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Megadeth:  Wanderlust
(Risk)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1999)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  August 29, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2----3--|
D|-------0------0----0----0----0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---| ------|
A|-----------------------------|       |
E|-----------------------------|       |
                                       |
e|--------------------------------|    |--> Play 2x
B|--------------------------------|    |
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2----3--|    |
D|-------0------0----0----0----0--| ---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-2----3----2----|
D|-0----0----0----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-------3---|
G|-2---2---2-2/3---3---3-3/5---5-|
D|-------------------------------| --------------|
A|-------------------------------|               |
E|-------------------------------|               |
                                                 |
e|-------------------------------------------|   |
B|-3-------3---3---3----3--------5p3---5p3---|   |
G|---5-5\4---4---0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-|   |
D|-------------------------------------------|   |--> Play 2x
A|-------------------------------------------|   |
E|-------------------------------------------|   |
                                                 |
e|-----------------------------|                 |
B|---3----3--------5p3---5p3---|                 |
G|-0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-|                 |
D|-----------------------------| ----------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|---3----3--------5p3---5p3-----3----|
G|-0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-0-2----|
D|-------------------------------0----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|



Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5----------------------0--|
A|-3--x-x-5----x-x-5--x-x-0--|
E|----x-x-3----x-x-3--x-x----|
  "I'm an outcast..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------0--|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5----x-x-3--x-x-0--|
E|---0-1--x-x-3----x-x-1--x-x----|
  "I've got wanderlust..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----5----------------------0--|
A|-x-x-3--x-x-5----x-x-5--x-x-0--|
E|-x-x----x-x-3----x-x-3--x-x----|
  "I'm an outcast..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0--|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5----x-x-3--x--0--|
E|---0-1--x-x-3----x-x-1--x-----|
  "I've got a lust..."


Guitar 2
e|-1/8------------15\10--|
B|-1/8-------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
              "...riding into town..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-10\7-----------------7/-|
D|-10\7-----------------7/-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
  "...branded deeper..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-17--------------------|
D|-17--------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 "I'm an outcast..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10\7--------(7)~~-|
D|-10\7--------(7)~~-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
  "...than the bone..."



Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---| ------|
A|-----------------------------|       |
E|-----------------------------|       |
                                       |
e|--------------------------------|    |--> Play 3x
B|--------------------------------|    |
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2----3--|    |
D|-------0------0----0----0----0--| ---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2---2--2-2/3---3--3-3/5---5-|
D|---0----------0----------0---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-5-5\4---4--0-2----3----2--|
D|-------0------0----0----0--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-------3---|
G|-2---2---2-2/3---3---3-3/5---5-|
D|-------------------------------| --------------|
A|-------------------------------|               |
E|-------------------------------|               |
                                                 |
e|-------------------------------------------|   |
B|-3-------3---3---3----3--------5p3---5p3---|   |
G|---5-5\4---4---0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-|   |
D|-------------------------------------------|   |--> Play 3x
A|-------------------------------------------|   |
E|-------------------------------------------|   |
                                                 |
e|-------------------------------|               |
B|---3----3--------5p3---5p3-----|               |
G|-0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-0-|               |
D|-------------------------------| --------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-------3---|
G|-2---2---2-2/3---3---3-3/5---5-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3---3----3--------5p3---5p3-----3--|
G|---5-5\4---4---0-2--2---2--2/3-----3-----3-0-2--|
D|---------------------------------------------0--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 3
e|-17~~~----(17)/18~~--(18)\17~~----(17)\5-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------20b21----{20}b22~~-(22)r20-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-19----[feedback]-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-[20]22r20-[20]22r20-(20)b22-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-22-------{20}--------------20---------20--20-|
B|----20b22-----{20}-(22)r20-----[20]22---------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|---------{20}-{20}-{20}-----{20}----{20}----{20}----|
B|-[20]22----------------{20}----{20}----{20}----{20}-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-{20}----------------------------22-(22)\20/22-|
B|----{20}--(22)r21--(21)r20-18------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----|
B|--3--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|-----|
E|-----|


Play Riff 3  "I'm an outcast..."


Lead into next section:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------|
       * * * * * * *


Riff 4 (Acoustic)
e|-------0-------0-0--2-2-|
B|-----3----3----1-1--3-3-|
G|---2--------2----2--2-2-|
D|-0---------------0--0-0-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

e|-------0-------0-0--3-2-|
B|-----3----3----1-1--3-3-|
G|---2--------2----0--2-2-|
D|-0---------------0--0-0-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|



Lead into next section:
e|-8~~--------(8)\3/5~~~--|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
   "...my judgement day..."
e|-10~~----(10)/13~~----(13)\8/10~~-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-[various feedback and production noises]-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|



Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "A drum beats for me..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "...louder every day..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "The cadence tells me..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...meet my judgement day..."


Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10-|
A|--8--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12-|
A|-10--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|



Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--8---8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-12--12--12-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12--12--12-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10--10--10-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10--9h10-|
A|--8--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12-|
A|-10--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7--5h7-|
A|-5--5----5----5----5----5---|
E|----------------------------|



Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------|
B|----------0--|
G|-/21\10\7-0--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-10^---10----10--10-10--10----10--10-10--10-|
G|-10^---10----10--10-10--10----10--10-10--10-|
D|-----12----12--12-----12----12--12-----12---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|---10--10-10--10----10---|
G|---10--10-10--10----10---|
D|-12--12-----12----12--12-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------10-------------------10------------|
B|-------10--13p10-12p10------10--13p10-12p10-|
G|-12b14----------------12b14-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------10--------------------------------|
B|-------10--13p10-12p10---------------------|
G|-12b14-----------------[12]13r12-10--12-10-|
D|-----------------------------------12------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------13---------------------------------|
B|-12b13------------10---12b13--10-------------10-10------|
G|-------[12]13r12--10------------12b14r12p10--10-10------|
D|-------------------------------------------12------12~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------17-17-----17-17-17-17-----17-17----{17}-{17}-{17}------|
B|-20b21-----20b22-----------20b22-----20b22-{20}-{20}-{20}-{20}-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-20-20----20----20--------20b22--------------------|
B|----20b22-20b22-20b22-18--------[20]22r20-18-------|
G|---------------------------------------------19~~\-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18p15~-18~-18p15-18b19r18p15-18b19r18p15-18-19-18p15-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-17p14h17p14h17p14-----------------|
D|-------------------[18]19r18-15----|
A|--------------------------------17-|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-17-15h16-----15--------------------------------------|
A|-----------17---17-15--15----19b20-19b20--19p17--17~~-|
E|---------------------17--17--------------------19-----|

End Solo


Riff 6
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-4-4-|
E|----------------------------|
   "The game I play..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7\6-6\5-|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7\6-6\5-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5\4-4\3-|
E|----------------------------|
   "...grief..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-6-6-|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-4-4-|
E|----------------------------|
  "...dying for fame..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--|
D|-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------|
  "...obliged some relief..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "Dying for fame..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
E|---------------------------------|


Guitar fills over Riff 6
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12p10---10-------------------|
G|------------12----10^---------------|
D|-------------------------12-10-12~~-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------13--------13^--15-13^------------|
B|------------------13----15-----------------15--(15)\-|
G|---------------/14-----------------------------------|
D|-10----(10)~~----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----14-----14-----14-------------------------|
B|--------------------------13-----13-----13----|
G|-/14-----14-----14----------------------------|
D|-----------------------13-----13-----13----13-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15----15----16----16----17----18----19--/22-22--(22)\-|
G|----------------------------------------------x--x--------|
D|-15----15----15----16----17----18----19-----/22-22--(22)\-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End guitar fills


Play Riff 3  "I'm an outcast..."

Additional ending to Riff 3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------0-|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5----x-x-3--x-x-0-|
E|---0-1--x-x-3----x-x-1--x-x---|
  "I've got a lust..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------0--|
A|-0-2-3--x-x-5--------3--x--0--|
E|---0-1--x-x-3--------1--x-----|
  "I've got wanderlust..."


Guitar fills over Riff 3
e|-10----10----10----10-----10----10----10----------------|
B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15--13b15-13b15-13b15r13-10-13-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-13-10-----------------------|
G|------12b14r12-10-12-10------|
D|------------------------12~~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|----10------8-----10----13-------15----17----20----|
B|-10----10--11b13--13b15-16b18----18b20-20b22-23b25-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------10-------10----(10)~~*-|
B|------------------------------10-13---------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-12~~--------(12)~~-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-13----10----10------------------------13-15-15b17-13-15-|
B|----------13----13b15~~----13b15r13p10-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15b17-13-----------------------------------10-------|
B|-----------15-13--/13-10-----------------------13b15-|
G|--------------------------12-10-12-10-12b14----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------10~~----(10)\--|
B|-(15)~~~--------10~~----(10)\--|
G|------------[fade in]----------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

End guitar fills


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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  =  trill