Looking Down the Cross

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Band- Megadeth

Song- Looking Down The Cross

Tuning: 1/4 step down

NOTE: For the intro, let the notes on the high 'e' and

low 'E' strings ring while you tap the harmonics.

To fret the notes, either use your thumb to come over and

fret the note on the low 'E', or do an overhand technique

and use your index and middle finger on the low 'E' and

high 'e', respectively. Then finger pick the two strings,

using your middle finger to tap the harmonic.

To do the harmonic, you tap the fretwire over the 24th fret,

similar to The Conjuring intro. You don't need a 24th

fret to do this either, just tap the string down where the

24th fret would be, you should get the same effect.

Riff 1

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Riff 1a

Guitar 1

Guitar 2 keeps playing Riff 1

Riff 1b

Guitar 1 keeps playing Riff 1a

Guitar 2

"Whoaaaaa..."

Riff 1c

"Now before they take me..."

"I'll recall my perils..."

Riff 2

* * * * * *

"Whoaaaa..."

* * * * * * *

* * * * * *

* * * * *

Riff 3

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"Though too much to live for..."

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"Ask not for salvation..."

Riff 2a

* * * * * *

* * * * * * *

"Beckoning you in..."

* * * * * *

* * * * *

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm, listen for the rhythm "groove")

Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)

* * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Solo (Mustaine, comes in where noted above)

tremolo pick entire bar

e|-12-13-15-13-12----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15-13-12-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------14-12-10-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------13-11-10---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------13-11-10------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------13-11-10-8-|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--X\\--[long pick slide]--|

End Solo

Riff 2b

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------4---5-------6----|
D|-2-------4-x-5-------6-x--|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--|
E|--------------------------|

* * * * * *

"Down the walkways..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-|
D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-|
A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-|
E|-------------------------------|

* * * * * * *

"...through the blood-stained town..."

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------4---5-------6----|
D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--|
A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--|
E|------------------------|

* * * * * *

"Looking down the cross.."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-|
D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-|
A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-|
E|-------------------------------|

* * * * * * *

"...bleeding from the crown..."

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------4---5-------6----|
D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--|
A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--|
E|------------------------|

* * * * * *

"Led to slay.."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-|
D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-|
A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-|
E|-------------------------------|

* * * * * * *

"...die beside the theives..."

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------4---5-------6----|
D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--|
A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--|
E|------------------------|

* * * * * *

"Kill the king..."

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14------------------|
D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14------------------|
A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12--[let ring]------|
E|-------------------------------------------X\\-|

* * * * * * *

"...of the world to be!"

Riff 5

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------5----7--------|
A|-3--------7\-------3----5----7\--|
E|----------5\-----------------5\--|

"More corrupt..."

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1-0-|
E|-----------------|

* * * * * * * * *

"The putrefaction..."

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------5----7--------|
A|-3--------7\-------3----5----7\--|
E|----------5\-----------------5\--|

"Crushing the bones of a hundred-fold..."

Riff 6 x3

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---7\6---5\4---2p0-------------|
A|-0-----0-----0-----3-0h3-2p0---|
E|-----------------------------3-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---7\6---5\4p0----7\6---5\4p0-|
A|-0-----0-------0------0-------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---7\6---5\4---2p0-------------|
A|-0-----0-----0-----3-0h3-2p0---|
E|-----------------------------3-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---7\6---5\4p0----7\6---5\4p0-|
A|-0-----0-------0------0-------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---7\6---5\4---2p0-------------|
A|-0-----0-----0-----3-0h3-2p0---|
E|-----------------------------3-|

Riff 7

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

"And this was all you got..."

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-9-10-----12----14\-|
D|-9-10-----12----14\-|
A|-7--8-----10----12\-|
E|--------------------|

"...bells of Hades rings..."

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

"Is this a nightmare..."

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-9-10-----12----14\-|
D|-9-10-----12----14\-|
A|-7--8-----10----12\-|
E|--------------------|

"...dancing in the flames..."

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

"No help now..."

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-9-10-----12----14\-|
D|-9-10-----12----14\-|
A|-7--8-----10----12\-|
E|--------------------|

"...has got you by the ass..."

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

"Set free..."

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-9-10-----12----|
D|-9-10-----12----|
A|-7--8-----10----|
E|----------------|

"...you're weeping all alone..."

Guitar fill over Riff 7

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-|
D|---[tremolo pick]--------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

"No help now..."

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x4

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-14-----14-13-----13-12-----12-----------|
A|-12-----12-11-----11-10-----10-12--------|
E|-----0---------0---------0-----10--11-12-|

* * *

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

* * *

Solo (Mustaine)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-14-----14-13-----13-12-----12-11-|
D|-14-----14-13-----13-12-----12-11-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-16-18-|
D|-----------------12-14-16--------14-16-18---------|
A|---------12-14-15--------12-14-15-----------------|
E|-12-14-15-----------------------------------------|
e|---------15-17-19-22b24--22b24-22b24--22b24-22b24--22b24-|
B|-15-17-19------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20h22-20h22-20p19------------------|
B|------------------20h22-20h22-20p19-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-13h17-13h16-13----------------------|
G|----------------16-11h15-11h14-11----|
D|----------------------------------15-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h14-10h13-10----------------------------------------------10----|
A|----------------14-9h13-9h12-9-------------------12p10-12-14----14-|
E|-------------------------------13-8h12-8h11-8h10-------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------10h12-14-12p10-12p10---------------------12h14-12---------|
D|-10h12-14--------------------14p12-10-----12h14-16--------16p14-12-|
A|-------------------------------------14p12-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------15-17-18-19s22--|
B|----------------------------------------15h17-19-----------------|
G|----------16h17-16-17h19-17-16-16h17-19--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-16p12-14--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-22b24-22p20-17-22-20-17----------------17-17-------------------------|
B|-------------------------15-17----17h20-------20-17-20-19-20----------|
G|-------------------------------14----------------------------17-19-19-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-19-17-19-20-19-17-19---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------19b20-17-19-19b20-17-19-17--------17h19-17---|
D|--------------------------------------------------19-17h19--------19-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------12h14-12----13h14-13-12-13p12-13-14-|
D|---------------13p12-10-12-13/-14----------14-------------------------|
A|-12-15-12-15-x--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------15b16-13--------13-13----13----------------------------13-15-|
B|-13--13-15----13--13h15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-15-13-15-17-------|
G|---14-----------14---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17----17----17----17----17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-|
B|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20b24r20-17-17-17-------17-17-------17---------------------|
B|-------------------20b22-------20b22---20p17----------20-17-|
G|--------------------------------------------19p17--17-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------19---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18-17-16-15-14-15-16-17-16-14h15-14--------------14-15-16-17-16-15h17-|
G|------------------------------------16-15-14-13-14---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------17-------15-------17--------------17------20p17--------------|
B|-20-17-20----20-17----17-15----20-17--17-20---20-17-------20p17--------|
G|------------------------------------20--------------------------19p17\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 8a

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

* * *

"Looking down the cross..."

Last time:

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

* * *

"I am looking down the cross..."

Riff 9

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------4---5-------6----|
D|-2-------4-x-5-------6-x--|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--|
E|--------------------------|

* * * * * *

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------9---10-----12-----14-|
D|-2-------9-x-10-----12-----14-|
A|-0-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12-|
E|------------------------------|

* * * * * * *

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------4---5-------6----|
D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--|
A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--|
E|------------------------|

* * * * * *

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------9---10-----7-5-4-|
D|-2-------9-x-10-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-------|
E|--------------------------|

* * * * *

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--2--2-----|
A|--0--0--3--|
E|--------1--|

"Whoaaa!"

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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