Disconnect Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
B5VII
C5VIII
E5VII
G5X
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo'
Moderate Rock Q=129
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~
||o-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------o||
||o---7-(7)---|-5-(5)---3-|-(3)-(3)------|-----6-----o||
PM PM PM~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~
Pre-Verse 1
PM| PM| PM|
||o---------|---------|---------|----------o||
||o-----9-5-|-7-----9-|-5-7-----|-----10-9-o||
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
PM| PM| PM|
||o---------|---------|---------|----------|
||o-----9-5-|-7-----9-|-5-7-----|-----10-9-|
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +S E.
|---------|---------|---------|-------------o||
|-----9-5-|-7-----9-|-5-7-----|---------10--o||
PM PM PM~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~
||o-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------o||
||o---7-(7)---|-5-(5)---3-|-(3)-(3)------|-----6-----o||
PM PM PM~~~~~~~~ PM|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q
Pre-Verse 2
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
||o---------|---------|---------|----------|
||o-----9-5-|-7-----9-|-5-7-----|-----10-9-|
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +S E.
|---------|---------|---------|-------------o||
|-----9-5-|-7-----9-|-5-7-----|---------10--o||
PM PM PM~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~
||o-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------o||
||o---7-(7)---|-5-(5)---3-|-(3)-(3)------|-----6-----o||
PM PM PM~~~~~~~~ PM|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q
W +W +W +W
||o----------|------------|------------|------------|
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------o||
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----o||
Guitar Solo (Part 1)
Gtrs I, II
Gtr III
W H. E E
|-12b12.5---------------|---------------12----|
|-12b12.5---------------|---------------12----|
H+
|-------14-------(14)S9-|---9-10-7-9---------|
H H W
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 E
|-5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p|=5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-|
H. +Q H. E E
Q E E H +E E E E E E S S S S
|-/14-----/16s14-------|-(14)--------------------------14---|
|-/15-----/17s15-------|-(15)-------------------------------|
S S E E E Q E +E +H. +Q
|-14-14-12------------12-(12)b14==|=(12)-----------(12)r==|
W +W
Tapping Solo (Part 2)
E5VII
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G5X
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------------------------------o||
Guitar Solo (Part 3)
H +H W
W E E E E E E E E
E E Q +Q Q W W W
H +Q.. +S q q q q q Q
|-17b20========(17)r======(17)r|=17---17---17---17---17r==17---|
H. +Q W
W H E E E E
q q q Q. E E E E E E E E E
Pre Out-Chorus
Gtr III
Q Q H H H
o
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM|
H H H H
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
Out-Chorus
Gtr III
S +S +E +Q +Q. E +Q. S S
|-14pb15==(14)r(14)-(14)---|-(14)b15----------|----------14-12-|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----------| PM| PM|
H Q E E E S S S E E S S E e E +H
|------------|----------|-------------|-9s7-5-7-/9-|-(9)\--------|
| PM| PM----| PM|
H H H H S T T S S S S S S
| PM| PM| PM| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E E E
| PM--| PM--|
H H H H S S S S S S S S
| PM| PM| PM| PM---|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---| 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
| PM------| PM-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------|
S S S S S S E S S H
|----------------------15-17-|-17b19========|
| PM----|
+E E +S E. Q. E +S Q..
|-(17)r-17b19==(17)r-b19---|-17b18-----17b19==|=(17)r-15--------||
| PM----| PM|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
| PM---| PM---|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--------------9-----5----|--7-----------------9----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10---10-10-10S===15-15---||
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-12-12-12---12-12-12S===17-17--o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------o||
| PM---|
| E E E E Q Q Q 3x
|-------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|--5-----7----------------|---------------------10--------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---| PM---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
| PM---|
| E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
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