Megadeth: Vortex transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: January 28, 2007 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: Standard Intro (slight wah effect) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----4-----3-----3p2p0-3p2p0-------------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3p2p0-3p2p0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2---------5-4-2-5---------7-5-4-| E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------| * * * * * * * * Riff 1 Guitar 1 (slight wah effect) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----4-----3-----3p2p0-3p2p0-------------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3p2p0-3p2p0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2---------5-4-2-5---------7-5-4-| E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-4------------------4-| A|-2--------5----7----2-| E|----------3----5------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2---------5-4-2-5---------7-5-4-| E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------| * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----7-------------------------| A|-2----5----5--------------------| E|-----------3----2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * "Internal combustion..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----7---12--------------------| A|-2----5---10--------------------| E|----------------2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * "Multiple personalities..." Play Riff 1 "...falling rain..." Play Riff 2 "As medieval as Merlin..." Play Riff 1 but use this ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2---------5-4-2-5---------------| E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-4-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0-----| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-----3p0-| * * * * * * * * "A telestic message..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5---| D|-------------------------3---3---| A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1-------| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---------| * * * * * * * * "...written in torment..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0-----| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-----3p0-| * * * * * * * * "Howl out the dirges..." First ending e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------------------------3--| A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1--| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0----| * * * * * * * * "..horns of Jericho..." Second ending e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|---------------3---3--| A|-----2-----0---1---1--| E|-0-0---0-0---0--------| * * * * * "The jewels of a crown..." Riff 4 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------7-----------------| D|-----2h3p2---2-3/4/5/6---7-----5h6p5-----| A|-2-5-------5---------------5-8-------8-5-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----5-----------------------------| A|---------3h4p3---------------------| E|-3-3---3-------6-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) x3 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-4--------7----------| A|-2----0-2-5----0-2-0-| E|---------------------| * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4------------------------| A|-2------7-5----5-7--0-2-0-| E|------0-5-3--0-3-5--------| * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-6-----------------| A|-4--------5----5-7-| E|------5-4-3--------| * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-6-------------2-| A|-4--------5----0-| E|------5-4-3------| * * Play Riff 5 again but use this the last time: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4---------------5------| A|-2------7-5------3----8-| E|------0-5-3--0-3----3-6-| * * * * * Solo (Friedman) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------7~~------------------------------| D|-/9~--9-9-9-9~----9-9-9-9-9p7-------9p7---7h9-7------------------| A|------------------------------9---------9-------9\7-5------------| E|------------------------------------------------------7~--(7)\4/-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-7h9~--9-7---8b9r8b9--9-7-9-7----------------------------| A|-----------9-------------------9-8-7\5-7b9r7p5-7-5-------| E|---------------------------------------------------7-5h7-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|----7---------------------------------------| G|----7------7^-------------------------7---7-| D|-/9---9--9-----9-9-9-9p7---7h9-7~-----7---7-| A|-------------------------9----------7---9---| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|-------------------9h10-9p7-9p7--7-12p7-10p7-9p7---7-| B|-----------9b10~~--------------10---------------10---| G|-9b11r9p7--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-12p7-10p7-9p7----7-8p7----7-------------------| G|---------------10-------10---10p9-7---9---7~~--| D|------------------------------------9---9------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------10-11-12-12b14--12b14-12b14-| B|------10-12-10-11-12-----------------------------| G|-/11---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-12b14r12b14-12-10---------------9----------| B|--------------------12b14r12b14----9-13b15~-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-16/20--------------------------------| B|-------17-21--------------------------| G|-------------18-21----18-16-----------| D|-------------------18-------19-18-17~-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-14b16-{14}-(16)r14p12-14b15~-{14}--(15)r14p12-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-14--(14)b17r14--12^----------------| G|---------------------[11]12r11------| D|-------------------------------14~~-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| x2 e|-----------------------------|-------| B|-----------------------------|-------| G|-9h10p9--------9h10p9--------|--9~~--| D|--------12-9-9--------12-9-9-|-------| A|-----------------------------|-------| E|-----------------------------|-------| * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------14h15h17p15p14h15p14--14h15h17-| G|----------13h14h16---------------------16---------| D|-11h12h14-----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-14-17-14-16----14-14------17----{17}--| B|-------------17----17b19~--20b22-{20}--| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-19-----{19}{19}{19}{19}------------| B|-22b24-------------------(24)r22-19-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-22p19p17-22p19p17-22p19p17-22b24~~--22p19h21-24p19----| B|----------------------------------------------------23-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-22p19--22p19---------------------19-19-| G|------21-----21b23r21p19----19-21-------| D|-------------------------21-------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------19-19-19-22b24~~\-| B|----------19h20p19----19h20h22-20h22-------------------| G|-22p21h22----------22----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-| A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5---5---| E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-----| * * * * * * * * * * Ending e|-----------------------------------------------|------| B|-----------------------------------------------|------| G|-------------------------------------2-------5-|------| D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-----2-0-----2---5-7-5-|--7\--| A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3---2-----2---0---5-7---|--7\--| E|-2---2---2---1-----------0---------0-----------|------| * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-| A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5---5---| E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-----| * * * * * * * * * * Ending e|------------------------------------------------|-----| B|------------------------------------------------|-----| G|---------------------------------------------5--|-----| D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-----2-0-----7~--5-7----|--7\-| A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3---2-----2--------------|-----| E|-2---2---2---1-----------0---------0------------|-----| * * * * * * * Ending solo e|----------------------------------------------| B|-12b13r12-12~--12~--10b12r10-10~----9b10r9-9~-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|-9b10~----------13~-| G|----------12-14-----| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-16b17r16-16~--14b15r14-14~--13~--12~-| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|-13-15b17r15p13-------| G|----------------14~~\-| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| 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