| PM----|
+E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(7)---------5p0---7-|-(7)---------5p0-0-3-||
| PM----| PM----|
| +E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(2)---------5p0---2-|-(2)---------5p0-0-3-||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
~~~~~ PM--| ~~~~~ PM--|
Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
Gtr II
~~~~~ PM--| ~~~~~
Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
| Gtr I
| ~~~~~ PM--| ~~~~~
| Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
N.C. E5 N.C. A5
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----|
E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-7---------5p0---2-|-(2)---------5p0---7-|
To Coda
BbA5 G5 E5 N.C.
PM PM PM----|
+E E E E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(7)-8-7---7-5---2-|-(2)---------5p0---7--|
N.C. E5 N.C. A5
PM----| PM----|
+E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(7)---------5p0---2-|-(2)---------5p0---7-|
D.S. al Coda
BbA5 G5 E5 N.C. E5
PM PM PM----| PM
+E E E E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E E E H.
|-(7)-8-7---7-5---2-|-(2)---------5p0---7-|-----7------||
2nd Chorus Ending
&
N.C. E5 N.C. A5
Gtr III
W W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----| PM----|
| +E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(7)---------5p0---2-|-(2)---------5p0---7-|
W H E E +E E
|-------------------|---------------17b19r(17)-17b19===||
| PM PM PM------|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
Guitar Solo (Drover)
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(17)r------------17----16h17-------17----------|
| PM|
Q +E +E +E +E Q a
|-21--(21)b22r(21)-(21)-(21)\---------|
|-----------------------------12s==21-|
| PM----|
| Q E E E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19-----19s17----17s16----16----------------------|
|-----21-------19-------17----17s16-14-16----16s15-|
| PM---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----15s14----14p12----------------14-------------|
| PM---------------------|
| Q E E E E E E
N.C. E5 N.C. A5
\0.5____|
H. +E +E W
| +E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E
|-(7)---------5p0-----------2--|-(2)---------5p0---7-|
W W
| PM PM
| +E E E E E E E E +H. Q
Q=136
N.C. C5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E E
N.C. C5
Gtr III
W H Q Q
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------------------------------------------------------|
| 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 E E E
Guitar Solo (Mustaine)
N.C. A5Bb5
S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S S S S
| PM--| PM| ~~ PM--------|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E E. S +S S S S S E S S E.
|-7h9-7-(7)---------------9---10---|-9----7-(7)-------------7s8------|
|-----------7-7-7-0---0-0----------|------------0-0-0-3-0-0-5s6------|
N.C.
H. +E E
| PM--| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h9-7-(7)---------------9---10-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14h15p14p12-14p=12----12-15p12----14p12-----15p12-|
| ~~~ PM---------------|
| E. S +S S S S S E S S E.
|--9--------7-(7)-----------------------7s=8--------|
|------------------0--0--0--3--0-----0--5s=6--------|
N.C.
Q Q Q Q
| PM--| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h9-7--(7)-----------------9------10-|
S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S E
| ~~ PM----------------|
| E. S +S S S S S E S S E.
|-9--------7-(7)------------------------7s===8-------|
|------------------0---0-0-3---0-----0--5s===6-------|
N.C.
Gtr IV
W
| Gtr III
| S S S +Q. T T E. +Q a
|-12--------------------------------14------(14)b15=====(14)r-|
|----13-----------------------12h14-14------(14)b15=====(14)r-|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h===9---------7-(7)-----------------------9------10-------|
Q Q Q E. S
|-----------5------------------------5s======14--||
| S E S E S S +S S E S S E
| ~~ PM----------------------------|
| E. S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
Guitar Solo (Drover)
N.C.
Gtr IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| S E. +Q H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h==9------7--(7)------------------------9----10----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| ~~~ PM---------------|
| E. S +S S S S S E S S E.
|--9---------7-(7)-----------------------7s=8--------|
|-------------------0--0--0--3--0-----0--5s=6--------|
N.C.
Gtr IV
H. +E S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h9-7-(7)---------------9--10-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| ~~~ PM-------------------------------|
| E. S +S S S S S E S S E.
|--9--------------7----(7)-------------------------------------------7s===8----------------|
|-----------------------------0-----0----0-----3----0----------0-----5s===6----------------|
N.C.
H S S S S S S S S
| PM--| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h9-7-(7)--------------------9----10----|
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S
|-----16s14----16-----14s12-14-----16-17--------|
| ~~~ PM-----------|
| E. S +S S S S S E S S E.
|--9---------7-(7)------------------7s=8--------|
|-------------------0--0--0--3-0-0--5s=6--------|
N.C.
Q +S S S S S +Q. +S S S
|-19b20======(19)rp17------17---------------------12h13-|
| PM------| PM|
| S E S +S S S S E S S e E
|--7h====9-7--(7)-------------------------9--10---------|
S S S S S S a S S T T T T T T T T T T T T a S S S S E
|-------------13p==10-12h13p=12-10----------10-12h13p12p10----------------------------||
|----------------------------------12-11h12----------------13p12p10\-7h9h10p==9p7-----||
| ~~~ PM----------------------------------------------------|
| E. S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
>
W +W W W
| W +H. E E E W +H. E E E
H.=H
Gtrs I, II
W +H. E E E W +H. E E E W
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