Tornado Of Souls Guitar Tab

Punishment is Due (live 1993) Tabs:

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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 16:49:32 +0100
From: wichmann@fys.ku.dk (Kristian Wichmann)
Subject: Megadeth: 'Tornado Of Souls'

I just thought I'd add the intro to 'Tornado Of Souls' by Megadeth

E -------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------
A -9---------------------------------------9-9--
E -7------------------7-7--

( Means natural harmonic played at the x'th fret...)

Well.. That's about it...

	Kristian Wichmann
	wichmann@fys.ku.dk

From: Julian Pye 
Subject: Transcription (Megadeth 'Tornado of souls')
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 19:53:43 +0000 (GMT)

Transcription of intro riff to 'Tornado of Souls' 
from Megadeth's Album 'Rust in peace'

As a great Marty Friedman Fan ('Scenes' is unbelievably melodic!) I
finally bought the two Megadeth Album's. Despite the really bad vocals
on some of the tracks of RIP (CDTE is far better), there are really some
great guitar lines on these albums bu both Marty and Mustaine. 
I especially loved this one:

E--------------------------------------
H--------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------7--
D--------------------------7---9-7-----
A------------7-8-7-5-7-8-9---9---------
E---7-7-9-10--------------------------- and so on

Cheers, Julian Pye
SCUR1@CENTRAL.SUSSEX.AC.UK

'Once you were apple juice, now you're cider'(NX-Chris Stephens)
I think it relates a lot to practicing guitar playing...


 
from: jamesj@svpal.org
 
Megadeth-Tornado Of Souls

 
Usage of H here is for harmonics

h=hammer on
p=pull off
~=vibrate unless otherwise indicated
^=bend 
=slide
/=slide   
T in this case is used as trem picking

 
     H..........................           H.........................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-9-----------------------7-----------------------------------7-----|  
|-9---------------7--------------9----9--9--------------7----------7|  
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7------7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7--|  
                                           
       H......................         H............................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-9------------------------7-------------------------------7--------|  
|-9-----------------7----------9--9--9--------------7------------7--|  
|-7----7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7----7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7----7-7---7|  
                                                
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------------9--------------|  
|--------------------------------------7-------9p7------------------|  
|-----------------7h8p7-------7---8h9------9------------------------|  
|-7-------7-9-10---------10--------------------------------7--------|  
                                                            
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------7------9p7-----------------------|  
|-------------7h8p7------7---8h9------9---------9-------------------|  
|--7--9--10----------10----------------------------7----------------| 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------9-------------------------|  
|---------------------------7------9p7-------9-7-------5-----------|  
|---------7h8p7-----7--8h9-----9----------------5-------3-----------|  
|-7-9-10--------10--------------------------------------------------|  
                                                         
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|---------------------------------4---------------------------------|  
|--7p8h75--5h7p54--4h5p43--3---2---------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  

                                   
Verse Rhythm                  
     twice then with "This morning I made the call"
P.M...................................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-4-4-4-------------------------------4-----------------------------|  
|-2-2-2-4-4-5--5-2-2--4--4--5-----0---2-----------------------------|  
|-------3-2-3--3-0-0--2--2--3---------------------------------------|  
                                     
w/ "But damn the well' gone dry"
P.M..................................              
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-4-4-4------------------------------2------------------------------|  
|-2-2-2-4-4-5--5-2-2--4--4--5-----0--0------------------------------|  
|-------3-2-3--3-0-0--2--2--3---------------------------------------|  
                                

w/ "Not for the money... etc"
P.M......           P.M...
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-2-2-2--------------------2----5---5----2--------------------------|  
|-0-0-0---2----3-----------0----3---3----0--------------------------|  
|---------0----1----3--4--------------------------------------------|  
                             
            

Chorus 
 w/ "But now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado"
                 P.M..........
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-4--------------------------------------------------7---7----4-----|  
|-2--------4--5---------------2----------------------5---5----2-----|  
|----------2--3---0-2-3-3-2-0-0-----3----3--2~~~~-------------------|  
                             

"In the eye of the tornado........    Blow me away"
                 P.M..........                  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-4----------------------------------------------------------4------|  
|-2--------4-5----------------2--------------------4h5-4--0--2------|  
|----------2-3----0-2-3-3-2-0-0-----3----3--2~~~~-------------------|  
                                                   


W/ "Who's to say..... What for me     to say..."etc
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-4--X---X----------X--------------4--X---X---------X---X---7-------|  
|-2--X---X--4--5----X--------------2--X---X---4--5--X---X---5-------|  
|----X---X--2--3----X-----------------X---X---2--3--X---X-----------|  
                                                   

W/ "Who's to say what's for me to do?"
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-2--X---X---------X---------------2--X---X-------X---X-5---4-------|  
|-0--X---X--2-3----X---------------0--X---X-2--3--X---X-3---2-------|  
|----X---X--0-1----X------------------X---X-0--1--X---X-3---2-------|  
                  
w/ "Cause a big nothing it'll be for me...."
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-X---X--------------X---------4--X---X----------X---X----7--4------|  
|-X---X--4--5--------X---------2--X---X--4--5----X---X----5--2------|  
|-X---X--2--3--------X------------X---X--2--3----X---X--------------|  

                                            

play a few times then "The land of opportunity"
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------------7--------------------|  
|--------------------------------7-------9p7------------------------|  
|-------------7h8p7---------8h9-----9-------------------------------|  
|-7--7--9-10---------10---------------------------7-----------------|  
                                                      
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------7-----9p7----------------------------|  
|------------7h8p7------7-hp9-----9-------9-------------------------|  
|-7--7-9-10---------10------------------------7---------------------|  
                                               
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|------5-----7--5---------------7------5---7------------------------|  
|--7------7--------5--7------7------7----------7--------------------|  
                                                
*heres guitar II that comes in later
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------4---7--------4-----5--4------------5----4--5------|  
|----7-------------------5--5-----5--------4--5---5----5-------5----|  
|-7-----7----7------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                

Solo!
 

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-(2)*--------4---------6-------7-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~--/11---11---------|  
|-----------x-------0--------0--------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
  *-bar                                                    
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------------10---7---------------------|  
|11--9~~~~~~~~~~~~*--(9)7*/9-----7---9----------9---7--6-7------6h7|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------9----|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
      *=Vibrate with bar  *bar DOWNgradually up  
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-6~~~~~~~~------6---9--6----------------------------------------6--|  
|--------------------------9--7-----7--9--------------------9-------|  
|--------------------------------9--------9~~~~~~~~-9--10-----------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|---------7--9--7--9--9------9--------------------------------------|  
|-----7------------------12-----14^-------14^--12--14^--12--12-14---|  
|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|-----------------14-14h15--14p10h14p10h14p10--9-10-9---------------|  
|------------------------------------------------------12-----------|  
|--12^---12--12--------------------------------------------11--9----|  
|----------------------------------------------------------------12-|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                 
 
|------------------------------14---10p14h10--------------------10--|  
|--------------------------------------------14--12------12--14-----|  
|-9^---9-----76~~~~~~~~-(6)/------------------------11-------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                           
 
|-/19p14-----------------14--19-15p19h15---------------15--19^-19-19~  
|--------15--14----14-15----------------17----------17--------------|  
|---------------16-------------------------16----16-----------------|  
|---------------------------------------------17--------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|-0-19--16h19p16-----------------12-16-12---------------------------|  
|---------------17-------------12--------12-------------------------|  
|-----------------1613------13------------13----129~~~*-----------|  
|------------------------14--------------------14-------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                      *vibratew/bar   
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--9--11----11T--12T--/15T-7T-9T--6~~~~~~~~~~~~--7~~~~~~~~~~-------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------9-----|  
|---------------------------------------------------------------9---|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
              *T=trem pick                      
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------7----------7---9-7-----------------|  
|----------7--9-9^-----7~~~--/9----9-9~~~~----9-----9-7-9^---7------|  
|----/9--------------------------------------------------------97~~|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-----------------8-11/14p11--------------------------14/19p14-10---|  
|--------------9-------------12--------------------14-------------12|  
|-------8--11-------------------14-11--------11-14------------------|  
|---/9--------------------------------14--12------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|------------/14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10 14p10---10-15p10----10--|  
|-10--14p12---------12----------12----------------12---------12-----|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                            
 
|-14p10----10-15p10----10-14p10----10-15p10--10-15p10-15p10----10---|  
|-------12----------12----------12---------12---------------12------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|-15p10-15p10----10-15p10-15p10----10-17p10---10-15p10----10-17p10--|  
|-------------12----------------12----------12---------12-----------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
       
|----10-15p10----10-16p10----10-16p10-16p10----10-16p10-16p10----10-|  
|-12----------12----------12----------------12----------------12----|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|-17p10----10-16p10----10-17p10----10-16p10----10--18p14---14-18p14-|  
|-------12----------12----------12----------12-----------14---------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                

|-18p14----14-18p14-18p14----14-17p12----12-17p12-17p12-----12-17p12|  
|-------14----------------14----------14-----------------14---------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
 
|-12---12--17^-~~~~~~~-17^--(17)-----------------------------------|  
|---------------------------------/17------19-17-------------15-----|  
|--------------------------------------19--------19-18-16-18--------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  

|--------17p14-17h21p17----------17-19-24p19----19-------22p17------|  
|-19p15-----------------19-17h19-------------22----22p19-------19---|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                            
|-15-19p14----12-17p12--10-15p10--9-14p9----------------------------|  
|----------15---------14--------12-------------12----12-------------|  
|----------------------------------------14-14----14----14-12-14----|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                                
|--------------------------------------7----------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------/7---10p7-10^~~~~~~~------------|  
|--12-9-12p9-11-12-11-9----11-97-----------------------------------|  
|-----------------------12------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--(10)------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------9p7-9h10p7-7-8-9p7-12p11-11-12p11-12-13-14------|  
|--------9-10-12-X--------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                              
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--16p15-14-15-16-15-14-15-16-15-16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
                                                              

w/ "Cant say what's" etc
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|----4-----------------4--------2----2h4-----------4----------------|  
|----4--------5--------4--------2----2h4-----------5------5---------|  
|-2-----2--2--5--2--2-----2--2----------------------------5---------|  
|-----------------------------------------3-----3-----3-3-----3-3---|  
                                                
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--4-------2---2h4---------4--------------4-----2---2h4--------4----|  
|--5-------2---2h4---------4-------4------4-----2---2h4--------4----|  
|----------------------------------4--------------------------------|  
|-----3-3-----------0----0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------2---2------|  
                                                                
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|------------------4------------------------------------------------|  
|-------4----------4------------------------------------------------|  
|-------4----0--0-----0--0--1--2------------------------------------|  
|--2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------------|  
                                 

Guitar 1       "Riff A"
|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|  
|---------0------------------0---|  
|-----0-2---2-0-2--------0-2---2-|  
|-0-2----------------0-2---------|  

                                  
Guitar II 
|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|  
|---------2-----------------2----|  
|-----2-4---4-2-4-------2-4---4--|  
|-2-4---------------2-4----------|  
|--------------------------------|  
                                                     
 
Verse 4 w/ Riff A w/ "Well, I warned you of the fate" etc
 
 
At the end of verse four, Guitar 2 comes in again during "You feel my fingertips" etc
                                                              
 
 
Finally... The End

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-4--X---X-------------------2------X---X----------X---2---X--4-----|  
|-2--X---X--4--5-------X--X--0--2---X---X--4--5----X---0---X--2-----|  
|----X---X--2--3-------X--X-----0---X---X--2--3----X-------X--------|  
                                                               
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  
|---------------------2----7---5--------------------------------4---|  
|--X--X--4--5---------0----5---3----7h8p75-5h7p54-4h5p43--3--2---|  
|--X--X--2--3---X--X------------------------------------------------|  
                                                
Lyrics :
 
This morning I made the call
The one that ends it all
Hangin' up I wanted to cry
But damnitthe wells gone dry
Not for the money
Not for the pain
Not for the power
Just no more games

But now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado
I cant replace the lies that let a thousand days go
No more livin trapped inside
In her way I'll surely die
In the eye of the tornado
Blow me away
 
You'll grow to loathe my name
You'll hate me just the same
You wont need your breath
And soon you'll meet your death
Not from the years
Not from the use
Not from the tears
Just self abuse
 
But now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado
I cant replace thelies that let a thousand days go
No more livin' trapped inside
In her way I'll surely die
In the eye of the tornado
Blow me away

Who's to say what's for me to say?
Who's to say what's for me to be?
Who's to say what's for me to do?
`Cause a big nothing it'll be for me
 
The land of oppurtunity
The golden chance for me
My future looks so bright
I think I've seen the light
 
Can't say what's on my mind
Can't do what I really feel
In this bed I made for me
That's where I'll sleep I'll really feel
 
Well, I warned you of the fate
Proven true too late
Your tongue is twist perverse
Come drink now of this curse
And now I fill your brain
I spin you 'round again
My poison fills your head
As I tuck you into bed
You feel my finger tips
You wont forget my lips
You'll feel my cold breath
It's the kiss of death!
 
--James Johnson

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Beaver Average	#1 by Beaver Butt at Jan 29, 1976 at 7:16 AM EST
	This song rules. The solo is mind-blowing.

No Picture lewi Wanna Be	#2 by lewi broadway at Feb 29, 1976 at 5:33 PM EST
	Fav Megadeth song. I love that fuckin' solo. But who wouldn't?!

No Picture Flappy Average	#3 by Flappy Bob at Nov 7, 1977 at 4:13 AM EST
	"Can't say what's on my mind Can't do what I really feel" this to me makes the whole song. complete isolation, amidst madness from playing the game, the tornado.

No Picture Average	#4 by nirvana at Sep 15, 1980 at 2:26 AM EST
	Makes my spine tingle. Once again, about a woman. He knows agony. He gets inside you and makes you know how he felt. This man has helped my writing style immensly. I love Dave!!!

No Picture sebastian Professional	#5 by sebastian at Nov 8, 1981 at 6:58 PM EST
	This song is about someone breaking up with their partner, only to kill them through regret.

No Picture Satan SAF! Rhythm Player	#6 by Satan SAF! Lucifer at Mar 23, 1984 at 11:40 AM EST
	One of Megadeth's greatest songs ever made, and is truly Megadeth... the solo is awesome, the riffs are awesome, and Dave's vocals Megadeth-ize the song even more. Amazing song.

No Picture MetJustice Wanna Be	#7 by MetJustice at Mar 21, 1988 at 11:33 PM EST
	In my opinion.. one of the greatest solos ever recorded.

No Picture katie Average	#8 by katie focner at Aug 31, 1988 at 8:02 PM EST
	Whom is right obciously he's quoting the band but call this a hunch i think it might also be about Mustaine getting kicked out of metallica i know that was years earlier but just look at the lyrics and it makes sence

No Picture Jake Wanna Be	#9 by Jake Stewart at Mar 22, 1991 at 11:44 AM EST
	Mustaine agrees that Friedman's solo is a great one. Friedman said in 2002: "When I finished the solo to this one, Mustaine came into the studio, listened to it down once, turned around and without saying a word, shook my hand. It was at that moment that I felt like I was truly the guitarist for this band."

No Picture HIYA Wanna Be	#10 by HIYA at Jan 25, 1994 at 8:34 AM EST
	Great Fucking solo

No Picture Mauro Wanna Be	#11 by Mauro Leon at Jul 2, 1997 at 1:10 PM EST
	My favourite guitar solo ever, its amazing