Band- Megadeth
Song- Lucretia
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (slight palm mutes) x4
e|-5-----4-----7---5-----4-----7---|
B|---5-----5---------5-----5-------|
G|-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 x7
e|-----|-------|------------------|
B|-----|-------|------------------|
G|-----|-------|------------------|
D|-----|-------|--9-11------------|
A|--4--|--2-4--|--7--9-[let ring]-|
E|--2--|--0-2--|------------------|
Riff 2
e|-5-----4------------------------------------------|
B|---5-----5---5------------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6---6-----------6----9-8-----------7~~-|
D|-----------------7-----6h7---/9-----9-------7-----|
A|-------------------6h7----------------9-7h9-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-------------7-|
D|-------7-8-9---|
A|-7-8-9---------|
E|---------------|
e|-5-----4------------------------------------------|
B|---5-----5---5------------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6---6-----------6----9-8-----------7~~-|
D|-----------------7-----6h7---/9-----9-------7-----|
A|-------------------6h7----------------9-7h9-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-------9-8-7---|
A|-7-8-9-------9-|
E|---------------|
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2---2-|
D|-----------------4-3-2---2-4-2-|
A|-4-------4-------------4-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
* * * * * * *
"Sitting down..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------4-------|
A|-4-------4---------2----5--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----0-3--|
* * * * * * * *
"...tiptoe through the..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-3-2---4-3-2---|
A|-4-------4-------------4-------4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
* * * * * *
"Cold as hell...."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-4-------4--2-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Aware of my immediate surroundings."
Riff 4 x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0h4-4-4---0h4-4-4---2--5-|
E|-0h2-2-2---0h2-2-2---0--3-|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------0---------4-----2~~-|
A|-0h4-4-4---0-4-----1-----1-----|
E|-0h2-2-2-----2---2-----2-------|
* * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Hypnosis guides my hand..."
Play Riff 4
Riff 5 (slight palm muting)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----2------------------------|
A|---1-----1---2-3-4--4---3---2---1---|
E|-2-----2--------------5---4---3---2-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----6-----4------------------------|
A|---3-----3---4-5-6--6---5---4---3---|
E|-4-----4--------------7---6---5---4-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----7-----4-----------4---------|
A|---4-----4-----4-7---4-----4-7---|
E|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----9-----7-----6---------------|
A|---6-----6-----6-----5---4---3---|
E|-7-----7-----7-----7---6---5---4-|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm, slighty palm muted)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----4-----2-----4-----2------|
A|---4-----4-----4-----4----4-3-|
E|-2-----2-----2-----2------2-1-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----2-----0-----2-----0--9-8-|
A|---2-----2-----2-----2----7-6-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0----------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----7-----5-----7-----5------|
D|---7-----7-----7-----7----7---|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5------5-7-|
E|----------------------------5-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----4-----2----------6-------|
D|---4-----4---4------6-----6---|
A|-2-----2-------2/4------4-4-5-|
E|----------------------------3-|
Solo (Friedman)
e|-----------------4-5-9\8-5-4---|
B|---------------7-------------7-|
G|-5/6-7-6~--5h6-----------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-6-5---------------------------------|
D|-----7-6-7/9-7-6~--6-6-6h7p6h7p6-----|
A|---------------------------------9-7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------------------14-16-----|
D|--------9-----/16-------16~-|
A|-9~---9---9~----------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|--14------------------------------------------------|
B|-----17-14-------------------------16b19~--(19)\----|
G|-----------16b18r16p14-16b18r16p14----------------5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|--5-2---/9-6-----9--9p5---/14-9--------------|
B|------2------7----------7----------------17--|
G|---------------6----------------14-11--------|
D|--------------------------------------14-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------8/10p7------------|
B|--12---------------------------9-9p7------|
G|-----13------9------7----------------9-8--|
D|--------14\9---0-10---9-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|---/14----10-------------------10-14/17p14--------------|
B|-------12------12------------12-----------15------------|
G|-7----------11------11-----11---------------14\11-------|
D|-----------------12------12--------------------------12-|
A|-----------------------14-------------------------14----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------13-16b19r16-16-|
B|------------------------------------------14----------------|
G|-11h14p11-----11-16b18r16--16b18~~--13h16-------------------|
D|------------12----------------------------------------------|
A|----------14------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--16b17~~----16b17-16-14-16-16b17r16--16-16~~----19b21-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b19r17--------------------------------------|
B|-----------19-19-19~---17h19-19b22r19p17h19p17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17-19-16b17r16p14-16-17-15-16p14----14-----------------|
G|-18---------------------------------17----17-16-14-16b18~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------14-------14----------------------|
B|---------17b19-----17-14----------------|
G|-16b18-------------------17-16-14-16p14-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--/19-17-14h17p14----14----------------|
B|------------------17----17-14h17p14----|
G|------------------------------------17-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-14----------------------------|
G|----17-16-14-16b18-16-14-14h16-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/lucretia_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|----------------------------------------------14-|
B|----------------------------------------14-17----|
G|-14b16~~*-------------------------14-16----------|
D|-------------16-14----16\15/16-16----------------|
A|-------------------16----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-16h19p16--------16--16-----19-----19-16-----------------|
B|---------19-15h19--19-----19-----19-----18-15--------17\-|
G|------------------------19-----19------------16------18\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------18-19-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2---2-|
D|-----------------4-3-2---2-4-2-|
A|-4-------4-------------4-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-3-2---4-3-2---|
A|-4-------4-------------4-------4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2---2-|
D|-----------------4-3-2---2-4-2-|
A|-4-------4-------------4-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
* * * * * * *
1st, 3rd ending
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------4-------|
A|-4-------4---------2----5--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----0-3--|
* * * * * * * *
2nd, 4th ending
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-4-------4--2-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-19b21r19-19b21r19-19b21-----{19}--{19}--{19}--{19}-19b21r19-|
B|-----------------------[19]21---{19}--{19}--{19}-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-17-17p14-14-14-----14-----14-----------------------------------|
B|------------------17p14--17p14--17p14-14h17p14-14-x----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------17-16-14-16-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----14b15--------------16b17r16b17r16b17r16-|
G|----14b16--------------16b18r16b18r16b18r16-|
D|-16-------16-14-----------------------------|
A|-----------------16-14----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-14h17p14----14-------------------------------|
B|-14h17p14-17-14-17p16p14----------14-17b19~~\-|
G|----------17----17p16p14-16-14-16-------------|
D|-------------------------16-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--4b6-----4b6-----4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5p4p2-------------------------------------------|
D|-------4p2-4-4p3p2-----3-4p3p2-3p2---------------|
A|-------------------4p3-------------4-4p3p2-2h3h4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------2-3-4p3---4~*-|
D|-------------2-----2h3p2---2h3-4-4---------4-----|
A|-------2-3-4---4-3-------4-----------------------|
E|-5p3p2-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--0-4-2-0-0-2-4-2-0-4p2p0-4p2p0-4b6r4--|
D|--------------------------------a------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|---[long slow slide]------|
E|-2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12-|
e|-------------------------------------x-17---|
B|-------------------------------19-19-x----0-|
G|-------------------14-16-17-18--------------|
D|----------14-15-16--------------------------|
A|-14-15-16-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--21~~--19-18h19p18------------------------|
B|--------------------20--19-17-19-20-19-17~-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-19-18-16-18-16-15-16p15---------|
D|------------------------17-17p14-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-16-17-14-16h17p14---------------------|
A|------------------16h17p16p14~~--------|
E|---------------------------------12h15-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------14h17-|
A|----------------13h16p13h15h16-------|
E|-12h15p12h14h15----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------15h18-|
D|----------------14h17p14h16h17-------|
A|-13h16p13h15h16----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------17h20-|
G|----------------15h18p15h17h18-------|
D|-14h17p14h16h17----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------19h22-|
B|----------------17h20p17h19h20-------|
G|-15h18p15h17h18----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-24b26--24b26--24b26-[24]26-{24}-{24}-{24}-{24}-{24}~~-------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------X\\--|
End solo
Riff 4a x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0h4-4-4---0h4-4-4---2--5-|
E|-0h2-2-2---0h2-2-2---0--3-|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----------0----------|
A|-0h4-4-4---0-4--------|
E|-0h2-2-2-----2---X\\--|
Riff 7
Guitar 1 x3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7--9----------7--9----------7--10~-|
E|-------7--8----------9-10-----------|
Guitar 2 x3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9--11---------9--11---------9--12~-|
A|-------9-10----------11-12----------|
E|------------------------------------|
Ending:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7-9---9-7---7-9\------5-4-|
E|-----9-----9---------0-3-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
