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Megadeth - "The Conjuring" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2004-11-29 09:21:36

By:

Abysslord


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
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Megadeth:  The Conjuring
(Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1986)

transcribed by:    Russ Elton  (webmaster@abysslord.com)

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  September 02, 2004

Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated
version of this tab, at:

              The Vault of Deth:
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/

Tuning: 1/4 step down


Riff 1

Tap the notes in () right on top of the
fret wire for each numbered fret while holding
the chord.
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12--------------(24)--------(24)--|
D|-12----------(24)----(24)----------|
A|-10------(22)------------(22)------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-11--------------(23)--------(23)--|
D|-11----------(23)----(23)----------|
A|--9------(21)------------(21)------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-10--------------(22)--------(22)--|
D|-10----------(22)----(22)----------|
A|--8------(20)------------(20)------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9---------------(21)--------(21)--|
D|-9-----------(21)----(21)----------|
A|-7-------(19)------------(19)------|
E|-----------------------------------|


If you don't have 24 frets, use this instead of the above:

Riff 1
Guitar 1 (let chords ring)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------------11------------------|
A|-10--------------------9------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------9------------------|
A|--8--------------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|------------15----15-------------14----14-|
B|----------15--15---------------14--14-----|
G|-12-----12------12----11-----11------11---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------13----13-------------12----12-|
B|----------13--13---------------12--12-----|
G|-10-----10------10-----9-----9--------9---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-12---------------------------------|
A|-10---10-101010-101010-101010-1010--|
E|------------------------------------|
         *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * *
  "Welcome to our sanguinary..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-11---------------------10----------------------|
A|--9----9-999-999-999-99--8-----8-888-888-888-88-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
         * *** *** *** **        * *** *** *** **
      "...feel at home ..."    "...as we anathmatise..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-9----------------------|
A|-7-----7-777-777-777-77-|
E|------------------------|
         * *** *** *** **
  "...those who oppose us..."

Guitar 2 keeps playing Riff 1


Lead into next setion:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|
  "Obey!"


Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------4-----------5-|
D|-2-------------------4-----------5-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|----222222-0-2222222---2222222-0---|
      ****** * *******   ******* *

Final time
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-2---------------------|
D|-2---------------------|
A|---------------------2-|
E|----222222-0-2222222-0-|
      ****** * *******


Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)

Guitar 1 (let chords ring)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------------11------------------|
A|-10--------------------9------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------9------------------|
A|--8--------------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10--9-------|
D|------------------------8--7--8-9\-|
A|------------------------------6-7\-|
E|-0-000-000-000-000-000-------------|
   * *** *** *** *** ***
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------4---------|
A|-5-2-------------2-------3-|
E|-3-0--000-000-00----0-00-1-|
        *** *** **    * **



Solo (Mustaine)
e|-12-17p15p12------------------------------------------|
B|------------17p15p12---------17p15p12-----------------|
G|--------------------15p14p12---------15p14p12---------|
D|---------------------------------------------15p14p12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|
B|------------------16--------------------16---|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|   -----|
A|---------------------------------------------|        |
E|---------------------------------------------|        |
                                                        |
e|-14h15p14p12-15h17p15p12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|      |
B|------------------------------------------16---|      |
G|-----------------------------------------------|      |
D|-----------------------------------------------|      |
A|-----------------------------------------------|      |
E|-----------------------------------------------|      |
                                                        |
e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|        |--- Play 2x
B|------------------16--------------------16---|        |
G|---------------------------------------------|        |
D|---------------------------------------------|        |
A|---------------------------------------------|        |
E|---------------------------------------------|        |
                                                        |
e|--------------------------------------------|         |
B|-15h16p15p12-15p12--12----------------------|         |
G|------------------15---15p14p12--14p12--12--|         |
D|-------------------------------14-----14----|    -----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12---15-12------12---------------------|
G|---------15------15-14---15-14-12--15-14-12---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-------12-----------------------------12-|
D|------14-12-----14-13-12--14-13-12--12-13-14---|
A|----------------------------------14-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12---15-12------12---------------------|
G|---------15------15-14---15-14-12--15-14-12---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-------12-----------------------------12-|
D|------14-12-----14-13-12--14-13-12--12-13-14---|
A|----------------------------------14-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------------15--------------15---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12-|
G|------------15--------------15---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-|
B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14------|
B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---19~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 3                            x7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3p2p0---|
E|-0-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-------2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "Behold...the flames rise..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------4--|
A|-------------------------2--|
E|-0-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-0-2-2-2----|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "...ashes you'll annoint..."


Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10--9-------|
D|------------------------8--7--8-9\-|
A|------------------------------6-7\-|
E|-0-000-000-000-000-000-------------|
   * *** *** *** *** ***
e|----------------------------|
B|------5--7~-----------------|
G|--------(5~)----------------|
D|------------------4---------|
A|-5-2--------------2-------3-|
E|-3-0---------0-00----0-00-1-|
               * **    * **

Play Riff 3   "Arrange the symbols..."

Riff 5                            x7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5p4p2---|
E|-2-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-------4-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "Between its leaves...."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4/--9\-|
A|-------------------------2/--7\-|
E|-2-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-2-4-4-4--------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "...and centralize..."


Riff 6
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------7--9\-|
A|-----5\4---4--8--9--5--7\-|
E|-0-0-3\2-0-2--6--7--------|
   * *     *
  "Don't summon the devil..."


Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-9-7-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9-----------7-9-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9--7----9-8-7--------|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------0--0-9-8-7--------|
      * * * *            * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9---8-7---7---7-9-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9---8-7-9-7-9-7-9-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9----------9---9-----|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------------------------|
      * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-9-7-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9-----------7-9-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9--7----9-8-7--------|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------0--0-9-8-7--------|
      * * * *            * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9---8-7---7-------|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9---8-7-9-7-9-8-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9----------9---9-8-7-|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------------------------|
      * * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9------------------9-----------------|
A|-7------------------7-----------------|
E|-0------------------0-----------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9------------------9-----------------|
A|-7------------------7--[let ring]-----|
E|-0------------------0-----------------|


Riff 8
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---------|
D|----------------------2---3-----|
A|-2-------8-7-5-2----------1---2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-0--0-0---0---0-0-|
     * * *          * *   *   *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------8\7-----2/4\2---8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-6\5-0-0-3/5\3-0-6-5-3-|
   * * *     * *


Riff 9
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------5-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0-3-|
      *** *** *** *** *** *** *
  "I am the Devil's advocate..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-|
A|-4----------------------------3-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0---|
      *** *** *** *** *** *** *
  "A salesman if you will..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5-2----------|
E|-2--222-222-0-3-0--000-000-|
      *** *** *      *** ***
  "You know my name..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------4--9\-|
A|-4-5-4----------2--7\-|
E|-2-3-2--222-222-------|
          *** ***
  "You know my name..."


Riff 8a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---------|
D|----------------------2---3-----|
A|-2-------8-7-5-2----------1---2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-0--0-0---0---0-0-|
     * * *          * *   *   *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------8\7-----2/4\2---8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-6\5-0-0-3/5\3-0-6-5-3-|
   * * *     * *


Play Riff 9   "I met your father years ago..."
Play Riff 8a
Play Riff 9   "I'm claiming what is mine by right..."
Play Riff 8a
Play Riff 9   "Come join me in my infernal depths..."
Play Riff 8a

Riff 10
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------5-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0-3-|
      *** *** *** *** *** *** *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-|
A|-4----------------------------3-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0---|
      *** *** *** *** *** *** *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5-4----------|
E|-2--222-222-0-3-2--222-222-|
      *** *** *      *** ***
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---5-------------5-------------5---|
A|---3-4----5-4----3-4----5-4----3-2-|
E|-0---2--0-3-2--0---2--0-3-2--0---0-|
   *      *      *      *      *

Ending:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------4---------4\--|
A|----2----3----2---------2\--|
E|----0----1----2---------2\--|
  "The conjuring.........Obey!"


Guitar fill over ending (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------15-18-|
D|-----------------------14-17-14-16-17------|
A|---------13-16-13-15-16--------------------|
E|-12-14-15----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------17-20/24\-|
B|---------16-19-16-18-19----------|
G|-15-17-18------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


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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