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Prince of Darkness

Megadeth
Tab
★4.8(7)

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Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- Prince Of Darkness

Tuning: D

Intro (Clean with sound effects)

d|--2-------------------------------|
A|----2-----------------------------|
F|------4--(4)b5r4-(4)b5r4--(4)b5r4-|
C|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

"My victims..."

d|------9--|
A|----8----|
F|--9------|
C|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|

"...bones..."

d|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|--7--------(7)^r-(7)^r-|
D|--0--------------------|

"...am insidious..."

d|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--9--|
G|--7--|
D|--0--|

"...love..."

Riff 1

Guitar 1 (Clean)

d|---------------------------------|
A|------------3-------5-------8----|
F|----9------4-------6-------6-----| ---|
C|---9------5-------7-------8------|    |
G|--7------5-------7-------7-------|    |
D|-0-------------------------------|    |

"I strip you of pride..." |

|--> Play 3x

Guitar 2 (Clean) |

d|---------------------------------|    |
A|---------------------------------|    |
F|---------------------------------|    |
C|---------------------------------| ---|
G|-7-------6-------5-------4-------|
D|---------------------------------|
d|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--0--------0----|

"More than evil..."

Riff 1a (Distortion)

d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

"I am more powerful..."

d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|

C|------------------------| --> Play 3x

G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

"I am more violent..."

Riff 2

d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|---------------------0----|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-3--|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----1--|
d|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|------------------7--------|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--5--8-7-5-|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0-----6-5-3-|

Riff 2a

d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|---------------------0----|
G|-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-3--|
D|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----1--|

"Yeah, yeah, I'm evil..."

d|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|---------------1010-101010-101010-101010-|
G|-2-2--2--2--2---8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-|
D|-0-0--0--0--0----------------------------|

"...I am..."

d|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|

C|-101010-101010-101010-10101010-|

G|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------|

Riff 3

Guitar 1

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|

"My kingdom..."

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---------|
G|-0---0---0---0---1---1---0-1-2---|
D|-------------------------------3-|

"Your sins erupt..."

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)

d|-----12----------12--------|
A|-----15b17-------15b17-----|
F|---------------------------|
C|-14--------14----------14--|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|

"...darkness..."

d|-12----------12--------|
A|-15b17-------15b17-----|
F|-----------------------|
C|-------14----------14--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|

Riff 4 x3

d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|------2---------2---------2--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--|

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

"...darkness..."

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|

**** **** *

Play Riff 2 "I take what you love..."

Guitar fills over Riff 2:

#1

d|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
F|--6b7~~~----6b7~~~--|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

"...games, [your hopes...]"

#2

d|--15^--15^--15b16~~~~~*--|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|

"...While you burn..."

Play Riff 2a "While you burn..."

Play Riff 3 "My kingdom..."

Interlude: (12-string guitar)

d|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|----2--1-----2--1-----2--1-----2--1--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-0--------3--------2--------3--------|
d|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----2--------2--------2-----|
C|-------4--------4--------4--|
G|-2--------3--------2--------|
D|----------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|----3--------3------3--------3-|
C|-------3---------------3-------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3--------2------3--------2----|
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------4--------2--|
F|----6--------6-----------3--------|
C|-------6--------6-----------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-6--------5--------4--------2-----|
d|-------------------------------------|
A|----2--------2--------2--------2-----|
F|-------2--------2--------2--------2--|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------1--------2--------1--------|

(Distortion)

d|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|

C|-1010-101010-101010-101010-|

G|--8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-|
D|---------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|

C|-101010-101010-101010-10101010-|

G|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------|

Riff 4a (Play 2x)

Guitar 1

d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
G|------2---------2---------2--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--|

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

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|

**** **** *

Guitar 2

d|---------------|
A|---------17~~--|
F|-15--16--------|
C|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|

Riff 4b (Solo Rhythm) x3

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|

**** **** *

d|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|----5--4--3-------5--4--3--|
D|-0--3--2--1----0--3--2--1--|

* *

Solo

d|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|-------9--8--(8)b9r8-(8)b9r8-8~~----5b6r5-|
G|----7-------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------[12]13r10--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------12-11--(11)b12r10-|
F|---------[9]10r9-------------9~~--------------------|
C|---------------------------9------------------------|
G|-7b8r7----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|-/15-14--(14)b15r14--15-14~~--17-15~~--18-17~~~-|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------|
A|-15h7p15------------|
F|---------17--16~~*--|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
d|-17-15--------18-17-15-----------------------------|
A|-------17-15-----------17-15-15-14-13-12-----------|
F|-----------------------------------------14-12~~~--|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 3

Guitar 1

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|

"...darkness..."

d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---------|
G|-0---0---0---0---1---1---0-1-2---|
D|-------------------------------3-|

"Your satanic..."

Guitar 2

d|-----12----------12--------|
A|-----15b17-------15b17-----|
F|---------------------------|
C|-14--------14----------14--|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
d|-12----------12--------|
A|-15b17-------15b17-----|
F|-----------------------|
C|-------14----------14--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|

Ending Rhythm

d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|  ---------------|
G|------2---------2---------2--|                 |
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--|                 |

**** **** **** |

d|-------------------------------------------|   |--> Play 2x
A|-------------------------------------------|   |
F|-------------------------------------------|   |
C|-------------------------------------------| --|
G|------2---------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D|-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|

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

d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|

C|-----------------------------| --> Play 3x

G|-2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3-|
D|-0--3--2--1----0--4--3--2--1-|
d|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-2--5--4--3----------------2--6--5--4--3-2-|
D|-0--3--2--1----------------0--4--3--2--1-0-|

Ending Solo

NOTE: Some effect is used so the following two bars are

an octave lower than the actual notes.

d|-/19----/18----/17----/18----/17----/17----/16----/17----|
A|-----19-----19-----19-----17-----17-----16-----16-----17-|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|-16\-15\-14\--12----12----12----\10------|
A|-----------------12----12----12-----10---|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------x-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----12----12^-------14--(14)b16------------(16)r14-|
F|----12----12^-------14--(14)b16------------(16)r14-|
C|-12--------------14--------\----------------/------|
G|----------------------------\--[long hold]-/-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12h15p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h15p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12h17p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h17p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12h15p12------12-12h15p12------12-12h17p12------12-12h17p12------|
F|---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12h15p12------12-12h15p12------12-12h17p12------12-12h17p12------|
F|---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-17p15p12------17p15p12------18p16p13------18p16p13------|
A|---------15p12---------15p12---------16p13---------16p13-|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|-19p17p14------19p17p14------20p18p15------20p18p15------|
A|---------17p14---------17p14---------18p15---------18p15-|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|-21p19p16------22p20p17------23p21p18------24p22p19------|
A|---------19p16---------20p17---------21p18---------22p19-|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

NOTE: Again, some effect is used so here are the notes an octave lower.

d|-12//17//24tm----(24)\--|
A|-12//17//24tm----(24)\--|
F|------------------------|

C|-[steady gliss]---------|

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------|
A|--------12-----12-----12--------------|
F|-15b16-----15-----14-----12h14-12~~~\-|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|

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

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