Megadeth - Holy Wars The Punishment Due Chords & Tabs

 

Holy Wars The Punishment Due Chords & Tabs

Megadeth Chords & Tabs

Version: 5 Type: Bass Tab

Holy Wars The Punishment Due Bass Tab

   
Band: Megadeth
Song: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Album: Rust in Peace (1990)
Bassist: Dave Ellefson
Tuning: Standard

Note:
I made this tab based on the bass master track of the song, so you can be
completely sure that this tab is 100% correct. 

You can hear the bass master track here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn5jofafE6Q

Intro


G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-234-------------|--------------------|
A|-567-------------|-----345-543-321-|-567----------------|
E|-----567-765-543-|-----------------|-----567-765-543-3/-|


G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7---------|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-5-6-|


G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----8---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---7-|


G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----2---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---3-|


G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7-------------------------9-------------|
E|-----000------00000-7-00000-6-006\5-5-7--5-7--7-3-2-|


G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7---------|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-5-6-|


G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----8---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---7-|


G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----2---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---3-|


G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| x4
A|-5h7-----10p7-----------------------|
E|-----000------00000-7-00000-6-0-5-2-|


G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------| x7
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-------|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-7-|


G|---------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-|
 |                                         x4
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-|

Verse 1

G|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
D|---------9----8---|---------------|---------5---4---|------------|
A|-567-----10---9---|-567-----------|-567-----7---6---|-567--------|
E|-----000----0---0-|-----000-6-7-6-|-----000---0---0-|-----0000-2-|
 |                                                                   x4
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2-3-5-0-0-3h5-0-3-5-6-0-0-3h6-5-3-5-3-1-0-3h6-5-3-5-3-0000-3h6-5-3-|


G|-789-------------------|
D|-----789-987-765-5h7---|
A|-----------------------|
E|---------------------0-|

Interlude


G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x3
A|-3-2---2-----3-2---2-----2-3-5-|
E|-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-------|


G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-2---2-----3-2---2-----2-3-5/---|
E|-----0---0-0-----0---0-0--------0-|


G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-0---3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|

Verse 2

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| x3
A|---10-------------------------------------|
E|-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-0--3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|

                                              
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----7---9-----10---------------|-----7---9---------------------|
E|-0-0---7---0-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0---7---0-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
                                                    ---     -----
                                                    P.M.     P.M.
Guitar Solo 1 - Marty Friedman

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| x2
A|--------------1--1-1-1-------|
E|-3--3-3-2-1-0----------0-1-2-|


G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----2-5-2-3\-1--1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-------------------|


G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-3------------------------------|
A|--------------5-3--------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3----------2-3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-x--0-|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/holy_wars_the_punishment_due_btab_ver_5.html ]
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-0---3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|

Verse 3

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| x3
A|---10-------------------------------------|
E|-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-0--3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|


G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----7---9-----10---------------|-----7---9---------------------|
E|-0-0---7---0-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0---7---0-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
                                                    --- 
                                                    P.M.
Guitar Solo 2 - Marty Friedman

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| x2
A|--------------1--1-1-1-------|
E|-3--3-3-2-1-0----------0-1-2-|


G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----2-5-2-3\-1--1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-------------------|


G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------5-3---------------------------|
A|--------------5-3-----------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3----------2-3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-x-|


G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|


G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-7-0-6-7-0-6-0-0-6-7-0-0-7-6-0-0-6-7-0-|


G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-10---9-10---9-----9-10-----10-9-----9-10-7-|
E|----0------0---0-0------0-0------0-0--------|

Guitar solo 3 - Dave Mustaine

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---14---13-14---13-----13-14-----14-13-----9-10-7\-|
E|-0----0-------0----0-0-------0-0-------0-0---------|


G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|


G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x6
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|


G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3--|

Verse 4

G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------| x4
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|


G|-----------------------------|
D|-5-------------7-------------|
A|-----------5---------888-----|
E|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-----777-|


G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|


G|---------------------------|
D|-5---------------4-----3---|
A|---------------6---6-5---5-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|


G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|


G|-----------------------------|
D|-5-------------7-------------|
A|-----------5---------888-----|
E|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-----777-|


G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|


G|--------------------------|
D|-5--------------4-----3---|
A|--------------6---6-5---5-|
E|---0-0-0-0-3/-------------|


G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------| x2
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|


G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| x3
A|-5h7-----10p7------|
E|-----000------0000-|


G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7-----|
E|-----000------000-|

Outro

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-|


G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-0-6-7-0-6-0-0-6-7-0-0-7-6-0-0-|


G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-10---9-10---9-----9-10-----10-9-------|
E|----0------0---0-0------0-0------0-0-0-|


G|-789---|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-----0-|

| /    = slide up
| \    = slide down
| h    = hammer-on
| p    = pull-off
| P.M. = palm mute
| x    = mute note