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Tuning: Standard 
Riff 1 (Nylon Acoustics) 
Guitar 1                          x2 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-5-------5-------4-------4-------| 
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| 
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-5-----5-6-5h6p5-------8------8-9-8h9p8-------| 
G|-----5-----------5----------8-----------8-----| 
D|---7---------------7/----10---------------10\-| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

1st ending 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|-3-----3-4-3h4p3--------------------| 
G|-----3-----------3------------------| 
D|---5---------------5--7-/10-10-5-7--| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 
2nd ending 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-3-----3-4-3h4p3-----------------| 
G|-----3-----------3---------------| 
D|---5---------------5--7-5-5-8-7--| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 


Guitar 2                              x2 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-5-------5---------5-------5---------| 
D|-----7-------7---------7-------7-----| 
A|---7---7---7---7\6---6---6---6---6/7-| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-----5-7-5h7p5-----8-------8-10-8h10p8-------| 
D|-----7-----------7--------10-------------10----| 
A|---7---------------7---10-------------------10-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

1st ending 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|-3-----3-5-3h5p3--------------------| 
D|-----5-----------5------------------| 
A|---5---------------5--7-/10-10-5-7--| 
E|------------------------------------| 

2nd ending 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-3-----3-5-3h5p3-----------------| 
D|-----5-----------5---------------| 
A|---5---------------5--7-5-5-8-7--| 
E|---------------------------------| 





Riff 2 (Nylon Acoustics) 
Guitar 1                          x2 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-5-------5-------4-------4-------| 
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| 
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-5-----5-6-5h6p5-----5-----4-------4-| 
G|-----5-----------5-----5-----5---5---| 
D|---7---------------7-----7-----3-----| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

e|---------3---3-5-6----------------| 
B|-3-----3---3-------6---6-------6--| 
G|-----3---------------6---6---6----| 
D|---5-----------------------8------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|---------0---------------------------------| 
B|-------6---6------------8-8/11-8h11p8------| 
G|-----5-------5--------6---------------9----| 
D|---7-----------7----5-------------------11-| 
A|-0----------------0------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2                              x2 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-5-------5---------5-------5---------| 
D|-----7-------7---------7-------7-----| 
A|---7---7---7---7\6---6---6---6---6/7-| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-5-----5h7-5h7p5----------5--------------| 
D|-----7-----------7------7----------------| 
A|---7---------------7--6-----6\3----3/6\5-| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------3p2-3--------------6p5-6---------------------| 
D|-5----0-------5-------------------8------------------| 
A|----------------5-5/8---------------8-8\7-7/12----12-| 
E|-------------------------6---------------------------| 

e|-----------------------| 
B|-------5-5/8-5h8p5-----| 
G|-----3-------------6---| 
D|---2-----------------8-| 
A|-0---------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

Riff 3 (Nylon Acoustic) 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------0-------3------| 
D|-----0-------0-----0-------3--------| 
A|---0-------0-----0-----0-1-----3-2--| 
E|-1-----1-0-----0---------------1-0--| 
Lead into next section (Distortion): 
Guitar 1 
e|-12----------------------| 
B|-------12----(12)---(12)-| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

e|-10----------------------| 
B|-------10----(10)---(10)-| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
e|--------------12---------| 
B|---------------------12--| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

e|----------------10-------| 
B|-(12)----(12)---------10-| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

Riff 4 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm) 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------0-------| 
G|---------0---------------0-----0-----| 
D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---| 
A|---2-----------------4-------------5-| 
E|-0---------------------------------3-| 

e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------0-------| 
G|---------0---------------0-----0-----| 
D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2---------| 
A|---2-----------------4-----------5-4-| 
E|-0-------------------------------3-2-| 

e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------0-------| 
G|---------0---------------0-----0-----| 
D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2---------| 
A|---2-----------------4-----------4-5-| 
E|-0-------------------------------2-3-| 
1st ending: 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|---------0---------------------------| 
D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0-5----5----------| 
A|---2-----------------3----3------5-4-| 
E|-0-------------------------------3-2-| 
2nd ending: 
e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|---------0----------------| 
D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0-5----| 
A|---2-----------------3----| 
E|-0------------------------| 


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|---------0----------------0-------| 
G|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0-| 
D|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2---| 
A|-3----------------2---------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------0-------| 
G|-----0---3-0---0------0-----0-----| 
D|---0---0-----0------2---2-----2---| 
A|-1----------------0-------------0-| 
E|----------------------------------| 


Solo (Mustaine) 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17-15b17~--{15}17r15-| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------| 
B|----------------15--15---15---15---| 
G|----12-14b16-------{14}-{14}-{14}--| 
D|-14--------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------15----------| 
B|-----------------------------15-------| 
G|-------12~-------12-14b16-------14-12-| 
D|-12h14--------14----------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----12-14b15-12b13----12b13-------| 
D|-14-----------a----14--a----14-12-| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|-12h14p12----12-----------------------------------| 
A|----------14----14-13-12h13p12----12--------------| 
E|-------------------------------15----12b14r12-12~-| 

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------12----| 
G|-------------------------------12----14-12----15-| 
D|-------------------12----14-12----14-------------| 
A|----------12-13h14----14-------------------------| 
E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------| 
B|-15-12----12-12h15p12----12-15/17-17-17-| 
G|-------15-------------15----------------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

e|-15-17b19--{17}-{17}--{17}--{17}--(19)r18-| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|-15p12----12-15p12-17p15p12----12-| 
G|-------15-------------------15----| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------| 
B|-15p12----12-17p15p12----12-| 
G|-------15-------------15----| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 


e|----------------------------| 
B|-15p12----12-17p15p12----12-| 
G|-------15-------------15----| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

e|----------------------------| 
B|-15p12----12-17p15p12----12-| 
G|-------15-------------15----| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

e|----------------------------| 
B|-15p12-12-12-17p15p12----12-| 
G|----------------------15----| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

e|----------------------------| 
B|-17p15p12-12-12-15h17-17-12-| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------| 
B|-17p15p12----12-17p15p12-15p12-| 
G|----------15-------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 



e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|-{14}15r14-12----12-14-15/16-16b17r16-15-14-----| 
D|--------------14----------------------------17\-| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

Harmony section: 
Guitar 1 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|-/17~--------17-16~--| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-16-16/19~--------21-19-18tr19---------17\-| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
e|---------------------| 
B|-/17~--------17-15~--| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-15-15/18~--------20-18-17tr18---------17\-| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

End Solo 


Riff 6 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-----0-1---0-1--------0-1---0-1---| 
A|---3-----3-----3----3-----3-----3-| 
E|-4----------------3---------------| 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-----0-1---0-1-------3-----6-3---| 
A|---3-----3-----3---2-----5-----2-| 
E|-2---------------1-----4---------| 


Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm 
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm 

Solo (Friedman) 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|-3b4~~----{3}4r3--{3}4r3--{3}4~~--| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------| 
B|-------------------------7-| 
G|-/7--6b7r6-4-/9--------9---| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|-8h10p8-7-7b8--(8)r7--8-7---------| 
G|--------------------------9p7-----| 
D|------------------------------9~~-| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------8---------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-7h9p7-5-7b8r7-5-7/8---8\7p5-7h8-7p5-| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-------5------------------------------------| 
A|-7p5-7---7~~----7/9-9/10/12-12/14-14/16-16~-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------15-17/19-21b24-| 
B|----------------------------15h16h19----------------| 
G|-------------------14h16h18-------------------------| 
D|----------14h16h17----------------------------------| 
A|-14h16h17-------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

e|-{21}23-{21}24-{21}23-{21}24~~------(24)--------| 
B|--------------------------------({21}24)-(0)-12-| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 


e|-15b17~~----15-12-14----12-------------------------------| 
B|---------------------15----15-12----12-------------------| 
G|---------------------------------14----14b15r14p12----12-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------14----| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-15p12-14----12-------------------------------------| 
B|----------15----15p12----15p12----------------------| 
G|----------------------14-------14b15r14-12----12-14-| 
D|-------------------------------------------14-------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------15p12-----17p12---------------14h15/19-19-19-| 
B|-12-15p12-----15p12-----15p12/18-15-17----------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-19b20~--15h20p15----15p12-15p12-------------12-| 
B|------------------17------------13--------13----| 
G|----------------------------------12------------| 
D|------------------------------------14-12-------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------15------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15b16^----15b17~----17-19-20-20b22--{20}22r20-19-{19}20r19b20~-| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 



e|-------20b22--{20}22r19-{20}22r20--(20)b22r20-| 
B|-17-17----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|----17----------17-----------------------| 
B|-17----17-20b22----20p17-----------------| 
G|-------------------------19b21r19p17-----| 
D|-------------------------------------19\-| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

End Solo 

Ending: 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-----0-1---0-1--------0-1---0-1---| 
A|---3-----3-----3----3-----3-----3-| 
E|-4----------------3---------------| 

e|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|-----0-1---0-1---| 
A|---3-----3-----3-| 
E|-2---------------| 

e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-3------2--5--2--4/6--3--5-| 
E|-1--4-3--------------------| 

Harmony guitar in () 
e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|-(/5--4--1)----------------5---------------5\---| 
D|--/6--5--3-(5--3--1--0)----5---------------5\---| 
A|------------6--5--3--2-----3---------------3\---| 
E|---------------------------3---------------3\---|
	        

Written by Martin Friedman/Dave Mustaine

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