band: Megadeth
song: Victory
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



Verse Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------5----------5-----------------o|
D|o--2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2------2-5---4--5---2---4--5----------o|
A|---2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2------2-3----------3------------------|
E|---0-0------0-0------0-0------0-0------0-------------------------------|
                                           <----let-ring----->

Bridge Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o--------4---2--------------------------------------------------------o|
A|---4---------------2-3-2-----2-----------------------------------------|
E|---2-2-2---2---2-5-------5-2---5-2-------------------------------------|
       * *   *   * *         *     *

Bridge Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4---2-----------5---3-----------------------------------------|
A|---4-----------4-3-5-----------5s7-------------------------------------|
E|---2-2-2---2-------3-3-3---3-------------------------------------------|
       * *   *         * *   *

Chorus Riff (E5-chord in paranthesis first time only)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-(9)s-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-(9)s-----------------109---------------------------109-----7-9-------|
A|--(7)s-----------------8-7-----9-8-------------------8-7-----5-7-------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-7-6---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-----------|
         * * * * * * * *       *       * * * * * * * *       *

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-------------------109---------------------5--------(5)s----14--------o|
A|-------------------8-7-----9-8-------------5--------(5)s----14---------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-7-6---0-0-0-0-0-3--------(3)s----12---------|
     * * * * * * * *       *       * * * * *        <-first-time->

Interlude Riff
     E5              C5              A5              B5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o--2-2-2-2-4---5-----------4---5-----------4---5-----------5---4------o|
A|-------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------2-2-2-2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-----------------------------|

Guitar 2 joins the interlude riff with this figure
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------2---4-----------2---4-----------2---4---4-------4---2------o|
D|o--5v-----------------------------s7----------------------------------o|
A|-------------------3v------------------------------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------s5-----------------------------------|

Dave's first solo
e|---t-----------t-----------t-----------t-----------t-------------------|
B|---1712--t-----1712--t-----1712--t-----1512--t-----1512--t-------------|
G|------h141612-----h141612-----h141612-----h141612-----h141612----------|
D|------------h14---------h14---------h14---------h14---------h14--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---t---------t-----------t-----------t---------t-----------------------|
B|---1512--t---1712--t-----1712--t-----1712--t---1512--t-----t-----t-----|
G|------h141612---h141612-----h141612-----h141612---h141612--1512--1412--|
D|----------------------h14---------h14-------------------h14---h14---h14|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12s11---t------t------t------t------t------t------t-----------------|
D|--------10-1410p8-1410p8-1410p8-1410p8-1410p8-1410p8-1410p8------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---t------t------t------t------t---------------------------------------|
D|---1710p8-1710p8-1710p8-1710p8-17s-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then Marty takes his first solo
e|-12-p--12-p--12-p--12-p--12-p--12-p--12-p--12-p---17b------------------|
B|---1512--1512--1512--1512--1512--1512--1512--1512----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------12h14-15p14-12--12h14-17p14-12--12h14-12--12----------|
B|---------12h14h15--------------15--------------15--------15--15b-------|
G|-12h14h15--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--------------------------------h-p---------------------------------|
B|----15-12----------------------13-121312-------------------------------|
G|----------15-14-12-14s12v-s5s-----------14-12s12-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------12--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------12s10--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dave's second solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15p12--12-15p12-15p12----12-15p12-17p12----12----------------------|
G|o--------15---------------15----------------15------------------------o|
D|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------17p15p12--------------------|
B|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12-15p12---------17p15p12------------|
G|------15--------15--------15-------------------------------15p14p12----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p12---------------------------------------------12s--------------|
G|---------16p15p14p12--12h14b------14----12---14h12----12s--------------|
D|--------------------14-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Marty's second solo
e|--------------------------------------12h15p12--12--------15-p-s-h-----|
B|--------------------------------s12h15--------15--15-12h15--15121012---|
G|---------------------9h12p9--9h12--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9h12------12------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h10p7--7h10------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7h10------10----------------------------------------------------------|

e|12-p--h-10-p-----8-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-1210s810-108s7h8-8p7-8p7------s-----5---------------------------------|
G|---------------------9---9-7-9-75h7p5-7p5h7p5s4h7p5p4h5h7p5p4h5p4h7p5p4|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------10v----------15v-s-------22b--22b--22b--22b-21v-----|
B|---------------7-8-----13-12-13-------19-20----------------------------|
G|----------7-7v---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5v---4-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|