Megadeth - United Abominations Chords & Tabs

The title track off the album. Enjoy!

Intro (Slight distortion)       x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------3--2--------------3--5--|
G|-------0--0--------------0--0--|
D|----0-----------------0--------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------3-----------|

e|------------------------------|
B|-3--5--------3--2--------3--2-|
G|-0--0--------0--0--------0--0-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
                                x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------3--2--------------3--5--|
G|-------0--0--------------0--0--|
D|----0-----------------0--------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------3-----------|

(Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----0------------------0-------------------|
A|----2--5--4~-----------2--5--7-------------|
E|-3-----6--5~--------3-----6--8--------(8)\-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----0-------------0---------------|
A|----2--5--4-------2--5--7---------|
E|-3-----6--5----3-----6--8----(8)\-|


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-000-0-0000-000000-0-000-0-0000-000000-|
     *** * **** ****** * *** * **** ******
   "Poverty in..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-3-333-3-3333-333333-3-333-3-3333-333333-|
E|-1-111-1-1111-111111-1-111-1-1111-111111-|
     *** * **** ****** * *** * **** ******
   "Held hostage..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-000-0-0000-000000-0-000-0-0000-000000-|
     *** * **** ****** * *** * **** ******
   "...are full off..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-/3--3-0-2-3-2-0-/5--5-0-3-5-3-2-|
E|-/3--3-0-2-3-2-0-/5--5-0-3-5-3-2-|
       * * * * * *     * * * * * *
   "...blood on their hands..."


Riff 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-----------|
A|----------5---7-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-2/3---3-2-3-2-1-|
   * * *                    * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-------7-7-|
A|----------5---7-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-2/3---3-3/5-5-5-|
   * * *                  *

Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------5---7------------7--------|
A|-3-3-3-/7---7---7-5-5-5-/9---9-7----|
E|---------------------------------7\-|
   "Don't tell me..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------5---7--------------------|
A|-3-3-3-/7---7---7\-5-3-2---3-2---3-|
E|-------------------------5-----5---|

Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----0------------0--|
D|---2------------4----|
A|-3------------5------|
E|---------------------|

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-----0----|
D|---2------|
A|-3--------|
E|----------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in towards the end, very quiet)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-/5-5--------|
D|--------5----|
A|------7---7--|
E|-------------|


Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----0-------------0---------------|
A|----2--5--4-------2--5--7---------|
E|-3-----6--5----3-----6--8----(8)\-|
   "...Abominations..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2  "The U.N. is right..."
Play Riff 3  "Don't tell me..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------4-------5-------5-------|
E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-1/2-----1/2-----1/2-------------0-1-3-|
E|-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-0-1-2-3-4-------|
       * *     * *     * * * * * * * * *

Final time
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------4-------5-------5-------|
E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-2--------5-4-3-2-1-0-------|
E|-3--------------------4-3-2-|



Solo (Drover)
e|-----------------------------21-22-21--------|
B|-19d17r19~--(19)d17r19-19-22----------22-19~-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|-17b19r17b19r17p15-17~----(17)\-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-----7-10p7--------------9-12p9------------|
B|---8--------8---/10---10--------10---10-10-|
G|-7------------7-----9--------------9-------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|------10----------------|
B|---------10-------------|
G|-9b11-------[9]11r9p7---|
D|----------------------9-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-9-7---7-(7)-------------|
G|-9-7---7-(7)b9-----------|
D|-----9----------9-7------|
A|--------------------10~--|
E|-------------------------|

End Solo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/united_abominations_tab_ver_3.html ]
Solo (Drover)
e|-16/17-14-------------------------------|
B|----------15----------------------------|
G|-------------14\-11---------------11-14-|
D|--------------------12---------12-------|
A|-----------------------14-9-14----------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-12~----14~----15~----17~----(17)/19-19~-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Mustaine)
e|------12---------------------------------------|
B|---------12----------------------------10------|
G|-/9~--------12-11~----9----9-12-9----9----9----|
D|------------------------12--------12--------12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---12-8-------------------12-------------------|
B|--------10-------------------12----12~---------|
G|-9---------12p11-9----9~--------12-11~----9-8--|
D|-------------------12--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-15-15-15-15-15-14-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\14-14-12-12-12/-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-17-17-15-14--19-19-19-19-19-19-17-15-15-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-20-20-20-20-20-19-19-17-22-22-22-20-20-19-19-24~-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Solo (Drover)
e|-----------------------22-(22)b24--|
B|-24d17r24~--24~----xx--------------|
G|-------------------xx--------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-22-22p19----19h20----19----19----19-|
B|----------22-------22----20----19----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----19----19---------------------|
B|-20----20----\18~----18-[18]20~~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-18-17h18p17----17----------------|
G|-------------19----19b21r19-17----|
D|-------------------------------19-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-17p16----17p16----17-16~-------16-----|
D|-------19-------19-----------19----18~-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-15h18p15-14----15-14~--|
A|-------------17---------|
E|------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------11h14p12h14-12h16p14h16-|
D|-------------10h14p12h14-------------------------|
A|-10h14p12h14-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------12h15p14h15-------------14h17p16h17-19~-|
B|-12h15p14h15-------------14h17p15h17-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------14h17p16h17-16h19p18h19-|
D|-------------14h17p16h17-------------------------|
A|-14h17p16h17-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------17h20p19h20-------------19h22p20h22-24~-|
B|-17h20p19h20-------------19h22p20h22-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



End Solo

Play Riff 2   "The U.N. is right..."
Play Riff 3   "Don't tell me..."
Play Riff 4   "...Abomination..."

Ending:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----0---------------------0-------------------|
A|----2--5--4---------------2--5--7-------------|
E|-3-----6--5----5-5-5-5-3-----6--8----8-8-8-8\-|
                 * * * *               * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----0---------------------0-----------------------|
A|----2--5--4---------------2--5--7-----------------|
E|-3-----6--5----5-5-5-5-3-----6--8----8-8-8-8-8-8\-|
                 * * * *               * * * * *
                                        x8
e|---------------------------------------|-----|
B|---------------------------------------|-----|
G|---------------------------------------|-----|
D|----0------------------0---------------|-----|
A|----2--5--4------------2--5--7---------|--5\-|
E|-3-----6--5----5555-3-----6--8----8888-|--3\-|
                 ****               ****



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