Kick The Chair - Megadeth
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
tabbed by: Matt stone
tuning:E A D G B E

intro w/dist

E-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
B-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
G-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
D-----------------------|--------------------5-|----------|
A-4---2---------------5-|-4---2--------------3-|-7-6-5-6-7|
E-2-2-0-0-22222-00-22-3-|-2-2-0-0-22222-00-22--|-5-4-3-4-5|

E-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
B-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
G-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
D-----------------------|--------------------5-|----------|
A-4---2---------------5-|-4---2--------------3-|-7*6*5*6*7*(pinch harmonics)
E-2-2-0-0-22222-00-22-3-|-2-2-0-0-22222-00-22--|----------|

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

verse

E-----------------------|----------------------------|
B-----------------------|----------------------------|
G-----------------------|----------------------------|
D-----------------------|----------------------------|
A-2p0-----------3p2h3p2-|-2p0------------------------|
E-----3-2-0-0-2---------|-----3-2-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2|

E-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------|-----------------------------|
A-2p0-----------3p2h3p2-|-2p0----------5-4-3-2--------|
E-----3-2-0-0-2---------|-----3-2-0-0-2--------5-4-3-2|

(chorus is the same as intro)

solo (mustane)

E-7p5-00-7p5h8p5-0-10p0-8p5-7p5|8p5---5h8-10p5-5h10p5-8p5-7p5|
B------------------------------|----6---------6--------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E------------------------------|-----------------------------|

E------------------------------|---------------7-5-4-5-4-----|x2
B-6p3--3h6p3-5p3-6-5-3-5-3-----|--------------------6---6-5--|
G-----4---------------5---5-4--|5p4---4-5p4-7p4--------------|
D------------------------------|----7------------------------|
A------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E------------------------------|-----------------------------|

E-10-7-8---8-7----7---------------|
B--------10---10-9-9-10--10-9-----|
G----------------------10----10-9-|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

E---------|-----------------|
B---------|-5--6--5---------|
G---------|---------7--5--4-|
D-7~~~~~~~|-----------------|
A---------|-----------------|
E---------|-----------------|

E
B
G----------------------
D-7t---10t--12t-13t-14t
A
E
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band- Megadeth
Song- Kick The Chair

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Play 4x)
NOTE: Guitar 1 only plays root notes for
2nd and 3rd bars.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-|
A|---------------------------3-|
E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------7-|
A|---------------------------5-|
E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7--6--5----6--7--|
E|-5--4--3----4--5--|


Guitar fill during Riff 1 during last bar
on 2nd and 4th times.
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-9~--8~--7~--8~--9~-|
E|-a---a---a---a---a--|




Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| --|
A|-------------------------| |
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| |
* * * * * * * * |
e|----------------------| |--> Play 3x
B|----------------------| |
G|----------------------| |
D|----------------------| -----|
A|----------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-4-3-2-----------------0-1-2-3-|
E|---------5-4-3-2-0-1-2-3---------|



Riff 2a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|----------------5---|
A|----------------3---|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3-3-|
* * * *


Riff 3
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--------4------|
E|-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-|



Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"Dawn breaks evenly..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-|
* * ** * * ** * * * *
"On the truth..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"All rise courts..."

1st ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"We're hanging someone..."

2nd ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0------------------4--------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-|
* * ** * * **
"And pay up the down payment..."


Play Riff 2a "Kick the chair..."
Play Riff 3 "...kick it!"


Riff 4a
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"The courts wrong..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-|
* * ** * * ** * * * *
"Of the victories..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
* * ** * * ** *** *** *
"The press that never..."

1st ending:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------0-1-2-3-|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2-0-0-1-2-3---------|
* * ** * * ** * * * * * * * * *
"...soul they can eat..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0------------------4--------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-|
* * ** * * **
"...you're going to jail..."


Play Riff 2a "Kick the chair..."


Final bar going into solo:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--------------7--6--5----6-|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-/5--4--3----4-|
* * * *



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| ----|
A|-7----------------8----------------| |
E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-| |
************** ************** |
e|------------------------------------| |--> Play 4x
B|------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------| |
D|------------------------------------| ---|
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
************** ****** ****

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
************** ****** ****


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-7p5-0-0-7p5-8p5-0-0-10-0-8p5-7p5-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----6------------6----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6p3---3-6p3-5p3-6-5-3---5-3-----|
G|-----4-----------------5-----5-4-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|------------------7-5-4---5-4-----|
B|------------------------6-----6-5-|
G|-5p4---4--5p4-7p4-----------------|
D|-----7----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----5-----------5----------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----6------------6----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6p3---3-6p3-5p3-6-5-3---5-3-----|
G|-----4-----------------5-----5-4-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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

Repeat everything above, then the final bar is:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------5--6--5---------------|
G|----------------7--5--4------|
D|-7~----------------------7~--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


Harmony guitar (Enters on eigth bar of solo)
e|-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------------|
B|--------10-----10-9---10-9----10-9------|
G|---------------------------10------10-9-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-|
B|------10-------------10------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-|
B|-------10----------------10----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10-8-6---8-6-----|
G|------7-------------------9-----9-7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------10-8-7----8-7------|
B|---------------------------10-----10-9-|
G|--9p7----7-9p7-10p7--------------------|
D|------10-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-|
B|------10-------------10------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-|
B|-------10----------------10----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10-8-6---8-6-----|
G|------7-------------------9-----9-7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------------|
B|--------10-----10-9---10-9----10-9------|
G|---------------------------10------10-9-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------8--10--8------------------------------|
B|------------------12--10--9--10~--[long hold]-|
G|-10~------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7-8\-----2-5-6-7-8\-----2-5-6-|
E|-5-6\--00-0-3-4-5-6\--00-0-3-4-|
** **


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7tm----10tm----12tm-13tm-14tm-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------X\\-|

e|------------10-12-13-15-13-12tm--|
B|-10tm----13----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-17-19-20-22-22b24-22-22b24~~-|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 5b (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| ----|
A|-7----------------8----------------| |
E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-| |
************** ************** |
e|------------------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------| |
D|------------------------------------| ---|
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
************** ****** ****

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3----------------2------4------|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-|
************** * *



Solo (Mustaine)
Main guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------14-12------------------14-12-------|
A|-12~--11-12-------11/12-10~--10-12-------10/12-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------14-12-------------------14-12-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-13~--12-13-------12/13--12~--11-12-------11/12-|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------14-12------------------14-12-------|
A|-12~--11-12-------11/12-10~--10-12-------10/12-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------14-12-------------------14-12-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-13~--12-13-------12/13--12~--11-12-------11/12-|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------14-12-------|
A|------------------------|
E|-13~--12-13-------12/13-|


Harmony guitar (Enters during third bar):
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------12-10------------------12-10------|
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-10~--9-10--------9/10-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------12-10----------------12-10-----|
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-9~--8-9--------8/9-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------12-10-------|
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|


End Solo


Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

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

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

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------8-----|
A|-7--6--5----6--6--4--|
E|-5--4--3----4-----2--|


Ending Solo (Poland)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----3---3-2-------------------|
D|-/4~~----4p2---4-----4-3-2-------------|
A|---------------------------4-3-2-0---3-|
E|-----------------------------------2---|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------9b10r-9------------------|
G|--------10-10b11r10------------------|
D|-9b10r9------------------------------|
A|----------------------9b10-8~-7~-8-9-|
E|----------------------a----a--a--a-a-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------12b14--11b12r11---------|
G|-/11~--------------------9h11~~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------19--------------------------------|
G|-17b18r17~------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------12b13r12-11~--10~--11~--12~-|
E|-------------------a--------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------19-17-14-17-14----14--------------|
G|-16b18r17b18r17~----------------17----[17]18r17b18-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----16p14-15p14----------------------------------|
D|----16-------------16p14----------------------------|
A|-------------------------16-14------------14~~--12~-|
E|-------------------------------17-14-17~------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-9~--8~--7~--8~--9~-|
E|--------------------|

e|-------17b19r17~~--------18b20--19b21r19--------|
B|----19----------------14-----------------17h19~-|
G|-16----------------16---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-9~--8~--7~--(7)\-|
E|------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-11~--10~--9~--(9)\-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-11~--10~--9~--(9)\-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-14~--13~--12~--13--14--17b19r17~~\-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

End Solo


Notation:

10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.

x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
Song info
Kick The Chair
Megadeth

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