Play for Blood
Another good song off the album. Enjoy.
Intro (Fade in):
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--0-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--0-|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------8----7-|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--x-6--x-5-|
Solo (Mustaine
e|-----------------------------------------|
slowly dive on tremolo bar
B|-14tr17----|
then do miscellaneous slides
G|-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--0-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-x-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----|
"Everybody..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|
"...inside..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------4--4--------|
A|-4-----2--2--------|
E|-2--5--------5--0--|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-x-|
A|---------------------------------2----------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----5-2-----|
"Any place..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|
"...lives..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------4--4-----3--|
A|-4-----2--2p0---3--|
E|-2--5---------0-1--|
*
Riff 2 (Slide down off last notes final time
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------5----------8---7h8p7p5-|
A|-7--5-7-5-7----x-7---7---------|
E|-7--5-7---7--------------------|
"With fire and lightning..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------5---------------|
A|-7--5-7-5-7----x-5--x-6-|
E|-7--5-7---7----x-5--x-6-|
"...shooting..."
Riff 1a
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-x-|
A|---------------------------------2----------|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----5-2-----|
"Any place..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|
"...flight..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------4--4--------|
A|-4-----2--2--------|
E|-2--5--------5--0--|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------4--2--/5--|
A|-4-----2--2--/5--|
E|-2--5------------|
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12--(12)b13r12~----x-/14b15r14\13-10-|
G|-9d4r9--11---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------12----------------|
B|-12h13-----12-----------12----15p12----14p12-|
G|--------14----15d14r15--------------14-------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|----12-------12-------15----15b17~-|
G|-15----14-15----14p12----12--------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-14----14-------------------------------|
B|----17----17b19-17b19~~-~--(19)r17\-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-|
E|-2--0-2-5-2----x-----------|
* * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----------------8----7-|
A|-4--------4------8----7-|
E|-2--0-2-5-2----x----x---|
* * *
Solo (Mustaine
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
slowly release bend
G|-16b18------...--16~-|
while picking
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------14h16p14-------------------------------------|
B|-14h16h17----------17p16p14----------14h16p14----------|
G|----------------------------14h16h17----------17p16p14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------14h16p14-------------14h16p14----------|
D|-14h16h17----------16-14h16h17----------17p16p14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------14h16p14--------------------------------------|
A|-14h16h17----------17p16p14----------14-15-16~----(16)\-|
E|----------------------------14h16h17--------------------|
End Solo
Riff 1b
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------8----7-|
E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--x-6--x-5-|
Play Riff 1 But don't repeat first line
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--/17\--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------17----17~----18-18r17-(17)b18----(18)r17----17-----|
G|-9/16----16----------------------------------------16----16~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15h19----15h19----15h20----15h19----15----15h17-|
B|-------17-------17-------17-------17----17-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19/20-19-19p15-14-15p14----14h15----14----14----------------|
G|-------------------------16-------16----16----16/-18~--(18)\-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3
Solo (Mustaine
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14----16p14-------------|
A|-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-------16p15p14----|
E|-14-17----------17-------------------------------17-|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------14----16p14-------------|
D|-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-------16p15p14----|
A|-14h16----------16-------------------------------16-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------14-14----14----|
B|----------------------------14----17-14-------17----17-|
G|-------14h16p14----14h16h17----17----------------------|
D|-14h16----------16-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20p18p14-18p17p14-------------------|
B|-------------------19p17p14-17p16p14-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-19p17p14-----------------------------|
G|----------17p16p14--------------------|
D|-------------------17p16p14-----------|
A|----------------------------16p14-----|
E|----------------------------------16~-|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-6----6----------5-4-0-7-|
E|-4----4----5-4-2-------5-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6----6------8----7-|
E|-4----4----x-6--x-5-|
Solo (Drover
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------19~~----------------16------------|
G|-18b20---------18b19r18-16----18-17-16~~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------16-------------16----------16----------|
B|-19-19b20-----19p16-19b20----19p16h19----19p16h19-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-16----------16---------19b21~~--16-------------|
B|----19p16h19----19p16-x-------------19b21~------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------16\-|
End Solo
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-8----8----------7-6-0-9-|
E|-6----6----7-6-4-------7-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-8----8------8----7-|
E|-6----6----x-6--x-5-|
Solo (Mustaine
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------6-|
D|------------------8--6----------6-7-----|
A|------8-6-7-8-6h8-8--6----6-7-8-----8---|
E|-X\\------------------------------------|
e|-----------------18-----18-----18----| The last notes here are played
B|--------------------18-----18-----18-| while diving with the trem. bar.
G|-8--6--8b10~~--------\------------/--| So start diving on the b18 note
D|----------------------\==========/---| and keep a steady dive until last
A|-------------------------------------| note where you dive down a lot.
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| -----|
A|-4----4----------------| |
E|-2----2----x-3-2-0-2-0-| |
* * * * |--> Play 3x
e|--------------------| |
B|--------------------| |
G|--------------------| --------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----7-----------7-|
E|-5----5----x-2--x-5-|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----4----------------|
A|-2----2----------------|
E|-----------x-3-2-0-2-0-|
* * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7----7--------------9--9-----------|
A|-5----5------8----7--7--7-----------|
E|-----------x-6--x-5--------00000000-|
********
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-0-5-2--2/-8-8-8-8-5-5-7-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|----------------2--4/5--|
E|-2-2-2-0-5-2----0--2/3--|
* * * * * *
Solo (Mustaine
e|------------------------|
B|-17---------------------|
G|-16b18----14------------|
D|-------------16~--------|
A|------------------------|
E|--------------------X\\-|
e|-------14--------------------------------------|
B|----14----17p14-------14-----------------------|
G|-16-------------16b17----17-16p14----16----14~-|
D|----------------------------------16----16-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14-16p14----14-----------------------------|
D|-14-16----------16----16p15p14----14--------------|
A|-------------------------------16----16p14--------|
E|-------------------------------------------17-14~-|
The first three notes lightly ring into the last note for these
diminished groups. So hold the first three notes and strike them
using a downstroke, then upstroke the e17.
e|-------14-17----------14-17--------14-17--------14-17-|
B|----16-------------16-----------16-----------16-------|
G|-17-------------17-----------17-----------17----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-19-17-14-14-14-14-19-17-14-14-14-14-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-20-18-15-15-15-15-20-18-15-15-15-15-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-21-19-16-16-16-16-21-19-16-16-16-16-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-22-20-17-17-17-17-22-20-17-17-17-17-21----(21)\-|
G|-------------------------------------20----(20)\-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------x-4h5---4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------7---5h7-4h5-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--1//-11\\--|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Drover
e|---------------22----19----------|
B|-19b21--~-----21----21-------|
G|---------------------------20\16-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----18----16----------------------------|
D|-18----18----18-16----16-------------16-|
A|-------------------18----18-17-16-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------7----------------|
G|----------------------6h7h9---9p7p6-----8/16-|
D|-(16)----16~----6h7h9---------------9p7------|
A|-(15)----15~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------14----14----14------|
G|-16b18-------(18)r16-----17----16----14~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------14----------------14-------|
G|-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-16-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------14----------------14----|
B|----------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-|
G|-14-16-17-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------15-------------16-17-19b21~--(21)r19p17----17-14~--(14)\-|
B|-14-16-17----17-16-17-19--------------------------19---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9 (Out chorus and solo rhythm
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4-------3--2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|
* * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|
* * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-x-|
A|-4--------4------3p0-2p0-----|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-------------|
* * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------|
A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-|
E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4-------3--2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|
* * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|
* * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4--------4------3p0-2-2-0-|
E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------|
* * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2h4p2---2-4-5p4p2-------|
D|-4h5-2-4---2-----------4-----------5p4p2-|
A|---------5---4h5-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Repeat above, end with:
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|--4\--|
E|--2\--|
Ending Solos:
Solo (Mustaine
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--4b6-4--2--4--2~--|
D|---------------a---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Drover
e|----14-19----14-19----14-19----14----------|
B|-17-------17-------17-------17----17-14----|
G|----------------------------------------17-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-14-----------17-16-14----14---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------17----17-14----14---------------------|
G|----17-16-14-----------------------17----17-16-14------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------16~--(16)\-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Mustaine
e|-17-14----14-14-14-19-14----14-14-14-|
B|-------17----------------17----------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-17-14----14-14-14-19-14----14-14-14---------------|
B|-------17----------------17----------17b19~--(17)\-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Drover
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-16b18-16-14-16-14~~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14----14-16h17p16p14----------------------|
D|-------16----------------17-16-14-16~~--(16)\-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
12 = pre-bend.
12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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