Megadeth - Diadems Tab

Band- Megadeth
Song- Diadems

Riff 1 (Play 3x)

Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
eb 7 3p2p0 2
Bb /8 5 3 3
Gb /4 4p2p0 0
Db 4 2
Ab
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb 3
Bb /5 5p3p0 3
Gb 4 2 4
Db /5 5p4p0 2
Ab 5 2
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
eb 3
Bb /5 5p3p0 3 3
Gb 4 2 /4 4p2p0 0
Db 4 2
Ab
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 4 (Distortion)
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 2 (2) (2) (2)
Eb 0 (0) (0) (0)
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab (2) (2) (2) (2)
Eb (0) (0) (0) (0)

Play Riff 1 but use this for the final bar:

eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 0
Eb 0 0 0 /3 2

Riff 2 (Distortion)

eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 5 5 xx 4 5 4 2 8 8 8 7
Eb 3 3 xx 2 3 2 0 6 6 6 5
* * * * "As prehistoric as it seems..."
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2
Ab 5 2 4/5 2 2 2 0
Eb 3 0 0 0 0 /3 2
"...today..."
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 5 5 xx 4 5 4 2 8 8 8 7
Eb 3 3 xx 2 3 2 0 6 6 6 5
* * * * "As prehistoric as it seems..."
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 5 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 3 0 0 0 0

Riff 1a (Play 3x)

Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
eb 7 3p2p0 2
Bb /8 5 3 3
Gb /4 4p2p0 0
Db 4 2
Ab
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb 3
Bb /5 5p3p0 3
Gb 4 2 4
Db /5 5p4p0 2
Ab 5 2
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
eb 3
Bb /5 5p3p0 3 3
Gb 4 2 /4 4p2p0 0
Db 4 2
Ab
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 4 (Distortion)
eb 7 3p2p0 2
Bb /8 5 3
Gb 4
Db /5 5p4p0 2
Ab 5 2
Eb 0 0
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 4/5 2
Eb 0 0
Guitar 5 (Distortion)
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 2 (2) (2) (2)
Eb 0 (0) (0) (0)
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab (2) (2) (2) (2)
Eb (0) (0) (0) (0)

Play Riff 1a but use this for the final bar on first 4 guitars:

eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2
Ab 2 4/5 2 2 0
Eb 0 0 0 /3 2

Play Riff 2 "The harlot puddles..."

Riff 2a

eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 5 5 xx 4 5 4 2 8 8 8 7
Eb 3 3 xx 2 3 2 0 6 6 6 5
* * * * "I look above and see..."
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4 2
Ab 5 2 4/5 2 2 2 0
Eb 3 0 0 0 0 /3 2
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 5 5 xx 4 5 4 2 8 8 8 7 5
Eb 3 3 xx 2 3 2 0 6 6 6 5 3
* * * * "This one ain't over til..."

Riff 3 x3

eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4
Ab 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 2 4 5 4 3
Eb 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2 1
* * * * * * * * *
eb 0 0
Bb 0 0
Gb
Db 4
Ab 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 2 4 5 6 7
Eb 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 4 5
* * * * * * * * *

Riff 4

eb
Bb
Gb
Db 9 9 7 7 10
Ab 7 xxx 7 8 xxxx 8 5 xxx 5 10 10 9 8 8
Eb xxx 6 xxxx 6 xxx 8 8 7 6
* * *
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 9 9 7 7 10
Ab 7 xxx 7 8 xxxx 8 5 xxx 5 888 88 8
Eb xxx 6 xxxx 6 xxx 666 66
*** ** * Final time Both guitars
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 9 9 7 7
Ab 7 xxx 7 8 xxxx 8 5 xxx 5 10 10 9 8 x
Eb xxx 6 xxxx 6 xxx 8 8 7 6 x
* * * Guitar 1
eb 12 9
Bb 11~ 8~
Gb 9~ 6~
Db 8~ 5~
Ab
Eb
Guitar 2
eb 15 12
Bb 14~ 11~
Gb 12~ 9~
Db 11~ 8~
Ab
Eb

Play Riff 4 "One man rules the earth..."

Riff 5

Guitar 1 x2
eb
Bb
Gb 7~ 7 6~ 6 5h6p5~ 5 4
Db 5 5 5 2 0 2
Ab
Eb
x2
eb
Bb
Gb 9~ 9 8~ 8 7h8p7~ 7 6
Db 7 7 7 4 4
Ab 7
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb 10~ 10 9~ 9 10~ 10 9~ 9
Db 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb 10 9 10 9
Db 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb 10 7 7 9 7 7 10 7 7 9 7 7
Db 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
Guitar 2 x2
eb 7~ 7 6~ 6 5h6p5 5 3 0
Bb 5 5 5 3 0
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
x2
eb 9~ 9 8~ 8 7h8p7 7 5 2
Bb 7 7 7 5 2
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
eb 10~ 10 9~ 9 10~ 10 9~ 9
Bb 8 8 8 8
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
eb 10 9 10 9
Bb 8 8 8 8
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
eb 10p8 8 9p8 8 10p8 8 9p8 8
Bb 8 8 8 8
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb

Riff 6 x4

eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 2 2
Eb 0 0 0 0
* * "I saw a new Earth that day..." x4
eb
Bb
Gb 9 (9)\
Db 5 (5)\
Ab 7 (7)\ 2
Eb 0 0 0
* * "Vengeance is mine..." x4
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 2 2 2
Eb 0 0 0 0 0
* * "....man..." 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.

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