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The Killing Road Bass Tab by Megadeth

The Killing Road bass tab by Megadeth

Bass Tab

Title: The Killing Road
Artist: Megadeth
Album: Youthanasia
Tuning: Eb Standard (Eb Ab Db Gb)

Intro:

No bass part for the first 4 bars of this section, followed by:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|

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     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----x---------------------------|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----x---------------------------|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


Chorus 1:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----1----2---------0--|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0------------------------3-------|-------0----2----3----3----2----1----0--|


Verse 2:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--x----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----1----2---------0--|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0------------------------3-------|-------0----2----3----3----3----2----0--|


Pre-Solo:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0----x---------------------------|----------------------------------------|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----x---------------------------|----------------------------------------|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|--2----3----x----0----2----x---------0--|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------3-------|--x----2----3----x----2----1----0-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------2--|


Solo:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|--2----2----2----2----2----3----3----0--|


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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----3--|-------0----0----3---------0----0----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|---------------------------2----4-------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|------------0----2----4-----------------|
Eb|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|--2----2-----------------------------0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----3--|-------0----0----3---------0----0----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|--2----2----2----2----2----3----3----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----3--|-------0----0----3---------0----0----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|-------2--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|------------4----2----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------4----2------------|
Eb|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|--2-----------------------------3----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----3--|-------0----0----3---------0----0----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|--2----2----2----2----2----3----3----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------/9--|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----3--|-------0----0----3---------0----0-------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------9--|-------9---------9---------10--------7--|
Eb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-(7)\-----------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|-------0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2--|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------2---------2------------|
Eb|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|--0----2----3-------------------3----2--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|-/5----5----5----5----4----4----4----4--|
Db|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|----------------------------------------|


Chorus 3:

     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----1----2---------0--|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0------------------------3-------|-------0----2----3----3----2----1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2------------|--1-------------------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------1----0--|


Outro:

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Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2----2----2-----------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2----2----2--|--1----1----1---------------------------|
Eb|--x----0--------------------------------|-----------------3----3----3----1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2----2----2-----------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2----2----2--|--1----1----1---------------------------|
Eb|--0----0--------------------------------|-----------------3----3----3----1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|------------2----2----2-----------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------2----2----2--|--1----1----1---------------------------|
Eb|--0----0--------------------------------|-----------------3----3----3----1----0--|


     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Gb|------------9---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------9------------|--8-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------10-------------8-------|
Eb|--0----0--------------------------------|-------------------------------------0--|




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| /   Slide up
| (1) Tied note
| x   Dead note

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