Shadow of Deth Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
F5(type 2)
Eb5(type 2)
Bb5I
A5open
B5VII
G5X
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead I'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead II'
Riff
Q=107
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4--o||
Melody
Gtr II
W W
Gtr III
H. Q W
| Gtr I
| PM------------------------------------
W W
W H. Q
W W
H. Q W
| PM------------------------------------
W W
H. Q W
W W
H. Q W
| PM------------------------------------
W W
H. Q W
Bb5 F5(type 2)
W W
H. Q W
| PM------------------------------------
Ab5 Eb5(type 2)
W W
H Q Q W
Lead I
Gtr I
W W
Gtr III
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
W Q. E +Q Q
W W
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
W Q. E +Q Q
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
Lead II
A5 Bb5 B5VII G5X
A5 Bb5 B5VII G5X
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
Lead III
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
| Gtr IV
B5 Bb5I A5open G5
E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E S S S S S S S S
Gtr III
>
W +W
| Gtr IV
| >
| W +W
| Gtr I
| PM------------------------------------
W 5x W
||o-----------------o||-----------------*|
||o-----------------o||-----------------*|
| W 5x W
||o-----------------o||-----------------*|
||o-----------------o||-----------------*|
||o-----------------o||-----------------*|
||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-o||-5-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-*|
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