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RECKONING DAY
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Transcribed by /\X/\M
Words by Dave Mustaine & David Ellefson Music by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
A5
5 7 7 x x x
C5
8 10 10 x x x
F5
x 8 10 10 x x
D5
x 5 7 7 x x
E5
x 7 9 9 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Acoustic'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||----------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------||
||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------o||
||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Verse
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||----------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------||
||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------o||
||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------||
||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---|--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------||
||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------||
||o-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-2----------2---0-|-2----------2----0-----|---2--------------2------0----|
|-0----0-2-3---2---|-0----0-2-3---2--------|---0-----0-2---3------2-------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~
| W H Q E E +H +Q +E. S
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------17b20==|=(17)--------(17)r==(17)---15-|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Chorus
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S
|----------------------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------------------||----------------5--------|
|----------------------------------||--7-------5h==7-5----7p5-|
|--2--------------2-----------0----||--7-------5h==7------7p5-|
|--0----0-2---3---------2----------||--5----------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~~
| H +E S S S S S S Q. +E H
|----------------------------------||-------------------------|
|-17--------(17)-------15----------||-------------------------|
|----------------14-16----16-14-12-||-14-----(14)\------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------------------|
Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q 3x
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||
|-7--------------||-----------5--------|-7---------------||
|-7----7p5-------||--7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5--------||
|------7p5-8--7--||o-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--o||
|----------8--7--||--5-----------------|----------8--7---||
Verse
PM----| PM----| PM| PM---------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------|
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-------| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------|
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
PM------| PM-----| PM| PM----------------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7--------------6---------5-|-(5)---------------------------------------------|
|---------------7--------------6---------5-|-(5)---------------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0-------0-0--0--0--------0-0---|--------------------------0----0---0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~ ~~~~~ ~~
| S S S S +Q S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E +E Q
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------12----12----------------------------------|
|-------12--------------------14-----------|----------------15-14-12-14b16r==(14)---12-------|
|-12h14----14-(14)\-----11s14----14-14-----|-12s14----14-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
----------| PM------| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7--------------6------------5------|
|--------------7--------------6------------5------|
|--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--------0-0-----------|
|
| |----3----|
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------12-------------------|
|-------------12-------------12----12---14---15---|
|-------------12-12-13-14-14----14----------------|
|-12-13-14-14-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
PM-----------------------------------------
+H S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(5)------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(5)------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0----|
|
| ~~~~~
| |----3----| |--------6---------| |--------6---------|
| E E S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------12h15-15b17--15-12--------------------------------------|
|-12--15----------------------15-12---------x-12-----------------|
|-----------------------------------14---12--------14-12---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------14---12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------4---------3-----2-|--(2)---------------------|
|----------4---------3-----2-|--(2)---------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|
| W +W
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-11-------------------------|-(11)---------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------||
||----------4---------3-----2-|-(2)---------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---|--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------||
||----------5---------7-----4-|-(4)---------------------||
||o-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-2----------2---0-|-2----------2---0-|
|-0----0-2-3---2---|-0----0-2-3---2---|
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--2------------------------2----0-------|
|--0--------0----2-----3------2----------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~ ~~~~~
| |---3---| |--3--|
| Q. S S S Q. S S S
|----------12-------------------12-------|
|-15b17-------15---12-15b17--------15-12-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Chorus
Q E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S
|------------------------------------------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------||---------------5--------|
|------------------------------------------------------||--7--------5h7-5----7p5-|
|--2-----------------------------------2----------0----||--7--------5h7------7p5-|
|--0-------------------0----2--3-------------2---------||--5---------------------|
|
| |---3----| |----3-----| |----3-----| |---3---|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q H
|-15b17-15-12------------------------------------------||------------------------|
|-------------15b17-15---12----------------------------||------------------------|
|-----------------------------14b16-14---12------------||------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------14-12------||------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------14-||-12--(12)\--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------||------------------------|
1.,2. 3.
Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q Q
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------|
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||--------------------|
|-7--------------||-----------5--------|-7---------------||-7------------------|
|-7----7p5-------||--7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5--------||-7----7p5-----------|
|------7p5-8--7--||o-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--o||------7p5-8-----7---|
|----------8--7--||--5-----------------|----------8--7---||----------8-----7---|
|
| W W W H E S S E E
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------|
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||--------------------|
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------|
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------|
|----------------||o-------------------|----------------o||------------3h5-3-2-|
|----------------||--------------------|-----------------||--------------------|
Interlude
A5 C5
Gtrs I, II
W W
| |
/ /
Gtr III
\1/ \1/
H +Q. E Q. +E +E +Q E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--------------(0)--------2S|=7-------(7)--(7)-(7)-----7-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| \1/ \1/ \1/
| Q +E +E +Q Q W
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0----(0)--(0)--(0)-----2----|-3--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------8-----------|---------------8------------|
|-----------10--------10------|---------10-------10--------|
|-------9----------------9----|-------9---------------9----|
|---10---------------------10-|----10-------------------10-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
F5 D5
W W
| |
/ /
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
Q. +E +Q E S S Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-------(5)--(5)-----3h===5p3-|-2---(2)--(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)---|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H. Q W
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8--------------------7--------|-5------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------8---------------|-----------4----8---7---4-------|
|---------10--------10----------|---7-----------------------5----|
|-------9--------------9--------|-7----7-------------------------|
|----10--------------------10---|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D C B
H. E E W
| | | |
o / o o
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|--3---|
Q. +E +Q. E Q. +E +Q +H
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5------(5)--(5)------3-|-2------(2)--(2)----(2)------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| \1/ \1/
| Q. +E +H W
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5------(5)--(5)--------|-2---------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------0---------|--------------0--------------|
|---------6--------6-----|---------3--------3----------|
|-7----7-------------7---|-4----4------------------4---|
|----7-----------------7-|----4----------------------4-|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
F5 E5
W W
| |
/ /
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|------3-------|
Q. +E +Q +Q +Q H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------7-5-4-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-8--------(8)--(8)-----(8)----(8)-----|-7---------(7)-5-3-2-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| \1/
| W H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-8------------------------------------|-7---------(7)-5-3-2-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------8---------------------|---4---4h5p=4--------|
|----------10--------10----------------|-----3---------6-5-3-|
|--------9-------------------9---------|-4-------------------|
|-----10----------------------------10-|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
A5 C5
W W
| |
/ /
\1/ \1/
H +Q. E Q. +E +E +Q E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0---------(0)-------2S==|=7-----------(7)--(7)-(7)-----7-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. S S S E. +Q +Q. E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------8-|
|-------------------------|-7h9-----(9)------(9)-----------|
|-7---------(7)-------7h9-|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------8------------|-------------------8------------|
|--------10-----10--------|-------------10-------10--------|
|------9-----------9------|----------9----------------9----|
|---10---------------10---|------10---------------------10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
F5 D5
W W
| |
/ /
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
Q. +E +Q E S S Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------(5)--(5)--------3h=====5p==3-|-2---(2)--(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)----|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
| |---3---| |---3----|
| H +E E E E E E Q +E +E +E +Q +E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7------------(7)h9p===7s5h==7p===5---|-4---(4)--(4)--(4)-(4)----(4)----|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------8----------------------|-----------4----8---7---4--------|
|---------10---------10----------------|---7-----------------------5-----|
|-------9-----------------9------------|-7----7--------------------------|
|----10-------------------------10-----|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D C B
H. E E W
| | | |
o / o o
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|--3---|
Q. +E +Q. E Q. +E +Q +H
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5------(5)--(5)--------3---|-2------(2)--(2)----(2)------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~
| |--3--|
| H. E E E W
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7------------------5h7p==5-|-4---------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------0-------------|--------------0--------------|
|---------6--------6---------|---------3--------3----------|
|-7----7-------------7-------|-4----4------------------4---|
|----7-------------------7---|----4----------------------4-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
F5 E5
e e e e e e e e W
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
|------3-------|
Q. +E +Q +Q +Q H +E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------7--5--4---||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----8--------(8)--(8)-----(8)----(8)------|-----7-----------(7)-5--3--2---||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| \1/ \4________/ \4 \1/ \2_______/ \2
| a Q. +E +Q. +E a Q. +E +Q +Q
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-6---6--------(6)--(6)-----------------(6)-|-9---9-------(9)-(9)---(9)-----||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------8----------------------|------------------7------------||
|--------------10--------10-----------------|---------9----9------9---------||
|------------9-------------------9----------|-----------7------------7------||
|---------10----------------------------10--|-----9---------------------9---||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Chorus
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------5--------|---7---------------|----------5--------|-7--------------|
|--7----5h7-5----7p5-|---7-----7p5-------|-7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5-------|
|--7----5h7------7p5-|---------7p5-8--7--|-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--|
|--5-----------------|-------------8--7--|-5-----------------|----------8--7--|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W W W
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-10-----------------|-(10)--------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|----------5--------|-7--------------|----------5--------|-7--------------||
|-7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5-------|-7----5h7-5----7p5-|-7----7p5-------||
|-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--|-7----5h7------7p5-|------7p5-8--7--||
|-5-----------------|----------8--7--|-5-----------------|----------8--7--||
Outro
PM----| PM----| PM| PM---------------
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------------|------------------------|
||----------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------|
||o---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)--------------------|
||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-------| PM----| PM| PM------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E +H S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)----------------------||
|---------7---------6-----5-|-(5)---------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||----------7---------6-----5-|---------7---------6-----5--||
||o---------7---------6-----5-|---------7---------6-----5-o||
||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0----||
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
Reckoning Day - Megadeth
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band- Megadeth
Song- Reckoning Day
Tuning: Eb
[Riff 1]
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I like the way..."
[Riff 2]
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Db|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...losing game..."
[Riff 3]
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Db|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...all to stop..."
[Riff 4]
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-2----------2---0---|
Eb|-0----0-2-3---2-----|
* *
"...empty skies..."
[Solo over Riff 4]
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-17b20~~--17b20r17-17p15-19~~-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------15----------------------|
Gb|-14h16----16-14\12-14~~--(14)\-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
[End solo]
[Riff 5]
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------5-------7-------------|
Db|-7-------5-------7-------------|
Ab|-7---5h7-----7p5-----7p5-8--7--|
Eb|-------------------------8--7--|
"Don't want no revenge..."
[Riff 1 ] "...day..."
[Solo over Riff 1]
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------12-------------------14------|
Db|-12h14----14~~-(14)\--11/14----14~~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------12----12-------------------------|
Gb|----------------15-14-12-14b16r14--12~~-|
Db|-12/14----14----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------12-------------12------------|
Gb|-------------12-------------12--12-14-15--|
Db|-------------12-12-13-14-14---------------|
Ab|-12-13-14-14------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------12-15-15b17~--15-12-----------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15---------------------15-12-------15-12-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------14-12-------14-12-------11~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------14-12-----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[End solo]
[Play Riff 2] "I like the things..."
[Play Riff 3] "...are prey for me..."
[Play Riff 4] "...to the ground..."
[Solo over Riff 4]
eb|---------12---------------12---------|
Bb|-15b17~-----15-12-15b17~-----15-12---|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-15b17-15-12--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15b17-15-12--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------14b16-14-12--------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------14-12--------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------13-12--(12)\-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
[End solo]
[Play Riff 5] "Don't want no revenge..."
[Guitar fill] leading into next section:
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|---------|
Ab|-3h5-3-2-|
Eb|---------|
[Interlude] (5 Guitars, displayed sequentially)
[Riff 6]
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------10------------------|
Ab|--7-----------------10------------------|
Eb|--5------------------8------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10------------------7------------------|
Db|-10------------------7------------------|
Ab|--8------------------5------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9------------------|
Ab|--5------------------9------------------|
Eb|---------------------7------------------|
[1st Ending]
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Db|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Ab|--8-----------------7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------10--8--7---|
[2nd Ending]
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|------------8--------------------8----------|
Bb|---------10---10--------------10---10-------|
Gb|-------9---------9----------9---------9-----|
Db|----10-------------10----10-------------10--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|------------8------------------8-7-------|
Bb|---------10---10-------------9-----10----|
Gb|-------9---------9---------7----------9--|
Db|----10-------------10----9---------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|----------0----------------0--------|
Bb|--------6---6------------3---3------|
Gb|------7-------7--------4-------4----|
Db|----7-----------7----4-----------4--|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
[1st Ending]
eb|------------8------------------------------|
Bb|---------10---10-------------9h10p9--------|
Gb|-------9---------9---------7--------10-9-7-|
Db|----10-------------10----9-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
[2nd Ending]
eb|------------8--------------------7--------|
Bb|---------10---10-----------9---9---9------|
Gb|-------9---------9-----------7-------7----|
Db|----10-------------10----9-------------9--|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------2/7----(7)*-(7)*-10-|
Eb|-5*----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*----3h5p3-2--(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*--3--2----(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8*----(8)*-(8)*-(8)*-(8)*--7---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------10--8--7-|
Guitar 4 (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------2--3----------------|
Eb|-5----(5)*-(5)*-(5)*----------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8----------------7----5------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*-----2----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------7-5-4-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-8*----------------7---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------8-----------------------|
Gb|-------7h9~-------7~----5-(5)h7p5-4~~--|
Db|-7~------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~---5-(5)h7p5-4~--/10~\--/10~\--/12~\--/12~\--/14~~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
[End Riff 6]
[Play Riff 5] "Don't want no revenge..."
[Play Riff 1] "...day...."
[Riff 1a]
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5-|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Here comes the reckoning day..."
************************************
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| * Natural harmonic
************************************
Song- Reckoning Day
Tuning: Eb
[Riff 1]
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I like the way..."
[Riff 2]
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Db|---------4----------3-----2--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2---2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...losing game..."
[Riff 3]
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Db|---------5----------7-----4--------------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...all to stop..."
[Riff 4]
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-2----------2---0---|
Eb|-0----0-2-3---2-----|
* *
"...empty skies..."
[Solo over Riff 4]
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-17b20~~--17b20r17-17p15-19~~-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------15----------------------|
Gb|-14h16----16-14\12-14~~--(14)\-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
[End solo]
[Riff 5]
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------5-------7-------------|
Db|-7-------5-------7-------------|
Ab|-7---5h7-----7p5-----7p5-8--7--|
Eb|-------------------------8--7--|
"Don't want no revenge..."
[Riff 1 ] "...day..."
[Solo over Riff 1]
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------12-------------------14------|
Db|-12h14----14~~-(14)\--11/14----14~~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------12----12-------------------------|
Gb|----------------15-14-12-14b16r14--12~~-|
Db|-12/14----14----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------12-------------12------------|
Gb|-------------12-------------12--12-14-15--|
Db|-------------12-12-13-14-14---------------|
Ab|-12-13-14-14------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------12-15-15b17~--15-12-----------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15---------------------15-12-------15-12-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------14-12-------14-12-------11~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------14-12-----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[End solo]
[Play Riff 2] "I like the things..."
[Play Riff 3] "...are prey for me..."
[Play Riff 4] "...to the ground..."
[Solo over Riff 4]
eb|---------12---------------12---------|
Bb|-15b17~-----15-12-15b17~-----15-12---|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-15b17-15-12--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15b17-15-12--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------14b16-14-12--------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------14-12--------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------13-12--(12)\-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
[End solo]
[Play Riff 5] "Don't want no revenge..."
[Guitar fill] leading into next section:
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|---------|
Ab|-3h5-3-2-|
Eb|---------|
[Interlude] (5 Guitars, displayed sequentially)
[Riff 6]
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------10------------------|
Ab|--7-----------------10------------------|
Eb|--5------------------8------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10------------------7------------------|
Db|-10------------------7------------------|
Ab|--8------------------5------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9------------------|
Ab|--5------------------9------------------|
Eb|---------------------7------------------|
[1st Ending]
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Db|-10-----------------9-------------------|
Ab|--8-----------------7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------10--8--7---|
[2nd Ending]
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|------------8--------------------8----------|
Bb|---------10---10--------------10---10-------|
Gb|-------9---------9----------9---------9-----|
Db|----10-------------10----10-------------10--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|------------8------------------8-7-------|
Bb|---------10---10-------------9-----10----|
Gb|-------9---------9---------7----------9--|
Db|----10-------------10----9---------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|----------0----------------0--------|
Bb|--------6---6------------3---3------|
Gb|------7-------7--------4-------4----|
Db|----7-----------7----4-----------4--|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
[1st Ending]
eb|------------8------------------------------|
Bb|---------10---10-------------9h10p9--------|
Gb|-------9---------9---------7--------10-9-7-|
Db|----10-------------10----9-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
[2nd Ending]
eb|------------8--------------------7--------|
Bb|---------10---10-----------9---9---9------|
Gb|-------9---------9-----------7-------7----|
Db|----10-------------10----9-------------9--|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------2/7----(7)*-(7)*-10-|
Eb|-5*----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*----3h5p3-2--(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*--3--2----(2)*-(2)*-(2)*-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8*----(8)*-(8)*-(8)*-(8)*--7---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------10--8--7-|
Guitar 4 (use half-step whammy dives on the notes with a *)
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------2--3----------------|
Eb|-5----(5)*-(5)*-(5)*----------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8----------------7----5------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----(5)*-(5)*-----2----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------7-5-4-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-8*----------------7---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------8-----------------------|
Gb|-------7h9~-------7~----5-(5)h7p5-4~~--|
Db|-7~------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~---5-(5)h7p5-4~--/10~\--/10~\--/12~\--/12~\--/14~~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
[End Riff 6]
[Play Riff 5] "Don't want no revenge..."
[Play Riff 1] "...day...."
[Riff 1a]
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---------7----------6-----5-|
Ab|---------7----------6-----5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Here comes the reckoning day..."
************************************
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| * Natural harmonic
************************************
Song info
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Reckoning Day
Megadeth
2001
- Rock
- Heavy Metal
- Thrash
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