Moto Psycho Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=128
Gtr I
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E 4x
||o-----------------------------|---------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-------------1---3-1-o||
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E
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
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 S E.
PM-------| PM----| PM------| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E
| Gtr II
| H. S S E Q +E S +S Q. S S
|-18b20----------------------18p15---|-20b23r====(20)---18-(18)-18------18----|
PM------| PM---------| PM------|
S S S S E 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
|---------------------------------------------------17h=|
$
PM| PM| PM
E S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S E E S S E +E E E E E E E E E
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
S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
PM----------------| PM---------| PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E S S S E.
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
PM--------| PM--------------| PM--------|
E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q
To Coda
PM--------------| PM--------|
E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E 4x
||o-----------------------------|---------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-------------1---3-1-o||
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
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 S E.
PM----------------| PM------| PM------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3h6p==3-------3h6p==3-----3-6p3-----6p3-3-6p3---6p3---3-|
PM--| PM----| PM
E S S S S E E E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|---5p3h==5p==3------------------------------------|
|-3-------------6p5p==3-5---6p5p3------------------|
PM-----------| PM---------| PM----|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| E S S S E S S E S S S Q
|------------18p==15-18b20-18p15---------------------------|
PM---| PM---| PM
E S S S S E E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
E E Q H
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
S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
PM----------------| PM---------| PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E S S S E.
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
PM--------| PM--------------| PM--------|
E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q
PM--------------| PM--------|
E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-------------1---3-1---o||
D.S. al Coda &
PM| PM| PM PM--------------| PM--------|
E S S S S E E E E E E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q
|----------------------||o------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------1---3-1--||o---------------------1--|-------------1--3--|
PM--------------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S E S S E S S S E. E S S E S S Q Q 4x E S S E S S Q Q
|------------------------|-------------------o||-------------------*|
|---------------------1--|-------------1--3--o||-------------1--3--*|
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