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The Conjuring

Megadeth
Tab
4.8(21)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 1

Tap the notes in () right on top of the

fret wire for each numbered fret while holding

the chord.

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12--------------(24)--------(24)--|
D|-12----------(24)----(24)----------|
A|-10------(22)------------(22)------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-11--------------(23)--------(23)--|
D|-11----------(23)----(23)----------|
A|--9------(21)------------(21)------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-10--------------(22)--------(22)--|
D|-10----------(22)----(22)----------|
A|--8------(20)------------(20)------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9---------------(21)--------(21)--|
D|-9-----------(21)----(21)----------|
A|-7-------(19)------------(19)------|
E|-----------------------------------|

If you don't have 24 frets, use this instead of the above:

Riff 1

Guitar 1 (let chords ring)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------------11------------------|
A|-10--------------------9------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------9------------------|
A|--8--------------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|------------15----15-------------14----14-|
B|----------15--15---------------14--14-----|
G|-12-----12------12----11-----11------11---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------13----13-------------12----12-|
B|----------13--13---------------12--12-----|
G|-10-----10------10-----9-----9--------9---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Riff 1a

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-12---------------------------------|
A|-10---10-101010-101010-101010-1010--|
E|------------------------------------|

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

"Welcome to our sanguinary..."

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-11---------------------10----------------------|
A|--9----9-999-999-999-99--8-----8-888-888-888-88-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

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

"...feel at home ..." "...as we anathmatise..."

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-9----------------------|
A|-7-----7-777-777-777-77-|
E|------------------------|

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

"...those who oppose us..."

Guitar 2 keeps playing Riff 1

Lead into next setion:

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|

"Obey!"

Riff 2

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------4-----------5-|
D|-2-------------------4-----------5-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|----222222-0-2222222---2222222-0---|

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

Final time

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-2---------------------|
D|-2---------------------|
A|---------------------2-|
E|----222222-0-2222222-0-|

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

Riff 1a

(Solo Rhythm)

Guitar 1 (let chords ring)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------------11------------------|
A|-10--------------------9------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------9------------------|
A|--8--------------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10--9-------|
D|------------------------8--7--8-9\-|
A|------------------------------6-7\-|
E|-0-000-000-000-000-000-------------|

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

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------4---------|
A|-5-2-------------2-------3-|
E|-3-0--000-000-00----0-00-1-|

*** *** ** * **

Solo

(Mustaine)

e|-12-17p15p12------------------------------------------|
B|------------17p15p12---------17p15p12-----------------|
G|--------------------15p14p12---------15p14p12---------|
D|---------------------------------------------15p14p12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|
B|------------------16--------------------16---|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|   -----|
A|---------------------------------------------|        |
E|---------------------------------------------|        |

|

e|-14h15p14p12-15h17p15p12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|      |
B|------------------------------------------16---|      |
G|-----------------------------------------------|      |
D|-----------------------------------------------|      |
A|-----------------------------------------------|      |
E|-----------------------------------------------|      |

|

e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|        |--- Play 2x
B|------------------16--------------------16---|        |
G|---------------------------------------------|        |
D|---------------------------------------------|        |
A|---------------------------------------------|        |
E|---------------------------------------------|        |

|

e|--------------------------------------------|         |
B|-15h16p15p12-15p12--12----------------------|         |
G|------------------15---15p14p12--14p12--12--|         |
D|-------------------------------14-----14----|    -----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12---15-12------12---------------------|
G|---------15------15-14---15-14-12--15-14-12---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-------12-----------------------------12-|
D|------14-12-----14-13-12--14-13-12--12-13-14---|
A|----------------------------------14-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12---15-12------12---------------------|
G|---------15------15-14---15-14-12--15-14-12---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-------12-----------------------------12-|
D|------14-12-----14-13-12--14-13-12--12-13-14---|
A|----------------------------------14-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------------15--------------15---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12-|
G|------------15--------------15---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-|
B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14------|
B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---19~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 3 x7

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3p2p0---|
E|-0-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-------2-|

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

"Behold...the flames rise..."

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

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

"...ashes you'll annoint..."

Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10--9-------|
D|------------------------8--7--8-9\-|
A|------------------------------6-7\-|
E|-0-000-000-000-000-000-------------|

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

e|----------------------------|
B|------5--7~-----------------|
G|--------(5~)----------------|
D|------------------4---------|
A|-5-2--------------2-------3-|
E|-3-0---------0-00----0-00-1-|

* ** * **

Play Riff 3 "Arrange the symbols..."

Riff 5 x7

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5p4p2---|
E|-2-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-------4-|

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

"Between its leaves...."

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4/--9\-|
A|-------------------------2/--7\-|
E|-2-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-2-4-4-4--------|

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

"...and centralize..."

Riff 6

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------7--9\-|
A|-----5\4---4--8--9--5--7\-|
E|-0-0-3\2-0-2--6--7--------|

* * *

"Don't summon the devil..."

Riff 7

Guitar 1

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-9-7-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9-----------7-9-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9--7----9-8-7--------|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------0--0-9-8-7--------|

* * * * * * * *

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9---8-7---7---7-9-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9---8-7-9-7-9-7-9-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9----------9---9-----|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------------------------|

* * * *

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-9-7-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9-----------7-9-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9--7----9-8-7--------|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------0--0-9-8-7--------|

* * * * * * * *

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9---8-7---7-------|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9---8-7-9-7-9-8-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9----------9---9-8-7-|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------------------------|

* * * *

Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9------------------9-----------------|
A|-7------------------7-----------------|
E|-0------------------0-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9------------------9-----------------|
A|-7------------------7--[let ring]-----|
E|-0------------------0-----------------|

Riff 8

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---------|
D|----------------------2---3-----|
A|-2-------8-7-5-2----------1---2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-0--0-0---0---0-0-|

* * * * * * *

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------8\7-----2/4\2---8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-6\5-0-0-3/5\3-0-6-5-3-|

* * * * *

Riff 9

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------5-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0-3-|

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

"I am the Devil's advocate..."

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-|
A|-4----------------------------3-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0---|

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

"A salesman if you will..."

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5-2----------|
E|-2--222-222-0-3-0--000-000-|

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

"You know my name..."

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------4--9\-|
A|-4-5-4----------2--7\-|
E|-2-3-2--222-222-------|

*** ***

"You know my name..."

Riff 8a

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---------|
D|----------------------2---3-----|
A|-2-------8-7-5-2----------1---2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-0--0-0---0---0-0-|

* * * * * * *

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------8\7-----2/4\2---8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-6\5-0-0-3/5\3-0-6-5-3-|

* * * * *

Play Riff 9 "I met your father years ago..."

Play Riff 8a

Play Riff 9 "I'm claiming what is mine by right..."

Play Riff 8a

Play Riff 9 "Come join me in my infernal depths..."

Play Riff 8a

Riff 10

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------5-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0-3-|

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

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-|
A|-4----------------------------3-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0---|

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

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5-4----------|
E|-2--222-222-0-3-2--222-222-|

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

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

* * * * *

Ending

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------4---------4\--|
A|----2----3----2---------2\--|
E|----0----1----2---------2\--|

"The conjuring.........Obey!"

Guitar fill over ending (Mustaine)

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------15-18-|
D|-----------------------14-17-14-16-17------|
A|---------13-16-13-15-16--------------------|
E|-12-14-15----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------17-20/24\-|
B|---------16-19-16-18-19----------|
G|-15-17-18------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

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

| 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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