Play for Blood Lyrics
by Megadeth
Another good song off the album. Enjoy.
Intro (Fade in):
Solo (Mustaine)
slowly dive on tremolo bar
then do miscellaneous slides
End Solo
Riff 1 x2
"Everybody..."
"...inside..."
"Any place..."
"...lives..."
Riff 2 (Slide down off last notes final time)
"With fire and lightning..."
"...shooting..."
Riff 1a
"Any place..."
"...flight..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover)
End Solo
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
Solo (Mustaine)
slowly release bend
while picking
End Solo
Riff 1b
Play Riff 1 But don't repeat first line
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover)
End Solo
Play Riff 3
Solo (Mustaine)
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x3
Solo (Drover)
End Solo
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3
Solo (Mustaine)
End Solo
Riff 6
* * * * |--> Play 3x
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3
Solo (Mustaine)
The first three notes lightly ring into the last note for these
diminished groups. So hold the first three notes and strike them
using a downstroke, then upstroke the e17.
End Solo
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover)
End Solo
Riff 9 (Out chorus and solo rhythm)
Repeat above, end with:
Ending Solos:
Solo (Mustaine)
End Solo
Solo (Drover)
End Solo
Solo (Mustaine)
End Solo
Solo (Drover)
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
12 = pre-bend.
12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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