Megadeth - The Disintegrators Chords & Tabs

Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2222--2222-2-4--2222-2222-2---------------|
A|-3333--3333-3-5--3333-3333-3---------------|
E|-----------------------------3-----(3)b4r3-|



Riff 1 (Chords implied by bass:  Am->C6->D->Am)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7p5---------------------7p5---------|
D|-5h7------7------7p5-----5h7------7------7p5-----|
A|-0---0000-0----------7/8-0---0000-0----------7/8-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       ****                   ****
  "The slayer's arrived..."


Riff 2                                            x3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------0----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-----2-----------------------|
A|-4-x---xx-4-x---xx-0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-|
E|-2-x---xx-2-x---xx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-|
                         "We say retribution..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------0---------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-----2----------------------|
A|-4-x---xx-4-x---xx-0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x----|
E|-2-x---xx-2-x---xx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-3^-|
                         "With a cast iron fist..."

Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-7-7-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2----5-5-5----5-5-x-5---5--7-7-x-7-8-9-|
E|-0-0-0-------------3-3-x-3-0-3--5-5-x-5-6-7-|
                             * *
  "Coming down the road..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--4-xxxxxx-4-5-4--|
A|-2-xxxxxx-2-2-2--5-xxxxxx-5-5-5--|
E|-0-xxxxxx----------xxxxxx--------|
  "Anarchy's coming..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--2-xxxxxx-2-4-5-|
A|-4-xxxxxx-4-4-4--3-xxxxxx-3-3-3-|
E|---xxxxxx----------xxxxxx-------|
  "...to town..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--4-xxxxxx-4-5-4--|
A|-2-xxxxxx-2-2-2--5-xxxxxx-5-5-5--|
E|-0-xxxxxx----------xxxxxx--------|
  "Burning it down..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--2222-2222-2-4-|
A|-4-xxxxxx-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-|
E|---xxxxxx----------------------|
  "...ground...      the disintegrators..."


Guitars 2,3,4
e|-14b15-------14--------12--------12----|
B|-12----------10---------8---------8----|
G|--7b9---------7---------6---------5----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-14b15-------14--------12----|
B|-12----------10---------8----|
G|--7b9---------7---------6----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Friedman)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-1/3/4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-5h6p5---5---------4h5-------------|
G|-------8---8p7p5-------5h6---------|
D|-----------------7---------7\5/7\5-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------5---------|
D|------------------5-------7p5-----|
A|-----0-0-3p0--6h7---6h7-------6h7-|
E|-3/5------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7\5-/8~--|
G|-5---------------7\5--------------|
D|---7p5---------------6/7----------|
A|-------7p6p5-7/9------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---0--------17b20----(20)r17p15-|
B|-/16b17~------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|---------17-----------15--------------11h12p11-|
B|-17p15h17--17p15\13h15--15p13----13h15---------|
G|------------------------------14---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-14-13\12-13-12-11-12-11-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------14-13-12---14--12-13-14b17~-|
D|-------------------------------------14--14-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 2   "We say retribution..."  with pick slide at end
Play Riff 3   "Coming down the road..."
Play Riff 4   "Anarchy's coming..."

Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------|
A|-0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--|
E|--------xx-xx-xx---------xx-xx-xx--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/the_disintegrators_tab_ver_6.html ]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2---------2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--3-5-6--0-0-0--xxx-----|
E|----------------------xxx-3b4-|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----[long gradual bend]-------|
E|-3b5--------(5)-----------X\\--|



Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-19p17p0-19p17p0-19p17p0-22p19p0-22p19p0-22p19p0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-22b24----22b24-22-22b24-22b24----22b24-22-22b24-22b24-[etc., fade out]-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4   "Anarchy's coming..."

Ending:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--4-xxxxxx-4-5-4--|
A|-2-xxxxxx-2-2-2--5-xxxxxx-5-5-5--|
E|-0-xxxxxx----------xxxxxx--------|
  "Burning it down..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-xxxxxx-2-4-5--2222-2222-2-4-2222-2222-2-----2-|
A|-4-xxxxxx-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-3333-3333-3-----0-|
E|---xxxxxx----------------------------------3b4---|
  "...ground...      the disintegrators."


Guitars 2,3,4
e|-14b15-------14--------12--------12----|
B|-12----------10---------8---------8----|
G|--7b9---------7---------6---------5----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


Ending solo
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16~~--------[14]16r14--[14]16r14--(14)b16~--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12-------17p12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------14p12-------14p12----12----------12-----------------------|
D|-------------------------14----14p12-------14p12-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------14----------14--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------12~----(12)\-|

e|-12-------12--------------------|
B|-15b17~---15b17~---(17)\--------|
G|----------------------------4b6-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


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