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Poison Was the Cure Guitar Tablature
MEGADETH - POISON WAS THE CURE
(Rust In Peace, 1990)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato 
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.

Riff 1

E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-6-2-2-------------
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-6-2-2-------------
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-------------
E -----------------------------------------------------

Riff 1A

E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-6-14-14-----------
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-6-14-14-----------
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-12-12-----------
E -----------------------------------------------------

Riff 2

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2----------------------------------------------7---5---4--2---------------------------------------------7---8---9--
D -2--------------------2---5---------------------7---5---4--2--------------------2---5--------------------7---8---9--
A -0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---3---2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---6---7--
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-0-0-5-0-0-4--
D ----7-5---5-----7-5---5-----5-----7-5---5-----12-0-0-10-0-0-9-----7-5---5-----7-5---5-----5-----7-5---5--------------------
A -0------0---0-0-----0---0-0----0------0---0-0------------------0------0---0-0-----0---0-0----0------0---0-0----------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------5--4----------------
D -3---4---5---6---5--4--7----------------3---4---5---6---5--5--4----------------
A -3---4---5---6---5--4--7----------------3---4---5---6---5--3--2----------------
E -1---2---3---4---3--2--5----------------1---2---3---4---3----------------------

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

Riff 3A

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------5--4-----------------
D -3---4---5---6---5--4--7----------------3---4---5---6---5--5--4--------3--------
A -3---4---5---6---5--4--7----------------3---4---5---6---5--3--2--------5--------
E -1---2---3---4---3--2--5----------------1---2---3---4---3--------------3--------

Riff 4

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -17--------------------------17-16---------------------------16-15---------------------------15-14---
D -17--------------------------17-16---------------------------16-15---------------------------15-14---
A -15--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-15-14---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-14-13---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-12---
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------14-13---------------------------13-12---------------------------12-11---
D -------------------------14-13---------------------------13-12---------------------------12-11---
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-11---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-10---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-9 ---
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E --------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------11--10------------5------
D -------------------------11--10--------5---5---5--
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9 --8 --------3---3---5--
E ---------------------------------------1-------3--

Riff 5

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2------------------------------5------------------------------7------------------------------
D -2------------------------------5------------------------------7------------------------------
A -0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G -10----------10------------------
D -10----------10--10--------------
A -8 --0-0-0-0-8 --7 --0-0-0-0-0-0-
E ---------------------------------

Riff 5A

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------5---------------------------5---------------------------5---------5--------------5-----------5----
D ----7-5-------7---5-------------7-5-------7---5-------------7-5-------7-5-0----7-5------7----7------7----7--
A -0------0-------0---0-5-6-7--0------0-------0---0-5-6-7--0------0-------------------8-----------7-----------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 5B

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2------------------------------5------------------------------7------------------------------
D -2------------------------------5------------------------------7------------------------------
A -0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G -10----------10--9--------------
D -10----------10--9--------------
A -8 --8-8-8-8-8 --7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
E --------------------------------

Riff 5C

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

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

Order

Riff 1 x 3
Riff 1A x 1
Riff 2/2A x 5
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 5/5A x 4
Solo over Riff 5B x 2
Solo over Riff 5C x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2003
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