FIVE MAGICS
Megadeth
(From The 1990 Album Rust In Peace)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E)
Introe|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----|E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-|
** ** ** **e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--|E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--|
** ** **e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----|E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-|
** ** ** **e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--2-|E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--0-| ** ** **
Riff 1Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------8-|G|-------------------------9--8------------|D|-4/-14--13--9------------------9---------|A|--------------10--9--------------10--9---|E|---------------------11------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|-9--8~-----------------9--8~-------------8\-|D|--------9---------------------9-------------|A|----------10~--9~---------------10~--9~-----|E|-------------------11-----------------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-----------[silent]------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|-13--12~-----------------13--12~--------------|G|----------11--9~--8~--------------11--9~--8~--|D|----------------------9-----------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--16--17~~--[let ring into next riff]-|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------0------------------11----|D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-|A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------|E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------0------------------11~~--|D|-----5-----8---8------9------10-------|A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------|E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------0------------------11----|D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-|A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------|E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * x3e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----5-----5-----2-0-2-4-5-4-5-7-|A|---5-----5-------2-0-2-4-5-4-5-7-|E|-7-----6-----3-2-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-----5-----5--------------------|A|---5-----5-------2--[let ring]--|E|-7-----6-----3-2-0--------------| * * * * * *
Play Riff 1
Riff 2ae|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------0------------------11----|D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-|A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------|E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------0------------------11~~--|D|-----5-----8---8------9------10-------|A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------|E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------0------------------11----|D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-|A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------|E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-----5-----5--------------------|A|---5-----5-------2--[let ring]--|E|-7-----6-----3-2-0--------------| * * * * * *
Riff 3e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|---2-02-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|-0------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * ** * * * * * * * * * * "Bestow upon me..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|---------------4-------------|A|---2-02-2------2-------------|E|-0------0--0-0----0-0-66-3~--| * * ** * * * * ** "...wizard, all-knowing..."
Final time:e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|---2-02-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-02-|E|-0------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------| * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * ** "...in..."
Solos over Riff 3 (Friedman)#1e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------10h12-10-10-/12h13-|G|----------------------------9----9h10p9h10--------------------|D|--------------7h9p7-7-/9h10---10------------------------------|A|-0-3-/8~--7h8-------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-------12/13-19\-12/13h17p13-------17-------------15----------|B|----13-13-----------------------17p13----16p13\12h15----15p12\11-|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12h15p12----12h15-------------------------------------------|G|----------14-------14p12----14-12~~--------------------------|D|-------------------------14------------12h14-12--------------|A|------------------------------------------------14-12--(12)\-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
#2e|------13------------------------------------------|B|-10h13--13p10-----13p10-----10--------------------|G|-------------12b13-----12p10--12p10--12p10-----10-|D|-----------------------------------12-----12p10---|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-10h12p10--12p10-----10------------------------|A|---------12-----12p10--12p10-------------------|E|----------------------------13/17\15-13-15\(3)-|
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|--------------------7b10r7-(7)b9--|D|----5-7-7b9r7p5-7p5---------------|A|-/7-------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
#3e|-20p15-------15-17p15-----17p13-15----13----------|B|-------17h18---------18\13---------17----17-15\12-|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12-----12-13------13-13p10-12----10---------------|B|------13h15-----15p11-------------13----13-12-10------|G|-------------------------------------------------12~~-|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------14-14b16r14p12-14b16----------------------|G|-9-9/12-12-14-14b16r14p12-14b16----12----13~~--(13)\-|D|--------------------------------------14-------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
#4e|-----17-20p17--17-20p17----13-17-13-17-13--13-\13-10-13-10--13-10\9-|B|-/18---------18--------18\---------------15---------------13--------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11-8\7-10-7\5-8-5-8p5----5-------------|B|------------------------8---6------/11\-|G|------------------------------5\2-------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
End Solos
Riff 4Guitar 1 x4e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----02---------4-------5-|A|---2------3---4---2---5---|E|-0------1---2-------3-----| * * ** * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------[silent]----------|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------------------|A|-2---[let ring]---------|E|-0----------------------|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------------------|A|-2----------------------|E|-0----------------------|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------------------|A|-2---[let ring]---------|E|-0----------------------|
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----02---------4-------5-|A|---2------3---4---2---5---|E|-0------1---2-------3-----| * * ** * * * * ** * *
Solo (Friedman)e|-15p14h15p14-----14-15-------------------------------------|B|-------------17--------17-15h17p15----15-[18]20r18-(18)b20-|G|-----------------------------------16----------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-16-15h16p15----15b16r15----------------|D|-------------17----------17-16-17-14~~\-|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------9-11-13p11p9----11p9-|B|------9h11p9----9-11p9----9-9-11p9----9-11-13--------------12------|G|-9h12--------12--------12----------12------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|-12-11/12----12h14-12b14~~-|G|----------12---------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|B|---12-11h12p11----10b11r10---------|G|-9-------------12----------11-12-9-|D|-----------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|-----15-14h15p14----13b14r13----------|G|-/13-------------16----------14-15-12-|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----19p15--------19p15------15-17-------18p15----|B|----------19-17--------17h19-------19-15-------17-|G|-/16-----------16---------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------15-18-19-18p15----15-19-|B|-------------------17----------------19-------|G|-18-15----15-18-18----------------------------|D|-------17-------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15h19p15----15-19b22r19-19p18-18b19~~\-|B|----------19----------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4ae|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-----79-----------11--------12-|D|---9------10---11----11---12---|A|-7------8----9----------10-----|E|-------------------------------|
"Let the ceremony..."e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-----79-----------11--------12-|D|---9------10---11----11---12---|A|-7------8----9----------10-----|E|-------------------------------|
"Let me be the protege..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|-----9-9----8------7-7----6-|D|---9-9-9----8----7-7-7----6-|A|-7--------6----5--------4---|E|----------------------------|
* * * * * *e|----------------------|B|--------------------0-|G|-----5-5----4-------0-|D|---5-5-5----4--3------|A|-3--------2----1-11---|E|----------------------| * * * * **
Riff 5e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-4--2-------------4--2-----------|A|-2--0--5--4--2----2--0--5--4--3--|E|-------3--2--0----------3--2--1--|
* * * * * * * * "Give me alchemy..."e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-4--2---------------4--2-----------|A|-2--0--5-----3-4----2--0--5--4--5--|E|-------3--0--1-2----------3--2--3--| * * * * * * * * "Give me sorcery..."
Riff 5ae|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4--2--------------------|A|-2--0--5--4--2-----2-----|E|-------3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * "I master..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4--2--------------------|A|-2--0--5--4--3-----3-----|E|-------3--2--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4--2--------------------|A|-2--0--5-----3/4---4-----|E|-------3--0--1/2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * "Five magics..." e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4--2--------------------|A|-2--0--5--4--5-----5-----|E|-------3--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * *
Final time:e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-4--2--------------------4--2-------|A|-2--0--5--4--5-----5-----2--0--5--4-|E|-------3--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-------3--2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Five magics..."
Riff 6e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-3------------------------2-02-|E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * ** "Possessed by..."e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-2------------------------2-02-|E|-0--0-000-000-000-000-000------| * *** *** *** *** *** * ** "...possessed by..."
Riff 6ae|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-3------------------------2-02-|E|-1----------------------0------|
* * ** "He who lives..."e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-2------------------------2-02-|E|-0--0-000-000-000-000-000------| * *** *** *** *** *** * ** "...he who lives..."
Final time:e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-3------------------------2-02-2-|E|-1----------------------0------0-| * * ** "Will surely live the lie..."
Riff 7Guitar 1 x4e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-|E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * *****
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------[silent]-------------------|A|---------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-2-------------------------------------|E|-0-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|-2----9-------8-------9-------7--6-9-8-|E|-0----7-------6-------7------------7-6-|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|-2----9-------8-------9-------7--6-9-8-|E|-0----7-------6-------7------------7-6-|
Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm, Play 1x) x4e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-|E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-|
**** * ***** * ***** * *****e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----|E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-|
** ** ** **e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--|E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--| ** ** **
Riff 7b (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-|E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-|
**** * ***** * ***** * *****e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-|E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-|
**** * ***** * ***** * *****e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----|E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-|
** ** ** **e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--|E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--| ** ** **
Final time: (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-|E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-|
**** * ***** * ***** * *****e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--8-----|A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-|E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-|
**** * ***** * ***** * *****e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----|E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-|
** ** ** **e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--|E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--|
** ** **e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----|E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-|
** ** ** **e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--2-|E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--0-| ** ** **
Ending solo (Mustaine) e|-24t12-22t12-20t12-22t12-20t12-19t12-|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-24t12-23t12-20t12-22t12-20t12-19t12-|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-24t12-22t12-20t12-22t12-20t12-19t12-|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-20t12-19t12-17t12-19t12-17t12-15t12-|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-17t12-15t12-14t12-15t12-17t12-19t12-|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------| --> Play 3xA|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-17t12-19t12-20t12-19t12-20t12-22t12-|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|B|-17p15------------17p15-----------|G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-|D|----------------------------------| --> Play 2xA|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-12h15p12--12-12------------------------|D|---------14-----14-14-12-15-14-12-14-12-|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|---12--------------------------------------|A|-14--14p13p12-14p13p12h13p12---------------|E|----------------------------15p14-12h15p12-|
e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------12h13p12--12h13h14p13p12-|A|------13------13h16p13--------13---------------|E|-12h15---12-15---------------------------------|
e|-x------------------10---------------------------|B|-x-------------11h12--10-11-12/14p12-15p12-17p15-|G|---12-9h11h12p9----------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|B|-17p15------------17p15-----------|G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-|D|----------------------------------| --> Play 2xA|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|----------10/12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|B|-17p15------------------15b17----------------------|G|-------16------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-12-12-12-12-12------12-12------12-12------|B|-15b17------------------15b17------15b17------15b17-|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12------{12}---------12-17-15-12------12-------|B|------15b17-----(17)r15-------------15b17----13-13-|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-12---12-12---------------------------------------|B|---------15--------15-15-15-12-----------12-------------|G|------------------------------14b16-{14}----14b16r14p12-|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|-15-14-12-14-12-14/16-|D|----------------------|A|----------------------|E|----------------------|
e|----------------------------------|B|-17p15------------17p15-----------|G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-|D|----------------------------------| --> Play 2xA|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-12-15-12---12-12--------------------------------|G|---------15-------15-14-12-15-14-12-14-12-----12-|D|-------------------------------------------14----|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|-14p13p12h14p13p12h14p13p12---------------------|A|---------------------------14p13p12-14p13p12-12-|E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|------12h14-13p12------x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|E|-12h15-----------14p12-x-/7\-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
e|----------------------------------|B|-17p15------------17p15-----------|G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|B|-17p15------------17p15-----------|G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15/-|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|-24p22-----------24p22----------|B|-------24-24-23--------24-24-23-|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|
e|-24p22-----------24p22------------------|B|-------24-24-23--------24-24-23--20-----|G|------------------------------------21\-|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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
