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The Conjuring Tab

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Megadeth:  The Conjuring
Album:So far...so good... so what!!!!
transcribed by: Dustin Ruther (redhurley182@hotmail.com)
                
Date last modified:  1/22/03
  
Tuning: Standard (slightly flat = 1/4 step down)

Riff 1

Tap the notes in () right on top of the 
fret wire for each numbered fret.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-12------(22)----(24)----(22)-(24)------|
D|-12----------(23)----(23)---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-11------(21)----(23)----(21)-(23)------|
D|-11----------(22)----(22)---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-10------(20)----(22)----(20)-(22)------|
D|-10----------(21)----(21)---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9-------(19)----(21)----(19)-(21)------|
D|-9-----------(20)----(20)---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


If you don't have 24 frets, use this instead of the above:

Riff 1
Guitar 1 (let chords ring)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------------11------------------|
A|-10--------------------9------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------9------------------|
A|--8--------------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|------------15----15-------------14----14-|
B|----------15--15---------------14--14-----|
G|-12-----12------12----11-----11------11---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------13----13-------------12----12-|
B|----------13--13---------------12--12-----|
G|-10-----10------10-----9-----9--------9---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-12---------------------------------|
A|-10---10-101010-101010-101010-1010--|
E|------------------------------------|
         *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * 
  "Welcome to our sanguinary..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-11---------------------10----------------------|
A|--9----9-999-999-999-99--8-----8-888-888-888-88-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
         * *** *** *** **        * *** *** *** **
      "...feel at home ..."    "...as we anathmatise..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-9----------------------|
A|-7-----7-777-777-777-77-|
E|------------------------|
         * *** *** *** **
  "...those who oppose us..."

Guitar 2 keeps playing Riff 1


Lead into next setion:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|
  "Obey!"


Riff 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------2-|
A|-0--------------------------------0-|
E|----22222222222222-5-22222222222----|
      ************** * ***********

Final time
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-2--------------------|
A|-0-----------------2--|
E|----22222222222222-0--|
      **************   


Solo (over Riff 3, found below)
e|-12~--17-15-12--12---------------12--------------------------|
B|------------------15-12------------15-12---------------------|
G|-----------------------15-14-12---------15-14-12-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------15-14-12-14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|
B|------------------16--------------------16---|
G|---------------------------------------------|   
D|---------------------------------------------|   -----|
A|---------------------------------------------|        |
E|---------------------------------------------|        |  
                                                        |
e|-14h15p14p12-15h17p15p12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|      |
B|------------------------------------------16---|      |
G|-----------------------------------------------|      |
D|-----------------------------------------------|      |
A|-----------------------------------------------|      |
E|-----------------------------------------------|      |
                                                        |
e|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-14h15p14p12-14p12--12-|        |--- Play 2x
B|------------------16--------------------16---|        |
G|---------------------------------------------|        |
D|---------------------------------------------|        |
A|---------------------------------------------|        |
E|---------------------------------------------|        |
                                                        |
e|----------------------------------------------|       |
B|-14h15p14p12-14p12--12------------------------|       |
G|------------------15---15p14p12-11h12p11--11--|       |
D|----------------------------------------14----|  -----|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 3  (Solo Rhythm)

Guitar 1 (let chords ring)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------------11------------------|
A|-10--------------------9------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------9------------------|
A|--8--------------------7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10--9--------|
D|------------------------8--7--7--9-|
A|------------------------------5--7-|
E|-0-000-000-000-000-000--------------|
   * *** *** *** *** ***
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5--2------------4---------|
A|-5--2------------2-------3-|
E|--------0-000-00----0-00-1-|
          * *** **    * **


Riff 3                         x7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----------------------2h3p2---|
E|-0h2-22-5p2-22-0h2-22-------5-|
   * * ** * * ** * * ** 
  "Behold...the flames rise..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------4---|
A|----------------------2---|
E|-0h2-22-5p2-22-0h2-22-----|
   * * ** * * ** * * ** 
  "...ashes you'll annoint..."


Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10--9--------|
D|------------------------8--7--7--9-|
A|------------------------------5--7-|
E|-0-000-000-000-000-000--------------|
   * *** *** *** *** ***
e|-------0-2~--------------------|
B|--------(1~)-------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5--2----------------4---------|
A|-5--2----------------2-------3-|
E|------------0-000-00----0-00-1-|
              * *** **    * **

Play Riff 3   "Arrange the symbols..."

Riff 5                         x7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----------------------4h5p4---|
E|-2-4-44-7p4-44-2-4-44-------7-|
   * * ** * * ** * * ** 
  "Between its leaves...."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------4/-9-|
A|----------------------2/-7-|
E|-2-4-44-7p4-44-2-4-44-------|
   * * ** * * ** * * ** 
  "...and centralize..."


Riff 6
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7---9-|
A|-----54---4---8---9---5---7-|
E|-0-0-32-0-2-0-6-0-7-0---0----|
   * *     *   *   *   *   * 
  "Don't summon the devil..."

Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-9-7-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9-----------7-9-7-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9--7----9-8-7--------|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------0--0-9-8-7--------|
      * * * *            * * * * 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9---8-7---7---7-9-|
D|-9-----------7-8-9--9---8-7-9-7-9-7-9-|
A|-7----9-8-7--7-8-9----------9---9-----|
E|-0--0-9-8-7---------------------------|
      * * * * 

Riff 8
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------9---------|
D|----------------------9---8-----|
A|-2-------8-7-5-2------7---8---2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-6-5-3-0--0-0---0-6-0-0-|
     * * *          * *   *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------87-----2/42---8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-65-0-0-3/53-0-6-5-3-|
   * * *     * *       


Riff 9
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------5-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0-3-|
      *** *** *** *** *** ***
  "I am the Devil's advocate..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-|
A|-4----------------------------3-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0---|
      *** *** *** *** *** ***
  "A salesman if you will..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5-2----------|
E|-2--222-222-0-3-0--000-000-|
      *** ***        *** *** 
  "You know my name..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4-5-4----------4--9-|
A|-4-5-4----------2--7-|
E|-2-3-2--222-222------|
          *** ***
  "You know my name..."

Riff 8a
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------9---------|
D|--------------------9---8-----|
A|-------8-7-5-2------7---8---2-|
E|-0-0-0-6-5-3-0--0-0---0-6-0-0-|
   * * *          * *   *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------87-----2/42---8-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-65-0-0-3/53-0-6-5-3-|
   * * *     * *       


Play Riff 9   "I met your father years ago..."
Play Riff 8a  
Play Riff 9   "I'm claiming what is mine by right..."
Play Riff 8a
Play Riff 9   "Come join me in my infernal depths..."
Play Riff 8a

Riff 10
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------5-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0-3-|
      *** *** *** *** *** ***
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-|
A|-4----------------------------3-|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-0---|
      *** *** *** *** *** ***
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5-4----------|
E|-2--222-222-0-3-2--222-222-|
      *** ***        *** ***
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---5-------------5-------------5---|
A|---3-4----5-4----3-4----5-4----3-2-|
E|-0---2--0-3-2--0---2--0-3-2--0---0-|
   *      *      *      *      *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------4---------4--|
A|----2----3----2---------2--|
E|----0----1----2---------2--|
  "The conjuring.........Obey!"


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

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture dan Average	#1 by dan evans at Oct 28, 1999 at 3:15 PM EST
	A classic from the first golden age of Megadeth. The lyrics obviously describe some kind of occult or perhaps Satanic ritual, the inspiration probably owed in part to Mustaine's dabbling in witchcraft during the first successful incarnation of the band. Here is an interesting quote regarding Dave's occult involvement in the early days: "I read the Satanic Bible and all that stuff, but it was so adverse to what I wanted, and it hasn't been until the past couple of years that all that stuff's been shaken. I've had to go through a lot of spiritual healing to get clean. I don't think people really realize how intense that stuff is and the marks it can leave on you. There was one time where I did some witchcraft on this guy who had punched me, and it physically affected him, and to this day I regret it. That will never leave my mind - the power of that stuff. I would rather light a candle than curse the darkness. There was a time when I was very comfortable being part of the darkness because I didn't understand the light. But now I like seeing people smile more than watching them wrinkle up their forehead and make the devil's sign. If half these kids only knew that the way they make the devil's sign really means 'I love you' in sign language anyway."