Lucretia Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1990 Album RUST IN PIECE)
Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Dave Mustaine & Dave Ellefson
Arranged by Dave Mustaine & Dave Ellefson
E5VII
F#5IX
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mustaine'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Friedman'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Gtr.I (Friedman)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Solo (Mustaine)'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Scrapes'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=96
F#5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5VII
Gtr II
q E E q E E q E E q E E
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---5-----5---------5-----5-------o||---5-----5---------5-----5--------|
||o---------------------------------o||----------------------------------|
F#5IX
W +H +S Q. S
Gtrs I, II
~~~~~~PM-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------7-----6h7---7s9---|----9-------7--------------7-8-9---|
|-------------------6s7-------------|------9-7h9---------7--8-9---------|
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S
|-----------------7-----6h7---7s9-----|
|-------------------6s7---------------|
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S
|---9-------7-------------9-8-7----|-----------------7-----6h7---7s9----|
|-----9-7h9---------7-8-9-------9\-|-------------------6s7--------------|
~~~~~~PM----------|
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S
|---9-------7-------------7-8-9---|-----------------7-----6h7---7s9---|
|-----9-7h9---------7-8-9---------|-------------------6s7-------------|
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
1st Verse
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E
PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E
PM--| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E
PM--| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E e E 3x S S S S S S e S S S S S E +S
||o-------------------------o||--------------------------------|
||o-2s4-4-4---2s4-4-4---2-5-o||-2s4-4-4---0-4---1-----1--------|
Gtr II
q E E q E E
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---5-----5---------5-----5-------o||
||o---------------------------------o||
F#5IX
W +H +S Q. S
Gtrs I, II
~~~~~~PM-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------7-----6h7---7s9---|----9-------7--------------7-8-9----|
|-------------------6s7-------------|------9-7h9---------7--8-9----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------7-----6h7---7s9---|---9-------7-------------9-8-7-----|
|-------------------6s7-------------|-----9-7h9---------7-8-9-------9\--|
2nd Verse
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E
PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E
PM--| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E
PM--| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
PM| PM| ~~
S S S S E S S S S E e E 3x S S S S S S e S S S S S E.
||o-------------------------o||----------------------------||
||o-2s4-4-4---2s4-4-4---2-5-o||-2s4-4-4---0-4---1-----1----||
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S
|---1-----1---1s2-3-4---3---2---0h2p0-|---3-----3---4-5-6---5---4---3h4p3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| 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 S S S S S S S S
Gtr. Solo 1
Gtr III
S S S S +E S S S S S S S S S S
|-4s6s7-6-(6)---5s6------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S S S S +S a S S S +E +S S T T T T S S
|-6s5--------------------------------------------|
|-----7s6-(6)h7s9-7s6b7==(6)r==(6)-6-7p6h7p6-----|
| PM| PM| PM| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Q S S E +S S S S Q
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
T T s a +S S a S +S s S +E. +S +E +S S
|----17p14-------------------------------16b18==(16)-----(16)-(16)----(16)r\-2-|
|----------16b17r(16)-14---16b17r(16)-14---------------------------------------|
| PM---| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S a T T S S
|----------------------8s10-7--------------|
|-------14s9-------------------------------|
| PM| PM| PM| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---/14----10-------------------7h10---14s17p14----------------|
|-7-----------11----7-----7---------------------------14s11----|
| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
E a S S S S +E S +S S S S S E +S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------13-17b19r===(17)-16--|
|------------------------12b14r(12)---12pb14==(12)r----12-15------------------------|
|-11b14r==(11)--------11----------------------------13------------------------------|
| PM---| PM---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
H. +E a e e
|-16b17========================(16)----(16)r-17-16-|
| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S S S E +S +S S S +S +E a a a S +Q
|-14-16------16pb17====(16)r(16)-16-16-(16)-(16)---------19b21==(19)-----|
| PM---| PM| PM| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
+E.. +T Q +S +S S S +E S S
|-(19)r======(19)-18b20========(18)r(18)---------------------|
|----------------------------------------19-19-(19)----17h19-|
| PM-| PM-----| PM| PM-| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S. +T S S S S S S T T T T T S T T T T T T T S E
|-19b22r==(19)p17h19p==17----17h==19-16h17p16-----16-17---15-16s14----14-------------------|
|-------------------------18-------------------18------------------17----17p16-14--16b18===|
| PM---| PM---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
+S E +S S E +S S S S a +S +S S S S
|-------------------------17b19====(17)r----17-14---------------------------|
|-(16)r-16b18====(16)r----------------------------16pb17r(16)-(16)p14h16p14-|
| PM--| PM--| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S a s a T T S s s a T T S S S S S S a a +S S a S
|-17b19==(17)r-17-14h17p14----14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------17----17p16-14-16b18==(16)r-16pb17r(16)-14---16--|
| PM----------| PM| PM---| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Q S S S S +S +S S S S S S S
|----------16-14----15pb16r(15)b16==(15)rs16-----------------|
| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
T T T T T T a T T S T T T T T T S S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------------------------------------------19-16------14-16b18==||
| PM---| PM---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Gtr.Solo II
Gtr IV
E. +S E. +S E a S S S S E. +S
|--19pb21r====(19)-19pb21r====(19)-19b21====(19)r-19b21===19-19---19-19r====(19)-|
|-(17)--------------------------------------------19pb21==19-19---19-19r====(19)-|
|-(16)r--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| +E E Q H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S T T S S S a S S S S S S S S
|-19------------------17----17-------17p==14-14h17p14---14--------------------|
| PM------| PM---| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. +S S S S S S +S +S +S +S +S +E
|-14---------(14)--------------16b17==(16)r(16)b17==(16)r-------------------|
|-14b15======(14)r-------------16b17==(16)r(16)b17==(16)r(16)b17==(16)r(16)-|
| PM--| PM---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------4-------3----2-------------2h=======4-------|
a S. T S S S T T S S S S S S +E S
|-17-------14----14-17----------------14--14-17b19==(17)r---17\--|
| PM------| PM---------| PM
| S S S S S S S S S E. S E
Q a E. +S E E S +S S E S
|-4b6========(4)r-b6======(4)r-4b6---4b5---4pb5r==(4)-4pb6-4b6r==4-|
| PM--| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------4---3-----2------------2h===4-------|
S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S s s T T S
|-4pb5r(4)---2-----------------2-----------------------------|
|--------------4-0---4-4-3p==2---3-2h3p==2-2-----4-----------|
| PM------| PM----| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S T T S T T T T T T
| PM----| PM------| PM PM
| 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 T T T T T T T S T T T T S +E +E
|-4-2-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-2-4-2-0---4-2-0-4-2-4p0-4b6==(4)r==(4)---|
| PM------| PM-----------------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
E +S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-2---(2)s4-5s==6s7-7s8s9s10-11s12s13s14-|
| PM----| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------4-3-2-----2h=4-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S
|-------------------------------------14----17---19s==|
|----------------------14h16s17-----------------------|
|-12-14s15s16-----------------------------------------|
| PM---| PM---| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E +S +S +E. S S T T T S E T T T T T T T T
|-21---(21)b22r(21)-(21)-----21-19-18h19p18---------------------------------|
| PM--------| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------4--3--------2-------2h====4----------------|
S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S T T T T T T T T T T S
| PM---------| PM--------------------| PM
| S S S S S S S S S E. S E
T T S T T S T T T T T S. T T S T T T T T T S T S.
|-12h14p12-14s15--------------------------------------------------------------|
| PM------| PM----------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------------4-----3--2-----------2h====4--------|
T T S S T T T T S T S. T T S S S S T T T T T a S.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------19h20s24----|
| PM---| PM-------| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q E.. T +E E E E E E
|-24b26-------24b26-------24b26==(24)---24---24---24---24---24--|
| PM--| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gtr V
~~~ TP TP
H Q Q W
|-----------------xs======x\-----||-------------------------|
|-----------------xs======x\-----||-------------------------|
|-----------------xs======x\-----||-------------------------|
| PM--| PM-------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E e E
|--4--------4-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--0-5-||-2s4-4-4---2s4-4-4---2-5-|
Gtrs I, II Gtr V
TP
S S S S E S S S S E e E S S S S E S S S S E e E S S S S S S E Q. E
|-2s4-4-4---2s4-4-4---2-5-|-2s4-4-4---2s4-4-4---2-5-|-2s4-4-4---0-4-x\---x/--|
Gtr I
S S S S E S S S S E e E S S S S E S S S S E e E