Youthanasia Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
E5VII
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'
Moderate Rock Q=11.,2.,3. 4.
Gtrs I, II
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E E Q E Q. Q E E
||o----------------|------------------o||---------------||
||o-2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7--------5\--o||-5-7----8--9---||
||--0----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-5----6h7------||-3-5----6--7---||
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| ~ PM----|
E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E Q E E E E E E
||o----------------|--------------------------o||----------------||
||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-2--------2-----||
||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||----5-3-5-------||
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| ~ PM----|
E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E Q E E E E E E
||o----------------|--------------------------o||----------------|
||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-2--------2-----|
||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||----5-3-5-------|
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| PM--------|
E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E 3x E E E E E E E E W
||o----------------|--------------------------o||-----------------|------||
||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-------2-5---2---|------||
||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||-0---------------|------||
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E E Q E Q. Q E E
||o----------------|------------------o||---------------||
||o-2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7--------5\--o||-5-7----8--9---||
||--0----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-5----6h7------||-3-5----6--7---||
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| ~ PM----|
E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E Q E E E E E E
||o----------------|--------------------------o||----------------||
||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-2--------2-----||
||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||----5-3-5-------||
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| PM--------|
E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E E E E E E E E E W
||o----------------|--------------------------o||-----------------|------||
||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-------2-5---2---|------||
||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||-0---------------|------||
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o----------------|------------------o||-8-8-8-7-7-7-||
||o-2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7--------5\--o||-------------||
||--0----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-5----6h7------||-------------||
$
E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 G5
Gtrs I, II
H H E Q. E Q. H H E Q. E Q.
Gtrs III, IV
H H E Q. E Q +E H H E Q. E Q.
||o-----------|-------------------|-----------|----------------|
||o-7---------|-------------------|-7---------|----------------|
To Coda
E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 B5Bb5
H H E Q. E Q. H H E E Q H E E Q H
H H E Q. E Q +E H H E E Q H E E Q H
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------o||-------------||
|-7---------|-------------------|-7---------|-------------o||-------------||
Gtrs I, II
PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||o-----------------5p0-8p0-7p0-----|
PM--------| ~ PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E. S +E E
|----------------------------o||------------------------------||
|-----------------5p0-8p0-7--o||-----------------5--6-(6)-7---||
|-0-0---0---0-6p0-------------||-0-0---0---0-6p0-3--4-(4)-5---||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
W W W H E E +E E
Gtr III
TP TP TP TP ~~
W W W H S a +E +S S S E
|-----------|-16--------|-15--------|-14-------14pb16==(14)r==(14)p12-14-12-|
W W W H E E +E E
\1.5_____/ \7
TP TP TP TP
W W H H Q +Q +H
W
Gtr IV
E E +E. S +S S S S S S S S
W W
S S E +E. S S S S S S S S S S S E +E. S S S S S S S S S
|-17h19-14-(14)-14-15p14-17p15p14p12----12-|-14p12---------10-------13-------10--------|
H +
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------12s14-12-----------------------|
W W
E E +E. S +S S S S S S S S S S Q. a +E a +Q +E
|------------------------15h17p15----15h17-|-17h19s22----22b24==(22)r-22b24==(22)r=(22)--|
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------18s15-18----18p15----18p15h18s15----15p11-|
Gtrs I, II
H E E +E E s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S
/ / / / / o / / / / / / / / /
Q. +E E. S S S E E +E Q H
|-14b16====(14)r\-14b16---15b17-15pb17-16pb18-16pb18-|-19b21r==(19)---------------------------|
s s S s S s s S E. S +E E s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S
/ / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / /
H E. S +E E a +E +S S Q +Q Q
s s S s S s s S E. S +E E
H E S S S S S S S S
|------------------------11h==12h15p12p11--------|
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. S +E E
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q +E E H H E. S +E E
s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S
o / / / / / / / / /
S +E. Q H
|-17b18r(17)-----17\------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
s s S s S s s S E. S +E E W
W W
Out-Chorus
&
E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 G5
Gtrs I, II
H H E Q. E Q. H H E Q. E Q.
Gtrs III, IV
H H E Q. E Q +E H H E Q. E Q.
E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5
H H E Q. E Q. H H E E Q H
H H E Q. E Q +E H H 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