#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ================================================================================ M E G A D E T H - R E C K O N I N G D A Y ================================================================================ YOUTHANASIA (c) Capitol Records (1994) http://www.megadeth.com/ Tune down a half step D# G# C# F# Tempo = 121 BPM Time Signature = 4/4 ----------------------------- Transcribed by PADDY MCMULLAN pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com http://pmtabs.net Version 1.0 [9th August 2018] ----------------------- Tablature Symbols Used: (/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide) \ - Slide Down to/Down From / - Slide Up to/Up From ( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note |--- ---| - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space x - Dead Note/Muted Note 5h7 - Hammer-On 7p5 - Pull-Off * - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end) ================================================================================ Intro/Verse 1: [ Time 00:00 - 01:12 ] ================================================================================ I [ 00:00 - 00:32 ] The bass rests for the duration of this part "I like the way that I make you itch And all the reasons I give you to bitch And how I make you wanna scream in pain And feel your life is just a losing game" II [ 00:32 - 00:48 ] |________________________________[1-7] |________________________________[8] F#||----------------------------------| | |----------------------------------| C#||----------------------------------|*| |----------------------------------| G#||----------------------------------|*| |----------------------------------| D#||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| | |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 /-| x 8 Continue picking during slide "I like the way that you let me in The way you look when the walls cave in I like the way that your stomach knots And how you cry for it all to stop" III [ 00:48 - 01:04 ] F#||----------------------------------| | C#||----------------------------------|*| G#||----------------------------------|*| x 7 D#||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| | ||-------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|| ||--5-5-5-5 /10--12--------------------------|| "I like the way that you fool yourself And make believe there's nobody else I like the way that you stand in line And beg salvation from the empty skies" IV [ 01:04 - 01:12 ] F#||--------------------------| | C#||--------------------------|*| G#||-----------------2-----0--|*| x 4 D#||--0----x--0h2-3-----2-----| | ================================================================================ Chorus 1: [ Time 01:12 - 01:28 ] ================================================================================ * = staccato note F#||--------------------------|-------*------------------| C#||--------------------------|-------0------------------| G#||--------------3----x------|--5-----------------------| D#||--5----x--3h5---------5p3-|----------3-5\1--1--0--0--| "Don't want no revenge" |--------------------------|-------*-------------------| |--------------------------|-------0-------3--3--2--2--| |--------------3----x------|--5------------------------| |--5----x--3h5---------5-3-|----------3-5p0------------| "ain't no payback" |--------------------------|-------*------------------| |--------------------------|-------0------------------| |--------------3----x------|--5-----------------------| |--5----x--3h5---------5p3-|----------3-5\1--1--0--0--| "time" "it ain't called getting" |--------------------------|-------*------------------|| |--------------------------|-------0------3--3--2--2--|| |--------------3----x------|--5-----------------------|| |--5----x--3h5---------5-3-|----------3-5-------------|| "even" "here comes the reckoning" ================================================================================ Verse 2: [ Time 01:28 - 02:33 ] ================================================================================ I [ 01:28 - 01:44 ] F#||--------------------------------|| C#||--------------------------------|| G#||--------------------------------|| D#||--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| ||----------------------------------| | ||----------------------------------|*| ||----------------------------------|*| x 6 ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | ||-------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------|| ||--0-0-0-0-3 / 9/11/12-12-12-12-12-12 \9 \2-|| II [ 01:44 - 02:00 ] |________________________________[1-7] |________________________________[8] F#||----------------------------------| | |----------------------------------| C#||----------------------------------|*| |----------------------------------| G#||----------------------------------|*| |----------------------------------| D#||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| | |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-| "I like the things that you try to fake And your face when I see you break And that you say you will pray for me You realize you are prey for me" III [ 02:00 - 02:15 ] F#||----------------------------------| | C#||----------------------------------|*| G#||----------------------------------|*| x 7 D#||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| | ||------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------|| ||------------------10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|| ||--5-5-5-x-10--12--------------------------|| "I like the way you stay on attack No matter what, I keep coming back And how you try to hold me down But you end up driven to the ground" IV [ 02:15 - 02:33 ] F#||--------------------------| | C#||--------------------------|*| G#||-----------------2-----0--|*| x 4 D#||--0----x--0h2-3-----2-----| | ================================================================================ Chorus 2: [ Time 02:33 - 02:39 ] ================================================================================ * = staccato note F#||--------------------------|-------*------------------| C#||--------------------------|-------0------------------| G#||--------------3----x------|--5-----------------------| D#||--5----x--3h5---------5-3-|----------3-5\1--1--0--0--| "Don't want no revenge" |--------------------------|-------*-------------------| |--------------------------|-------0-------3--3--2--2 /| |--------------3----x------|--5------------------------| |--5----x--3h5---------5-3-|----------3-5p0------------| "ain't no payback" |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------3----x------|--5----x------------------| |--5----x--3h5---------5-3-|----------3-5\1--1--0--0--| "time" "it ain't called getting" |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------3--3--2--2 /|| |--------------3----x------|--5----x------------------|| |--5----x--3-5---------5-3-|----------3h5-------------|| "even" "here comes the reckoning" ================================================================================ Interlude: [ Time 02:39 - 03:11 ] ================================================================================ * = staccato note F#||---------------------|----------------------| C#||---------------------|----------------------| G#||------------------*--|--3---------------3 / | D#||--5---------------3--|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--8---------------8 \ |--5--------------------| |----------------------|--------------0--3--5--| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--5---------------3--|--2---------------2--| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |--3---------------3--|--2--------2--0--------| |---------------------|-----------------3--2--| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |--0---------------*--|--3--------3-----------| |------------------3--|--------------0--3--5--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------/12----*--- ------| |--/8--------8 / 10--8--7--|--5-------------11-- --8-7-| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--5--------5-- \ 3--|--2------2--2------2--| |----------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2--2--0--------|| |--------------------------|--------------------3--2--|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| ================================================================================ Chorus 3: [ Time 03:11 - 03:28 ] ================================================================================ * = staccato note F#||--------------------------|--------------------------| C#||--------------------------|--------------------------| G#||--------------3----x------|--5----x------------------| D#||--5----x--3h5---------5-3-|----------3-5\1--1--0--0--| "(Don't want no revenge)" "don't want no revenge" |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------3--3--2--2 /| |--------------3----x------|--5----x------------------| |--5----x--3h5p3-------5-3-|----------3-5-------------| "(ain't no payback time)" "ain't no payback" |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------3----x------|--5----x------------------| |--5----x--3-5---------5p3-|----------3-5\1--1--0--0--| "time/(it ain't called getting even)" "it ain't called getting" |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------3--3--2--2--|| |--------------3----x------|--5----x------------------|| |--5----x--3-5---------5-3-|----------3h5-------------|| "even/(here comes the reckoning)" "here comes the reckoning" ================================================================================ Outro: [ Time 03:28 - 04:35 ] ================================================================================ F#||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| C#||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| G#||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| D#||--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| "Day" ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|*| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|*| x 3 ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | ||----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5 / 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| The song begins to fade out at this point |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--12 \ -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Continue picking as you slide |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5 / 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--12 \ -0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Continue picking as you slide |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5 / 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--12 \ -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Continue picking as you slide |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0--5 / 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--12 \ -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Continue picking as you slide ||----------------------------------| | ||----------------------------------|*| ||----------------------------------|*| x 7 ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | "Here comes the reckoning day Here comes the reckoning day Here comes the reckoning day Here comes the reckoning day Here comes the reckoning, here comes the reckoning day Oooo here it comes It's comin' to getcha" ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Intro/Verse 1 [ 00:00 - 01:12 ] - I [ 00:00 - 00:32 ] - II [ 00:32 - 00:48 ] - III [ 00:48 - 01:04 ] - IV [ 01:04 - 01:12 ] Chorus 1 [ 01:12 - 01:28 ] Verse 2 [ 01:28 - 02:23 ] - I [ 01:28 - 01:44 ] - II [ 01:44 - 02:00 ] - III [ 02:00 - 02:15 ] - IV [ 02:15 - 02:23 ] Chorus 2 [ 02:23 - 02:39 ] Interlude [ 02:39 - 03:11 ] Chorus 3 [ 03:11 - 03:28 ] Outro [ 03:28 - 04:35 ] END