MEGADETH
Album = RUST IN PEACE
Song = FIVE MAGICS
Transcribed by: Tero (magics5@yahoo.com)
normal tuning
notation:
^ = bend
x = fret-hand muting
pm. = pick-hand muting
spm.= slight palm muting
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
(9) = ghost note
" = trem picking
intro:
=====
riff 1 end of riff 1
both guitars
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|------7--5--------8--x--x--7--5--------8--x--x--7--5--------8--x--x--7--5--------5-------|
|------------7--5--6--x--x--------7--5--6--x--x--------7--5--6--x--x--------7--5--3-------|
play riff 1, twice
let ring
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---2-----|
|---2-----|
|---0-----|
then just bass and drums
and then:
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---7-/---|
|---------|
|---------|
both guitars
riff 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
|---9-------8--------------------------------------9-------8------------------------------------|
|-------------------9-----------------------------------------------9---------------------------|
|--------------------------10------9---------------------------------------10------9------------|
|------------------------------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-------8--------------------------------------9-------8------------------------------8-/---|
|-------------------9-----------------------------------------------9---------------------------|
|--------------------------10------9---------------------------------------10------9------------|
|------------------------------------------11---------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
guitar 2 end of riff 2 |
|---8-------7~~~~~~--------------------------------8-------7~~~~~~~----------------------11-----|
|-------------------7-----------------------------------------------7---------------------------|
|---------------------------9~~~~--8~~~~~~----------------------------------9------8~~~~--------|
|-------------------------------------------9---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
both guitars
riff 3
pm. . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------0--------------------------------11-------
|-----------5-----------8-------8------------9-----------10-----10----
|-------7-----------7--------------------10----------12---------------
|---0-----------0--------------------0-----------0-------------------- guitar 2 out
guitar 1
pm. . . . . . . . . .
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------0----------------------------------11~~~~~~-
------------5-----------8-------8--------------9-----------10-----------
--------7-----------7----------------------10----------12---------------
----0-----------0--------------------0-------------0--------------------
end of riff 3
pm. . . . . . . . . . .
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------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------0----------------------------------11-------|
------------5-----------8-------8--------------9-----------10-----10----|
--------7-----------7----------------------10----------12---------------|
----0-----------0--------------------0-------------0--------------------|
then play this 3 times:
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-----------5-------------2---0---2---4---5---4---5---7---|
|-------5-----------5-----------------2---0---2---4---5---4---5---7---|
|---7-----------6------------3---2----0-------------------------------|
riff 4 end of riff 4
pm. . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------let ring-|
|-----------5-----------5-------------2-------|
|-------5-----------5-----------------2-------|
|---7-----------6------------3---2----0-------|
just bass and drums again
then this:
|---------|
|---------|
|---2-\---|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
play riff 2
play riff 3
play riff 4
then:
pm. . . .
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|--------------let ring|
|--2---2--------3------|
|--2---2--------3------|
|--0------0--0--1------|
verse:
=====
guitar 1
riff 5 end of riff 5
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2-------------4-------------------------------3---|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----2------2-------------2------2------------------2-----3---|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0-----0-0-0-------0--0------0--0--0--0---3~~~~-0-----3--1---|
play riff 5, 7 times
solo 1 starts at second time
then guitar 1 plays this: (solo continues)
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----2--------|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0-----1-1---|
then guitar 1 plays riff 6, tolal of 10 times, solo continues
riff 6 end of riff 6
pm. . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--------2-2--------------4-4----5---|
|-----2----------3-----4---------5---|
|--0----------1-----2---------3------|
solo 1:
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guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------17------
|--------------------------------------------------------14h16-14-14-16p17--17-17-
|---x-----------------------------------14-14-14h15p14h15-------------------------
|---x------------------12h14-12-12-14/15------------------------------------------
|-----/13~~(13)~~~12h13-----------------------------------------------------------
h.
------19-12h17p12-----17-----15-----------------------------------------------------
-17h18-----------17p12--12h15--15p12\100--12h15p12--12------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------14--14-12--14--12~~~~~~----14-12--
-----------------------------------------------------------14---------------------14
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------(12)\8--8\-------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------13------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------10h13--13p10------13p10------110-----------------------------------------
---------------------------12-----12p100---12p10--12p10-----12----------------------
------------------------------------------------12-----12p10--10h12p10--12p10-----10
----------------------------------------------------------------------12-----12p10--
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full full full
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---------------------------------------------7^---->(7)^----------------------------
----------------------5--7--7^>7p5--7---55------------------------------------------
10h12p10----x-/-x-/---------------------------------------------------------------
--------13--x-/-x-/-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------19p15-------155--17-------17p13-15----13----------15p12----
-------------------------------17h18---------18--------------17---17-15p13-------13h
-----------------------------------------------------------18-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
full
---12h13-15p12------12--------------------------------------------------------------
15-------------13------15----13-15-13-12-------------------------14---(14)^-->14-p
-------------------------------------------14-12~~~~~~9--9-/-12-12-14---(14)^-->14--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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full 1/2 (hold)
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-12--14-^----(14)-------------------------------------------------------------------
-12--14------(14)--12---13^---13------>>((13)-\-------------------------------------
----------------------14------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------21p17--17-20p17--17\13-17-17
-------------------------------------------------------------18--------18-----------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-13-17-13-10-13-13-10-13-10-13-9--11-8--110-9-5-8-5h8p5---5---------------------17--
----------------------------13--------------------------8---6-----------------18----
--------------------------------------------------------------7---4/----------------
----------------------------------------------------------------7-------------------
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(guitar 1 starts playing riff 6 here.)
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h. full full full
-15-14h15p14-----14-15---------------------------^------------19--------------------
-------------17--------17-15-15h17p15--------15-17--->^-(17)-----15h16p15-----------
--------------------------------------1166--------------------------------17-14^--->
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------x-------8h9h11-13p9p8-12p11-9---
----------------------------8h9h11p9p8hh99h11p9p8h9-x-8h9h11------------------------
--------------------------9---------------------------------------------------------
--17-16--17-14~~~~~~(14)\-----------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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rake full 1/2
---------9--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12p11-x---12^--~~~~~~-----12-11h12p11------------------------------15-14h15p14-----
----------------------------------------112-14^-->(14)-11-12--------------------16--
-----------------------14------------------------------------14-/17-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/2
--------------------------19-----------------19-------------17-------18p15----------
------------------------------20-19-------------20----19-20----19----------17-------
-17^--->(17)-14-15------------------21-------------19-------------19----------18-15-
-------------------17-/21---------------221-----------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1½ guitar 1 starts playing bridge
----------------15-18-19-18-15----15-199--15h19p15----15-19^-->(19)-18-19~~~-\--|
-------------17----------------19------------------19---------------------------|
----15-18-18--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-17-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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bridge:
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guitar 1
riff 7 end of riff 7
pm. . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------9-9-------------11-11-----12--|
|-----9---------10----11---------------|
|--7----------8-----9---------10-------|
|--------------------------------------|
play riff 7, twice
then this:
pm. . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-0---------------0-0---------------0-0------------------------|
|--------9-9------8--------7-7------6--------5-5------4-----------------|
|-----9--9-9------8-----7--7-7------6-----5--5-5------4---3--------7----|
|--7----------6------5----------4------3----------2-------1--1--1--7----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
and then:
pm. . . .
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|---9---7---5---4---|
|---7---5---3---2---|
pre-chorus:
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riff 8 end of riff 8
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-------9--7--5--4---3-------9--7--5--2---3--4------9--7--5------5------9--7--5--4---|
|--0-------7--5--3--2---1-------7--5--3--0---1--2------7--5--3--5---3------7--5--3--2---|
play riff 8, twice
chorus:
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guitar 1
riff 9 end of riff 9
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------2--------------------3--------3-------------------------4--------------------5--------5--------------------|
|--2--------2--------9--7--5--4--3--------3--9--7--5--4---3-/-4-----4--------9--7--5-----5--------5--------9--7--5--4--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--7--5--3--2--1--1--1--1--7--5--3--2---1-/-2--2--2--2--2--7--5--3--5--3--3--3--3--3--0--7--5--3--2--|
play riff 9, total of 4 times
riff 10 end of riff 10
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------3-----|
|---------------------------------------------2-----2-----------------------------------------------2-----3-----|
|------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0-----0--0-----------0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0-----0--1-----|
play riff 10, total of 4 times
riff 11 end of riff 11
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------3-----|
|---------------------------------------------2-----2-----------------------------------------------2-----3-----|
|------------------------------------------0-----0--0-----------0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0-----0--1-----|
play riff 11, total of 3 times
and then:
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------9----|
|------------------------------------------------------9----|
|---------------------------------------------2--x--x--7----|
|------------------------------------------0-----x--x--0----|
outro:
=====
riff 12 end of riff 12
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------9--------8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------7--------6----9----8-----|
|----0--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0--0--6--0--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0--0----------------7----6-----|
play riff 12, total of 7 times
guitar 2 plays this at second time:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and this at third time:
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----------------------------------------------------------------------9--------8---------------|
-----2-----------9-----------8----------------------9-----------------7--------6----9----8-----|
-----0-----------7-----------6----------------------7-------------------------------7----6-----|
guitar 2 starts playing solo 2 at fourth time
and under solo guitar 1 plays:
play riff 1
play riff 12, 2 times
play riff 1
play riff 12, 2 times
play riff 1
play riff 12, 2 times
play riff 1, 2 times
solo 2:
======
guitar 2
t t t t t t t t t t t t
|---24p12--22p12--20p12--22p12--20p12--19p12--24p12--23p12--20p12--22p12--20p12--19p12---
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t t t t t t t t t t t t
----24p12--22p12--20p12--20p12--20p12---119p12--20p12--19p12--17p12--19p12--17p12--15p12---
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t t t t t t t t t t t t
----17p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12---119p12--17p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12--19p12---
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t t t t t t t t t t t t
----17p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12---119p12--17p12--19p12--20p12--19p12--20p12--22p12---
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----17p15----------------17p15-----------------15-17p15------------17-17p15----------------
----------16-16-15----16-------16-16-155~~~~~~---------16-16-15-------------16-16-15~~~~~--
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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tremolo picked
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---12h15p12----12-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------14-------14-14-12-15-14-12--114-12----12---------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------14----14p13p12-14p13p12h13p12---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------15p14-12h15p12
-------------------------------------------------x-----------------10----------------------
-------------------------------------------------x------------11h12--10-11-12/14p12-15p12--
--------------------------------------------------12-ph11h12p9-----------------------------
----------------------12h13p12--12h13h1144p13p12-------------------------------------------
-------13-----13h16p13--------13-----------------------------------------------------------
--12h15--12-15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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17p15-12-17p15-12-12-----------17p15---------------11h15---------------17p15-------------
---------------------15--------------166--16-15------------16-16-15------------16-16-15----
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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full full full full full
-------10/12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12--112-12---12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12-12-
17p15----------------15^--------------------15^-----------------15^-----15^-----15^------
-----16------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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full full fullfull1/2
---12------12-17-15-12-----12-----12-122--12--12-12----------------------------------------
15^--->(15)-----------15^----13-13--------15--------15-15-15-12------12------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------14^14^--14^>(14)p12-15-14-
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---------------17p15----------------17pp115----------------17p15---------------17p15-------
12-14-12-14/16-------16-16-15-------------16-16-15-------------16-16-15------------16-16-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----12-15-12--12-12------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15---------15-----15-14-12-15-14-12-144--12---12------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------14---14p13p12h14p13p12h14p13p12---------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------14p13p12-14p13p
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
< slide left hand along strings to produce random harmonics >
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
----------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------0---------------17p15------
----------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------16-16
-------------------------------------------------------------------/14-14-14-14------------
12-12-----12h14-13p12------x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------
-----12h15-----------14p12-x-x-/-7-\-x--xx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------24p22------------
-----------17p15-----------------17p15-----------------17p15--------------------24-24-23---
--15-------------16-16-15---------------116-16-15------------16-16-15/---------------------
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------24p22-----------------24p22------------------24p22--------------------|
------------24-24-23--------------24-244--23-------------24-24-23--20-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------21\---|
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