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Megadeth: Return To Hangar
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 5/3/01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|
E|-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2--5-|
E|-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--3-|
Riff 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|
E|-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-|
"Welcome to an empty fortress....."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-|
A|-3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3-|
E|-------------------------|
"A mighty wreck that once was proud..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|
A|-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-|
E|-------------------------|
"Ate alive by oxidation..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3--4--4--4-4-|
A|-1--1-1--1--2--2--2-2-|
E|----------------------|
"Abandoned by a crew of cowards..."
Riff 2 (Solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2~-------2~-------------|
E|----0-3-0-----0--0--0--0-|
* * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-1~-------1~-------------|
E|----0-3-0-----0--0--0--0-|
* * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2~-------2~-------------|
E|----0-3-0-----0--0--0--0-|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-2~-------2~--0-----2-0-----|
E|----0-3-0-------3-0-----3-0-|
* * *
1st solo
e|----------15-17-15-17-17b19~~~--17b19(19)-17b19r(18)-17b18~~~~-|
B|----17-19-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----14-16-17-16h17p16p14-13-14-16-17-|
A|-14----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---12--14--15--14--12--14p12p11-12-14-15-|
B|-12--12--12------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-14-12-11-12-11-------------------|
B|---------------11--11-15-15b16~~~-|
G|-----------------14---------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-4~~--4~--4~--4--4--4--4--3~~~---3~~~-----|
D|---[use harmonics throughout these notes]-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------12----13b15~~~~-|
B|------------10---8---10-9-/12-15----15-----------|
G|--------7----------------------------------------|
D|----7-9---9----9---9-----------------------------|
A|-/9----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-15p14p12-14-15-17-15-17-18b19~~~~--|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1 "All the guilty......."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
2nd solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8p7-8~~--12p11-12~~---14b15~-14-14b15-14-14b15~~-|
G|-9p8-9~~-----------------------------------ah-------ah------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------15-------------------------|
B|-18b19r18p17-19-17h19p17p16-16-17-19--19-17-15-----14----------|
G|----------------------------------------------17-x---12--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------122~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19-----------------------------------1615-|
G|-ah------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14p12-14~-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-11-12-14p12p11------------------|
D|----------------------14-13-12-14b15~~-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-12--13p12p10---------------------------|
G|--------------12-11-9-11--12p11p9-------|
D|----------------------------------12-x-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-8-----7-5---------5~-------------------------|
A|-------7-----7---5-7-----7-5-7---[echoes out]-|
E|-----7---------7--------------------------------|
h.h. h.h.
End solo
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-9~-10~--7------------|
E|-----------7---7h8-7~-|
1st,2nd,3rd ending:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------7----9h10-9-|
A|-9~-10~----10--------|
E|---------------------|
4th ending:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7------9------7----9h10-9---------------|
A|---10-7---9-10---10--------10-9h10-9-7~~-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-10~-12~-----------------|
G|----------12---9--7h9-7~-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
1st,2nd,3rd ending:
e|----------------11h12-11-|
B|-10~-12~--13-12----------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
4th ending:
e|----------12-------10----11h12-11------------------|
B|-13-12-10----12-13----13----------13-12h13-12-12~~-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Interlude:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-(12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--2----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
A|--2----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
E|--0----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
Here's the ending solos rhythm:
Riff 4 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-000000000...-3-000000000...-3-3-|
********* *********
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------2--4-----5--4-|
A|-2--4--5--0--2--2--3--2-|
E|-0--2--3--------0-------|
Here are the ending solos:
1st solo
e|----12-15-14b15~~-----------12-15-14b15~~-15/17--19b20~~-|
B|-12---------------15b16~--12-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20b22~~--19-20-19h20-17-19--17-15-14-15-14h15----14-|
B|-----------------------------------------------17----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-------------------------------------|
G|-------16-x-15-16p15~~-15--16p15~~-15--16-|
D|---------------ah------ah--ah------ah--ah--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
2nd solo
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2~---------|
D|-----------------1~-0-1-2-4-2------5-4-2-|
A|-3~-3333-2~-2222-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------4~~-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-12-0-13-0-14-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-4-2-1-4-2-1---2-1---------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-----3-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12b14r12-12-11----12-11--------11--------------------------------|
B|---------------13--------13-12-----13-12-----13-12----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14--------14-12-11~~~~~~-|
D|-[wah pedal for this bar]-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
3rd solo
e|-----------------------------------12----------------------|
B|-15b17(15)-15----15b17(15)-15------------------------------|
G|-------------16--------------16-15----15---12-------12~~~--|
D|----------------------------------------------14-14--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17----------------------------------------------------|
B|---17-15--------15-------------------------------------|
G|--------16-14-----16-14----------14-12-----------------|
D|-------------17--------17-14-12-------14-12------------|
A|-------------------------------------------14-13-10~~~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------15----14-|
A|------14-13-------17--16---/13----13------|
E|-9/12-------12/15---12--12----------------|
e|----14---------------17-------------------------/21b23~~-|
B|-/14--15-----------17--19---------------15/20~-----------|
G|--------16---------------19------------------------------|
D|----------16-13------------19-16----17-------------------|
A|---------------14---------------17-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
4th solo
e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-15h17p15p12-|
B|------------------16---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-15h17p15p12-|
B|------------------16---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12-------|
B|------------------16---------------------15-12-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12--11h12p11----------|
G|------------------15-------------11-12~~--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16-12-14b16-12-14b16-12-14b16-12-14b16-12-|
D|-ah----ah-ah----ah-ah----ah-------ah----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12----12-12-12-17-12-12-12-12-15-12----12-|
B|-------15-------------------------------15----|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12----12-12-12-17-12-12-12-12-15-12----12-|
B|-------15-------------------------------15----|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-19--19-19~----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15-17-19-20-|
G|------------------------------12-/15-17------------|
D|----------------------12-13-15---------------------|
A|-------------/12-13-15-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-19--19-19~----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15-17-19-20-|
G|------------------------------12-/15-17------------|
D|----------------------12-13-15---------------------|
A|-------------/12-13-15-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-19--19-19~----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15-17-19-20-|
G|------------------------------12-/15-17------------|
D|----------------------12-13-15---------------------|
A|-------------/12-13-15-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-19--19-19~----------------------------------------19-|
B|---------------------------------------15-17-19-20------|
G|------------------------------12-/15-17-----------------|
D|----------------------12-13-15--------------------------|
A|-------------/12-13-15----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
End.
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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 = tril
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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_Heretic_ Wanna Be |
#1 by _Heretic_ at Jan 4, 1972 at 7:56 AM EST |
| Awesome tune. Love the breakdown just before the sic solo. Megadeth rules dunno wot the tune is about tho. | |
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Prince Alex Lead Player |
#2 by Prince Alex at Oct 21, 1984 at 11:21 AM EST |
| One of, if not the best Megadeth song. It's not underrated but unnoticed, rather. | |
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justin Average |
#3 by justin tompkins at Aug 29, 1987 at 9:11 PM EST |
| My god I love this song even more than I love Hangar 18. The riffs are just that little bit heavier, making it completely awesome, and I love the idea of the aliens breaking out and exacting their revenge on the scientists who tortured and confined them. It needs no further unterpretation, it just plain rocks. | |
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josh Rhythm Player |
#4 by josh groocock at Aug 20, 1998 at 10:43 AM EST |
| One of Megadeth's best songs.The solos are out of the world. | |
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Harry Average |
#5 by Harry Johnson at Apr 15, 2004 at 4:12 PM EST |
| This was on Rude Awekenings. Purely amazing. | |
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Mike Lead Player |
#6 by Mike at Nov 11, 2004 at 9:30 PM EST |
| Its about an artificial intelligence destroying humanity by mind control, leaving our bodies, but erasing our minds and souls. | |
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brock Average |
#7 by brock someone at Jul 17, 2005 at 8:37 AM EST |
| Hangar 18 part 2..... | |
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