MEGADETH - RATTLEHEAD
(Killing Is My Business ... And Business Is Good!, 1985)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.

Riff 1A

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------5-
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--5-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------3-
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 1

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5---5---5--
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--------------------------------------------------5---5---5--
A ---------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---3---3--
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 1B

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--------------------------------------------------2---5---5--
A ---------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---5---5--
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---3--

Riff 2

E ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------9--------------10--------------11--------------12--
D -------------9--------------10--------------11--------------12--
A -------------7--------------8 --------------9 --------------10--
E -0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----

Riff 3

E --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G --------------------------------
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-7-0-0-7-0----
A -----------------------------3--
E --------------------------------

Riff 3A

E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G --------------------------------7-
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-7-0-0-7-0----7-
A -----------------------------3--5-
E ----------------------------------

Riff 4

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------10----------12----------10----------------------------10----------12----------10------------------------
D -12----10----12----12----12----10----12------10-10--11-12----10----12----12----12----10----12-----------10--11-
A -12----8 ----12----10----12----8 ----12------10-10--11-12----8 ----12----10----12----8 ----12--10b11-10-10--11-
E -10----------10----------10----------10--x-x-8 -8 --9 -10----------10----------10----------10-----------8 --9 -

Riff 4A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------10----------10----------10----------------------------10----------10----------10------------------------
D -12----10----12----10----12----10----12------10-10--11-12----10----12----10----12----10----12-----------10--11-
A -12----8 ----12----8 ----12----8 ----12------10-10--11-12----8 ----12----8 ----12----8 ----12--10b11-10-10--11-
E -10----------10----------10----------10--x-x-8 -8 --9 -10----------10----------10----------10-----------8 --9 -

Riff 4B

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------10----------10----------10----------------------------10----------10----------10----------13----------
D -12----10----12----10----12----10----12------10-10--11-12----10----12----10----12----10----12----13----12----
A -12----8 ----12----8 ----12----8 ----12------10-10--11-12----8 ----12----8 ----12----8 ----12----11----12----
E -10----------10----------10----------10--x-x-8 -8 --9 -10----------10----------10----------10----------10----

Riff 5

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------3-1---------------------------3-1---------------------------3-1------------------------------
G -2--2--------------2-0-----2-0-2--2--------------2-0-----2-0-2--2--------------2-0-----2-0-2--2----------5---0---7--
D -------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-5---0---7--
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 5A

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

Riff 6

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

Riff 7

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 7A

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------
G --------------------------------7----7----7----7-------------------------------- -7- -7--7-
D -0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5--7----7----7----7-------------------------------- -7- -7--7-
A --------------------------------5----5----5----5----5*--(however long it takes)- -5- -5--5-
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------

Order

Riff 1A x 1
Riff 1 x 3
Riff 1B x 1
Solo over Riff 2 x 4
Riff 3 x 4
Riff 1 x 3
Riff 1B x 1
Solo over Riff 2 x 4
Solo over Riff 3 x 3
Solo over Riff 3A x 1
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 4A x 1
Riff 4B x 1
Solo over Riff 5 x 2
Riff 5A x 4
Riff 6 x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Solo over Riff 5A x 4
Solo over Riff 6 x 4
Riff 7 x 3
Riff 7A x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2003