HOLY WARS...THE PUNISHMENT DUE
Megadeth
(From The 1990 Album Rust In Peace)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
This might be the most correct verison on the site, i dont know
tell me what u think
Riff 1 (slightly palm muted)
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| G | |
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| A | 5 6 7 2 |
| E | 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 5 5 0 |
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| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 6 7 4 |
| E | 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 |
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| D | |
| A | 5 6 7 |
| E | 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 |
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| G | |
| D | 2 3 4 |
| A | 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 |
| E | |
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| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 6 7 05 |
| E | 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 |
**
Riff 2
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 7 8 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 5 6 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 8 9 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 7 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 2 5 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 3 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 |
| A | 5h7 10p7 9 8 7 2 2 |
| E | 000 000000 7 0000 6 00 5 0 0 |
*** ****** **** ** * *
Riff 3
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 7 8 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 5 6 |
*** ******** *** ****
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| G | |
| D | 10 |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 8 9 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 7 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 2 5 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 3 |
*** ******** *** ****
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 x4
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 9~ 8~ 7 |
| E | 000 000000 0000 00 8 |
*** ****** **** **
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 |
| E | 000 000000 7~ 0000 6~ 00 5 0 |
*** ****** **** ** *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 6~ 5~ 4 |
| E | 000 000000 0000 00 5 |
*** ****** **** **
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 9~ 8~ 7 |
| E | 000 000000 0000 00 8 |
*** ****** **** **
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 14~ 13~ 12 |
| E | 000 000000 0000 00 13\ |
*** ****** **** **
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x7
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 9 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 7 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 |
*** ******** *** ****
Guitar 2 (Mustaine)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 12 14 9 |
| A | 10 10 10 12 7 6 9 5/7~ |
| E | 12 |
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| B | |
| G | 8 7 |
| D | 12 12 |
| A | 10 10 10 6 9 5 8 5/7~~ |
| E | 12 |
Riff 5
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| A | 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 |
*** ******** *** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 |
* * * * * * * *
Riff 6
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 3 |
| D | 5 4 |
| A | 5 6 7 0 0 5 6 7 5 6 5 |
| E | 000 0000 6 7 6 |
*** * * ****
"Brother will kill brother..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 4 |
| A | 5 6 7 7 6 5 6 7 1 2 |
| E | 000 0 0 0000 2~ 0 2 3 |
*** * * **** *
"Spilling blood across the land..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 4 2 4 5 5 4 2 |
| E | 5 0 0 5 0 3 5 6 0 0 6 5 3 5 |
* * * * * * *
"Killing for religion..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 2 8 7 5 |
| E | 3p0 0000 6 5 3 5 3p0 0000 6 5 3 |
**** ****
"Something I don't understand..."
Lead into next section:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 6 7 2 |
| E | 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 5 5 0 |
"Holy Wars..."
Solo (Acoustic, Friedman)
| e | 11 12p11 11 |
| B | 12 10 12 13 13 |
| G | 9h10 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 12 10 10 8 8 7 7 5 |
| B | 13 12 10 9 6 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 5 4 4 5 5 7 7/10 7 5h6p5 |
| B | 5 6 6 |
| G | 7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 0 |
| B | 4 5 4 5 4 0 |
| G | 6 7 6 5 4 5 4 x |
| D | 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 |
| A | 2 |
| E | 0 |
End solo
Riff 6a
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 5~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
"Up on my podium..."
Riff 7
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 5 (5)\ |
| A | 2 3 3 (3)\ |
| E | 0 0 0 |
* *
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 |
| A | 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 |
| E | 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 5 (5)\ |
| A | (2) 2 3 3 (3)\ |
| E | (0) 0 |
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 |
| A | 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 |
| E | 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 |
Riff 7a
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * *
"Wage the war..."
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 |
| A | 2 2 1 1 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 /3 |
* *
"...on organized crime..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
| e | |
| B | 3 0 1 |
| G | 0 3 3 |
| D | 0 3 0 3 3 |
| A | 2 1 3 4 |
| E | 0 1 2 |
* * * * * * * * * * *
x2
| e | |
| B | 3 0 1 |
| G | 0 3 3 |
| D | 3 0 3 3 |
| A | 2 1 3 4 |
| E | 3 0 1 2 |
* * * * * * * * * * *
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 3 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 |
| D | 3 |
| A | 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 |
| E | 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 |
* * * *
Solo (Friedman)
| e | 7 10p7 6 10p6 |
| B | 8 8 8 |
| G | 7 7 7 |
| D | 5 9 9 |
| A | 5 |
| E | 3h7 |
| e | 10 13p10 10 13 18p13 13 |
| B | 6 11 11 /15 15 |
| G | 7 10 |
| D | /12 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 18 18b19~ 15 20b22r21^ [20]22r21 [20]22~ |
| B | 15 17b18r17b18r17p15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | [24]25b27 [24]25b27 [24]25b27 [24]25b27 [24]25~~ |
| B | x |
| G | x |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 22 18 |
| B | 20 |
| G | 19 |
| D | 20\19 15 |
| A | 17\15 13~ |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 8 8 8 8/10 10 10 10/11 11 11 11/13 (13)\ |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7/ 8 8 8 8/10 (10)\ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 18 |
| B | /18 15h18 18p15 15 18p15 15 |
| G | 18 18p17p15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 18b22 |
| B | 18p15 15 15 |
| G | 18p15 17 15 16 |
| D | 17 |
| A | |
| E | |
End solo
Riff 7b
| e | |
| B | 5 |
| G | h 5 |
| D | 0h2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 h 5 |
| A | 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 h 5 |
| E | 0 0 h |
* * * * * *
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | 0h2 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 |
| E | 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 |
Play Riff 7a "They killed my wife..."
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5b7 (7)r5p3 |
| D | 5/8\5p3 |
| A | 5p3 |
| E | 6~~ |
| e | |
| B | 6 8 6h8p6 6 7b8r7 |
| G | 3/5 5 5 5/7\5~~ 5 7 7 7 10~~ |
| D | (0) |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 18b20~~ 15 18 |
| G | 15 18 |
| D | 15 17 |
| A | /14 17 |
| E | (6)/ |
| e | 22p18 18p15 |
| B | 18/ 22 18\15h18 18p15 |
| G | 18 18b19~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 18 [20]22r20 |
| B | 20 18 20~ |
| G | 15/17 17/18 18\17 (17)~\ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
End solo
Riff 9 (Play 2x)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 333 3 3 333 333 |
h h h h hhh h h hhh hhh
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 2 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 3 3 3 3 333 3 3 333 333 |
h h h h hhh h h hhh hhh
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 |
* * * * * * * *
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 000 000 |
* * * * *** * * *** ***
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 2 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 000 000 |
* * * * *** * * *** ***
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 |
* * * * * * * *
Final time:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 |
* * * * * * * *
Solo (Mustaine)
| e | 17^b18 17^b18 17^b18 17^b18 17^b18 17^b18 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17 15 12 12 12 |
| B | 17 17 15 12 17 15 12 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17 15 12 12 |
| G | 15 15 14 12 15 14 12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 15 14 12 12 |
| D | 14 14 13 12 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 14p13p12 13p12 12 |
| A | 14 14p13 14p13p12 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 14p13p12 13p12 12 12 12 12 |
| E | 14 14 15 15 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | /5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 4\3 5/ |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12h13p12 12h13h14 12 12 |
| A | 12h13p12 12h13h14 14 |
| E | 14 |
| e | |
| B | 12h15p12 15 15 17p15p12 |
| G | 12h14 12 14 15h16 15p12 14 12 14 |
| D | 12h14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h15h17 12h15h17 |
| B | 17 12h15h17 12h15h17 12h15h17 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h15h17 12h15h17 12h15h17 12h15h17 |
| B | 12h15h17 12h15h17 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17b18r17 12 17p15p12 |
| B | 17 17p15p12 12 17p14p12 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15 12 |
| G | 15 15 12 12 12 |
| D | 15 15 12 14 14 14 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 15p12 17p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15p12 12 17p12 12 15p12 12 17p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15p12 12 17p12 12 15p12 12 17p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17p15p12 12 17p15p12 12 17p15p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17p15p12 12 17p15p12 x 12 12 17 |
| G | 15 15 x |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17p15p12 17p15p12 17p15p12 17p15p12 |
| G | 12 12 12 12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 18p16p13 18p16p13 18p16p13 18p16p13 |
| G | 13 13 13 13 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 19p17p14 19p17p14 19p17p14 19p17p14 |
| G | 14 14 14 14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 20p18p15 20p18p15 20p18p15 20p18p15 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 21p19p16 21p19p16 22p20p17 22p20p17 |
| G | 16 16 17 17 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 23p21p18 23p21p18 24p22p19 24p22p19 |
| G | 18 18 19 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 22b24 22b25 22b24 22b24 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 |
D|--[Let note ring and depress with whammy bar]-----|
A|--[ then raise back up to E ]-----|
E|--(0)----------------(0)*d----------------(raise)-|
End Solo
Riff 11 (Play 4x)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 9 |
| E | 000 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 7 |
*** * * * * *** * *
"Fill the cracks in ..."
Riff 11a
Guitar 1 x10
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 9 |
| E | 000 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 7 |
*** * * * * *** * *
"Next thing you know..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 7 |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 6 9 5 8 |
| E | 000 0 0 0 0 |
*** * * * *
"...mercy..."
Guitar 2 (Mustaine)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 12 14 9 |
| A | 10 10 10 12 7 6 9 5/7~ |
| E | 12 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 7 |
| D | 12 12 |
| A | 10 10 10 6 9 5 8 5/7~~ |
| E | 12 |
Riff 12
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 9 |
| E | 000 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 7 |
*** * * * * *** * *
"Killings... ...mercy..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 5h7 9 |
| E | 000 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 7 |
*** * * * * *** * *
"...killings... ...mercy..."
Riff 13
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 10p7 |
| E | 000 0000000 000 0000000 |
*** ******* *** *******
"...killings... ...killings..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5h7 10p7 5h7 10p7 |
| E | 000 00000000 000 0000 |
*** ******** *** ****
"...killings... ...killings..."
Riff 14
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 |
| E | 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 |
* * * * * * * *
"Next thing you know, they'll take..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 6 7 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 |
* *
"...away!"
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.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill