The Killing Road
by Megadeth
off the album Youthanasia

Legend:
*   - palm mute
/   - slide up
\   - slide down
h   - hammer on
p   - pull off
~   - vibrato
hb  - half bend
fb  - full bend
r   - release bend
X\\ - pick slide

Tuning: half a step down

Intro - Guitar 1
                              4x
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-----7-----8-----7-----8---5~~-|
E-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
  * *   * *   * *   * *   *

Intro - Guitar 2 (comes in the third and fourth time)

e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-----9----10-----9----10---7~~-|
A-------------------------------|
E-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
  * *   * *   * *   * *   *

Verse 1 - 6x

e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------5-------4-|
D---------------------------5---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
A-----7-----8-----7---5------------------------------7-------6-----|
E-0-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
  * *   * *   * *   *         * * * *   * *   *    * * *   * * *

Chorus
                       1x|                     7x
e------------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------------|
G------------------------|-----------------------|
D----9-------------------|---9-------------------|
A-2--7---9---8---5---3-2-|---7---9---8---5---3-2-|
E-0------7---6---3---1-0-|-0-----7---6---3---1-0-|
                           *
Verse 2 - 4x

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------5-------4-|
D-------------------------5---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
A---7-----8-----7---5------------------------------7-------6-----|
E-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
  *   * *   * *   *         * * * *   * *   *    * * *   * * *

Chorus
                       1x|                     7x
e------------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------------|
G------------------------|-----------------------|
D----9-------------------|---9-------------------|
A-2--7---9---8---5---3-2-|---7---9---8---5---3-2-|
E-0------7---6---3---1-0-|-0-----7---6---3---1-0-|
                           *
Intermission

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------5-------4-|
D-------------------------5---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4---|
A---7-----8-----7---5------------------------------7-------6-----|
E-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------|
  *   * *   * *   *         * * * *   * *   *    * * *   * * *

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------5-----------------------------------|
A-----7-----8-----7---5-----------7-8---5-7---3-5---2-3---------|
E-0-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----3-2-----0-----0-----0-----0-7-6-5-|
  * *   * *   * *   *         * *     *     *     *     *

Solo Rhythm - Mustaine
                                                              5x|Then this
e---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A-4---4-----------4---4---4---4---2---2-----------5------5------|-4----4--4--4--5--2-|
E-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2---2---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-|-2----2--2--2--3--0-|
        * * * * *                       * * * * *    * *    * *

Solo 1 - Friedman

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------11--9----------------9---9h11---9------------------------------------------------|
D---8/11-------11----8/11-12----------------12---12h14p12\11hb12r11hb12r--12p11p9-9--8h9~-|
A-9---------------9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------14--------------------------------14--|
G-----------------------------------------14-15hb16r-----16-15-16-16h18p16-15--16----16-----|
D--8\-2/-11-11-11-11--11\--/16---14-16-17-----------------------------------------16--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15----15-14--------------------14-------------------------------------------------14----------|
G-------------16-----16~~-----11----11-------11-------11/15-------15-------------11----11-------|
D----------------16--------11----------11-------11----------16-------16----16-11----------11----|
A-----------------------------------------13-------13----------16-------16-------------------13-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-11-------11/15-------15----------18-15----18-15----18/21p18----21-18----21-18-19h21p19-18----|
D----11----------16-------16----16-------16-------16----------20-------20-------------------21-|
A-------13----------16-------16----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------14------------------|
G-18-19h21p19-18----18-19h21p19-18----------19p18-------18\16-------16----16---------------|
D----------------20----------------21p17h21-------16-20-------14-17----------14-17-14-16~~-|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-x-20p19p17-19~~----20-19-17-19-18-17--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------20-19-18-17h18h19p18p17-18-17-16-14--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-17fb19--17-14-----------------------------------------------|
B---------------17-14-17fb19-17-14--------------------4/14-14-|
G----------------------------------16fb18r-14-16~~\4----------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

e-18p14----18p14----18/21p17----21p17----21\--15p12---15p12----15/-18p14----18p14----18/19-|
B-------14-------14----------17-------17------------14------14-----------14-------14-------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-19p15----19p15----19/-22p19----22p19----22p19--24p19----19\15-19p15----19p15----15\12-15p12----|
B-------17-------17-----------20-------20--------------20-------------17-------17-------------12-|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                End Solo
e---------------14------15------17------19------19----\-|
B-17fb19~~------17fb19--18fb20--20fb22--22fb24--22fb24\-|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

Solo Rhythm - Friedman
                                                                 2x
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|leave off the
G------------------------------------------------------5-------4---|last note of
D-------------------------5---------3-----3---3/-----5-------4-----|this bar 2nd time
A---7-----8-----7---5------------------------------7-------6-------|
E-0---0-0---0-0---8---7~----3-2-1-1---1-1---1----8-------7-------0-|
  *   * *   * *   *         * * * *   * *   *    * * *   * * *   *

Solo 2 - Mustaine

e-22fb24--22fb24--22fb24--22fb24-22fb24-22fb24-22~---20-22-19-20----19-----------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------22----20-22-19-20----19-----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------21----21--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                         End Solo
e-----------------------------12p11p10----10-------------------------------------|
B-19-20-22-22fb24-22-20----------------12-----12p11p10----10h11p10---------------|
G-----------------------22~----------------------------12----------12-9~~\-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------X\\-|

Chorus
                       1x|                    15x
e------------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------------|
G------------------------|-----------------------|
D----9-------------------|---9-------------------|
A-2--7---9---8---5---3-2-|---7---9---8---5---3-2-|
E-0------7---6---3---1-0-|-0-----7---6---3---1-0-|
                           *