The Disintegrators Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1997 Album CRYPTIC WRITINGS)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 3'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 4'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 5'
Fast Rock Q=147
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E +W
+H +H +H +H E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|------------------|---------------||o------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------||--7---7-----7-(7)-----7p5------|
|------------------|---------------||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---------7p5--|
|-(3)----(3)b7=====|=(3)r===(3)----||-------------------------------|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-7---7-----7-(7)-----7p5-----|-7---7-----7-(7)-----7p5-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---------7p5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---------7p5-|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------o||
|-7---7-----7-(7)-----7p5------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---------7p5-o||
$
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-x-x---x-4---x-----x-7s6-|-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-2-x-x---x-2---x-----x-5s4-|-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||o-----2-----------1---------|-------------------------------o||
||o-4-x-----x-4---x-----x-7s6-|-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
||--2-x-----x-2---x-----x-5s4-|-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
E S S S S S S S S S S S E. W W
|-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3b3.5-||-0--------|------|
PM
E. S +E E E. S E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E +H
PM
W E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| Gtr III
| W
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W W
PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W W
To Coda
PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
| W W
Guitar Solo
Gtrs II, III
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.
|-1S3S4S5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-6-5---5-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------8---8-7-5----8h=9-5h6-----------|
| Gtr I
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-7-----7-----7---(7)-------7p5-----|-7-------7-----7---(7)-------7p5-------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---(0)-----------7p5-|-0-----0-0-0-0-0---(0)------------7p5--|
a E. a S +E E S +S S S S S S S
|-3p0----5-0-(0)---6--6b7-(6)---6h7-------|
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|---7------7-------7-(7)----------7p5-----|
|---0--0---0--0--0-0-(0)--------------7p5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----5-----------------7s5------11s9s=|
|-6h7-------7p6p5--7s=9-----7s12-------|
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-7-----7-----7---(7)-------7p=5-------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---(0)-------------7p5--|
W Q Q +H
|-12---------------------------|-14-----19b21-----(19)--------------|
| W
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|--7---7-----7-(7)-----7p5-----|--7---7---------7--(7)-----7p5------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---------7p5-|--0-0-0--0----0-0--(0)---------7p5--|
Q. +E Q S S S S
|-17b20==========(17)r17b19r====(17)p15-------|
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|--7-------7-------7--(7)---------7p==5-------|
|--0-----0-0-0-0---0--(0)----------------7p=5-|
D.S. al Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------7p=5---------------|
|--7--------7--------7----(7)-----------7p=5---------|
|--0-----0--0--0--0--0----(0)-----------------7p=5---|
&
Gtrs I, II
E S S +S S E +E S S S S S S
E S S +S S E +E S S S S S S E S S +S S E +E E E E
Gtrs IV, V
E S S +S S E +E S S S E. +W
|-----------------------x-3b3.5==|=(3)b7==============================|
| Gtr I
| W E S S +S S E +E S S S S S S
+W +H +Q Q W
| E S S +S S E +E S S S S S S E S S +S S E +E E E E E S S +S S E +E S S S E.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------x-3b3.5=====|
Guitar Solo
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 S S S E
|-3p2p0-3p=2p=0-3p2p=0--3p2p0-3p2p0---|-5p3p0-5p=3p=0-5p3p=0--5p3p0-5p3p0---|
| E S S +S S E +E S S S S S S E S S +S S E +E S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-7p5p0-7p=5p=0-7p5p=0--7p5p0-7p5p0-|
| E S S +S S E +E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-10p7p0-10p=7p=0-10p7p=0--10p7p0-10p7p=====0--|
| E S S +S S E +E S S S E.
|----------------------------------x-3b3.5=====|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p10p0-12p10p=0-12p10p=0--12p10p0-12p10p==0-12p10p==0-|
| E S S +S S 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
|-15p14p0-15p14p=0-15p14p=0--15p14p0-15p14p==0-15-14---0-|
| E S S +S S 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
|-17p15p0-17p15p=0-17p15p=0--17p15p0-17p15p0-17-15-0-|
| 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
|-19p17p0-19p17p=0-19p17p0-22p=19p0-22p19p0------22p19p0-|
| E S S +S S E +E S S S E.
|---------------------------------------x-3b3.5==========|
Gtrs IV, V Gtr IV
H E. S +E E H E. S +E E
|-22pb24-------------22pb24-22-(22)-22pb24-|-22pb24-------------22pb24-22-(22)-22pb24-|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------| PM--------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| Gtr III
| W W
>
H E. S +E E H E. S +E E
|-22pb24-------------22pb24-22-(22)-22pb24-|-22pb24-------------22pb24-22-(22)-22pb24-|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W W
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| Gtr III
| W W
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W W
Gtrs IV, V
H +H +H E E Q
|-14b16-------------(14)---------|-(14)-------------14pb16r14---14pb16r==|
| Gtr I
| PM--------| PM--------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| Gtr III
| W W
Q H.
| PM-------------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM--------------------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W
W
| PM--------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W
Q. E Q +Q Q H +Q
|-15pb17---------(15)pb16---15b17---(15)---|-------------------------------|
|-----------------15pb16-------------------|--------b6------------(4)---|
| PM---------------| PM------------|
| E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E
| W W
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E Q H
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