THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN [Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!] Transcribed by Mark Yeary http://www.megadeth.de standard tuning / or \ means "slide" I don't know the lead guitar intro. When the band comes in, hold this chord and strike at random ( listen to the recording ) G)---9---- D)---9---- A)---7---- E)---0---- then this is the part where Dave starts the scream: D)-------------------------------------------------------------- A)---7-----------------------5--7-------------------------8--7-- E)-------5--6--7--8---5--7------------5--6--7--8---5--7--------- repeat several times. The last time, hold the E5 chord again. this is where it speeds up: D)-------------4--------5----------------------------4-------------- A)-------------2--------3----------5-----------------2-----------3-- E)---0--0----------0--------0--0---3----0--0--0-----------0--0---1-- repeat that several times. then play: G)---9-------------9--------------------- D)---9-------------9--------------------- A)---7---7--7--7---7--------------------- E)------------------------0--0--0--0----- the last time, finish with: D)---4------------ A)---2------3----- E)----------1----- verse rhythm: G)---/--9--x--x---9--x--x--x---7--------------------- D)---/--9--x--x---9--x--x--x---7-----7---8---x--x--- A)---/--7--x--x---7--x--x--x---5-----7---8---x--x--- E)-----------------------------------5---6---x--x--- repeat several times. Then play: G)---------------9--------------4--------------3-------------11--\ D)---------------9--------------4--------------3-------------11--\ A)---------------7--------------2--------------1--------------9--\ E)---0--0--0--------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0---------- then repeat the verse rhythm with the 2nd verse. After that, play: G)--9--9--9----9---9--9--9----9-------------------------------- D)--9--9--9----9---9--9--9----9-----5--5--5-----5-----4-------- A)--7--7--7----7---7--7--7----7-----5--5--5-----5-----2-----3-- E)----------------------------------3--3--3-----3-----------1-- chorus part ( "the skull beneath the skin" ) D)----------------------4---3-------------5--------- A)----------------------2---1-------------5--------- repeat E)---0--0--0--0--0-----------------0--0---3---0--0-- ending: D)----------------------4---3------------5----------2-- A)----------------------2---1------------5----------2-- E)---0--0--0--0--0----------------0--0---3----0--0--0-- that's all of the rhythm part. |