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/ Megadeth / Rust In Peace (1990) / Holy Wars... The Punishment Due guitar tab

HOLY WARS... AND THE PUNISHMENT DUE
[Megadeth - Rust In Peace]
Transcribed by Brett Phillip Renike
Additions by IMIegadetH@aol.com
02/03/98
Five Magics - http://www.nebula.on.ca/heer/fivemagics/index.html


Standard Tuning

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----

Spanish Solo
                                                                        
E----------------------------------11h12p11------11--12------11--12-----
B---------12--------10-----12--13------------13----------13-------------
G---9p10----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        


                                                                        
E-------12------12--10------12--10------10--8------8--7-----7--5--------
B---13------13----------13----------12---------10--------9--------6-----
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        


                                                                        
E---5--4-----4--5-----5--7--7p10-----5h6p5------------------------------
B---------5--------6------------------------6--3--4--5--2--4h5p4--0-----
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        


                                              A               
E---------------------------------------------0-------------------------
B------3--2--1--0-----1--0--------------------0-------------------------
G------------------2--------2--1--0-----------1-------------------------
D------------------------------------4--3--2--2-------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        


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-


Megadeth albums
2004 The System Has Failed
2001 The World Needs a Hero
1999 Risk
1997 Cryptic Writings
1995 Hidden Treasures
1994 Youthanasia
1992 Countdown To Extinction
1990 Rust In Peace
1988 So Far, So Good...So What!
1986 Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
1985 Killing Is My Business
Rust In Peace tabs
01Holy Wars... The Punishment Due tabbass tab
02Hangar 18 tabbass tab
03Take No Prisoners tabbass tab
04Five Magics tabbass tab
05Poison Was The Cure tabbass tab
06Lucretia tabbass tab
07Tornado Of Souls tabbass tab
08Rust In Peace... Polaris tabbass tab

 

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