Kick the Chair Tablatura

	  Megadeth:  Kick The Chair 
 
transcribed by:      Russ Elton      ([email protected]) 
1st Solo Harmony by: Dark Flames     ([email protected]) 
 
              The Vault of Deth: 
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection 
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 
 
Tuning: Standard 
 
 
Riff 1 (Play 4x) 
NOTE: Guitar 1 only plays root notes for 
2nd and 3rd bars. 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-| 
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * * 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------5-| 
A|---------------------------3-| 
E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---| 
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * * 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------7-| 
A|---------------------------5-| 
E|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---| 
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * * 
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|-7--6--5----6--7--| 
E|-5--4--3----4--5--| 
 
 
Guitar fill during Riff 1 during last bar 
on 2nd and 4th times. 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|-9~--8~--7~--8~--9~-| 
E|-a---a---a---a---a--| 
 
 
 
 
Riff 2 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| --| 
A|-------------------------|   | 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|   | 
      *  * * *    *  * * *     | 
e|----------------------|      |--> Play 3x 
B|----------------------|      | 
G|----------------------|      | 
D|----------------------| -----| 
A|----------------------| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-| 
      *  * * * 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| 
      *  * * *    *  * * 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-5-4-3-2-----------------0-1-2-3-| 
E|---------5-4-3-2-0-1-2-3---------| 
 
 
 
Riff 2a 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| 
      *  * * *    *  * * * 
e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-| 
      *  * * * 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| 
      *  * * *    *  * * * 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|----------------5---| 
A|----------------3---| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3-3-| 
      *  * * * 
 
 
Riff 3 
e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|--------4------| 
E|-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-| 
 
 
 
Riff 4 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** * 
  "Dawn breaks evenly..." 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **           * * * * 
  "On the truth..." 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** * 
  "All rise courts..." 
 
1st ending: 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** * 
  "We're hanging someone..." 
 
2nd ending: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0------------------4--------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-| 
       * * **                  * * ** 
  "And pay up the down payment..." 
 
 
Play Riff 2a   "Kick the chair..." 
Play Riff 3    "...kick it!" 
 
 
Riff 4a 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** * 
   "The courts wrong..." 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **           * * * * 
   "Of the victories..." 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| 
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** * 
   "The press that never..." 
 
1st ending: 
e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------0-1-2-3-| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2-0-0-1-2-3---------| 
       * * **                  * * ** * * * * * * * * * 
   "...soul they can eat..." 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0------------------4--------| 
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-| 
       * * **                  * * ** 
   "...you're going to jail..." 
 
 
Play Riff 2a   "Kick the chair..." 
 
 
Final bar going into solo: 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|--------------7--6--5----6-| 
E|-2--3--3-2-0-/5--4--3----4-| 
      *  * * * 
 
 
 
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)  
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| ----| 
A|-7----------------8----------------|     | 
E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-|     | 
     **************   **************       | 
e|------------------------------------|    |--> Play 4x 
B|------------------------------------|    | 
G|------------------------------------|    | 
D|------------------------------------| ---| 
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| 
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-| 
     **************   ******   **** 
 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| 
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-| 
     **************   ******   **** 
 
 
Solo (Mustaine) 
e|-7p5-0-0-7p5-8p5-0-0-10-0-8p5-7p5-| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 
 
e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| 
B|-----6------------6----------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-6p3---3-6p3-5p3-6-5-3---5-3-----| 
G|-----4-----------------5-----5-4-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------7-5-4---5-4-----| 
B|------------------------6-----6-5-| 
G|-5p4---4--5p4-7p4-----------------| 
D|-----7----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 
 
e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| 
B|-----5-----------5----------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 
 
e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| 
B|-----6------------6----------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-6p3---3-6p3-5p3-6-5-3---5-3-----| 
G|-----4-----------------5-----5-4-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|-7-5-4---5-4-----4---------------| 
B|-------6-----6-5---6-5---6-5-----| 
G|-----------------------7-----7-5-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
Repeat everything above, then the final bar is: 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-------5--6--5---------------| 
G|----------------7--5--4------| 
D|-7~----------------------7~--| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
 
Harmony guitar (Enters on eigth bar of solo) 
e|-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------------| 
B|--------10-----10-9---10-9----10-9------| 
G|---------------------------10------10-9-| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-| 
B|------10-------------10------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
 
e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-| 
B|-------10----------------10----------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
              
e|------------------------------------| 
B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10-8-6---8-6-----| 
G|------7-------------------9-----9-7-| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------10-8-7----8-7------| 
B|---------------------------10-----10-9-| 
G|--9p7----7-9p7-10p7--------------------| 
D|------10-------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
 
e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-| 
B|------10-------------10------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
 
e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-| 
B|-------10----------------10----------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10-8-6---8-6-----| 
G|------7-------------------9-----9-7-| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 
 
e|-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------------| 
B|--------10-----10-9---10-9----10-9------| 
G|---------------------------10------10-9-| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------8--10--8------------------------------| 
B|------------------12--10--9--10~--{long hold}-| 
G|-10~------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
 
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-7-8\-----2-5-6-7-8\-----2-5-6-| 
E|-5-6\--00-0-3-4-5-6\--00-0-3-4-| 
         **             ** 
 
 
Solo (Mustaine) 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-7tm----10tm----12tm-13tm-14tm-------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------X\\-| 
 
e|------------10-12-13-15-13-12tm--| 
B|-10tm----13----------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|-17-19-20-22-22b24-22-22b24~~-| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
 
Riff 5b (Solo Rhythm)  
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| ----| 
A|-7----------------8----------------|     | 
E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-|     | 
     **************   **************       | 
e|------------------------------------|    |--> Play 2x 
B|------------------------------------|    | 
G|------------------------------------|    | 
D|------------------------------------| ---| 
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| 
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-| 
     **************   ******   **** 
 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-3----------------2------4------| 
E|-1-11111111111111-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-| 
     **************      *   * 
 
 
 
Solo (Mustaine) 
Main guitar 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|------------14-12------------------14-12-------| 
A|-12~--11-12-------11/12-10~--10-12-------10/12-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------14-12-------------------14-12-------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|-13~--12-13-------12/13--12~--11-12-------11/12-| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|------------14-12------------------14-12-------| 
A|-12~--11-12-------11/12-10~--10-12-------10/12-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------14-12-------------------14-12-------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|-13~--12-13-------12/13--12~--11-12-------11/12-| 
 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------14-12-------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|-13~--12-13-------12/13-| 
 
 
Harmony guitar (Enters during third bar): 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|------------12-10------------------12-10------| 
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-10~--9-10--------9/10-| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|------------12-10----------------12-10-----| 
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-9~--8-9--------8/9-| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------12-10-------| 
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 
 
 
End Solo 
 
 
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm 
 
Ending: 
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|---------------5--| 
A|-7--6--5----6--3--| 
E|-5--4--3----4-----| 
 
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|---------------7--| 
A|-7--6--5----6--5--| 
E|-5--4--3----4-----| 
 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------8-----| 
A|-7--6--5----6--6--4--| 
E|-5--4--3----4-----2--| 
 
 
Ending Solo (Poland) 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|-------2-----3---3-2-------------------| 
D|-/4~~----4p2---4-----4-3-2-------------| 
A|---------------------------4-3-2-0---3-| 
E|-----------------------------------2---| 
 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|------------9b10r-9------------------| 
G|--------10-10b11r10------------------| 
D|-9b10r9------------------------------| 
A|----------------------9b10-8~-7~-8-9-| 
E|----------------------a----a--a--a-a-| 
 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------12b14--11b12r11---------| 
G|-/11~--------------------9h11~~--| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|------------19--------------------------------| 
G|-17b18r17~------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------12b13r12-11~--10~--11~--12~-| 
E|-------------------a--------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------19-17-14-17-14----14--------------| 
G|-16b18r17b18r17~----------------17----{17}18r17b18-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14----16p14-15p14----------------------------------| 
D|----16-------------16p14----------------------------| 
A|-------------------------16-14------------14~~--12~-| 
E|-------------------------------17-14-17~------------| 
 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|-9~--8~--7~--8~--9~-| 
E|--------------------| 
 
e|-------17b19r17~~--------18b20--19b21r19--------| 
B|----19----------------14-----------------17h19~-| 
G|-16----------------16---------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|-9~--8~--7~--(7)\-| 
E|------------------| 
 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|-11~--10~--9~--(9)\-| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 
 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|-11~--10~--9~--(9)\-| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|-14~--13~--12~--13--14--17b19r17~~\-| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
Notation: 
 
10^        = bend a quarter step. 
10b11      = bend a half step. 
10b12      = bend a full step. 
10b12r10   = bend and release. 
{10}12     = pre-bend. 
{10}12r10  = pre-bend and release. 
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most  
             previous bend. 
<17>       = 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