Megadeth

Holly Wars(Tabs)

Megadeth

Key: B

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	        de;gaby-argento  
para;la gente 
                  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 
   
-5-6-7---------------------------7-8-9--------------------------- 
---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3-----------8-9-10---10-9-8---9-8-7- 

-5-6-7------------------------------- 
---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---0-0- 

Riff A: 
-5^7------10^7---------5^7-------5^7---------7---8--- 
-----000-------00000000----000-------00000---5---6--- 
                                      
---------------------------------------------9------- 
-5^7------10^7---------5^7-------5^7---------7---8--- 
-----000-------00000000----000-------00000-------6--- 
                                      
---------------------------------------------4------- 
-5^7------10^7---------5^7-------5^7---------2---5--- 
-----000-------00000000----000-------00000-------3--- 
                                      
ending 1 
-------------------------------------------4----------4------ 
-5^7------10^7--------9------8-----7---0---2----------2-5-4-- 
-----000-------000000-7--00006---005--------------------3-2-- 
         repeat Riff A using ending 2                                     

ending 2                                    
-5^7-------10^7----------------------------- 
------000-------0000007---00006---005---0--- 
                                            
-5^7-------10^7-------6-------5-----4------- 
------000-------000000----0000----00----0--- 
                       
----------------------4-------3-----2-------                      
-5^7-------10^7-------------------------3--- 
------000-------000000----0000----00-------- 
                        
----------------------9-------8-----8-7-----                     
-5^7-------10^7-------------------------8--- 
------000-------000000----0000----00-------- 
                                            
Riff B: (x 8) 
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7--------9--- 
------000------000000000----000-----00000---7--- 

play over riff B 

-------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------- 
-----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 

Riff C: 
-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5--4-------4--5---- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2--3---- 
                        
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7----2------- 
------000------000000000----000-----00003---0--- 

-1-/-2-----1-------1-/-2-------2--1-------1--2---- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2--3---- 
        
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7----5------- 
------000------000000000----000-----00003---0--- 

-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5--4-------4--5---- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2--3---- 
                        
-5^7------10^7----------5^7------5^7----2------- 
------000------000000000----000-----00003---0--- 

-1-/-2-----1-------1-/-2-------2--1-------1- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2- 
       Riff B, Riff C (x 3) 

Holy Wars rhythm:  4x 
---------------9---8---------------------------------------------------- 
-5-6-7--------10---9---5-6-7----------------5-6-7--------7---6---5-6-7-- 
-------0-0-0-----------------0-0-0--6---7-5-------0-0-0----------------- 
  
-------7---6---5-6-7-------------2-4-5-----4-----2-3-5--------------- 
-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-2---0-3-5-6-0-3-5---0-3-5-6-0-0-6---5-3-5- 
                                                           
-----------5---4-1-------------8---7-5- 
-3-0-0-0-0-6---5-3-5-3-0-0-0-0-6---5-3- 

-5-6-7-------------------------------2---- 
---------5-6-7---7-6-5---5-4-3---5-3-0---- 

                                      Marty's spanish solo 


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- 

---------------------------------------------------0-------0------- 
-------3-0-------------1---------------3-0-----------0-------0----- 
-----------0---------3---3-----------------0----------------------- 
-----0-------3-0---3-------3-----------------3--------------------- 
---2-------------2-------------------2---------3-----------------2- 
-3---------------------------0-1-2-3-------------2-----2-1-----1-0- 

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                        

Riff F, 8x 
-2------------------------------------------------------- 
-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0--- 
   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                        

Riff G, 13x 
-5^7------5^7----------5^7-------5^7-------9------- 
-----000-------000-0-0-----000-------000---7------- 

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--- 

-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5--4--------------- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--3--0---- 

-1-/-2-----1-------1-/-2-------2--0-------5------- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--3---0--- 

-------------------------------------------------------2- 
-4-/-5-----4-------4-/-5-------5--4---------5-6-7-----2- 
-2-/-3--0--2--0-0--2-/-3--0-0--3--2--0-0--2-------7-0-0-
	        

Written by Dave Mustaine

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