Reckoning Day Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Words by Dave Mustaine & David Ellefson Music by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Acoustic'
Moderate Rock Q=120
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------o||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------o||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
| Gtr III
| W H Q E E +H +Q +E. S
|------------------|----------------17b20==|=(17)--------(17)r==(17)---15-|
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S
|----------------------------------||--7-------5h==7-5----7p5-|
|--2--------------2-----------0----||--7-------5h==7------7p5-|
| H +E S S S S S S Q. +E H
Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q 3x
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||
|------7p5-8--7--||o-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--o||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM---------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
PM------| PM-----| PM| PM----------------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| S S S S +Q S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E +E Q
|-------12--------------------14-----------|----------------15-14-12-14b16r==(14)---12-------|
|-12h14----14-(14)\-----11s14----14-14-----|-12s14----14-------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E E
PM-----------------------------------------
+H S S S S S S S S
| E E S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
| W +W
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 3x
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S E E E E
| Gtr III
| Q. S S S Q. S S S
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q H
Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q Q
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||--------------------|
|------7p5-8--7--||o-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--o||------7p5-8-----7---|
| W W W H E S S E E
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||--------------------|
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||------------3h5-3-2-|
Gtrs I, II
W W
Gtr III
H +Q. E Q. +E +E +Q E
|-0--------------(0)--------2S|=7-------(7)--(7)-(7)-----7-|
| Gtr IV
| Q +E +E +Q Q W
| Gtr V
W W
Q. +E +Q E S S Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|-5-------(5)--(5)-----3h===5p3-|-2---(2)--(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)---|
| H. Q W
H. E E W
o / o o
Q. +E +Q. E Q. +E +Q +H
| Q. +E +H W
W W
Q. +E +Q +Q +Q H +E E E E
| W H +E E E E
| E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------8---------------------|---4---4h5p=4--------|
W W
H +Q. E Q. +E +E +Q E
|-0---------(0)-------2S==|=7-----------(7)--(7)-(7)-----7-|
| H +Q. S S S E. +Q +Q. E
|-------------------------|-7h9-----(9)------(9)-----------|
|-7---------(7)-------7h9-|--------------------------------|
W W
Q. +E +Q E S S Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|-5-------(5)--(5)--------3h=====5p==3-|-2---(2)--(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)----|
| H +E E E E E E Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|-7------------(7)h9p===7s5h==7p===5---|-4---(4)--(4)--(4)-(4)----(4)----|
H. E E W
o / o o
Q. +E +Q. E Q. +E +Q +H
| H. E E E W
|-7------------------5h7p==5-|-4---------------------------|
E E E E E E E E W
Q. +E +Q +Q +Q H +E E E E
| \1/ \4________/ \4 \1/ \2_______/ \2
| a Q. +E +Q. +E a Q. +E +Q +Q
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q
| Gtr IV
| W +W W W
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q
PM----| PM----| PM| PM---------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------|------------------------|
||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------o||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o---------7---------6-----5-|---------7---------6-----5-o||
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