Doctor Is Calling tab by Megadeth

Tabs

Band- Megadeth
Song- The Doctor Is Calling

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------| ----|
A augmentedA|----------5-------4-------3---------|   |
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------2--0-|   |
                      |
e|------------------------------------|   |--> Play 2x
BB|------------------------------------|   |
G+G|------------------------------------|   |
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------| ----|
A augmentedA|----------5-------4-------3---------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------0--3-|

Guitar 2 (Distortion w/ tremolo)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|----7-------------------------------|
G+G|----------7-------6-------5---------|
D MajorD|-4-----4-------4-------4-------4----| ----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------7-|   |
E MajorE|------------------------------------|   |
                      |
e|------------------------------------|   |--> Play 2x
BB|----7-------------------------------|   |
G+G|----------7-------6-------5---------|   |
D MajorD|-4-----4-------4-------4----------5-| ----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------7----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------19-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

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

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

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

Guitar 4 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|-fades in:-------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|---------------2-------2-------2--0-|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------0--3-|

Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------2--0-|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------0--3-|


Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays top notes)  x2
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-2-2-/7-4~------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-2-0-0-/5-2~----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
         * * * * * * * * * *
  "The doctor is calling..."


Riff 3a (Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-2-2-/7-4~--4--4-4-2-2-/7-2~--2-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-2-0-0-/5-2~--2--2-2-0-0-/5-0---0-|
        *         *
 "Something's going wrong..."
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------6\4-4-|
D MajorD|-4-4-2-2-/7-4~--4--4-4-2-2--------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------4\2-2-|
E MajorE|-2-2-0-0-/5-2~--2--2-2-0-0--------|
         *
 "I listen to the voices..."
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-2-2-/7-4~--4--4-4-2-2-/7-2~--2-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-2-0-0-/5-2~--2--2-2-0-0-/5-0---0-|
        *         *
 "Something's going down..."
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-2-2-/7-4~--4--4-4-5-5--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------5-4-|
E MajorE|-2-2-0-0-/5-2~--2--2-2-3-3----3-2-|
         *
 "Looking past the bars..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1 (12-string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-------------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
  "The coat of arms..."
e|----------------------------------|
BB|-------------0-2h3-2------0-------|
G+G|---------0-2------------2---0-2---|
D MajorD|-----2-4------------------------4-|
A augmentedA|---2------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------------------------------|
  "I hear the doctor..."
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-------------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
  "The family crest..."
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------0-2h3-2-----------------|
G+G|---------0-2------------2-2/4--------|
D MajorD|-----2-4-------------------------2-4-|
A augmentedA|---2---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
  "I hear the doctor..."


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------------4-----------5-4-|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------3-2-|

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------7---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------5---------7-------5----7----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------5----33-3-55-5-00-|
             **  **  **
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------------4-----------5-4-|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------3-2-|

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------7-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------5---------7------5------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------5------3----0-2-|


Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------2--0-|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------0--3-|

Guitar 2 (Distortion w/ tremolo)
e|------------------------------------|
BB|----7-------------------------------|
G+G|----------7-------6-------5---------|
D MajorD|-4-----4-------4-------4-------4----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------7-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|----7-------------------------------|
G+G|----------7-------6-------5---------|
D MajorD|-4-----4-------4-------4----------5-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------7----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----19---------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------19--------18--------17-----------|
D MajorD|-16------16--------16--------16--------16-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------19-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

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


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3a  "Always sharing..."


Riff 4a
Guitar 1 (12-string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---| ---|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-------------4-|  |
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|  |
  "The coat of arms..."          |
e|----------------------------------|    |--> Play 2x
BB|-------------0-2h3-2------0-------|    |
G+G|---------0-2------------2---0-2---|    |
D MajorD|-----2-4------------------------4-| ------|
A augmentedA|---2------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------------------------------|
  "I hear the doctor..."
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-------------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
  "I see the chalkline..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|-------------0-2h3-2-------------|
G+G|---------0-2------------2-2/4----|
D MajorD|-----2-4-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------|
  "I hear the doctor..."


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------| ---|
A augmentedA|-2-------------------4-----------5-4-|  |
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------3-2-|  |
                      |
e|-------------------------------------|  |--> Play 2x
BB|-------------------------------------|  |
G+G|-------------------------------------|  |
D MajorD|---------7---------------------------| ---|
A augmentedA|-2-------5---------7-------5----7----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------5----33-3-55-5-00-|
             **  **  **
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------------4-----------5-4-|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------3-2-|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------7---------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------5---------7------5----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------5------3----|


Play Riff 1  w/o guitar 4

Riff 2a
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------2--0-|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5~------4~------3~--------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------2-------2-------2--5-|


Riff 2b (Solo Rhythm)             x3
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4----------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5-------5-------4-----3----2-------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------------2-------2----------5--2-|

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4--4-----4--4--4-----------------------|
E MajorE|-2--2--0--2--2--2--0--/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Division


(Division: harmony guitar plays top notes)
e|---------5--7--7--5--|
BB|-4----5-----0--0-----|
G+G|---------2--------2--|
D MajorD|-1----2--------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
                       x3
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4----------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5-------5-------4-----3----2-------|
E MajorE|-2-----2-------------2-------2----------5--2-|

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4--4-----4--4--4-----------------------|
E MajorE|-2--2--0--2--2--2--0--/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------5-4-|
E MajorE|-5~--5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|

(Division: harmony guitar plays top notes)
e|---------5--7--7--5-----------7----5------|
BB|-4----5-----0--0-----4--5~----0-----------|
G+G|---------2--------2----------------2------|
D MajorD|-1----2--------------1--2~----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------X\\-|


Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|----11/14-16--(16)b18~~~----16b17--(17)b18-|
D MajorD|-11----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-13/14----------14p13--------------------------|
D MajorD|-------16b18----------16~~----(16)\11-10b11r10-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------16----------------|
BB|-------------14-17-15b16-------16b17--(17)~~~-|
G+G|----------14----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------14-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-14h16----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------14-------14-16-17p16p14-------14----------------|
BB|-14-17b19----17b19-----------------16h17----17b19----(19)\-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------14----16b17~~----16b17~~~-|
BB|-------14----14---------------------|
G+G|-14h16------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

e|-16b17-16b17-16b17-16b17-16-14-16b17--16-14-----------|
BB|--------------------------------------------17b19~~~~-|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------14-17-16^-14-------------|
BB|-14h17p14-------14-14h17--------------17-14-------|
G+G|----------17~~------------------------------16b18-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------17-19b21-20:22-19-19:21r19b21--19-19:21~~-(21)r19-|
BB|-14-17-19------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-19-19b20r19-21p17--17h21p17---------------------------19--------|
BB|---------------------21--------19-21b22r21b22r21p19-21--19--19------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------21------21b23-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
BB|-------19---------------|
G+G|-20-21----21b23--(23)\--|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 4b (Play 2x)
Guitar 1 (12-string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-------------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
  "The coat of arms..."
e|----------------------------------|
BB|-------------0-2h3-2------0-------|
G+G|---------0-2------------2---0-2---|
D MajorD|-----2-4------------------------4-|
A augmentedA|---2------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------------------------------|
  "I hear the doctor..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------------4-----------5-4-|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------3-2-|

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------7---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------5---------7-------5----7----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------5----33-3-55-5-00-|
             **  **  **


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-2-------/4-------/5-------7-8-7-|
D MajorD|---3~-------5~-------6~----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3------5--------6--------8--8--8--|
E MajorE|-1------3--------4--------6--6--6--|


Riff 4c
Guitar 1 (12-string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-------------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
   "I see the chalkline..."
e|----------------------------------|
BB|-------------0-2h3-2------0-------|
G+G|---------0-2------------2---0-2---|
D MajorD|-----2-4------------------------4-|
A augmentedA|---2------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------------------------------|
   "I hear the doctor..."
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-------|
G+G|---------0---------------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2---------|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------4-----------0-2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|
   "A merciful embalming..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------------4-----------0-2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|


Riff 6
Guitar 1 (12-string acoustic)
e|----------------------------------|
BB|---------0----------------0-------|
G+G|-----0-----0----------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2---|
A augmentedA|-3-------------3--2-------------2-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-1---0-1--------0-1---0-1---|
A augmentedA|---3-----3-----3----3-----3-----3-|
E MajorE|-4----------------3---------------|

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

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-------------3--2-------------2-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-1-------------1--0-------------0-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  * * * * * * * *


Ending
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-3--6--5--------------------|
A augmentedA|----------2--5--2--/6--3--5-|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/6--5h6p5--3----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------6--5--3--2--------3-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----|
BB|-----|
G+G|-----|
D MajorD|-----|
A augmentedA|--3--|
E MajorE|--1--|



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
tr = trill