Megadeth - "Tornado of Souls" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Tornado of Souls
(Countdown To Extinction)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1992)
transcribed by : Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
solo by : Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: January 12, 2005
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
NOTE: Slight palm mute during harmonics)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------------------7---|
D|----------------7---------|
A|-9------------------------|
E|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-|
h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7-------|
D|--------------------7-----------7-|
A|-9-9-9----------------------------|
E|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---|
h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.h.
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------7---9p7---|
A|-----------7h8p7---7-8h9---9-------|
E|-7--7-9-10------10-----------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---9p7---|
A|-----------7h8p7---7-8h9---9-----9-|
E|-7--7-9-10------10-----------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------7---9p7---|
A|-----------7h8p7---7-8h9---9-------|
E|-7--7-9-10------10-----------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-/7----5------------------------|
A|-/5----3----7h8p7-5h7p5-4h5p4-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
Riff 3 x6
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---------------------|
E|-----------2-2-3-3-0-0-2-2-3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"This morning I made the call..."
x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------2--/5--5-|
A|-0---0-0-0-2---3------0--/3--3-|
E|-----------0-0-1--3-0----------|
* * * * * *
"Not for the money..."
x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---------------------|
E|-----------2-2-3-3-0-0-2-2-3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Not for the power..."
Riff 4 x3
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4---------------------------------------/7-7-|
A|-2----4-5--------------2----1/2--2-1~----/5-5-|
E|----0-2-3--0-2-3-3-2-1-0--0-2/3--3-2~--0------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"But now I'm safe...."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----4-5--------------2----1/2--2-1~--4h5p4-4-0-1-|
E|----0-2-3--0-2-3-3-2-1-0--0-2/3--3-2~--------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"In the eye of the tornado, blow me away..."
Play Riff 3 "You've grown to loathe my name..."
Play Riff 4 "But now I'm safe..."
Riff 5 x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-x-x----------4-x-x---------7-|
A|-2-x-x-4-5-x----2-x-x-4-5-x-x-5-|
E|-------2-3-x----------2-3-x-x---|
"Who's to say...."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-x-x----------2-x-x---------5-|
A|-0-x-x-2-3-x----0-x-x-2-3-x-x-3-|
E|-------0-1-x----------0-1-x-x---|
"Who's to say, what's for me to do..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-x-x----------4-x-x---------7-4-|
A|-2-x-x-4-5-x----2-x-x-4-5-x-x-5-2-|
E|-------2-3-x----------2-3-x-x-----|
"Cause a big nothing..."
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------7---9p7---|
A|-----------7h8p7---7-8h9---9-------|
E|-7--7-9-10------10-----------------|
"The land of opportunity..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---9p7---|
A|-----------7h8p7---7-8h9---9-----9-|
E|-7--7-9-10------10-----------------|
"...the golden chance for me..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|------5---7-5--------7-----5h7-|
E|-7--7---7-----5-7--7---7-7-----|
* * * * *
Guitar 2 (Comes in 4th time on last two notes of above)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------4---5-4--------5-----4h5-|
A|-5--5---5-----4-5--5---5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-9----------------------9-9-(9)\-|
E|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)\-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5----------------------5-5---|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------2-2---|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------7--------8---|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-6-6-|
* * * * * * * * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-3b5^r3b4~~--------4------6--7--(7)/9~~-|
D|-----------------x------x---------------|
A|---------------x------x-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-9/11-11-9~----9-7-8b10^r8b9~~-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----10-7--------------------|
G|-7-9------9-7-6-7----6h7-6~~-|
D|------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-6b7-6-6h7-6----------------|
D|-------------9-7---7-9------|
A|-----------------9-----9~~--|
E|----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-14-12-14-14-12-14-|
G|--------------11----------------------|
D|------9h11h12-------------------------|
A|-9h10---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15--[14]15r14-12-[13]14r13b14-(14)r13--12-12-14-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------14-14/15\14-10-14p10h14-10----10----|
B|----------------------------------14----14-|
G|-12-12-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-12------------------------------|
G|----11\9-11-9\7-9b11--7-6~~-/15\-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-/14-10h14p10------------10-/19p14------------14-|
B|-------------14-12--12-14---------15-14--14h15---|
G|------------------11-------------------16--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-15h19p15----------15-19-19b22r19-19p18-19~~-|
B|------------17------17--------------------------|
G|--------------16--16----------------------------|
D|----------------17------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-19-16h19p16----------------12-16p12-----------------|
B|--------------17---------------------------------------|
G|----------------16\13---13h16----------16-13--13\9-9~~-|
D|----------------------14--------------------15---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11/12-12-12/15-15-15\7-7-7/9-9-9\6~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~----------------7-9-8b10---(10)r8-7~-------7------|
D|-------9-------7h9-------------------------/9---9-9~-|
A|---------9~------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7---9-7----------------------------|
D|---9-----9-7--9b12r9--7-------------|
A|-------------------------9\7~----\5-|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------8h11/14p11------------|
G|------------9------------12---------|
D|----8h11-11----------------14-12----|
A|-/9------------------------------14-|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------10h14/19\14p10----10h14p10-|
G|-------------------------12----------|
D|----11h14----------------------------|
A|-12----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-/14p10--10--14p10-14p10--10--14p10-14p10--10-|
B|-------12---------------12---------------12---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15p10--10-14p10--10-15p10--10-14p10--10-|
B|------12--------12--------12--------12---|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-15p10--10--15p10-15p10--10--15p10-15p10--10-|
B|------12---------------12---------------12---|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-17p10--10-15p10--10-17p10--10-15p10--10-|
B|------12--------12--------12--------12---|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-16p10--10--16p10-16p10--10--16p10-16p10--10-|
B|------12---------------12---------------12---|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-17p10--10-16p10--10-17p0--10-16p10----14-|
B|------12--------12-------12--------12/----|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-18p14--14--18p14-18p14--14--18p14-18p14--14-|
B|------14---------------14---------------14---|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-17p12--12-17p12-17p12--12-17p12-12-12-|
B|------14--------------14---------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-17b19~~----(19)r17\--2/13-10-|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-14-10----------10h14-10-/17-14/17-21-17-|
B|-------14p12-----------------------------|
G|-------------12--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----------19-24p19----19-------------22-------------|
B|-19----19----------22----22-22p19h22----22p19\18h20-|
G|----19----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-19----------17----------15----------14------------------------|
B|----18\15h17----15\14h15----14\12h14----12\10-12p10-12p10\8h10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-10p8\7-8p7-10p7h8p7------------------|
G|---------------------9p7-10p9p7-9p7~~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------7----------------|
B|----------10p7-10b12~~\--|
G|-9b10^-------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------4-5p4---------------8p7-------|
G|-4h5h7-------7/10-7h8h10p7-----10/12-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------12p11----11-12p11----11-12-11-12~~-|
G|-11h12h14-------14----------14---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------4-----------4-----2---2h4-|
D|------4-----4-----4-----2---2h4-|
A|-2--2---2-2-4-2-2---2-2---2-----|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------4-----------4-----2---2h4-|
D|------4-----4-----4-----2---2h4-|
A|------------4-------------------|
E|-3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------4-----------4-----2---2h4-|
D|------4-----4-----4-----2---2h4-|
A|------------4-------------------|
E|-0--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------4--------------4--------|
D|------4-----4--------4--------|
A|------------4---0--0---0-0-1--|
E|-2--2---2-2---2---------------|
* * * * * * *
Riff 10
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------0-----------------0-|
A|-2-----0-2---2-0-2~------0-2---|
E|---0-2---------------0-2-------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-----------------7-|
A|-2-----7-9---9-7-9~------7-9---|
E|---7-9---------------7-9-------|
* * * * * * * *
x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-----------------7-|
A|-9-----7-9---9-7-9~------7-9---|
E|---7-9---------------7-9-------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 11
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------0-----------------0-|
A|-2-----0-2---2-0-2~------0-2---|
E|---0-2---------------0-2-------|
* * * * * * * *
"I warn you of the fate..."
Riff 12
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-----------------0-|
A|-3------0-3---3-0-3~------0-3---|
E|----0-3---------------0-3-------|
* * * * * * * *
"You feel my fingertips..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-----------------0-|
A|-2------0-2---2-0-2~------0-2---|
E|----0-2---------------0-2-------|
* * * * * * * *
"You won't forget my lips..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-----------------0-|
A|-3------0-3---3-0-3~------0-3---|
E|----0-3---------------0-3-------|
* * * * * * * *
"You feel my cold breath..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-----------------0-|
A|-2------0-2---2-0-2~------0-2---|
E|----0-2---------------0-2-------|
* * * * * * * *
"It's the kiss of death..."
Riff 13
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4--x-x----------2---------------2--x-|
A|-2--x-x-4-5--x-x-0-2--x-x-4-5--x-0--x-|
E|--------2-3--x-x---0--x-x-2-3--x------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--x-x----------2--/7--5----------------------4-|
A|-2--x-x-4-5--x-x-0--/5--3--7h8p7-5h7p5-4h5p4-3-2-|
E|--------2-3--x-x---------------------------------|
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
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