MEGADETH 'Looking Down The Cross' from the album 'Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!' transcribed by Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) find more metal tablatures at http://venus.spaceports.com/~metaltab/ http://www.geocities.com/vicelton/ 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