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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Bb5
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F#
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Bb5
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Bb5
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F#
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G5
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Verse 1
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His wicked Highness born from disaster

To dominate and to kill

A glistening murder machine

False majesty standing

perfectly still
F
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A blitzkrieg raining down evil
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On a mountain of black ice
F
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Like a good old fashioned beating within
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C
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Inches of your life
G5
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3

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While alone
Verse 2
Em
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and left abandoned
C
C

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With the sentence you've been handed
C#5
C#5
4

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C#m
C#m
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C#dim
C#dim
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A
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All your angels will ignore you
D5
D5
5

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D#
D#
6

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As your life flashes before you
D#m
D#m
6

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Am
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Even still you keep on fighting
G#5
G#5
4

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Through the thun der and the lightning
G5
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3

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And now Heaven sends its love
G
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B
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2

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G5
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3

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F#
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D#5
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6

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B
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2

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C5
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B
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2

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Your sud den death from above
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Verse 3

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3

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Once frozen like a

prisoner depraved

Perched high atop the lithosphere

Set free from beneath

the depths of hell

Bequeathing anything but despair
F
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The beast is genetically programmed
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Time to destroy, time to go berserk
F
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To see the end of all wars
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To see the end of the Earth
Interlude 1
C
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G
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G5
G5
3

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Em
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G5
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D5
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5

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E5
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G5
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D5
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5

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E5
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Am
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Verse 4
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Stopping at nothing, punch drunk
F
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From the blood that he's tasted
F#
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F#m
F#m
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F#
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Tear ing your soul apart
G5
G5
3

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Not one bit of your pain
G#5
G#5
4

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E5
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will be wasted
Em
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Now death descends upon you
F
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C
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F#
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2

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Like a bloody white dove

Bringing your retribution
G5
G5
3

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Your sudden death from above
Interlude 2
G#5
G#5
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Em
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F
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F#m
F#m
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C
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G5
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3

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G#
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4

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G#5
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Am
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F
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Bb5
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F#
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F#m
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F#m
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3

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F#m
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F#dim
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G#5
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F#m
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Verse 5
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While alone and left abandoned
C
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With the sentence you've been handed
C#5
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C#m
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All your angels will ignore you
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D5
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D#
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As your life flashes before you
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Even still you keep on fighting
G#
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Through the thunder
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and the lightning
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G
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And now Heaven sends
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B
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its love
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Your sudden death from above
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Bb

  • Bb5

  • F#

    2

  • G5

    3

  • F

  • C

  • C#5

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • C#dim

    4

  • A

  • D5

    5

  • D#

    6

  • D#m

    6

  • Am

  • G#5

    4

  • G

  • B

    2

  • D#5

    6

  • C5

    3

  • E5

  • F#m

    2

  • G#

    4

  • D

  • F#dim

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sudden Death by Megadeth is E minor.

The primary chords used in Sudden Death are Em, Bb, Bb5, F#, G5, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, Bb, Bb5, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sudden Death is approximately 158 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Sudden Death using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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