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----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/megadeth/21445.html ]
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
