Head Crusher tab by Megadeth

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Megadeth:Headcrusher
Transcribed By Big Bozz ([email protected])

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)       x3
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------5--|
E MajorE|-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-3--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * *

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-|
BB|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----15p12-|
BB|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-|
BB|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|-17p15p12-15--12-------12---------------|
G+G|-----------------15-14----15-14-12-12~\-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-|
BB|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----15p12-|
BB|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12-------------------|
BB|-------12-------12-------------17p12-17p15p12h15-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15p12-------12----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------15p14----15p14p12--15p14p12----14p12-------11~--(11)\-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------14-------14p12------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
    ******   ******   ******
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------7-5-|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222-3200-5-3-|
    ******   ******   ****** **** *
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
    ******   ******   ******
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------6--5--4-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------4--3--2--5--|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222220----------3--|
    ******   ******
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
    ******   ******   ******
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------7-5-|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222-3200-5-3-|
    ******   ******   ****** **** *
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E MajorE|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
    ******   ******   ******
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------4/5-4-2------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4/5-4-2-2/3-2-0-6--------7----------9-----5--|
E MajorE|-2/3-2-0---------4--------5--------0-7---0-3--|
                   *   *

Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-022220--022220--022220--022220-|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------5--|
E MajorE|-022220--022220--022220--02-3--|


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3


Riff 4
Guitars 1 & 2
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------3-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------1--------5--------3-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0----0-0-0-3--0-0-0-1-|
  * * *  * * *  * * *

Guitar 3 (Let note open E MajorE ring into open BB)
e|---0--------0--------0-----|
BB|-----0--------0--------0---|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------3-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------1--------5--------3-|
E MajorE|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-|
  *    *    *


Riff 4a
Guitars 1 & 2
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------5-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------3--------4--------5-|
E MajorE|-2-2-2----2-2-2-5--2-2-2-3-|
  * * *  * * *  * * *

Guitar 3 (Let note open E MajorE ring into open BB)
e|---2--------2--------2-----|
BB|-----2--------2--------2---|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------5-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------3--------4--------5-|
E MajorE|-2--------2-----5--2-----3-|
  *    *    *


Riff 6      x4
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  * * * * * * * *

Riff 6a
Guitars 1 & 2   x4
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  * * * * * * * *

Guitar 3
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-|
E MajorE|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-|
  * *  * *  * *  * *  *
         x2
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  * * * * * * * *


Riff 6b              x3
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-|
E MajorE|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-|
  * *  * *  * *  * *  *
         x2
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  * * * * * * * *


Riff 7
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-------------9-8-------------|
A augmentedA|-7-------------7-6-------------|
E MajorE|----000-000000------000-000000-|
   *** ******   *** ******
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-8-7-------------7-6-------------|
A augmentedA|-6-5-------------5-4-------------|
E MajorE|------000-000000------000-000000-|
    *** ******   *** ******
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6-5-------------5-4----------------|
A augmentedA|-4-3-------------3-2---------8-7-5--|
E MajorE|------000-000000------000-00-6-5-3--|
    *** ******   *** **


Riff 8
Guitar 1 (Let open E MajorE ring into open BB)
e|---0--------0--------0-----|
BB|-----0--------0--------0---|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------3-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------1--------5--------3-|
E MajorE|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-|
  *    *    *

Guitar 2
e|---3-0------3-0------3-0---|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------3-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------1--------5--------3-|
E MajorE|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-|
  *    *    *

Play Riff 7

Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-|
E MajorE|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-|
  * *  * *  * *  * *  *


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------9------10------7------7\6-----|
A augmentedA|--------7-------8------5------5\4-6\5-|
E MajorE|-000000---0000----0000---0000-----4\3-|
  ******  ****  ****  ****
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5h7------8p5------5h7-----------8888-|
E MajorE|-000000-----0000-----0000-----0000-6666------|
  ******   ****   ****   **** **** ****

Keep repeating above and then final time play:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------9------10------7------7\6-----|
A augmentedA|--------7-------8------5------5\4-6\5-|
E MajorE|-000000---0000----0000---0000-----4\3-|
  ******  ****  ****  ****
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------3--------|
A augmentedA|--------5h7------8p5------5h7------1--3--2--|
E MajorE|-000000-----0000-----0000-----0000----1--0--|
  ******   ****   ****   ****


Solo (Broderick)
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------15------15--|
D MajorD|-----14---------14------|
A augmentedA|-13-----13--------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|

e|-18-------18----18\-----------24----24-|
BB|----17-------17------------------23----|
G+G|-------15---------------21-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------20----20----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
BB|-22b23--(23)r22-22p20-22~~--|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

e|----------17----18-17h18p17----17-------|
BB|-17-21-18----21-------------21----18-21-|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
BB|-17b18--(18)r17-18p17------|
G+G|----------------------19~--|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

e|----------17----------------17-18-21-18-17-|
BB|-17-18-20----20-18-17-18-20----------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------19~-|
BB|-20-18-17-----------------------------------|
G+G|----------19\-15-14-------15~~----16-16-----|
D MajorD|--------------------15-14-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-19-20-22-242424242424242424242424-|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

e|-22h24p22-20h22p20-19-19-20-22-20-19-----|
BB|-------------------------------------22\-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

e|----------17-2020202020202020202020-|
BB|-17-18-20---------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

e|-19h20p19-17h19p17\-15-15-17-19-17-15-|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

e|-------15-17-19-15-------------------|
BB|-17-17-------------18-17-15----------|
G+G|----------------------------17-16-14-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-17-15-14----------17-15-14----------|
A augmentedA|----------17-15-14----------17-15-14-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------15-15b17--(17)r15--[15]17~-|
G+G|-------------15~-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-17-15-13-12---------------------------------------|

e|-12-16-19p16-12-13-16-12-13----12-13-------|
BB|----------------------------13-------13-12-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|-13----------------------------------|
BB|----13-12----13-12-------12----------|
G+G|----------14-------14-13----14-13----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------15-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-13-------13----------------------|
D MajorD|-------15-14----15-14-12-14-15-14~---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

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.
    = 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

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