Megadeth - Prince Of Darkness Tab

Band- Megadeth
Song- Prince Of Darkness

Intro (Clean with sound effects)

d 2
A 2
F 4 (4)b5r4 (4)b5r4 (4)b5r4
C
G
D
"My victims..."
d 9
A 8
F 9
C
G
D
"...bones..."
d
A
F
C
G 7 (7)^r (7)^r
D 0
"...am insidious..."
d
A
F
C 9
G 7
D 0
"...love..."

Riff 1

Guitar 1 (Clean)
d
A 3 5 8
F 9 4 6 6
C 9 5 7 8
G 7 5 7 7
D 0
"I strip you of pride..." | |--> Play 3x Guitar 2 (Clean) |
d
A
F
C
G 7 6 5 4
D
d
A
F
C
G
D 0 0
"More than evil..."

Riff 1a (Distortion)

d
A
F
C
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"I am more powerful..."
d
A
F
C > Play 3x
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"I am more violent..."

Riff 2

d
A
F
C 0
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
d
A
F
C 7
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 7 5
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3

Riff 2a

d
A
F
C 0
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
"Yeah, yeah, I'm evil..."
d
A
F
C 1010 101010 101010 101010
G 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 0 0 0 0 0
"...I am..."
d
A
F
C 101010 101010 101010 10101010
G 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D

Riff 3

Guitar 1
d
A
F
C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
G
D 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
"My kingdom..."
d
A
F
C 2 2 2 2 2 2
G 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
D 3
"Your sins erupt..." Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
d 12 12
A 15b17 15b17
F
C 14 14 14
G
D
"...darkness..."
d 12 12
A 15b17 15b17
F
C 14 14
G
D

Riff 4 x3

d
A
F
C
G 2 2 2
D 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0
**** **** **** "...darkness..."
d
A
F
C
G 2 2 5 4 3
D 0000 0 0000 0 0 3 2 1
**** **** *

Play Riff 2 "I take what you love..."

Guitar fills over Riff 2:

#1
d
A
F 6b7~~~ 6b7~~~
C
G
D
"...games, [your hopes...]" #2
d 15^ 15^ 15b16~~~~~*
A
F
C
G
D
"...While you burn..."

Play Riff 2a "While you burn..."

Play Riff 3 "My kingdom..."

Interlude: (12-string guitar)

d
A
F
C 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
G
D 0 3 2 3
d
A
F 2 2 2
C 4 4 4
G 2 3 2
D
d
A
F 3 3 3 3
C 3 3
G
D 3 2 3 2
d
A 4 2
F 6 6 3
C 6 6
G
D 6 5 4 2
d
A 2 2 2 2
F 2 2 2 2
C
G
D 2 1 2 1
(Distortion)
d
A
F
C 1010 101010 101010 101010
G 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D
d
A
F
C 101010 101010 101010 10101010
G 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D

Riff 4a (Play 2x)

Guitar 1
d
A
F
C
G 2 2 2
D 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0
**** **** ****
d
A
F
C
G 2 2 5 4 3
D 0000 0 0000 0 0 3 2 1
**** **** * Guitar 2
d
A 17~~
F 15 16
C
G
D

Riff 4b (Solo Rhythm) x3

d
A
F
C
G 2 2 5 4 3
D 0000 0 0000 0 0 3 2 1
**** **** *
d
A
F
C
G 5 4 3 5 4 3
D 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1
* *

Solo

d
A
F
C 9 8 (8)b9r8 (8)b9r8 8~~ 5b6r5
G 7
D 7
d [12]13r10
A 12 11 (11)b12r10
F [9]10r9 9~~
C 9
G 7b8r7
D
d
A /15 14 (14)b15r14 15 14~~ 17 15~~ 18 17~~~
F
C
G
D
d
A 15h7p15
F 17 16~~*
C
G
D
d 17 15 18 17 15
A 17 15 17 15 15 14 13 12
F 14 12~~~
C
G
D

End Solo

Riff 3

Guitar 1
d
A
F
C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
G
D 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
"...darkness..."
d
A
F
C 2 2 2 2 2 2
G 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
D 3
"Your satanic..." Guitar 2
d 12 12
A 15b17 15b17
F
C 14 14 14
G
D
d 12 12
A 15b17 15b17
F
C 14 14
G
D
Ending Rhythm
d
A
F
C
G 2 2 2
D 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0
**** **** **** |
d > Play 2x
A
F
C
G 2 2 2 5 4 3
D 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0 0 3 2 1
**** **** **** *
d
A
F
C > Play 3x
G 2 5 4 3 2 6 5 4 3
D 0 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1
d
A
F
C
G 2 5 4 3 2 6 5 4 3 2
D 0 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0

Ending Solo

NOTE: Some effect is used so the following two bars are an octave lower than the actual notes.
d /19 /18 /17 /18 /17 /17 /16 /17
A 19 19 19 17 17 16 16 17
F
C
G
D
d 16\ 15\ 14\ 12 12 12 \10
A 12 12 12 10
F
C
G x
D
d
A 12 12^ 14 (14)b16 (16)r14
F 12 12^ 14 (14)b16 (16)r14
C 12 14 \ /
G \ [long hold] /
D
d
A 12h15p12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12h15p12 12 12 12 12 12 12
F
C
G
D
d
A 12h17p12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12h17p12 12 12 12 12 12 12
F
C
G
D
d
A 12h15p12 12 12h15p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12
F 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16
C
G
D
d
A 12h15p12 12 12h15p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12
F 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16
C
G
D
d 17p15p12 17p15p12 18p16p13 18p16p13
A 15p12 15p12 16p13 16p13
F
C
G
D
d 19p17p14 19p17p14 20p18p15 20p18p15
A 17p14 17p14 18p15 18p15
F
C
G
D
d 21p19p16 22p20p17 23p21p18 24p22p19
A 19p16 20p17 21p18 22p19
F
C
G
D
NOTE: Again, some effect is used so here are the notes an octave lower.
d 12//17//24tm (24)\
A 12//17//24tm (24)\
F
C [steady gliss]
G
D
d
A 12 12 12
F 15b16 15 14 12h14 12~~~\
C
G
D

End Solo

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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