band: Megadeth
song: Reckoning Day
album: Youthanasia
transcribed by: Jani Ylikangas

tune down half step

notation:
b   =  bend
^>  =  bend and release
x   =  fret-hand muting
*   =  pick-hand muting
spm.=  slight palm muting
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
v   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
s   =  slide
h.  =  harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
"   =  trem picking



This is the main riff. Note the accents on "three-and, four-and."
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|
D|o---------7-----------6-------5---|-----------------------------------o|
A|----------7-----------6-------5---|------------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
    * * * *     * * * *     * *                 * * * * * * * *

Second verse riff.
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|o---------4-----------3-------2---|-----------------------------------o|
D|o---------4-----------3-------2---|-----------------------------------o|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-----|-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
    * * * *     * * * *     * *                 * * * * * * * *

Third verse riff. This is much easier to play with an open A string, but
Dave and Marty play it this way to get a fatter sound.
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|o---------5-----------7-------4---|-----------------------------------o|
D|o---------5-----------7-------4---|-----------------------------------o|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-----|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
    * * * *     * * * *     * *                 * * * * * * * *

Bridge riff. Let the last four notes ring.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|--2--------------2-------0---------------------------------------------|
E|--0------0-2-3-------2-------------------------------------------------|


Chorus riff.
e|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|o------------5----------|-7-------------------------------------------o|
D|o-7------5h7-5------7p5-|-7------7p5----------------------------------o|
A|--7------5h7--------7p5-|--------7p5-8---7-----------------------------|
E|--5---------------------|------------8---7-----------------------------|


Acoustic part. Let ring when possible.
e|----------8---------|----------8---------|----------8------------------|
B|--------10--10------|--------10--10------|--------10--10---------------|
G|o-----9-------9-----|------9-------9-----|------9-------9--------------|
D|o---10----------10--|----10----------10--|----10----------10-----------|
A|--0-----------------|--------------------|--8--------------------------|
E|--------------------|--8-----------------|-----------------------------|

e|--------4-8-7-4-----|----------0---------|----------0------------------|
B|----7-----------5---|--------6---6-------|--------3---3----------------|
G|------7-------------|------7-------7-----|------4-------4--------------|
D|--------------------|----7-----------7---|----4-----------4------------|
A|--5-----------------|--5-----------------|--2--------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|

e|----------8---------|--------hp----------|----------7------------------|
B|--------10--10------|----9---9109--------|----9---9---9----------------|
G|------9-------9-----|------7-----109-7---|------7-------7-------------o|
D|----10----------10--|--9-----------------|--9-------------9-----------o|
A|--8-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|

These are the powerchords played over the acoustic interlude.
                                                      1.
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-----------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-----------|
G|o------|-------|--10---|-------|-----------|-------|--10---|--9--------|
D|o-7----|--10---|--10---|--12---|-----------|-------|--10---|--9--------|
A|--7----|--10---|--8----|--12---|-----------|-------|--8----|--7--------|
E|--5----|--8----|-------|--10---|--10----8--|--7----|-------|-----------|

  2.
e|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--9----------------------------------------------o|
D|--1010101010101010--|--9----------------------------------------------o|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|--7-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * *

This is the fade out riff.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o----------7-----------6-------5--------------------------------------o|
A|-----------7-----------6-------5---------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------------------------------|
    * * * *     * * * *     * *

Dave's solo during interlude.
e|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|--0--b-w/bar-2s-|-7--b-w/bar--7-|-5--b-w/bar--3h5p3-|-2--b-w/bar-------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|

e|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|-5--b-w/bar--3--|-2--b-w/bar----|-8--b-w/bar--------|-7--------5-3-2---|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|

e|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------------|-------------8-|-------------------|------------------|
G|----------------|-7h9-----------|-7-----h9p7s5h7p5--|-4-b-w/bar--------|
D|-7---------7h9--|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|

e|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|-6--b-w/bar--------|-7--b-w/bar---10v-|
G|-7-------5h7p5--|-4v------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|

Marty's solo before the second verse.
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------12----12------------------------|
G|--------12-------------14------|----------------15-14-12-14b--12v------|
D|--12h14----14v-s-11s14----14v--|-12s14----14---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
                                         h
e|--------------------------------|-----1215-15b-1512--------------------|
B|--------------------12----------|12-15------------1512---x12-----------|
G|---------12---------12--12-14-15|--------------------1412--1412-----11-|
D|---------12-12131414--14--------|------------------------------1412----|
A|-12131414-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Marty's fill over the first bridge.
e|----------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|------17b-|---(17)-15-|-17v---------15----------|----------------------|
G|----------|-----------|-------14-16----16-14-12-|-14v---s--------------|
D|----------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|----------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|

Marty's fill over the second bridge.
e|-------12----------12-----|-15b-15-12----------------------------------|
B|-15b-v---151215b-v---1512-|-----------15b-15-12------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------14b-14-12--------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------------14-12----12-s|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------------14-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|