‘Holy wars...

The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs

‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos
Guitar transcription
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1. First solo, Acoustic, Marty

E----------------------11h12p11--11-12--12-10--10-8--8-E
B-------12~---10-12-13---------13-----13-----12----10--B
G--9/10------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E-7-7-5-5-4-4-5-5--7--7/10--7--4/5---------------------E
B--8---6---5---6-------------------6---4-5---4-5-4-----B
G------------------------------------7-----6-------7-6-G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E---------------------------0--------------------------E
B--------------------------0---------------------------B
G-5-4---5-4---------------4----------------------------G
D-----7-----7-6-5-4-3-2--2-----------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
2. Second solo, Marty
E-------------3-7/10-7-----------6-10-6------------6---E
B----------------------8-------8--------6--------------B
G---------4-7------------7---7------------7-5/7-10-----G
D-------5------------------9---------------------------D
A-----5------------------------------------------------A
E-3-7--------------------------------------------------E

E-10/13-10----10-------13-18-13----13--19~-------------E
B----------11----11/15----------15---------------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E-15------------20^^~---20^^~--20^^~----24^^^---24^^^--E
B---15-17^~--15----------------------------------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E--24^^^---24^^^--24^~\--15-22-18-15-------------------E
B------------------------------------------------------B
G-----------------------------------19-15--------------G
D----------------------------------------19-15\12------D
A------------------------------------------------13~---A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E----------------------------------18------------------E
B--8---10---11----13\----/18--15-18--18-15--15-18-15---B
G-----------------------------------------18-----------G
D--5---7----8-----10\----------------------------------D
A--play octaves strummishly----------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E---------------------------------------19^^^~\--------E
B--------------18-15---15------------------------------B
G-19-18-17-15-------19---18-17-15--17-15---------------G
D------------17------------------17--------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
3. Third solo, Marty
E------------------------------------------------------E
B------------------------------------------------------B
G--5^^vv-p3------------------3-5-5-5-5/7\5~------------G
D-----------5/8\5-3------------------------------------D
A-------------------5-3--------------------------------A
E-----------------------6~-----------------------------E
E------------------------------------------------------E
B--------6--8--6h8p6----6^^~----------------------14-15B
G--5--7--------------7-------7/10~-----------12-15-----G
D---------------------------------------12-15----------D
A------------------------------------/14---------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E--------------------22-18--------18-15----------------E
B-/18^^~---15/18--18------22-18\15-----18-15\14-15~----B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E--20^^~--15-------------------------------------------E
B------------18^^~-------------------------------------B
G-------------------15/17--17/18--18\17--17~-----------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
4. Fourth solo, modified Dave
E--17^^~---17^^~---17^^~--17^^~--17^^~--17^^~----------E
B------------------------------------------------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
Play tending downwards using these notes:
E--17-15-12--------------------------------------------E
B----------17-15-12------------------------------------B
G-------------------15-14-12---------------------------G
D---------------------------14-13-12-------------------D
A-----------------------------------14-13-12-----------A
E--------------------------------------------15-12-----E
Then play these notes:
E------------------------------------------------------E
B------------------------------------------------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A----------------3-------------------------------------A
E-0--------3-4-5---------------------------------------E

Then tend upwards with these notes:

E------------------------------------------------------E
B--------------------------12-15-17--------------------B
G------------------12-14-15----------------------------G
D----------12-13-14------------------------------------D
A--12-13-14--------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
5. Fourth solo, modified Dave
E----------12-15-17--------12-15-17--------12-15-17----E
B--12-15-17--------12-15-17--------12-15-17------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E---------12-15-17--------12-15-17-17^^~---------------E
B-12-15-17--------12-15-17-----------------------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
Then something like this:
E--17-15-12----12-15-12----12--------------------------E
B-----------17----------17----17-15-12----12-14-12-----B
G--------------------------------------15--------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

Then something like this:

E------------------------------------------------------E
B----12----------------12------------------------------B
G-15----15-14-12-14-15---------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
6. Fourth solo, modified Dave
E------------------------------------------------------E
B--15-12----12-15-12-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12-----B
G--------15----------------15----------------15--------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12------B
G-------15----------------15----------------15---------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12------B
G-------15----------------15----------------15---------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E------------------------------------------------------E
B-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12-15-12-17-12----12------B
G-------15----------------15----------------15---------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12------B
G-------15----------15----------15----------15---------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12------B
G-------15----------15----------15----------15---------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
7. Fourth solo, modified Dave
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-17-15-12----12-15-17-15-12----12-15-17-15-12---------B
G----------15----------------15----------------15------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-12-15-17-15-12----12-15-17-15-12----12-15-17-12------B
G----------------15----------------15------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E
Pinch every first of four notes with this pattern
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-17-15-12----17-15-12----17-15-12----17-15-12---------B
G----------12----------12----------12----------12------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E------------------------------------------------------E
B-18-16-13----18-16-13----18-16-13----18-16-13---------B
G----------13----------13----------13----------13------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E------------------------------------------------------E
B-19-17-14----19-17-14----19-17-14----19-17-14---------B
G----------14----------14----------14----------14------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E------------------------------------------------------E
B-20-18-15----20-18-15----20-18-15----20-18-15---------B
G----------15----------15----------15----------15------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

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‘Holy wars... The punishment due’ (Megadeth) solos guitar tabs
8. Fourth solo, modified Dave
Pinch every first of four notes with this pattern
E------------------------------------------------------E
B-21-19-16----21-19-16----22-20-17----22-20-17---------B
G----------16----------16----------17----------17------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E------------------------------------------------------E
B-23-21-18----23-21-18----24-22-19----24-22-19---------B
G----------18----------18----------19----------19------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------------E

E--22^^~---22^^~---22^^--22^^--22^^--22^^--22^^\-------E
B------------------------------------------------------B
G------------------------------------------------------G
D------------------------------------------------------D
A------------------------------------------------------A
E------------------------------------------------0--v-^E
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