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Artist: megadeth
song: Rattlehead
album: Killing is my business... and business is good
bassist: David Ellefson

verse:

D)-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0--
A)----------------------------------
E)----------------------------------

D)-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0--
A)----------------------------------
E)----------------------------------

D)------------------------------------------------------
A)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3
E)------------------------------------------------------

last time, finish with:

D)--------------------
A)--1--0--------------
E)---------3--2--1----

then:

D)------------------------------------------------------
A)------------------------------------------------------
E)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0


"Rattlehead!"

D)-0-7-7-7-5-5-5--7-h-8-p-7-p-5--7-p-5--------
A)--------------------------------------------
E)---------------------------------------8----


"you...your head"

G)------------------------------------------------
D)------------------------------------------------
A)-5-5-5--8--5-5--5-5-5--10---8--5-5-5-5-5--8----
E)------------------------------------------------

G)---------------------------
D)---------------------------
A)-5-5--5--x-x-x--3--3-/-5---
E)---------------------------

G)---------------------------------------------
D)---------------------------------------------
A)-5-5--8--5-5-5-5-5--10---8--5-5-5-5-5--8----
E)---------------------------------------------

G)----------------------------------
D)--------5-/-6--5-----------------
A)-5-5-5---------------3--3-/-5-----
E)----------------------------------

solo rhythm:

G)----------------5-h-7-p-5-------------------------
D)--7-7--0-0-0-0-------------7-7--0-0-0-0--- etc.---
A)--------------------------------------------------
E)--------------------------------------------------

"there's someone back in the shadows":

G)----------------5-h-7-p-5------------------
D)--7-7--0-0-0-0-------------7-7--0-0-0-0----
A)-------------------------------------------
E)-------------------------------------------

G)--5-h-7-p-5----------------5-h-7-p-5---------
D)-------------5-5--0-0-0-0-------------7-7----
A)---------------------------------------------
E)---------------------------------------------

G)-------------------
D)--0-0--3-----------
A)-----------3--5----
E)-------------------

then:

D)--------------------------------------------------
A)--5------3--5-------------------------------------
E)-----4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/m/megadeth/102683.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Albert
Wanna Be
#1 by Albert Piccolomini at Sep 15, 1977 at 3:04 AM EST
This is a song about going crazy and headbanging until you bleed. Hellz yeah.
 
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Eric
Rhythm Player
#2 by Eric at Oct 25, 1986 at 2:00 PM EST
Its also about leting lose and moshing, similar the Metallicas Whiplash. In fact, its a direct response to that song, both deal with exactly the same subject and like Whiplash, this is the only song Megadeth sing their name.