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MEGADETH
"The Threat is Real"
From the album "Dystopia" (2016)

Tuning: Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramFF Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD
Tempo: 156 bpm


Intro Riff
   S S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S  S S  S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-12-0-13-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   S S S  S S S  S S S  S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-7-6-5-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Lead Guitar Intro
                                      |-3--| |--3--|    |-3--|  |--3--|
  E. E. Chord diagramE MajorE H      +Q   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Q Q  Q Q  Q  Q    Q  Q Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------9-10-12-13--|
|--------------|--------------------|--------8-10-11-|-10-11-------------|
|--------------|----------6-7-6---6-|-7-9-10---------|-------------------|
|-7--7--5-7----|-(7)--7-8-------8---|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|   |-3--| |-3-|                     |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q Q Q Q Q   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|-12-13-12-10-12-10-|-9-10-9-6-9-6-|-5-6---5---------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|-----8---6-8-5-6-|---5---------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-7---6-7---6-------------|
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------8---7-8-5-7---5-|
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------8---|
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|


Verse
  Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S   Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|
Chorus
    a E. a E. Q  S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE    E. E. Q  S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  3x
||--------------------------|---------------------||
||o-------------------------|--------------------o||
||--------------------------|---------------------||
||--3/4--3/4--3-------------|---------------------||
||o-1/2--1/2--1-------------|-5--7--2------------o||
||-----------------0-0-0-0--|-3--5--0----0-0-0-0--||


                          2/4
  a E. a E. Q  S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q
|------------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-------|
|-3-4--3-4--3------------|-------|
|-1-2--1-2--1------------|-5--7--|
|----------------0-0-0-0-|-3--5--|


Solo after first Chorus
 4/4
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   S  S S S S S  S S S  S S S  S  S  S S
|-12-13-12-10-12-10-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------13-12-12-13-12-10-------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------13-14-13-10-|-9-10-9-7-9-7---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------10-9-9-10-9-7-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------11-12-11-8--|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   W
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|-7-8-7-5-7-5---------------------|-------------|
|-------------8-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-4-1-|-0\--x\--|
                                    whammy bar dive and pick slide

                     |-3--|
  H      Chord diagramE MajorE E.  E.    Q  Q Q S S S S S S S S
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-8b10-----6---5---|-6--5-4-4-5-4-1-4-5-4-1----|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    W
|-----------------4-4-4-5-5-7-8-8-|-------------------12-12-13-13-13-16-16-16-13-13-|-12----|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-----------------|-13-13-13-14-14-14-------------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|


Rhythm under Dave’s Solo
                                                   |-3--|             |-3--|           |--3--|
  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S  Q Q  Q     Q   Q   Q Q  Q    Q   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-----------------------------|-----------------12-9-11--|---------12-9-11-|---------9-10-11-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7--9--|-11--11--10-7--9-|-11--11--7--8--9-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--9---9----------|--9---9----------|


Dave’s Solo
   |---3----|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|
   Q     Q  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-12b14-12r12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Gradually release bend over two bars
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|


             |-3--|             |--3--|
  S  E.  Q   Q Q  Q   S  E.  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


                          |----6----|                           |----6----|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|
|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


             |-3--|             |--3--|
  S  E.  Q   Q Q  Q   S  E.  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


   |--3--|     |--3--|     |--3--|     |--3--|     |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|     |--3--|     |--3--|     |--3--|     |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12--|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


             |-3--|             |--3--|
  S  E.  Q   Q Q  Q   S  E.  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------|
|----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12-----------|
|----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


             |-3--|             |--3--|
  S  E.  Q   Q Q  Q   S  E.  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


   |--3---|  |-3--|    |-3--| |-3--|   |-3--|  |-3--| |--3--| |-3--|
   Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|---------9--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------9---12-9-------9-------------|-------------------------------|
|-11b13----------11b13---9-11-9------|-9----9------------------------|
|-------------------------------11-9-|---11---11-9----9--------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------11---11-10-9------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------12-9-|


  |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|  |-3--|
  S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----|
|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


  |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|  |-3--|
  S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9-----|
|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm under Kiko’s Solo
                     |--3--|  |--3--|
  Q  Q  S S S E. Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-------7-5---5--7-|-------------------|
|-7--7------7------|-7--5--7--7--8--5--|
|-5--5-------------|-5--3--5--5--6--3--|


Kiko’s Solo (corrections welcome)
         |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|
   H     Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  H
|-------------------------|----------15-17-20-20b22----|
|-------------------------|-------17-------------------|
|-------------------11-12-|-14-18----------------------|
|-------------12-14-------|----------------------------|
|-12----12-16-------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|


                          |--3--|  |--3--|
   +Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  H        Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  H
|-(20)--17-22b24----20-|-18-17-18----17-------------|
|----------------------|----------20----20-20b22~~~-|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|


  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|---17-18-17-15-------15-------15-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------18-17----18-17----18-17-17-18-|-17-15-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------17-15-14-17-15-14----15-14-------14-------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------17-------17-15----17-15-|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q.
|-------------------------------------------------|-13-15-17-13-15-13-12-------12--------|
|-------------------------------------------13-14-|----------------------15-13----14~~~--|
|-------------------------------------13-14-------|--------------------------------------|
|-------14-------14-------------13-14-------------|--------------------------------------|
|-17-15----17-15----17-15-16-17-------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                     |-3-|
  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  Q  H      Q Q Q H
|------------------|--------------|
|---10/1110--5~~--|-5-6-8-6b8~~~-|
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|


  Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S  Q  Q    Q     +Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---10/1110--5~~/14~~|-(14)--14-15-17-15b17~~~-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-15-17-20-15-17-x-17-17-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------14-15-14-14-14----12----|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14----14-|-14-14-11-12-14-12-11----------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------14-12~~~-|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                                                                          |--3--|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  S    W
|-------------------------------------------17----|----15-------17-------17S21----21S22----22-|-22b24~~~|
|-------17-------15-------17-------18-------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-|-14----14-14----14-14-------18-------19----|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|

Repeat Verse and Chorus

After Final Chorus
  S S S E. S S S E. S S S S   S S S E. S S S E. S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------5--------4--------3-|-------2--------1--------0-|
|-7-5------6-4------5-3-----|-4-2------3-1------2-0-----|
|-----7--------6--------5---|-----4--------3--------2---|


  W          +W           S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   q  Q  H
|---------------------------------|------------*|
|---------------------------------|------------*|
|---------------------------------|-2----------*|
|---------------------------------|-2----------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------*|
|---------------------------------|------------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q -quarter; Chord diagramE MajorE -8th; S - 16th; T -32nd; X -64th; a -acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents
the duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest
for.  Low melody durations appear below the staff


Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda

The Threat Is Real tab

"The Threat Is Real" is the opening track of American trash metal legends Megadeth's 2016 album Dystopia, the band's 15th studio album!.

"The Threat Is Real" is written by Megadeth. Guitars are played by frontman Dave Mustain and Kiko Loureiro.

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