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MEGADETH
'Looking Down The Cross'

from the album 'Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!'


transcribed by
  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

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Last Modified:  12/25/99


All tabs are how I play the song.  I've tried to be as accurate as possible, but
some errors may be present.  Please contact me with any corrections.

All tabs assume some familiarity with the song.  In other words, I've laid out 
the riffs, and if you know the song, you should be able to figure out what riff goes
where, although I will try and lay the riffs out sequentially. 

There is some consideration for timing on these tabs.  Listen to the song for
the correct timing.  I'll do my best to try and space out notes based
on length.

Tuning: Standard

Intro (play lightly)              x2                                                 x2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--5--5--5--5--3--5--5--5--5--|--7--5--5--5--5--6--5--5--5--5--------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
       h. h. h. h.    h. h. h. h.       h. h. h. h.    h. h. h. h.

Intro solo
|-19t15p12-19t15p12----------19t15p12-19t15p12---------19t15p12----------------------|
|-------------------19t15p12-------------------19t15p12--------19t15p12--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-18t15p12-18t15p12---------18t15p12-18t15p12--------18t15p12------------------------|
|-------------------18t15p12-----------------18p15p12--------18tp15p12---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15-------------------------|
|------------------22t18p15-----------------22t18p15--------22t18p15-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-21t18p15-21t18p15---------21t18p15-21t18p15---------21t18p15-----------------------|
|------------------21t18p15------------------21t18p15---------21t18p15---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--8\----------------------------------------|
A|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--8\----------------------------------------|
E|--5----4\-----5----4\-----7----6\-----7--6\----------------------------------------|

"Now before they take me..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--9-9--8\----9--9--5------------------------|
A|--7----6\-----7----6\-----9----8\-----9--9-9--8\----9--9--5------------------------|
E|--5----4\-----5----4\-----7----6\-----7--7-7--6\----7--7--3------------------------|

"Ohhhhhh...."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14\--------------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14\--------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12\--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--------------------------------------|
D|----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--11--9--8----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm  

"Though too much to live for..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-------14--------14--------14--10-------10------10-----------------------------|
D|--14-------14--------14--------14--10-------10------10-----------------------------|
A|--12-------12--------12--------12---8--------8-------8-------11--9--8--------------|
E|-----0--0------0--0------0--0----------0--0----0--0-----0--0-----------------------|
       pm pm     pm pm     pm pm         pm pm   pm pm    pm pm 

"Beckoning you in ..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--10--9--7~--------------------------------|
A|-2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

(not sure about this)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------9---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-10~~--12--10--9--7\-----7--6~~--7------------9--10~--12--10--9\---------7--6~---|
A|----------------------0--0-------------0--0--0---------------------0--0--0---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Through the walkways..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 
"Kill the king, ...."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------(14)\-------------------|
D|-4--5-----------6--7-----------9--10--12--14---------------(14)\-------------------|
A|-2--3--0--0--0--4--5--0--0--0--7---8--10--12-[let ring]----(12)\-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

"More corrupt, than the malice..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---4\---5--7--4\----------------------------------------------------------------|

"The putrefaction you have caused....."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0-----------------------------------|
    pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm

"Crushing the bones of a hundred fold, swingin the judgement hammer"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---6\---7--9--6\----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---4\---5--7--4\----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat this bar four times        
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|--10p8p0--9p7p0--7p5p0--5p3p0--3p1p0--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat this next whole bar twice
                      x2
e|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2--|-------------------------------------2--[skip the A chord]----|
D|-----------------2--|-------------------------------------2--[  the last time ]----|
A|--10p8p0--9p7p0--0--|-10p8p0--9p7p0--7p5p0--5p3p0--3p1p0--0------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|

"And this was all you got..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\---\4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\------------------|
D|-2---4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\---\4--5---6--7---9--10--12--14\------------------|
A|-0---2--3---4--5---7---8--10--12\---\2--3---4--5---7---8--10--12\------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Just a dream, you're weeping all alone"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14--14-13--13-12--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14--14-13--13-12--12-12----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12--12-11--11-10--10-12----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------10----------------------------------------------------------|

"Looking down the cross.."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14---14-13---13-12---12----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14---14-13---13-12---12-12-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12---12-11---11-10---10-12-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-------0-------0----10--0--0-------------------------------------------------|
       pm      pm      pm       pm pm

Ending
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4--5-----------6--2-----------9--10--12--14---------------------------|
D|-2-----------4--5-----------6--2-----------9--10--12--14---------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--2--3--0--0--0--4--0--0--0--0--7---8--10--12---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm pm pm       pm pm pm       pm pm pm 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5-----------6--2------------9--10-------------4--4-----------------------------|
D|-4--5-----------6--2------------9--10-------------4--4--3--------------------------|
A|-2--3--0--0--0--4--0---0--0--0--7---8--11--9--8---2--2--3--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
         pm pm pm       pm pm pm 


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
pm  =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill