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Artist:  Megadeth
Song:  Wake Up Dead	
Album:  Peace Sells
Tabbed By:  Matt Fair (bass_player_cd@yahoo.com)

	This song is really easy and awesome to play. I just break it
into sections to play. On the slap notes, I dont think Ellefson actually 
slaps it, I think he picks it hard and the effect sounds out louder. What I
do is just pluck it hard and it sounds close to it.

* = Slap    ^ = Let ring out    H = Hammer-on    / = Slide

(sect. A)
	Intro			
G-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D-------------------4-----|--------------------------------------------|
A--5-5--4-4--2-2--0-------|--------0------------0------------0---------|
E---------------------3-2-|--2-0-2---0-1--2-0-2---0-1--2-0-2---0-1-----|

G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------| 4 times 
A--------0------------0------------0------------2------------3----| 
E--2-0-2---0-1--2-0-2---0-1--2-0-2---0-1--2-0-2---0-1--2-0-2------|

(sect. B)
G--------------|R|-----------------|R|-----------------|R|----------------|
D--------------|E|-----------------|E|-----------------|E|----------------|
A--8-7-----8-7-|S|-----8-7-----8-7-|S|-----8-7-----8-7-|S|-----8-7-----8-7|
E------7-8-----|T|-7-8-----7-8-----|T|-7-8-----7-8-----|T|-7-8-----7-8----|

(sect. C) 4 times
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------*---------------*-------------|
A------------------------------------------7---------------7-------------|
E--7-6-5-0-0-0-0-0-8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-6-0-0-5-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

(sect. D) 4 times
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------*---------------*--------------------------|
A--------------------------7---------------7----77---6-5-4------------|
E--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-6-0-0-5-0-0---0-----8-------5----------|

(sect. E) This part meshes with sect. D to go into the lead solo
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--0---------0--5-4-3--------2------------5-4---------2------------5-4|
E----0-0-2-3-----------4-444---2-2--4-444-----2H4-444---2-2--4-444----|

G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------2------------5-4---------2------------4--------------------4-|
E--4-444---2-2--4-444-----2H4-444---2-2--4-444---4-4--6-666-666-666---|

G----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------^-|
A------------6-------------7---7-6-|
E--6-666-666-----6-666-666---6-----|

(sect. F)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------0-------------------0-2---2-3-----------------------|
E-444444444444444---2-444444444444444-----4-----4---------------------|

G------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------6----------   3
A------------------------------5---5---5----/ times
E--222222222222222222222222--4-------4-----/

(sect. G)
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------5-4-2---------------------------|
A---------0--------------3---1-----------------------5---5--------0----|
E--2-0-2----0-1---2-0-2----3----2-0-2---------2-0-2----4----2-0-2---0-1|

      On the second REST of this line, bass comes in after the guitar riff
  plays twice.                     
G--------------------|R|--------|R|--------|
D--------------^-----|E|--------|E|--------|
A---------5-7--4-----|S|--------|S|---14/7-|
E--2-0-2-----------2-|T|-2-1-0--|T|-0------|

(sect. H) Ending
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------| Play 12 times but on the 12th time
A----7-8--55----5H7---7--5/1--| do not slide down to the 1st fret
E--0--------0H7-----0---------| as usual.


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