Megadeth - Holy Wars The Punishment Due Solo guitar tab
MegaDeth - Holy Wars.. The Punishment is Due
This is probably Dave Mustaine's best solo, I modified this from another tab and
made it more 'printer-friendly'. You will need 24 frets (and I think a tremolo arm) to
play this exactly how Dave plays it, but there are ways around it.
|--------------------|-------------------------------17b19r=|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-[14]---------------|-[14]b16====(14)r---[14]--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-17b19----------17---------------17b19r|=17b19==================(17)r---------17b19r|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------[14]-----------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-(17)b19====17r---17b19r(17)b19====17r---|-17b19====(17)r---17b19r(17)b19====17r-----|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-17p15p12-12-12--12-------------------------------------|
|--------------------17p=15p12--17p15p=12-17p=15p=12-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------15-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12--------------------------------------------|
|-----15p=14p12--15p=14p=12-15p=14p=12----12----|
|--------------------------------------14----14-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-14p13p12----14p13p12-------------------|
|----------------14----------14p13---14p13p12--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-14p13p12----14p13p12-10-12-10-12p10-|-----------------------------5---|
|----------14-------------------------|-0--------------------0----------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------14-----|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------12-13---14------14--|
|--3---0---3p==0------3p=0--------3p0----|-10h12p10-12h13-14---------------------|
|-------------------------------4--------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12-12h15p12-15-15-17p15-|
|-12h14-12h14-15p14p12----------------------------|
|----------------------14-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------12h=15h17-------------12h15h|
|-17p15p12-15h17p=15p12-17p=15p12-15h=17-----------12h=15h=17--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-------------12h=15h17-------------12h15h17-17p15p12-|
|-----12h=15h17-------------12h=15h=17-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-17b18r==(17)-12-17p15p12----------------------|
|--------------------------17-17p15p12-17p15p12-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------15p14p12-15p12-|
|-15----12------------------------------|
|----------15-15p12-14------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p12----12-15p=12-17p=12-----12-15p=12-17p=12------12---|
|-------15------------------15--------------------15-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-17p=12-----12-15p=12--17p=12-----12--15p12-17p12----12-|
|--------15--------------------15------------------15----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p12----12-15p12-17p12----12-15p12-17p12----12-|
|-------15----------------15----------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p12----12-15p12-17p12----12-15p12-17p12----12-|
|-------15----------------15----------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p12----12-17p=12-----12-15p=12-----12-17p=12------12-|
|-------16-----------16------------16-------------16-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p=12-----12-17p=12------12-15p=12-----12-17p12----12-|
|--------16-------------16-------------16----------16----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----|
|----------15-------------15-------------15-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-12-17p15p12----12-17-15p12----12-12------|
|-------------15-------------15-------12---|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15p12----17p=15p12-----17p=15p12-----17p=15p=12-----|
|----------12------------12------------12-------------12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-18p=16p13-----18p=16p=13-----18p=16p=13----18p16p13----|
|------------13-------------13------------13----------13-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-19p17p14----19p17p14----19p17p14----19p17p14----|
|----------14----------14----------14----------14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-20p18p15----20p18p15----20p18p15----20p18p15----|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-21p19p16----21p=19p16-----22p=20p17-----22p=20p=17-----|
|----------16------------16------------17-------------17-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| *
|-23p=21p18-----23p=21p=18-----24p=22p=19----24p22p19----|
|------------18-------------18------------19----------19-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-22b24-------22b24-------|-22b24---22b24---22b24---22b24---22b25--| **
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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* Note: If you watch the video, Dave plays the last few bars using the 23rd-24th frets
on the B string, but you can play the pattern on the E string if your guitar doesnt have
enough.
** Note: Although I cant tell for sure, it sounds like he finishes the solo with a
Tremolo Dive-Bomb before going into the final verse, you can just hold the bend if you
want.
