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Megadeth:  Secret Place
(Cryptic Writings)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1997)

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

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  September 11, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3--------1-1-1-3--------|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
            * * *          * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3---6---6-6\4-4----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
           *   *          * * * *


Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3--------1-1-1-3--------|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
            * * *          * * *
e|---------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3-------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------|
D|----------3--3-3/5-5-|
A|----------1--1-1/3-3-|
E|---------------------|


Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5----3----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|-3----1----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-|
                     * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 1   "There's a secret place..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---12\---|
D|---12\---|
A|---------|
E|---------|


Play Riff 1a  "There's no turning..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."

Guitar fill over Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
D|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 2 [On Remix/remaster]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~----13b15r13-11~--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~-10~--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|



Riff 3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-| ----|
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----|     |
E|----------------------------|     |
      "Welcome to..."               |
e|----------------------------|     |
B|----------------------------|     |
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-5-|     |
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----|     |
A|----------------------------|     |
E|----------------------------|     |
    "...my secret place..."         |
e|----------------------------|     |---- Play 2x
B|----------------------------|     |
G|----------------------------|     |
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-|     |
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----|     |
E|----------------------------|     |
    "How I arrived..."              |
e|----------------------------|     |
B|----------------------------|     |
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-7-|     |
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----| ----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
    "...explain..."

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-----5-|
A|-5-8---|
E|-------|
   "...away..."

Guitar fill at end of chorus:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|----10--/12----|
D|----10--/12----|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


Play Riff 1    "There's a secret place..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---12\---|
D|---12\---|
A|---------|
E|---------|

Play Riff 1a   "There's no turning..."


Riff 4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------5----8----7----|
D|-5----3----5----8----7--6-|
A|-5----3----3----6----5--6-|
E|-3----1-----------------4-|
    "Let me in..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5----3------------------------|
A|-5----3----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3----1----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                     * * * * * *
    "Lost my soul..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------5----8----7----|
D|-5----3----5----8----7--6-|
A|-5----3----3----6----5--6-|
E|-3----1-----------------4-|
    "Let me in..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----------8--|
D|-5----3----8--|
A|-5----3----6--|
E|-3----1-------|
    "Lost my soul..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2--------0-0-0-2--------|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
            * * *          * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2---5---5-5\3-3----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
           *   *          * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2--------0-0-0-2--------|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
            * * *          * * *

First ending
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2---5---5-5/7-3----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
           *   *          * * * *
Second ending
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2--------------|
D|-0-0-0-0--3--3-3/5-5--|
A|----------1--1-1/3-3--|
E|----------------------|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------3~------------------3~---3h5~--|
A|-555555----5-3h5~----555555----5-------|
E|---------------------------------------|
   ******              ******
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5b6--5-3----3-------3------|
A|----------5----3-0-3---5~~--|
E|----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------3~------------------3~---3h5~--|
A|-555555----5-3h5~----555555----5-------|
E|---------------------------------------|
   ******              ******

e|------------------------------------------10----13----|
B|------------------------------10----13-10----13----13-|
G|--------------7----10-7-12-10----12-------------------|
D|-5b6-5/7-10-7---10------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-------13-------13-------13-----13-----13-------|
G|-12b14----12b14----12b14----12b14--12b14--12b14~~--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10h12p10p9-10p9------------------------------------|
D|----------------12-10-12~--10h12p10-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------12-10h12p10\8----|
E|------------------------------------------------10~-|

e|-10-------10-------10-------10-----10-----|
B|-13b15----13b15----13b15----13b15--13b15--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10-------------------|
B|---------13--------13--------13--------13-....-[fade out]-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "I hide from those..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|-20~~---------------------------|
G|---------17~~----15~~----(15)\--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Play Riff 1a  "I can't explain..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."

Guitar fill over Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
D|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 2 [On Remix/remaster]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~----13b15r13-11~--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~-10~--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


Riff 3a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-|
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----|
E|----------------------------|
      "Welcome to..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-5-|
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
    "...my secret place..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-|
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----|
E|----------------------------|
    "How I arrived..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-7-|
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
    "...explain..."


Repeat the above 4 times, except final time replace last
bar with this:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-7---------|
D|-5-8----5------8------5-------------|
A|-----------------------------5-8-5--|
E|---------------------------------3--|
                      "My secret place."


Guitar fill over Riff 3
e|-18~~----17~~----15~~--------------------|
B|-------------------------15~~----16~~----|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| ---|
A|-----------------------------------------|    |
E|-----------------------------------------|    |
                                                |
e|-18~~----17~~----15~~--------------------|    |--- Play 2x
B|-------------------------15~~----13~~----|    |
G|-----------------------------------------|    |
D|-----------------------------------------| ---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Ending                             x3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-5---3-5--------6-5---3-5--8--5-|
E|-----6-----6-5-3------6------6--3-|
       *     * * *      *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-6-5---3-5--------6-5---3-5--8-7-5-|
E|-----6-----6-5-3------6------6-5-3-|
       *     * * *      *



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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