Tabs
Band- Megadeth
Song- I Aint Superstitious
Tuning: 1/4 step down
Intro
Guitar 1 x3
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|---2--4-2---------|
A augmentedA|-4-0--2-0----4-4--|
E MajorE|-2-----------2-2--|
*
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|---2--4-2---------------|
A augmentedA|-4-0--2-0----4-4--------|
E MajorE|-2-----------2-2----X\\-|
*
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------8-8b9--(9)r8------|
D MajorD|-8-11--------------9-8~-|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|------8-8b9--(9)r8----9b11-9b11~-|
D MajorD|-8-11----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------8-8b9--(9)r8------|
D MajorD|-8-11--------------9-8~-|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|------8-8b9--(9)r8----9b11~-|
D MajorD|-8-11-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|--------------------------------|
BB|-------16-16b17--(17)r16--------|
G+G|-15-18-------------------16-15~-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-------16-16b17--(17)r16----17b19-17b19~-|
G+G|-15-18-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
BB|-------16-16b17--(17)r16--------|
G+G|-15-18-------------------16-15~-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-------16-16b17--(17)r16----17b19~-|
G+G|-15-18-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------2--2-4-2-------------2--2-4-2---|
D MajorD|-----1-2-4----------4-----1-2-4----------4-|
A augmentedA|-2-2------------------2-2------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Well I ain't..."
e|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4-4----4-|
E MajorE|-2----2-2----2-|
"...path..."
Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------4--4-6-4-------------2--2-4-2---|
D MajorD|-----3-4-6----------6-----1-2-4----------4-|
A augmentedA|-4-4------------------2-2------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Ain't afraid..."
e|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4-4----4-|
E MajorE|-2----2-2----2-|
"...laugh..."
Play Riff 1 "I ain't superstitious..."
Play Riff 1a "Ain't afraid..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2---------------|
A augmentedA|-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-4----4-4----4-|
E MajorE|---2-----2-----2-----2---2----2-2----2-|
"Superstitious."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 1 "I ain't superstitious..."
Riff 1b
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------4--4-6-4-------------2--2-4-2---|
D MajorD|-----3-4-6----------6-----1-2-4----------4-|
A augmentedA|-4-4------------------2-2------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Take your stupid..."
e|-----------|
BB|-----------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-4----4-4--|
E MajorE|-2----2-2--|
"...chickenshit, sissy..."
Play Riff 3 "Superstitious."
Riff 1c
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------4--4-6-4-------------2--2-4-2---|
D MajorD|-----3-4-6----------6-----1-2-4----------4-|
A augmentedA|-4-4------------------2-2------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4-4----4-5-6-7--7--7--7-|
E MajorE|-2----2-2----2-3-4-5--5--5--5-|
Ending:
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7---|
A augmentedA|---5h7-----7---------7p5---5h7-----7------5-|
E MajorE|-5-----------------------5----------------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7-5-|
E MajorE|-0-5h7-----7---------7p5-0-5h7-----7------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7---|
A augmentedA|---5h7-----7---------7p5---5h7-----7------5-|
E MajorE|-5-----------------------5----------------3-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5---------5h7p5--5--7---|
E MajorE|-0-5h7-----7---------7p5-0-5h7-----7------5-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------7h9p7--7--9-9p7---------5h7p5--5--7-7p5----|
A augmentedA|---7h9-----9---------9p7---5h7-----7---------7p5-|
E MajorE|-7-----------------------5-----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------2--3-|
A augmentedA|------5h7p5--5--7-7p5----2--4--5--6--0--1-|
E MajorE|-0-5h7-----7---------7p5-0--2--3--4-------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4---|
D MajorD|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------2-|
A augmentedA|-2-----------------------2----------------0-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4-2-|
A augmentedA|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------0-|
E MajorE|-2-----------------------2------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4---|
D MajorD|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------2-|
A augmentedA|-2-----------------------2----------------0-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2h4p2--2--4-4p2---------2h4p2--2--4-4-|
A augmentedA|-4-2h4-----4---------4p2-4-2h4-----4------2-|
E MajorE|-2-----------------------2------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|------4h6p4--4--6--------2h4p2--2--4---|
D MajorD|-6-4h6-----6------6-4-2h4-----4------2-|
A augmentedA|-4----------------4-2----------------0-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-|
E MajorE|-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-|
E MajorE|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
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