Megadeth – Prince Of Darkness (Guitar Tab)
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Band- Megadeth
Song- Prince Of Darkness
Intro (Clean with sound effects)
d|--2-------------------------------|
A|----2-----------------------------|
F|------4--(4)b5r4-(4)b5r4--(4)b5r4-|
C|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
"My victims..."
d|------9--|
A|----8----|
F|--9------|
C|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
"...bones..."
d|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|--7--------(7)^r-(7)^r-|
D|--0--------------------|
"...am insidious..."
d|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--9--|
G|--7--|
D|--0--|
"...love..."
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean)
d|---------------------------------|
A|------------3-------5-------8----|
F|----9------4-------6-------6-----| ---|
C|---9------5-------7-------8------| |
G|--7------5-------7-------7-------| |
D|-0-------------------------------| |
"I strip you of pride..." |
|--> Play 3x
Guitar 2 (Clean) |
d|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------| |
F|---------------------------------| |
C|---------------------------------| ---|
G|-7-------6-------5-------4-------|
D|---------------------------------|
d|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--0--------0----|
"More than evil..."
Riff 1a (Distortion)
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
"I am more powerful..."
d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------| --> Play 3x
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
"I am more violent..."
Riff 2
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|---------------------0----|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-3--|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----1--|
d|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|------------------7--------|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--5--8-7-5-|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0-----6-5-3-|
Riff 2a
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|---------------------0----|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-3--|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----1--|
"Yeah, yeah, I'm evil..."
d|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|---------------1010-101010-101010-101010-|
G|-2-2--2--2--2---8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-|
D|-0-0--0--0--0----------------------------|
"...I am..."
d|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|
C|-101010-101010-101010-10101010-|
G|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
"My kingdom..."
d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---------|
G|-0---0---0---0---1---1---0-1-2---|
D|-------------------------------3-|
"Your sins erupt..."
Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
d|-----12----------12--------|
A|-----15b17-------15b17-----|
F|---------------------------|
C|-14--------14----------14--|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
"...darkness..."
d|-12----------12--------|
A|-15b17-------15b17-----|
F|-----------------------|
C|-------14----------14--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
Riff 4 x3
d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|------2---------2---------2--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--|
**** **** ****
"...darkness..."
d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|
**** **** *Play Riff 2 "I take what you love..."
Guitar fills over Riff 2: #1 d|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|--6b7~~~----6b7~~~--| C|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| "...games, [your hopes...]" #2 d|--15^--15^--15b16~~~~~*--| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| "...While you burn..."
Play Riff 2a "While you burn..."
Play Riff 3 "My kingdom..."
Interlude: (12-string guitar) d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|----2--1-----2--1-----2--1-----2--1--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-0--------3--------2--------3--------| d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----2--------2--------2-----| C|-------4--------4--------4--| G|-2--------3--------2--------| D|----------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|----3--------3------3--------3-| C|-------3---------------3-------| G|-------------------------------| D|-3--------2------3--------2----| d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------4--------2--| F|----6--------6-----------3--------| C|-------6--------6-----------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6--------5--------4--------2-----| d|-------------------------------------| A|----2--------2--------2--------2-----| F|-------2--------2--------2--------2--| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-2--------1--------2--------1--------| (Distortion) d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|-1010-101010-101010-101010-| G|--8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-| D|---------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-101010-101010-101010-10101010-| G|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-| D|-------------------------------| Riff 4a (Play 2x) Guitar 1 d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|------2---------2---------2--| D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--| **** **** **** d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|------2---------2-------5--4--3--| D|-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--| **** **** * Guitar 2 d|---------------| A|---------17~~--| F|-15--16--------| C|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| Riff 4b (Solo Rhythm) x3 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|------2---------2-------5--4--3--| D|-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--| **** **** * d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|----5--4--3-------5--4--3--| D|-0--3--2--1----0--3--2--1--| * * Solo d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|-------9--8--(8)b9r8-(8)b9r8-8~~----5b6r5-| G|----7-------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------| d|-----------------[12]13r10--------------------------| A|----------------------------------12-11--(11)b12r10-| F|---------[9]10r9-------------9~~--------------------| C|---------------------------9------------------------| G|-7b8r7----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------| A|-/15-14--(14)b15r14--15-14~~--17-15~~--18-17~~~-| F|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------| A|-15h7p15------------| F|---------17--16~~*--| C|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| d|-17-15--------18-17-15-----------------------------| A|-------17-15-----------17-15-15-14-13-12-----------| F|-----------------------------------------14-12~~~--| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3 Guitar 1 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| G|---------------------------------| D|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---| "...darkness..." d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---------| G|-0---0---0---0---1---1---0-1-2---| D|-------------------------------3-| "Your satanic..." Guitar 2 d|-----12----------12--------| A|-----15b17-------15b17-----| F|---------------------------| C|-14--------14----------14--| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| d|-12----------12--------| A|-15b17-------15b17-----| F|-----------------------| C|-------14----------14--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| Ending Rhythm d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| ---------------| G|------2---------2---------2--| | D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--| | **** **** **** | d|-------------------------------------------| |--> Play 2x A|-------------------------------------------| | F|-------------------------------------------| | C|-------------------------------------------| --| G|------2---------2---------2-------5--4--3--| D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--| **** **** **** * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| --> Play 3x G|-2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3-| D|-0--3--2--1----0--4--3--2--1-| d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-2--5--4--3----------------2--6--5--4--3-2-| D|-0--3--2--1----------------0--4--3--2--1-0-| Ending Solo NOTE: Some effect is used so the following two bars are an octave lower than the actual notes. d|-/19----/18----/17----/18----/17----/17----/16----/17----| A|-----19-----19-----19-----17-----17-----16-----16-----17-| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| d|-16\-15\-14\--12----12----12----\10------| A|-----------------12----12----12-----10---| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------x-| D|-----------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| A|----12----12^-------14--(14)b16------------(16)r14-| F|----12----12^-------14--(14)b16------------(16)r14-| C|-12--------------14--------\----------------/------| G|----------------------------\--[long hold]-/-------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-12h15p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h15p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| F|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-12h17p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h17p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| F|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-12h15p12------12-12h15p12------12-12h17p12------12-12h17p12------| F|---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-12h15p12------12-12h15p12------12-12h17p12------12-12h17p12------| F|---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-17p15p12------17p15p12------18p16p13------18p16p13------| A|---------15p12---------15p12---------16p13---------16p13-| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| d|-19p17p14------19p17p14------20p18p15------20p18p15------| A|---------17p14---------17p14---------18p15---------18p15-| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| d|-21p19p16------22p20p17------23p21p18------24p22p19------| A|---------19p16---------20p17---------21p18---------22p19-| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| NOTE: Again, some effect is used so here are the notes an octave lower. d|-12//17//24tm----(24)\--| A|-12//17//24tm----(24)\--| F|------------------------| C|-[steady gliss]---------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| d|--------------------------------------| A|--------12-----12-----12--------------| F|-15b16-----15-----14-----12h14-12~~~\-| C|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill