United Abominations Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2007 Album UNITED ABOMINATIONS)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Arranged by Megadeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar'
Q=86
N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E +H +W E E E E +H +W
E E E E +H +W E E E E +H +W
E E +H. E E +H. E E +H.
Q=132
E. S +E E H +W E. S +E E H +W
||o----------3-2----|-(2)--------|----------3-5----|-(5)----o||
||o-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------o||
G N.C. G N.C.
Gtr I
E. S +E E H +W E. S +E E H +H. +Q 3x
||o-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o----2-(2)-5-4----|-(4)--------|----2-(2)-5-7----|-(7)------(7)\---o||
G N.C. G N.C.
E. S +E E H E. S +E E Q +Q
G N.C. G N.C.
E. S +E E H E. S +E E Q +Q
Q=130
$
N.C.(E)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
N.C.(F5)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.(E)
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.
PM----------| PM----------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------o||
|-/3--3-(0)-2-3-2-(0)-|-/5--5-(0)-3-5-3-2--o||
To Coda
N.C.
PM--| PM------------| PM
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o----------5---7---|-----------------|----------5---7---|------------------o||
||--0-0-0-/7---7---7-|-2s3---3-2-3-2-1-|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-|-2s3---3-3s5-5-5---||
Gtr II
W W
| Gtr IV
| E E H. E E H.
| Gtr I
Q E E E E E E W
| E E H. W
Q=132
D.S. al Coda
G N.C. G N.C.
Gtr I
E. S +E E H +W E. S +E E H +H. +Q
2nd Chorus Ending
Q=130
&
N.C.
Gtr II
W W
| Gtr IV
| E E H. E E H.
| Gtr I
\1____
Q E E E E E E H Q E +E
| E E H. W
Guitar Solo (Drover)
Q=126
N.C.
Gtr II
/ \1____/
a +Q. +S +S E E E E E E
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM---------|
G5 N.C.
H E E +E a +S S H. +Q
|-19---------17b19r(17)b19==(17)r(17)p15-|---17----------------(17)\-----||
| PM--| PM-----------------| PM| PM| PM
|--5-------5-----------------------------|-1s=2------1s2-----1s==2-------||
|--4-4-4-4-3--3------3-------------3-----|-2s=3--3-3-2s3-3-3-2s==3---3---||
Guitar Solo (Mustaine)
|--4:3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E Q +S S E
|-7------------7-----9----------------9-------|-9b11==(9)-------9r==(9)p7----|
| PM------------------------------------| PM----| PM------|
G5 N.C.
E E E E +E +E E E W
|-9-7---7-(7)b9==(7)r-----|------------------------||
| PM--| PM----| PM| PM| PM
|-5--------5--------------|-1s=2-----1s2-----1s2---||
|-4-4-4-4--3------3---3-3-|-2s=3-3-3-2s3-3-3-2s3-3-||
Guitar Solo (Drover)
S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|-16s17-14--------------------------------------|
|---------------14S11-------------------11---14-|
| PM--------------------------------------|
H H H Q. a E
|-12-------14-------|-15-------17------(17)s19-|
| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM-------|
N.C.
H. +Q W
| H. +E E E E E E E E E E
Guitar Solo (Mustaine)
Q=130
N.C.(E)
Q. E +E Q E H. E E
| PM------------------------------| PM-------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
|-9-12---9----9--------9------------|-9-----------12p====11-9------------|
| PM---------------------------| PM----------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.(E)
Q. E +E Q E H. E E
| PM------------------------------| PM------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S E
|-15-15-15-15-15-14-12-15-15-----15-15-15-15s14-14-12-12-12/-17-17-17-15--14-|
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| Q 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
| PM-------------------------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E
Guitar Solo (Drover)
N.C.(E)
Gtr III
\4____/
a +E +Q E +Q S S E
| Gtr II
| W
| Gtr I
| PM--------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(22)b24-----22-22p19----19h==20------19------19--------19---|
| >
| +W
| PM------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.(F5)
Gtr III
S S S S Q +E E E E
|-20----20----\18---(18)-------18-----18pb20======|
| Gtr I
| PM-------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
+Q E S S S S S a +E +E a S S
|-(18)r-----18-17h18p17------17----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------19--------19b21==(19)-(19)r====(19)-17---------|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.(E)
S S S S S S S S +Q S S E
|-17p16----17p16----17-16-(16)------------16----------|
| PM-----------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
+E S S S E S S H
|-(18)-15h18p==15-14----15-14--------------------|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S S E S S S S S S
N.C.
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------14h17p16h17-16h19p18h=19-|
|-------------14h17p16h=17--------------------------|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------11h14p12h14-12h16p14h=16-|
|-------------10h14p12h=14--------------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM----------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------17h20p19h=20-------------19h22p20h22-||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------12h15p14h=15-------------14h17p16h17-||
| PM----------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E
N.C.
>
W +W W W
| >
| W +W W W
| PM--| PM------------| PM
|--0-0-0-/7---7---7-|---2s3---3-2-3-2-1-|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-|-2s3---3-3s5-5-5-|
Gtr I
PM--| PM------------| PM
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o----------5---7---|-----------------|----------5---7---|------------------o||
||--0-0-0-/7---7---7-|-2s3---3-2-3-2-1-|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-|-2s3---3-3s5-5-5---||
Gtr II
W W
| Gtr IV
| E E H. E E H.
| Gtr I
Q E E E E E E W
| E E H. W
Out-Chorus
Q=132
G N.C. G N.C.
Gtr I
E. S +E E H +W E. S +E E H +H. +Q
||o-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o----2-(2)-5-4----|-(4)--------|----2-(2)-5-7----|-(7)------(7)\---o||
G N.C. G N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~ PM----| PM--|
E. S +E E H +H E E E E E. S +E E H +H E E E E
G N.C. G N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~ PM----| PM------|
E. S +E E H +H E E E E E. S +E E H +Q E E E E E E
G N.C. G N.C. G5
~ PM----| PM----|
E. S +E E Q S S S S E. S +E E Q S S S S 8x Q Q H
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||------------*|
||o----2-(2)-5-4----------|----2-(2)-5-7----------o||-5----------*|
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