DREAD AND THE FUGITIVE MIND

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO)
Transcribed by Russ Elton Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
(webmaster@abysslord.com) & Arranged by Megadeth
Javier Bassino
(jbassino@mi-mail.cl)

A Verse
P = 164
E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5
g
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I 44 j k c V j k c V
VV VV V V V V V VV VV VV VV V V V V V VV VV
Gtr I P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 4 5 4
B 2 (2) 3 2 2 2 (2) 3 2 2
0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0

N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5

5
g j k c j k c
I V V
VV VV V V V V V VV VV VV VV V V V V V VV VV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 4 5 4
B 2 (2) 3 2 2 2 (2) 3 2 2
0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0

N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5

9
g j k c j k c
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P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 4 5 4
B 2 (2) 3 2 2 2 (2) 3 2 2
0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0

N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C.

13
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P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 4 5 4 7
B 2 (2) 3 2 2 2 (2) 3 2 2 7
0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0

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B Pre-Chorus
N.C.
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 7 (7) 5 4 (4) 5 4 (4) 5 2
B 7 7 (7) 7 5 (5) 5 5 (5) 5 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

g
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 0 2 (2) 0 5 (5) 4 7 (7) 5
B 3 3 (3) 3 5 (5) 5 6 (6) 6 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C Chorus
N.C.

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B 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5
5 5 5 5 7 (7) 7 7 7 7

g
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1. 2.

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B 6 6 6 6 6 2 6 6
7 7 7 7 0 7 7 7

D Bridge
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
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P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

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

E Guitar Solo (Mustaine)

g N.C. c
E5 N.C.

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T
A
B 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
g c VV V V V c
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N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5

g e VV gVV e VV gVV
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A 15 18 15 18
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Gtr II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

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B 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
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N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5

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N.C.
g c V V V R
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Gtr III

T
A 4 7 10 9 7
B 6 10 10 12
sl. sl. sl. sl.

g c c R
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Gtr I

T
A 4 7 5 4
B 6 7 7 9
7
sl. sl. sl.
sl.

F Guitar Solo (Pitrelli)

E5 C5 A5
V V W V
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Full M Full FullM [[[[[[[[
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10 8 7 (7)
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sl.

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Gtr I P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 9 9
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 (10) 10 7
8 8 (8) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5

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B5 C5 B5 E5
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T 8 7 8 7 8 10 10 8 17
A 9 7 4 5 4 5 4 6 7 9 11 16
7 7 7 5 4 5
B 7 6 7 0 6 6
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T
A 9
B 7 9 (9) 10 (10) 9 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 (8) 8 8 7 7 7

C5 A5
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17 (17) (17) 18 17 15 17 14 15 17 15
T 19 20 17 19 (19) 20 17
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B5 C5 B5 E5
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A 14 12 14 12
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P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

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A 9
B 7 9 (9) 10 (10) 9 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 (8) 8 8 7 7 7

C5 A5
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T 15 0 15 12 12 12 12 14 15 15 15 12 12 17
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B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 (10) 10 7
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B5 C5 B5 E5
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P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 9
B 7 9 (9) 10 (10) 9 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 (8) 8 8 7 7 7
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G Outro
N.C. E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5
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A 5 4 5 4
B 2 2 (2) 3 2 2 (2) 3 2 2 2
0 2 3 0 0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0 (0) 0 2 3 0 0 0
N.C. E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5 N.C. C5 B5 E5

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B 2 2 (2) 3 2 2 (2) 3 2 2 2
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