Holy Wars...The Punishment Due Megadeth Intro: hold the chords for 7/8 of a bar -------------------------------------2--------------------------------------4 -5-6-7-------------------------------2--5-6-7-------------------------------4 ---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---5-3-0----------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---5-3-2
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----7----------------7-------9------------------- -5-------5-------5--------7---------------9------- -------------7--------------------7---6-------5---6/7vibrato hold for -------------------------------------------------- one section of riff B
-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------4-----------3--- -----7----------------7--------------------------- -5-------5-------5------------4-----------4------- -------------7------------6-----------5-----------5/7vibrato hold for -------------------------------------------------- one section of riff B repeat these two riffs
Bridge to ...The Punishment Due: 4x -10-9---10-----10-9---9-----9-10-12--- -8--7-0-8--0-0-8--7-0-7-0-0-7-8--10---
...The Punishment Due: Play these two times --------------------hold -----------------0-------0----- --------------------C -------------------0-------0--- --------------------one ------------------------------- --------------------bar ------------------------------- ----/7---9-----10--- ----/7---9---2-1-----1-0-----0-2 -0-0---7---0-8-8---- -0-----7---0-3-2-----2-1-----1-0 alternate between major and fifth chords
When the drums kick in: The only change is you play the C chord 7 times missing the first beat. Play 4x
for the solo rhythym figure, skip the E chord of the above rhythym figure ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------3-0-------------1---------------3-0-------------1----------- -----------0---------3---3-----------------0---------3---3--------- -----0-------3-0---3-------3-----------------3-0---3-------3------- ---2-------------1-------------------2-----------1----------------- -3---------------------------0-1-2-3-------------------------0-1-2-
go back to where drums kick in, playing riff 5x, adding harmonics on fifth fret in first bit of thumping C`s
Riff E, 4x -2------------------------------------------------------- -0-------3---3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3--- harmonics
-5-------4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5--4-------4--5---- -3--0----2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2--3---- alternate with major thirds on 2nd and fourth repeat end riff E
-5-------4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5--4-------4--5---- -3--0----2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2--3---- alternate with major thirds on 2nd and fourth repeat end riff E
Play over Riff G on repeats 5-10 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----7----------------7-------9------------------- -5-------5-------5--------7---------------9------- -------------7--------------------7---6-------5---6/7vibrato hold for -------------------------------------------------- one section of riff B
-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------4-----------3--- -----7----------------7--------------------------- -5-------5-------5------------4-----------4------- -------------7------------6-----------5-----------5/7vibrato hold for -------------------------------------------------- one section of riff B
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----7----------------7-------9------------------- -5-------5-------5--------7---------------9------- -------------7--------------------7---6-------5---6/7vibrato hold for -------------------------------------------------- one section of riff B
After Riff G play -5^7------5^7----------5^7-------5^7-------5------- -----000-------000-0-0-----000-------000---3---0---