Band- Megadeth
Song- Wanderlust
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2----3--|
D|-------0------0----0----0----0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---| ------|
A|-----------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------| |
|
e|--------------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|--------------------------------| |
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2----3--| |
D|-------0------0----0----0----0--| ---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-2----3----2----|
D|-0----0----0----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-------3---|
G|-2---2---2-2/3---3---3-3/5---5-|
D|-------------------------------| --------------|
A|-------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------| |
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e|-------------------------------------------| |
B|-3-------3---3---3----3--------5p3---5p3---| |
G|---5-5\4---4---0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-| |
D|-------------------------------------------| |--> Play 2x
A|-------------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------------| |
|
e|-----------------------------| |
B|---3----3--------5p3---5p3---| |
G|-0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-| |
D|-----------------------------| ----------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|---3----3--------5p3---5p3-----3----|
G|-0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-0-2----|
D|-------------------------------0----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5----------------------0--|
A|-3--x-x-5----x-x-5--x-x-0--|
E|----x-x-3----x-x-3--x-x----|
"I'm an outcast..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------0--|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5----x-x-3--x-x-0--|
E|---0-1--x-x-3----x-x-1--x-x----|
"I've got wanderlust..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----5----------------------0--|
A|-x-x-3--x-x-5----x-x-5--x-x-0--|
E|-x-x----x-x-3----x-x-3--x-x----|
"I'm an outcast..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0--|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5----x-x-3--x--0--|
E|---0-1--x-x-3----x-x-1--x-----|
"I've got a lust..."
Guitar 2
e|-1/8------------15\10--|
B|-1/8-------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
"...riding into town..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-10\7-----------------7/-|
D|-10\7-----------------7/-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
"...branded deeper..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-17--------------------|
D|-17--------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
"I'm an outcast..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10\7--------(7)~~-|
D|-10\7--------(7)~~-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
"...than the bone..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---| ------|
A|-----------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------| |
|
e|--------------------------------| |--> Play 3x
B|--------------------------------| |
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2----3--| |
D|-------0------0----0----0----0--| ---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2--|
D|-------0------0----0----0--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-------3---|
G|-2---2---2-2/3---3---3-3/5---5-|
D|-------------------------------| --------------|
A|-------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------------| |
B|-3-------3---3---3----3--------5p3---5p3---| |
G|---5-5\4---4---0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-| |
D|-------------------------------------------| |--> Play 3x
A|-------------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------| |
B|---3----3--------5p3---5p3-----| |
G|-0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-0-| |
D|-------------------------------| --------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-------3---|
G|-2---2---2-2/3---3---3-3/5---5-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3---3----3--------5p3---5p3-----3--|
G|---5-5\4---4---0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-0-2--|
D|---------------------------------------------0--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-17~~~----(17)/18~~--(18)\17~~----(17)\5-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------20b21----{20}b22~~-(22)r20-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-19----[feedback]-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-(20)b22-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-22-------{20}--------------20---------20--20-|
B|----20b22-----{20}-(22)r20-----[20]22---------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------{20}-{20}-{20}-----{20}----{20}----{20}----|
B|-[20]22----------------{20}----{20}----{20}----{20}-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-{20}----------------------------22-(22)\20/22-|
B|----{20}--(22)r21--(21)r20-18------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----|
B|--3--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|-----|
E|-----|
Play Riff 3 "I'm an outcast..."
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------|
* * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Acoustic)
e|-------0-------0-0--2-2-|
B|-----3----3----1-1--3-3-|
G|---2--------2----2--2-2-|
D|-0---------------0--0-0-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-------0-------0-0--3-2-|
B|-----3----3----1-1--3-3-|
G|---2--------2----0--2-2-|
D|-0---------------0--0-0-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|-8~~--------(8)\3/5~~~--|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
"...my judgement day..."
e|-10~~----(10)/13~~----(13)\8/10~~-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-[various feedback and production noises]-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
"A drum beats for me..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"...louder every day..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"The cadence tells me..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
"...meet my judgement day..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10-|
A|--8--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
E|----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/wanderlust_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12-|
A|-10--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--8---8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-12--12--12-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12--12--12-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10-|
A|--8--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12-|
A|-10--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|
Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------|
B|----------0--|
G|-/21\10\7-0--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-10^---10----10--10-10--10----10--10-10--10-|
G|-10^---10----10--10-10--10----10--10-10--10-|
D|-----12----12--12-----12----12--12-----12---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|---10--10-10--10----10---|
G|---10--10-10--10----10---|
D|-12--12-----12----12--12-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|---------10-------------------10------------|
B|-------10--13p10-12p10------10--13p10-12p10-|
G|-12b14----------------12b14-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|---------10--------------------------------|
B|-------10--13p10-12p10---------------------|
G|-12b14-----------------[12]13r12-10--12-10-|
D|-----------------------------------12------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------13---------------------------------|
B|-12b13------------10---12b13--10-------------10-10------|
G|-------[12]13r12--10------------12b14r12p10--10-10------|
D|-------------------------------------------12------12~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------17-17-----17-17-17-17-----17-17----{17}-{17}-{17}------|
B|-20b21-----20b22-----------20b22-----20b22-{20}-{20}-{20}-{20}-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20-20----20----20--------20b22--------------------|
B|----20b22-20b22-20b22-18--------[20]22r20-18-------|
G|---------------------------------------------19~~\-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18p15~-18~-18p15-18b19r18p15-18b19r18p15-18-19-18p15-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-17p14h17p14h17p14-----------------|
D|-------------------[18]19r18-15----|
A|--------------------------------17-|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-17-15h16-----15--------------------------------------|
A|-----------17---17-15--15----19b20-19b20--19p17--17~~-|
E|---------------------17--17--------------------19-----|
End Solo
Riff 6
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-4-4-|
E|----------------------------|
"The game I play..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7\6-6\5-|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7\6-6\5-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5\4-4\3-|
E|----------------------------|
"...grief..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-4-4-|
E|----------------------------|
"...dying for fame..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------|
"...obliged some relief..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
"Dying for fame..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar fills over Riff 6
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12p10---10-------------------|
G|------------12----10^---------------|
D|-------------------------12-10-12~~-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------13--------13^--15-13^------------|
B|------------------13----15-----------------15--(15)\-|
G|---------------/14-----------------------------------|
D|-10----(10)~~----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----14-----14-----14-------------------------|
B|--------------------------13-----13-----13----|
G|-/14-----14-----14----------------------------|
D|-----------------------13-----13-----13----13-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15----15----16----16----17----18----19--/22-22--(22)\-|
G|----------------------------------------------x--x--------|
D|-15----15----15----16----17----18----19-----/22-22--(22)\-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End guitar fills
Play Riff 3 "I'm an outcast..."
Additional ending to Riff 3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------0-|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5----x-x-3--x-x-0-|
E|---0-1--x-x-3----x-x-1--x-x---|
"I've got a lust..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0--|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5--------3--x--0--|
E|---0-1--x-x-3--------1--x-----|
"I've got wanderlust..."
Guitar fills over Riff 3
e|-10----10----10----10-----10----10----10----------------|
B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15--13b15-13b15-13b15r13-10-13-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-13-10-----------------------|
G|------12b14r12-10-12-10------|
D|------------------------12~~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|----10------8-----10----13-------15----17----20----|
B|-10----10--11b13--13b15-16b18----18b20-20b22-23b25-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------10-------10----(10)~~*-|
B|------------------------------10-13---------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-12~~--------(12)~~-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-13----10----10------------------------13-15-15b17-13-15-|
B|----------13----13b15~~----13b15r13p10-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15b17-13-----------------------------------10-------|
B|-----------15-13--/13-10-----------------------13b15-|
G|--------------------------12-10-12-10-12b14----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------10~~----(10)\--|
B|-(15)~~~--------10~~----(10)\--|
G|------------[fade in]----------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
End guitar fills
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
