ABSOLUTION

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album YOUTHANASIA (REMIX/REMASTER) EDITION)
Transcribed by Russ Elton Music by Mustaine/Friedman
(webmaster@abysslord.com) & Arranged by Megadeth
Jordan Baker

A Intro
P = 112
N.C.
1
g4 V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V
I 4
Gtr II
let ring

T 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B

g
I 44 V V
V V V V V V `P
R V V V V R V V V V R V V V V R
e V V V V aP V V V V `P e V V V V aP
Gtr I
let ring

T
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
sl. sl. sl. sl.

g V V V fV V V V V V V e V V gV f V gV f V V V V V eV V eV V V V V V
5
I V V
3 3
3
let ring let ring let ring

T 5 5 6 5 6 5 8 8 9 8 9 8 3 3 4 3 4 3
A 5 5 8 8 3 3
7 7 10 10 5 5
B
H P sl. H P sl. H P

g eV V fV V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV
V V
V V V V V V
V
3 3
3
let ring let ring let ring

T
A 5 5 7 5 7 5 8 8 10 8 10 8 3 3 5 3 5 3
7 7 10 10 5 5
B 7 7 10 10 5 5
H P H P sl. H

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1.
rit. P = 56 P = rit.
2.
112 P = 56
g V V
8
I V V W U V V V eV W U
T
A 7 10 10 5 7 (7) 7 5 5 8 7 (7)
B
sl.

g
I V V V V W U V V V fV W U
T
A
B 7 10 10 5 7 (7) 7 5 5 8 7 (7)

g P = 112
12
V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V
I
let ring

T 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B

g
I V V V V V V V V `PR V V
e V V V V V V aP
R V V
V V V V V V `P
R V V
e V V V V V V aP
R
let ring

T
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
sl. sl. sl. sl.

eV fV V
16
g V V V fV V V V V
I V V V V V eV V V V V V eV V V V V V gV V e V V V
fV
3

let ring
3 3 5 6
T 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
A 5 5 5 5 5 3 6 6 6
7 7 7 3 5 8
B
H P

g
I V V V V V V V V V V e V V V PR V V V V V V
ce V V V V
V V fV V eV
cgV f V gV e V V
3
let ring

T
A 5 5 7 5 7 5 5 3 2 3 6 5 6
7 7 7 5 0 5 8
B 7 7 6 6 3 3 6 5 5 8 8
6
H P sl. sl. P sl. P

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rit. P = 72
g V fV V V V V gV V P eV V V V V V U
20
I V V z
3
V V
let ring
0
T 6 6 8 8 11 8 11 8
A 5 5 6 9
7 7 5 11 (11)
B 0 0
sl. H P

g c V P V V V V gV V
I f V V PR V V V V e V z U
V 3
let ring

T 5 5 8 5 8 5
A 3 6
2 8 (8)
B 8 7 7 12 12 0
sl. sl. H P

B Bridge
P = 112
N.C. F5 E5

23
g eV
I V V V V f V
fV V V V V V V V eV f VV UU UU
let ring Gtrs III, IV

T
A 0 3
0 0 0 3
B 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 (2)
1 1 0 0 1 0 (0)

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W W U W W
27
g
I
Gtr VI
12 10
T 12 (12) 10
A
B

W W U W W U
g
I
Gtr V
12 10
T 12 (12) 10 (10)
A
B

g
I
UU UU UU UU
Gtrs III, IV

T
A
B (2) (2) (2)
(0) (0) (0)

C Guitar Solo (Mustaine)

N.C. G5 N.C. b
G5 F 5
VV VVVVVV VV VVV V V VV VV VV VV WW VV
g VV VV
31
I u u u
Gtr V
M M
FullFull M
Full FullM Full M[[[[[[[ M
Full

T 15 15 (15)15(15)15 (15) 15 15
O 15 15 15 15
A 12 14 14 14 14 (14)
14 12 14
B
H

g
I
V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V VVVV V V V V gV V V V V V V V
V V V VV
Gtrs III, IV

T 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2
B 2 4 5 2 4 5 4
0 3 0 3 2
H P P H P P

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N.C. Fb5G5 N.C. C5 G5F 5b

V VV
VVV VV VVV VVVVVV VV V 3
35
gW V V V V V VeV V V V V V
I V VV
3
A.H. A.H.
[[[[[[[[[ FullM M M
1/2 1/2 1/2 M M
Full

15
T 15
A 12 12 14 14 12 12 14(14)12(12) 12
14 14 14 14 12 12 14 12 12
B 14 14 13 12 13 12 12
15 12 (12)
O
G G H P H P

g c j c j
I V V
V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V VV
V VV VV V V V V V V V V V VVgV
V
V V
T 0
A 0 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0 5 5
B 2 4 4 5 2 3 3 5 4
0 2 3 0 3 2
H P P H P P

N.C. G5 N.C. b G5F 5

8va

g V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V VV V VV VVV V
39
I W VVVV e V f V V Ve V f V V Ve V f V u uu u
3 3
3 3 3 3
[[[[[[[[ M
Full
O
1/2
1517 17 (17)17 1717(17)
T 12 1512 12121512 1215171717
A 12 1412 15 15 15
12 14 12 14
B 12 1314 14
12 121415
H H P sl.

g
I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V
VV V V V VV
T 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2
B 2 4 5 2 4 5 4
0 3 0 3 2
H P P H P P

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N.C. Fb5 G5

g
V V eV fV V V V V V eV fV V V eV fV V V V
V eV fV V eV fV V V V eV fV V V eV
43
I 3 3 3 3 3 3

T 15 12 12 15 12 17 15 12 12 15 12 12 17 15 12 12 15 12 12 17 15 12 12 15 12
A 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
B
P P P P P P P P P P P

g V
I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V VV VV
V V
T 0
A 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2
B 2 4 4 5
0 2 3
H P P

N.C. C5

g V V V V eV fV V V V V V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V V V eV fV V V eV V V
45
I 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6
Full M
1/2

T 12 17 15 12 12 15 12 12 12 17 15 12 12 17 15 12 12 12 15 17 17 12 17 15 12 12 17 15 12 15 12
15 15 15
O O
14 12 12 14 15 16 16 15 14
A 14 17
B
P P P P P P P H P P P P P sl. sl.

g c k j
I V V V V V V V V VV
V V
T
A 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 5
B 2 3
0
H P P

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N.C.
8va

47
g W V V W V V P fW V V V U
I z u u
Gtr VI
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ tr [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T 17 17 15 15 15 18 20 18 17 (18)
A
B
sl. sl.

P W V V V gU
g W V V W V V
z u u
I
Gtr V
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ tr [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T
17 17 16 16 16 19 21 19 18 (19)
A
B
sl. sl.

g
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V
V V V eV V V V V V
Gtrs III, IV

T 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
B 3 2 1 0 0

D Bridge
N.C.
8va
51
g V j
I
T 17
A
B
sl.

g V j
I
T
A 17
B
sl.

g
I eV V eV V V eV V V V V f V V gV V V
gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V gV
T
A 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 6 3
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 2
4 3 2 1 4

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E Guitar Solo (Friedman)

N.C. G5 N.C. b G5 F5
g k V V V V l eV W V V V gV V V f V
55
I eW V W W
u u 3
Gtr VI [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
M
1/2 1/2 1/2 M
1/2 M 1/2

T
3 (3) 3
O 3O 3 (3) (3) 7 6 (6)
O 4
A
B
sl.

g
I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V VV
VV V V V V
Gtrs III, IV

T 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2
B 2 4 5 2 4 5 4
0 3 0 3 2
H P P H P P

N.C. b G5 F5 N.C.

g W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3
59
I W V V V V V V
M
1/2 [[[[[[[[[[[
T 7 8 10 8 7 7 (7)
O 8 7
A 9 9 9 7
9 7 9 7 5 7
B
sl. H P P H P

g
I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V VV VV V V V V V V V V
V V V V
T 0
A 0 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0
B 2 4 4 5 2
0 2 3 0
H P P H P P

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C5 G5 F5 b N.C. G5

g V gV V V V V V VV
62
I V V V V e V VVVVVVV V VVV V VV VV VVVV V
V
7
M
1/2 [[[ [[[
T
A (7)
O57888757875 5 14 16 17
14
B 7 5 7 7 7 9 9 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 14 16 17
sl. sl. P H P P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. H H H H H

g cj c j
I VV VV VV gV V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V VV
V V V
T 0
A 0 0 0
5 5 2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2
B 3 3 5 4 2 4 5
3 2 0 3
H P P

N.C. b
G5 F 5 N.C.
8va 8va

g V e V V V V V gW V V V gW gVV V V V V V V V V V
65
I V gV 3
V u
[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[
M
1 1/2 FullM 1 1/2M FullM M
1 1/2 M
1 1/2 M
Full

15 17 19 21 21 21 21 21 (21) 15 (15) 15 12 14 12
T 15 16 19 (21) (0) 12 15
A 16 18
B
H H H sl.

g V
I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V
T 0
A 0 0 0 0
2 4 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0
B 2 4 5 4 2
0 3 2 0
H P P H P P

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F5 b G5 N.C.
8va

g V
3 VVV VVV V 3
V V V V V V V f V V VgV V V V V
68
I VVVVVVVV VV VVV VVVVV V V V
5 6
3 7 3
M
1/2 M
1/2

15 12 14 12 15 12 17 12 14 15 19 19 19
T 15 12 12 O
14 14(14)12 12
15 15 12 15 12
14 14
O 12 12 14
12 15 12 15 12 15 12 18 15 17
A 14 14
B
P P P P P P P P P sl. H sl.

g
I gV V V V V V VV VV V V V V V V V V V
V
T 0
A 0 0 0
2 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 0
B 4 4 5 2
2 3 0
H P P

C5 N.C.
8va 8va
6
g VVVVVVVVVV VVVV V V P VVVV
70
I V VVV V W VVkV z VVVV
3 3 3
[[[ [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[ [[[
M
1/2 M
3/4 M
Full M
Full M
1/2 M
1/2

T
19(19)15 20 15
17
15 12 15 12
13 13
12
15
15
15 (15) (15)17 19 20 20 20
O 19 19(19) O
(19)(19)17 17
A 12
14 12
B
H P sl. P

g ck j V V
I VV VVVV VV V V V VV
VV V
T 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 3 3 2

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8va
V V V V V V V V V
73
g V V V V V V V V V V V
I
3 3
3
[[[[[[ [[[[[[
M
Full
1/2
O M
Full
O M
Full
O M
Full FullM
20 20 20 (20) (20) (20) 17 17
T 17 17 20 20 17
19 (19)
O 17
A 19
B
P P sl.

g
I V V eV V V V V V V
eV V V V V V V
T 0
A 0 3 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 2 2
B 1 0 0

F Outro
N.C.
75
g
I eV V V V V eV V V V V V eV V V V V
gV V V V V V V V
T
A 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 3 2

rit.
F5 N.C. C5/G

g c
78
I V R eV V V gV f V f V UU VV k j
V V V bP fV V eV V UU VV
f V gV f V
Gtr IV

T
A 5 4 5 5
6 5 3 5 5
B 3 2 5 2 4 6 3 5 6 5 3 3
1 4 3 3 3
sl. sl.
sl.

g c
I V R eV UU VV k j
V V V bP fV V gV f V f V e V V V V UU VV
f V gV f V
Gtr III

T
A 5 5
6 5 3 5 5
B 3 2 5 2 4 6 3 5 6 5 3 2 3 3
1 4 3 3 3
sl. sl.
sl.

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