Megadeth

The Threat Is Real(Tabs)

Megadeth

Key: D

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Tuning: D G C F A D 



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 
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------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   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---| 
|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------| 


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|| 
||--------------------------|---------------------|| 
||--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 
|---------------------------------|-------------| 
|---------------------------------|-------------| 
|---------------------------------|-------------| 
|---------------------------------|-------------| 
|-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 
|------------------|---------------------------| 
|-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--| 
  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 
|----------------------|-------------------| 
|----------------------|-------------------| 
|-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-| 
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
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             |-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--| 
   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 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-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 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-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 
|------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------|-------------------| 
|-------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~~~-| 
|----------------------|----------------------------| 
|----------------------|----------------------------| 
|----------------------|----------------------------| 
|----------------------|----------------------------| 


  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 
|------------------|--------------| 
|---10/11\10--5~~--|-5-6-8-6b8~~~-| 
|------------------|--------------| 
|------------------|--------------| 
|------------------|--------------| 
|------------------|--------------| 


  E  S  S  Q  Q    Q     +Q    E  E  E  Q. 
|---------------------|-------------------------| 
|---10/11\10--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  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 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-------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 
----------- 
 |  - 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

See Also:

Metallica - Nothing Else Maters
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth criminal
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Metallica - (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be