Peace Sells
by Megadeth
on the album Peace Sells... Buy Who's Buying

Legend:
hpb - half pre bend (ex. hpb17 = pb to 18 fret)
fb  - full bend
hb  - half bend
r   - release bend
*   - palm mute
/   - slide up
\   - slide down
h   - hammer on
p   - pull off
(9) - ghost note
wbd - whammy bar dive
wbv - whammy bar vibrato
~   - vibrato
a   - artificial harmonics

Tuning: 1/4 step down


Bass intro arranged for guitar:

e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D--------5--------7-8---------5----------|
A-7--5-7------7-5------7--5-7------7-----|
E-----------0--------------------0---5-6-|

Intro

e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----9\------7---------------------------------------|
A-5-6-7\--2---5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7--|
E---------0--------------------------------------6-5--|
                     * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Intro solo - Dave Mustaine

e-hpb17r---hpb17r---hpb17r---12h16p12----12-11h15p11----11-10h14p10----10-9h13p9----9-|
B-------------------------------------15-------------14-------------13-----------12---|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            End Solo
e-8h12p8----8-7h11p7----7-6h10p6---6-5h9p5---5------|
B--------11----------10----------9---------8---5~~--|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1  - 4x

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

Chorus

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------7--------------------7-------------------------------------|
D-9-9-7-9--5--7-9-9----9-9-7-9--5------------------7--------------5---|
A-7-7-5-7-----5-7-7----7-7-5-7-----4-5-5--5-5-4-5--5--4-5---5-4-3-3---|
E----------------------------------2-3-3--3-3-2-3-----2-3---3-2-1-----|
                                                            * * *
Solo 1 rhythm - Dave Mustaine

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

Solo 1 - Chris Poland

e-----------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------12h13-12p10\9-------|
G-12fb14~~-13p12-13p12p9-12h13/14---------------12p10-|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                      End Solo
e----------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
B-------12-10-------10-------------------------------------15-------15-12---------------------|
G-12-13-------13-12----12-10----------------------------------------------14-12hb13----(13)\--|
D----------------------------14-12-10---------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------14-12-10------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------14-12-10~~-------------------------------------|

Verse 2 - 4x

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

Fills over Verse 2 - All Chris Poland

#1                        #2                             #3
e--------------------||  e---------19--------19~~--||  e-----------------------------||
B--------------------||  B-17fb19-----17fb19-------||  B-14h15-------12-14hb15~~~~~\-||
G--------------------||  G-------------------------||  G--a-------13-----------------||
D--------------------||  D-------------------------||  D-------14--------------------||
A-7p5-7p5------------||  A-------------------------||  A-----------------------------||
E-a--------5--(5)wbd-||  E-------------------------||  E-----------------------------||

#4                                      End Fills
e------------------------------------------------||
B-15---------------------------------------------||
G-14hb15--14p12---15-14p12-----------------------||
D--------------14---------14-12------------------||
A-------------------------------14-12-10-12-10~~-||
E------------------------------------------------||

Chorus

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------7--------------------7-------------------------------------|
D-9-9-7-9--5--7-9-9----9-9-7-9--5------------------7--------------5---|
A-7-7-5-7-----5-7-7----7-7-5-7-----4-5-5--5-5-4-5--5--4-5---5-4-3-3---|
E----------------------------------2-3-3--3-3-2-3-----2-3---3-2-1-----|
                                                            * * *
Riff 1 - Both Guitars

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----10p9-10-----9p7-9-----7p5-7-----5p4-5------4p2-4-----2p0-2-----------------------|
E-0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--5p4-5-0-0--3p2-3-|
  * *         * *       * *       * *        * *       * *       * *        * *

Riff 2a - Guitar 1

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----10p9-10-----9p7-9-----7p5-7-----5p4-5------4p2-4-----2p0-2----------------/6-5-|
E-0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--5p4-5-0-0-/4-3-|
  * *         * *       * *       * *        * *       * *       * *        * *      |
                                                                                     |
Riff 2a - Guitar 2                                                                   |
                                                                                     |
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------9p8-9------7p5-7-----5p4-5-----4h5-4------2p0-2-------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------5p4-5-----4p2-4------/6-5-|
E-0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-/4-3-|
  * *         * *       * *       * *        * *       * *       * *        * *

Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|         --------|
A-4-------------5-------4-----5-4-|                 |
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-2-|                 |
    * * * * * *   * * *   * *                       |
Guitar 1                                            |
e------------------------------------------|        |
B------------------------------------------|        |
G------------------------------------------|        |
D------------------------------------------|        |--- Play 3x
A-----10p9-10-----9p7-9-----7p5-7-----/6-5-|        |
E-0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-/4-3-|        |
  * *         * *       * *       * *               |
Guitar 2                                            |
e----------------------------------------|          |
B----------------------------------------|          |
G----------------------------------------|          |
D-----9p8-9-----7p5-7-----5p4-5----------|   -------|
A-----------------------------------/6-5-|
E-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-/4-3-|
  * *       * *       * *       * *

Final time
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------7-8-9------------|
A-4-------------5-------4-----5-6-7-[let ring]-|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------------|
    * * * * * *   * * *   * *

Solos:

#1 - Chris Poland
                                                             End Solo
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-11/12-15-11/12-------------------------12--------------------------|
G----------------14hb15--14-12--14--12h14--12------------------------|
D-----------------------------14--14---------14~~~--12---------------|
A------------------------------------------------------14-12-10hb11--|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

#2 - Dave Mustaine
                                                                                         End Solo
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------2----------------2-5p4-2-4-4p2---------------------------------------|
D-------------------------2---4p2----------2---------------4-2-4p2~~----(2)----------------------|
A---------0h2p0-0h2p0-3/4---------4\3-3/4-------------------------------hold-note-thru-next-solo-|
E-0h2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

#3 - Chris Poland

e-------19-------19-----------------------------------------------------|
B-19-20----20-20-----20--20--pb20-21-20--20fb22-r20fb-23-20r-20fb23hb24-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                               End Solo
e--------------------------------------|
B-17-20----17--------------------------|
G-------18----19fb21----19-16----------|
D----------------------------19-17hb18-|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

#4 - Dave Mustaine

e-14h17p14--14-19p14-14-14h17p14--14-19p14----14h17p14--14-19p14-14-14h17p14--14-19p14--14h17p14-|
B---------17--------------------17--------17----------17--------------------17--------17---------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    End Solo
e------------14-------------|
B----14h17-14--17p14--------|
G-17-----------------16~~~--|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Riff 3 - Guitar 1 - 1x

e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--------5-------7-8-|
A-7--5-7-----7-5-----|
E----------0---------|
           *
Riff 3a - Guitar 1 - 11x

e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--------5-----------|
A-7--5-7-----7-5-----|
E----------0-----5-6-|
           *

Riff 3 - Guitar 2 (Comes in with the drums)

e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------9-------------------------|
D----2-------5-------4-------9-----9-------5-------4-------9-|
A----2-------5-------4-------9--77---------5-------4-------9-|
E-00------33------22------77------------33------22------77---|
  **      **      **      **    **      **      **      **

Riff 4

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------5-------7h8-|
A-7~--5-7-----7-5-----|
E-----------0---------|
            *

Riff 5 - Guitar 1

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------5-------7h8-|
A-7~--5-7-----7-5-----|
E-----------0---------|
            *

Riff 5 - Guitar 2

e-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G---------7-------9h10--|
D-9~--7-9-----9-7-------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------0-----------|
            *

Solo 6 rhythm - Dave Mustaine

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------5-------7h8-|
A-7~--5-7-----7-5-----|
E-----------0---------|
            *


Solo 6 - Chris Poland

e-------------------------------------------------12---------------12--------------------------|
B------------pb10-12wbv--pb13-15wbv--(15)b17wbv-----15p12-------12----15p12---12---------------|
G-pb12-14wbv---------------------------------------------14fb16------------14----pb14-16r14p12-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-15fb17--15fb17--15fb17-15hb16~~--------12-13-12----------12-13-12----------|
B----------------------------------12h15----------15-12h15----------15-12h15-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-12-13-12---------------------------12--15fb17----17fb19~~--20fb22~~--22fb24~~--|
B---------15-13-12----------12-13-15---------------------------------------------|
G------------------14-12h14------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     End Solo
E-22p19-22p19--------------------------------|
B-------------22-21-22--20fb22-20fb22--20~~\-|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

Riff 5 - Guitar 1

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------5-------7h8-|
A-7~--5-7-----7-5-----|
E-----------0---------|
            *

Riff 5 - Guitar 2

e-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G---------7-------9h10--|
D-9~--7-9-----9-7-------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------0-----------|
            *

Riff 4

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------5-------7h8-|
A-7~--5-7-----7-5-----|
E-----------0---------|
            *

Riff 6

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------5-------7h8----------5------------------------------------------|
A-7~--5-7-----7-5------7~--5-7-----7--6-5-4-3---3-4-3---3-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-4-|
E-----------0--------------------0----4-3-2-1-0-1-2-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-2-|
            *                    *    * * * * * * * * * *

Final time
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7-8-9-|
A-6-5-4-3---3-4-3---3-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-6-7-|
E-4-3-2-1-0-1-2-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-2-2-------|
   * * * * * * * * * *

Solo 7 - Chris Poland

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------12-14p12-15--(15)wbd--|
G-----------------------------------------------------11-13-14----------a-----------|
D------------------------------11h12p11-------11h12h14------------------------------|
A---------11h12p11-----11h12h14--------14p12----------------------------------------|
E-12-12h14--------14p12-------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------12-----------12-13-12--------12-13-12--------12-13-12-|
G-14p12-14~~--14-12----14--12-14----12hb13--14--------14-13-14--------14-13-14---------|
D-------------------14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------|
B---------12-15-12--------12-16-12--------12-13-15----15fb17----(17)r15b17r15p12-15fb19-|
G-14-13-14--------14-13-14--------14-13-14----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------12--------12-14-12--------12-14-12--------12-14-12-|
B-(19)r17r15-15----15----15-12-15--------15-12-15--------15-12-15---------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                       End Solo
e---------15-16-15--------15-16-15-----17hb18--17p15-17--15fb17--------(17)r15--19~~-22~~-24~~-|
B-15p12-----------17-15-17--------17p15--------------------------------------------------------|
G------14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|