DISCONNECT By MEGADETH
From the album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO


Here are the main riff's.

INTRO:                                     
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----5-------4------2----------------|
|---7-------5------3~--------6--9--10-|
|-0-------0------0-----0-/7-----------|
 p.m     p.m    p.m   p.m            
        
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----5-------4------2----------------|
|---7-------5------3~--------6--9--10-|
|-0-------0------0-----0-/7-----------|
 p.m      p.m   p.m   p.m

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----5-------4------2----------------|
|---7-------5------3~-----------------|
|-0-------0------0-----0-/7-6-5-3-----|
 p.m      p.m   p.m   p.m


This riff is used throughout the verses
VERSES:                              x3
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----9-5-7----9-5-7--------10-9-------|
|-00-------00-------00-7-8------------|
  p.m      p.m     p.m
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----9-5-7----9-5-7-----------10------|
|-00-------00-------00-7---8----------|
 p.m      p.m      p.m


|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-0--3p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-6p0-|-0--3p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-6p0-5p0-2-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------0-|

The chorus is the intro riff but has slight differences.
Dont play the very first open E the first time.
The E5 chord at the end off the last bar carries it.

CHORUS                               x3
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----5------4------2-----------------|
|---7------5------3~--------6--9--10--|
|-0------0------0-----0-/7------------|
 p.m    p.m    p.m   p.m

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----5-----4-----2-------------------|
|---7-----5-----3~----/5-5-4---2------|
|-0-----0-----0-----00/7-6-5---0------|
 p.m   p.m   p.m   p.m         *

Then go back to the verse and play the whole progression again.
*second time play the E5 chord and let it ring out ring out,
then strike again and let it ring out.

then comes the palm muted riff play the whole thing twice
Palm muted riff
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---------444444445555555544444444-|
|-22222222222222223333333322222222-|
|-00000000-------------------------|
 P.m through out  
                                        x2                
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------2-33333332-232--2------|
|-00000000-0235235--------------53-532---|
p.m throughout


Riff under the solo
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-/99999999/12121212121212125555555544444444-|
|-/99999999/12121212121212125555555544444444-|
|-/77777777/10101010101010103333333322222222-|
|----------------------------------------------|
                                      X2
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------00000000/000000000000000/-|
|-22222222-11111111/2222222211111111/-|
|-22222222-22222222/3333333322222222/-|
|-00000000-----------------------------|
  --p.m---

Then play the last bar off the palm muted riff 3times
On the very last bar play this
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------2-3335333-232--2----2-|
|-00000000-0235235-------------53-532-0-|
  p.m through out

Then play the verse riff through once
Then play the first bar of the verse riff 9 times
Then play the last bar of the verse riff 4 times and end with this 
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|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|----9-5-7----9-5-7-----------2---------||
|-00-------00-------00-7-8-3--0---------||
 p.m      p.m      p.m

I'm not 100% certain about the two chords in the second bar
under the solo but it sounds close enough

Well all the main riffs that are played in the song are here 
Ive checked them and it sound's right when I play it so rock on yall.


Tabbed by me Andrew (metalrules)any comment's or request e-mail me at

                 andrew_mellor@talk21.com