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Song
Megadeth: Vortex
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 3/08/01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (slight wah effect)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4-----2-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----4-----2-----3p2p0-3p2p0-------------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3p2p0-3p2p0-| E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4-----2-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------2-----| A|-2---------5-4-2-5-----------5-4-| E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 plays these chords under Riff 1:
e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-4------------------| A|-2--------5----7----| E|----------3----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---2-3/7---7-5---5h6p5-----| A|-2-5-------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-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Solo Rhythm:
Riff 5 (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----0-2-5------7--0-2-0-| E|----------3--0-3-5--------|
* * * * * * *
Riff 6 x4
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-6-----------------| A|-4--------5------6-| E|------5-4-3----3---|
* * * *
Play Riff 5 but use this the last time:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4---------------5----4-| A|-2----0-2-5------3----2-| E|----------3--0-3----0---|
* * * * *
End Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-| A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5-------| E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-3---|
* * * * * * * * * * Ending
e|-----------------------------------------------|------| B|-----------------------------------------------|------| G|---------------------------------------------5-|------| D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-------------7~--5-7-5-|--7\--| A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3-----7-5-7---7~--5-7---|--7\--| E|-2---2---2---1-----------0-0-------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|------------------------------------------------|-----| D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-------------7~--5-7-10-|--7\-| A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3-----7-5-7--------------|-----| E|-2---2---2---2-----------0-0-------0------------|-----|
* * * * * * *
Ending solo
e|------------------------------------------| B|-12b13r12-12~~--11b12r11-10~~--9b10r9-9~~-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------8-| B|-9b10~~--8-10---| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| e|-16b17r16-16~~--14b15r14-14~~--13~~--12~~-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----12h13p12---------------------------| B|-13----------13------------------------| G|----------------14b17r14b17r14b17r14~~-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
End solo
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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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