Learn Music: Holy Wars The Punishment Due guitar tab - Megadeth tabs

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  >From: bprenike@socs.uts.EDU.AU (Brett Phillip Renike)
  >Subject: TAB : Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
  
  added to by:
  From: dao002@acad.drake.edu
  
                    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-
  
  Thats the end.
  comments?

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