Megadeth: Vortex
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 3/08/01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (slight wah effect)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----4-----2-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----2-----3p2p0-3p2p0-------------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3p2p0-3p2p0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----4-----2-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-----|
A|-2---------5-4-2-5-----------5-4-|
E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 plays these chords under Riff 1:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-4------------------|
A|-2--------5----7----|
E|----------3----5----|
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----7-------------------------|
A|-2----5----5--------------------|
E|-----------3----2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * *
"Internal combustion..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----7---12--------------------|
A|-2----5---10--------------------|
E|----------------2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * *
"Multiple personalities..."
Play Riff 1 "...falling rain...."
Play Riff 2 "As medieval as Merlin..."
Play Riff 1 but use this ending:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------5-4-2-5---------------|
E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0-----|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-----3p0-|
* * * * * * * *
"A telestic message..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5---|
D|-------------------------3---3---|
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1-------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---------|
* * * * * * * *
"...written in torment..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0-----|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-----3p0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Howl out the dirges..."
First ending
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------3--|
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1--|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
"..horns of Jericho..."
Second ending
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---------------3---3--|
A|-----2-----0---1---1--|
E|-0-0---0-0---0--------|
* * * * *
"The jewels of a crown..."
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-----------------|
D|-----2h3p2---2-3/7---7-5---5h6p5-----|
A|-2-5-------5-------------8-------8-5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----5-----------------------------|
A|---------3h4p3---------------------|
E|-3-3---3-------6-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Solo Rhythm:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/vortex_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff 5 (Play 2x) x3
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4--------7----------|
A|-2----0-2-5----0-2-0-|
E|---------------------|
* * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4------------------------|
A|-2----0-2-5------7--0-2-0-|
E|----------3--0-3-5--------|
* * * * * * *
Riff 6 x4
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-6-----------------|
A|-4--------5------6-|
E|------5-4-3----3---|
* * * *
Play Riff 5 but use this the last time:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-4---------------5----4-|
A|-2----0-2-5------3----2-|
E|----------3--0-3----0---|
* * * * *
End Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-|
A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5-------|
E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-3---|
* * * * * * * * * * Ending
e|-----------------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|------|
G|---------------------------------------------5-|------|
D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-------------7~--5-7-5-|--7\--|
A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3-----7-5-7---7~--5-7---|--7\--|
E|-2---2---2---1-----------0-0-------0-----------|------|
* * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-|
A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5---5---|
E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-----|
* * * * * * * * * * Ending
e|------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-------------7~--5-7-10-|--7\-|
A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3-----7-5-7--------------|-----|
E|-2---2---2---2-----------0-0-------0------------|-----|
* * * * * * *
Ending solo
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12-12~~--11b12r11-10~~--9b10r9-9~~-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|--------------8-|
B|-9b10~~--8-10---|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
e|-16b17r16-16~~--14b15r14-14~~--13~~--12~~-|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----12h13p12---------------------------|
B|-13----------13------------------------|
G|----------------14b17r14b17r14b17r14~~-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
End solo
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
