Dawn Of Meggido Chords & Tabs
DAWN OF MEGGIDO
As recorded by Celtic Frost
(From the 1985 Album TO MEGA THERION)
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Intro
Q=55
A5 A5 G#5 A5 G#5
4/4
Gtr I
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|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|--------7-----------------|--------7-----------------|
|-7--------|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)----|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)----|
|-5--------|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|
G5 F#5 G5 F#5
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------5-----------------|--------5---------------------------|
|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----4-/10\----|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)----|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)--5-----------|
A5 G#5 A5 G#5
\2
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------7-----------------|--------7-------------------|
|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)----|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)--6---|
|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)--4---|
G5 F#5 G5 F#5
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------5--------------------------|--------5-----------------|
|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)-------7s14\-|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)--/7s9-------|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)----|
1st & Final Verses
$
E5 A5BbG#5 E5 A5BbB5 C5
PM----| PM----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-7-8-6-(6)----|-2-2-2-2-7-8-9---10\--|
|-0-0-0-0-5-6-4-(4)----|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7----8\--|
E5 A5BbG#5 E5 A5BbB5 C5
PM----| PM----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-7-8-6-(6)----|-2-2-2-2-7-8-9---10\--|
|-0-0-0-0-5-6-4-(4)----|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7----8\--|
E5 A5BbG#5 E5 A5BbB5 C5
PM----| PM----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-7-8-6-(6)----|-2-2-2-2-7-8-9---10\--|
|-0-0-0-0-5-6-4-(4)----|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7----8\--|
E5 A5BbG#5 E5 A5BbB5 C5
PM----| PM----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-7-8-6-(6)----|-2-2-2-2-7-8-9---10\--|
|-0-0-0-0-5-6-4-(4)----|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7----8\--|
Q=130
E5 G5 E5 A5 Bb5 E5 G5 E5 A5 Bb5
PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2-2-5--2-2-2-7-(7)-(7)s8-|-2-2-5--2-2-2-7-(7)-(7)s8-|
|-0-0-3--0-0-0-5-(5)-(5)s6-|-0-0-3--0-0-0-5-(5)-(5)s6-|
E5 G5 E5 A5 Bb5 E5 G5 E5 A5 Bb5
PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2-2-5--2-2-2-7-(7)-(7)s8-|-2-2-5--2-2-2-7-(7)-(7)s8-|
|-0-0-3--0-0-0-5-(5)-(5)s6-|-0-0-3--0-0-0-5-(5)-(5)s6-|
N.C. A5 B5C#5
PM----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------7--9s11\-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--7s=9\-|
F#5N.C. A5 B5C#5
PM----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-4--------------------|-------------7--9s11\--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--7s=9\--|
F#5N.C. A5 B5C#5
PM----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-4--------------------|-------------7--9s11\-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--7s=9\-|
To Coda
F#5N.C. A5 B5C#5
PM----------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-4--------------------|-------------7--9s11\---|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--7s=9\---|
Chorus
Q=170
E5 F5F#5 E5 F5F#5
PM----| PM----|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)--------|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)----|
|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)----|
E5 F5F#5 E5 F5F#5
PM----| PM----|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)--------|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)----|
|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)----|
Interlude
Q=60
F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5 F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)------|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)----|
|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)------|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)----|
F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5 F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)------|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)----|
|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)------|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)----|
Q=115
E5 A5G#A5E5 F5 E5 A5G#A5E5 F5
PM| PM|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|
|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|
E5 A5G#A5E5 F5 E5 A5G#A5E5 F5
PM| PM|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|
|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|
2nd Verse
E5 F#5 E5 A5 Bb5
PM--------------| PM--------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-8--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-6--|
E5 F#5 E5 A5 Bb5
PM--------------| PM--------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-8----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-6----|
E5 F#5 E5 A5 Bb5
PM--------------| PM--------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-8--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-6--|
E5 F#5 E5 A5 Bb5
PM--------------| PM--------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-8----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-6----|
2nd Interlude
Q=60
F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5 F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)------|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)----|
|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)------|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)----|
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F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5 F#5 A5 Bb5 G5 G#5
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|----------------|
|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)------|-4----7--8--|-5-(5)s6-(6)----|
|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)------|-2----5--6--|-3-(3)s4-(4)----|
Bridge
Q=115
E5 A5G#A5E5 F5 E5 A5G#A5E5 F5
Gtr II
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM| PM|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|
|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|
E5 A5G#A5E5 F5 E5 A5G#A5E5 F5
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------5s15s5--|
|
| PM| PM|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-7s6s7-2-2-3--3----|
|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1-1-|-0-0-5s4s5-0-0-1--1----|
Guitar Solo
E5 F#5 E5 A5 Bb5
4/4
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-7p5h==7p5h7p==5h7p5h==7p5h7p==5-(5)-----5-|-5h7p==5h7p5h==7p5h7p==5h7p5b6====(5)-(5)---(5)r(5)--|
|
| PM------------------------------| PM-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----4--4-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2------2------7--7------8---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----2--2-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0------5--5------6---|
E5 F#5 E5 A5 Bb5
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9p6-12p==9h==12p==9-13-----|-13-------12-------13---12----|
|
| PM--------------------------------| PM---------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2----2---2----2----4-4---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--7-7--8----|
|-0---0---0---0---0----0---0----0----2-2---|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-5--6----|
E5 F#5
/1______
T T T T T T T
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14p12h==15p12h==15p12h==16p12h==16p12h==15p12h==14p12--12tr15--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-2-------2-------2-----2-2-------2-------2--4--4----------|
|-----0-0-------0-------0-----0-0-------0-------0--2--2----------|
E5 A5 Bb5
\3________________________\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ /
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(12tr15)---(12tr15)-----------(12)---(12)----(12)----(12)----(12)----(12)----(12)--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2------2---2------2-2-2-2-2---7--7-------------------8---------------------------|
|---0------0---0------0-0-0-0-0---5--5-------------------6---------------------------|
E5 F#5
T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20p13h16p9h==13p9h16p13p==9h16p13p9h17p13h20p9h20p13p9h20p13p9h20p13p9h20p13p9h|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2------2----2-------2-------2-2-----2----2-----4-4-------------------------|
|-----0------0----0-------0-------0-0-----0----0-----2-2-------------------------|
E5 A5 Bb5
T T T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------|
|-16p13p9h16p13p9h16p13-9s==14-------(14)--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-2--2-7-7-8-------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0--0-5-5-6-------|
Q=55
A5 G#5 A5 G#5
>
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|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(14)------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| \0.5/ \1/ \1 |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------7-----------------|--------7----------------------------|
|-------7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)----|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-----(6)--(6)-(6)--|
|---5--(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-----(4)--(4)-(4)--|
G5 F#5 G5 F#5
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------5------------------------|--------5-----------------|
|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----4-/10\-|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)--2--------|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)----|
A5 G#5 A5 G#5
Gtr I
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------7-----------------|--------7-----------------|
|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)----|----7--(7)-(7)-7-6-(6)----|
|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|
D.S. al Coda
G5 F#5 G5 F#5
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------5-----------------|--------5---------------------|
|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)----|----5--(5)-(5)-5-4-(4)--------|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)----|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-3-2-(2)---/9\--|
Final Chorus
Q=170
&
E5 F5F#5 E5 F5F#5
PM----| PM----|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)--------|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)----|
|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)----|
E5 F5F#5 E5 F5F#5 F5
PM----| PM----|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------*|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------*|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------*|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------*|
|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)--------|-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-(4)--------|-3--------*|
|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-1-2---|-(2)--------|-1--------*|
