Megadeth

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.

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