Vortex Tab

WARNING: You are trying to view
                                    content from Ultimate-Guitar.com
                                    in an unauthorized application,
                                    which is prohibited.

                                    Please use an official Ultimate
                                    Guitar Tabs application for iPhone,
                                    iPad or Android to access legitimate
                                    chords, guitar, bass, and drum tabs
                                    from Ultimate-Guitar.com database.

                                    Type "ultimate guitar tabs" in Apple
                                    App Store's or Android Market's
                                    search to find the application.

Megadeth:  Vortex  

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (vicelton@yahoo.com) 

Date last modified:  3/08/01
  
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU

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:

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