MEGADETH
"The Threat is Real"
From the album "Dystopia" (2016)
Tuning: D G C F A D
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
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|-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--|
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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
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|-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-|
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Lead Guitar Intro
|-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E. E. E H +Q E E E S S E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|--------------|--------------------|--------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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-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---|
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Verse
E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S
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|-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 E E. E. Q S S S S E 3x
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||o-------------------------|--------------------o||
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||--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 E Q Q
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|------------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-------|
|-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
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|-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 E E. E. Q Q Q S S S S S S S S
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|-8b10-----6---5---|-6--5-4-4-5-4-1-4-5-4-1----|
|------------------|---------------------------|
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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-------------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
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Rhythm under Dave's Solo
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E 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
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|----------------------|-------------------|
|-12b14-12r12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Gradually release bend over two bars
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|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
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|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
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|----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-|
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|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
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|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
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|--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----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--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-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
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|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
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|--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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--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--|
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|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q
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|-9-----------------|-9-----------------|
|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-|
|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-|
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|--3---| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------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
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|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----|
|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11-|
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|-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
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|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9-----|
|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--|
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Rhythm under Kiko's Solo
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q S S S E. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-------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 E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------------------|----------15-17-20-20b22----|
|-------------------------|-------17-------------------|
|-------------------11-12-|-14-18----------------------|
|-------------12-14-------|----------------------------|
|-12----12-16-------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
+Q E H E E E E E E E H
|-(20)--17-22b24----20-|-18-17-18----17-------------|
|----------------------|----------20----20-20b22~~~-|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
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E 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-|
E S S Q H Q Q Q H
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|---10/11\10--5~~--|-5-6-8-6b8~~~-|
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|
E S S Q Q Q +Q E E E Q.
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|---10/11\10--5~~/14~~|-(14)--14-15-17-15b17~~~-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
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|---------------------|-------------------------|
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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 E E E E E E 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
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|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------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
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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
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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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
https://primanota.net/megadeth/threat-is-real-chords.htm