Megadeth › Holy Wars The Punishment Due Guitar Tab

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Holy Wars The Punishment Due Tab

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Riff 1 (slightly palm muted)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-6-7---------------------------2-|
E|--------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3--5-5-0-|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-6-7---------------------------4-|
E|--------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3--3-2-2-|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5-6-7----------------------|
E|--------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3-|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-3-4----------------------|
A|--------3-4-5--5-4-3--4-3-2-|
E|----------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5-6-7-----------------------05-|
E|--------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3-----|
                               **

Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------7-8-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-5-6-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------10---|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7-------8-9-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000----7-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4---|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------2-5-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000---3-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4------4-|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------9-------8-----7---2------2-|
E|-----000------000000-7--0000-6--00-5-0------0---|
       ***      ******    ****    **   *      *

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-4--------|
A|-2--5--4--|
E|----3--2--|


Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------7-8-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-5-6-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------10---|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7-------8-9-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000----7-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4---|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------2-5-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000---3-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****

Riff 3a
Guitar 1                                  x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------9~-------8~-----7---|
E|-----000------000000-----0000-----00---8-|
       ***      ******     ****     **

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------------------------|
E|-----000------000000-7~--0000-6~--00-5-0-|
       ***      ******     ****     **   *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------6~-------5~-----4---|
E|-----000------000000-----0000-----00---5-|
       ***      ******     ****     **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------9~-------8~-----7---|
E|-----000------000000-----0000-----00---8-|
       ***      ******     ****     **
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------14~------13~----12-----|
E|-----000------000000-----0000-----00----13-|
       ***      ******     ****     **


Riff 4
Guitar 1                                   x7
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------9-|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-7-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****

Guitar 2 (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----12----------12----14------9---------|
A|-10----10----10----12-----7-6---9-5/7~--|
E|----------12----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------8------7--------|
D|----12----------12----------------------|
A|-10----10----10-----6-9----5-8----5/7~~-|
E|----------12----------------------------|


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-5-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----1-2-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-5-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----5h7------|
E|-----000------00000000-----000-----0000-|
       ***      ********     ***     ****
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----1-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *

Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------4---3----------------------|
D|------------5---4----------------------|
A|-5-6-7--------0---0--5-6-7------5--6-5-|
E|-------000-----------------0000-6--7-6-|
         ***    *   *        ****
  "Brother will kill brother..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5---4--------------------------|
A|-5-6-7-----7---6----5-6-7-------------1-2-|
E|-------000---0---0---------0000-2~--0-2-3-|
         ***   *   *         ****     *
  "Spilling blood across the land..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4-----4----2-4-5-----5--4-2---|
E|-5-0-0-5--0-3-5-6-0-0-6--5-3-5-|
     * *      * *   * *      *
  "Killing for religion..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------5--4-2-------------8--7-5-|
E|-3p0-0000-6--5-3-5--3p0-0000-6--5-3-|
       ****               ****
  "Something I don't understand..."


Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-6-7---------------------------2-|
E|--------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3--5-5-0-|
   "Holy Wars..."


Solo (Acoustic, Friedman)
e|---------------------11h12p11----11-|
B|------12----10-12-13----------13----|
G|-9h10-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-12----12-10----10-8----8-7---7-5---|
B|----13-------12------10-----9-----6-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-5-4---4-5---5--7-7/10--7--5h6p5-----|
B|-----5-----6---------------------6---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------0-|
B|-4-5---4-5-4------------------------------0-|
G|-----6-------7-6-5-4---5-4----------------x-|
D|---------------------7-----7-6-5-4-3-2----2-|
A|------------------------------------------2-|
E|------------------------------------------0-|

End solo


Riff 6a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-2---2-----3-2---2-----2-3-5~-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
       *   * *     *   * * * *
  "Up on my podium..."



Riff 7
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----0h2---4-----5------(5)-|
A|---------2-----3-3------(3)-|
E|-0-0---------0---------------|
   * *
e|-----------------0--------0-------|
B|-------------------0--------0-----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0h2---4------------------------|
A|-------2-----2-1------1-0-----0-2-|
E|-0---------0-3-2------2-1-----1-0-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----0h2---4-----5------(5)-|
A|-(2)-----2-----3-3------(3)-|
E|-(0)---------0---------------|

e|-----------------0--------0-------|
B|-------------------0--------0-----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0h2---4------------------------|
A|-------2-----2-1------1-0-----0-2-|
E|-0---------0-3-2------2-1-----1-0-|



Riff 7a
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----0h2---4-----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------2-----3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0---------0--------------------|
   * *                * * * * * * *
  "Wage the war..."
e|-------------------0--------0--------|
B|---------------------0--------0------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----0h2---4-------------------------|
A|---------2-----2-1------1-0----------|
E|-0-0---------0-3-2------2-1-----0-/3-|
   * *
  "...on organized crime..."


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-0-------------1-----------|
G|---------0---------3---3---------|
D|---0-------3-0---3-------3-------|
A|-2-------------1-------------3-4-|
E|---------------------------0-1-2-|
   * *     * * * * * *       * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-0-------------1-----------|
G|---------0---------3---3---------|
D|-----------3-0---3-------3-------|
A|---2-----------1-------------3-4-|
E|-3-------------------------0-1-2-|
   * *     * * * * * *       * * *
e|------------------0--------0--------|
B|-----3-0------------0--------0------|
G|---------0--------------------------|
D|-----------3------------------------|
A|---2----------2-1------1-0------0-2-|
E|-3------------3-2------2-1------1-0-|
   * *     * *


Solo (Friedman)
e|----------------7-10p7-----------6-10p6-|
B|--------------8--------8-------8--------|
G|------------7------------7---7----------|
D|-------5-/9----------------9------------|
A|-----5----------------------------------|
E|-3h7------------------------------------|

e|---------------10-13p10----10-----13-18p13----13-|
B|-6----------11----------11----/15----------15----|
G|---7-----10--------------------------------------|
D|-----/12-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--19-19b20~~---15-----------------------20b22~~--20b22~~-|
B|------------------15-17b18r17b18r17-15-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---[24]25b27-[24]25b27-[24]25b27-[24]25~~-|
B|-x----------------------------------------|
G|-x----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-[24]25-22-18--------------------------|
B|---------------20-----------------------|
G|------------------19--------------------|
D|---------------------2019-15-----------|
A|------------------------------1715-13~-|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14/15-15-15-15/17-17-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--12-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/13-13-13-13/15-15-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------18------------------------------|
B|-/18--15h18-----18p15----15h18p15-15---------|
G|----------------------18------------18p17p15-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------18b22-|
B|-18p15-15-15----------------------------|
G|-------------18p15----17-15-15b16-------|
D|-------------------17-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 7b
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5-------|
G|------------------------------h-5-----|
D|-----0h2---4-----5--5-5-5-5-5---h-5---|
A|-2-------2-----3-3--3-3-3-3-3-----h-5-|
E|-0-----------0----------------------h-|
               *      * * * * *
e|-------------------0--------0-------|
B|---------------------0--------0-----|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----0h2---4------------------------|
A|-2-------2-----2-1------1-0-----0-2-|
E|-0-----------0-3-2------2-1-----1-0-|


Play Riff 7a  "They killed my wife..."
Play Riff 8   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-x------------------------------|
G|-x-5b7--(7)r5-3-----------------|
D|----------------5/85p3---------|
A|------------------------5-3-----|
E|----------------------------6~~-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------6-8--6h8p6---8-------|
G|------------------------5-7------------7---10b12-|
D|-8/10-10-10-10/1210~~---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------14-18b20~~--15--18-|
G|-7--10--10~~-----------------15--------------------|
D|-----------------------15-17-----------------------|
A|----------------/14-17-----------------------------|
E|--------------0------------------------------------|

e|-----22-18-------------18p15--------------|
B|-18/-------22-1815-18-------18p15--------|
G|-----------------------------------18-18~-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|---18h20b22--(22)r20---------------------------------------|
B|-x-------------------20-18-18b20~--------------------------|
G|-x--------------------------------15/17-17/18-1817-(17)~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 9 (Play 2x)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-333-|
   h h h h hhh h h hhh hhh
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-5-2-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-333-|
   h h h h hhh h h hhh hhh
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----1-2-2-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-|
   * * * * *** * * *** ***
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-5-2-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-|
   * * * * *** * * *** ***
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----1-2-2-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *

Final time:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----1-2-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-17^b18-----17^b18-----17^b18--17^b18--17^b18--17^b18-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-15-12-12----12--------------------|
B|-------------17----17-15-12--17-15-12-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12----12-------------------|
G|----------15----15-14-12-15-14-12-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-15-14-12-----12----------|
D|----------14-----14-13-12-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-14p13p12----13p12-------12----------|
A|----------14-------14p13----14p13p12-|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-14p13p12----13p12----12----12----12-12---|
E|----------14-------14----15----15-------0-|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-/5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-43-5/--|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------12h13p12----12h13h14-12-12-|
A|-12h13p12----12h13h14----------14----------------|
E|----------14-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------12h15p12-15-15-17p15p12-|
G|-------12h14-12-14-15h16-15p12-14-12-14-------------------------|
D|-12h14----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------12h15h17----------12h15h17----------|
B|-17-12h15h17----------12h15h17----------12h15h17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-12h15h17----------12h15h17----------12h15h17--12h15h17-|
B|----------12h15h17----------12h15h17--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b18r17--12-17p15p12-------------------------|
B|-----------------------17-17p15p12-12-17p14p12-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------15-12-|
G|-15-15-12----------------------12-12-------|
D|----------15-15-12-14-14-14-14-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------------15--------------15---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------------15--------------15---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------------15--------------15---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-15p12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------------15--------------15---|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12----12-17p12----12-15p12----12-17p12----12-|
G|-------15----------15----------15----------15----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12----12-17p12----12-15p12----12-17p12----12-|
G|-------15----------15----------15----------15----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p12--12-17p15p12--12-17p15p12--12-|
G|---------15-----------15-----------15---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p12--12-17p15p12-----x-12-12-17-|
G|---------15-----------15-x------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p12---17p15p12---17p15p12---17p15p12---|
G|---------12---------12---------12---------12-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-18p16p13---18p16p13---18p16p13---18p16p13---|
G|---------13---------13---------13---------13-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-19p17p14---19p17p14---19p17p14---19p17p14---|
G|---------14---------14---------14---------14-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-20p18p15---20p18p15---20p18p15---20p18p15---|
G|---------15---------15---------15---------15-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-21p19p16---21p19p16---22p20p17---22p20p17---|
G|---------16---------16---------17---------17-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-23p21p18---23p21p18---24p22p19---24p22p19-|
G|---------18---------18---------19----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-22b24----22b24--|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

e|-22b24--22b25--22b24--22b24----|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--[Let note ring and depress with whammy bar]-----|
A|--[        then raise back up to E          ]-----|
E|--(0)----------------(0)*d----------------(raise)-|

End Solo


Riff 11 (Play 4x)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7---------5h7-----5h7-----9-|
E|-----000------0-0-0-0-----000-----0-0-7-|
       ***      * * * *     ***     * *
  "Fill the cracks in ..."


Riff 11a
Guitar 1                                x10
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7---------5h7-----5h7-----9-|
E|-----000------0-0-0-0-----000-----0-0-7-|
       ***      * * * *     ***     * *
  "Next thing you know..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------8------7--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7---------6-9----5-8----|
E|-----000------0-0-0-0---------------|
       ***      * * * *
                    "...mercy..."

Guitar 2 (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----12----------12----14------9---------|
A|-10----10----10----12-----7-6---9-5/7~--|
E|----------12----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------8------7--------|
D|----12----------12----------------------|
A|-10----10----10-----6-9----5-8----5/7~~-|
E|----------12----------------------------|



Riff 12
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7---------5h7-----5h7-----9-|
E|-----000------0-0-0-0-----000-----0-0-7-|
       ***      * * * *     ***     * *
   "Killings...                    ...mercy..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7---------5h7-----5h7-----9-|
E|-----000------0-0-0-0-----000-----0-0-7-|
       ***      * * * *     ***     * *
   "...killings...                  ...mercy..."


Riff 13
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----10p7---------|
E|-----000------0000000------000------0000000-|
       ***      *******      ***      *******
  "...killings...     ...killings..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7----------5h7-----10p7------|
E|-----000------00000000-----000------0000-|
       ***      ********     ***      ****
  "...killings...     ...killings..."


Riff 14
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-|
     *     *   * *     * *     * *
   "Next thing you know, they'll take..."

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-5-6-7-----2--|
E|-------0-0-0--|

Holy Wars The Punishment Due Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Average	#1 by nirvana at Nov 1, 2005 at 3:04 PM EST
	I think "sneak attacks repel down the rocks" signifies Piggy dieing in "Lord of the Flies". Kids pointlessly killing eachother over simple differences of opinion. The violent ones are so literally crazy that they can't listen to their own teachings. Check out the video of "For the Love of God" by Steve Vai. Beautiful song. Play it all the way through, as much of a pussy song you may think it is, and you'll see not only how much of a MASTER Vai is at shred guitar, but of how religion is used by the FEW as a tool for violence.

No Picture Ryan Average	#2 by Ryan Noffke at Apr 8, 2006 at 4:53 AM EST
	I always thought this was referring to the crusades & wars that take place around the holy land.. even the title suggested that. Then when he says his wife and child are killed, he doesn't give the people a chance and simply wants revenge which is what starts a lot of wars... the killing of civilians. I love this song though, its great and well played.

No Picture duncan_player Wanna Be	#3 by duncan_player at Jul 18, 2006 at 3:51 AM EST
	As was said, it's about The Punisher, and the detail in the song shows that Dave is probably a big fan of the comics. The line "Some people risk to employ me" reffers to the Punisher's first appearance, where he was actually hired to kill Spider-Man, whom he was duped into believing was a criminal. The "hired by the alliance, so slay all the giants" line reffers to the storyline Circle Of Blood, where an alliance of other people who had lost someone to crime employed Frank to take down the Kingpin, the head of organized crime. On a side note, Killing Is My Buisness is also about The Punisher, but in a way that's much more vauge about it all.

No Picture btotherizzad Average	#4 by btotherizzad moriznad at Aug 11, 2006 at 1:03 AM EST
	hang on, i dont get this...on my copy of RIP, this is on the same track as holy wars!

No Picture Alex Lead Player	#5 by Alex Russo at Sep 7, 2006 at 3:57 AM EST
	I put on Rust in Peace for the first time, and this song just fucking blew me away. The drums go so well with that riff! So much energy.

No Picture jessie Wanna Be	#6 by jessie sinanan at Feb 23, 2007 at 5:50 AM EST
	GREAT SONG!!! The lyrics are amazing, as are the solos. It's seems to deal with stuff like Desert Storm, or possibly even apocalyptic themes.

No Picture katie Average	#7 by katie focner at Mar 17, 2007 at 10:13 PM EST
	most of minute 5 of this song is just amazing... good molding of the guitars/drums

No Picture Bloody Mess All Musical Thunder	#8 by Bloody Mess All Over My Clothes at Mar 24, 2007 at 7:12 PM EST
	The first half of this song is about the Holy Wars between the Irish Protestants and the Irish Catholics. Mustaine went to Ireland for a show, and basicly told the IRA what a piece of shit they were from the stage. The IRA is the Irish Republican Army. The two religious factions in Ireland have been fighting for hundreds of years. Mustaine had the balls to say during a show there, that he was of Irish ancestry and thought there stupid war needed to stop. He was boo'd by the crowd and had to leave early. He received death threats and barely escaped out of the country with his skin intact. He wrote Holy Wars about his experience over there, and The Punishment Due was based on the comic book The Punisher.

No Picture metal-cat Average	#9 by metal-cat stepheria at Jul 6, 2007 at 7:53 PM EST
	I think alot of you are looking at this song as anti-religion, but I dont see that in any of the lyrics. Given I've never heard the song, the lyrics are clear and understandable. He's talking about how stupid holy wars are. Religion is usually thought of as peacefull and loving. A way of salvation in the end. And with this being true, what sense does it make to say you killed 100,000 men in the name of God, or your preferred religion. Anyway, there's my two cents. peace

No Picture Zach Wanna Be	#10 by Zach Honeycutt at Jul 22, 2007 at 4:28 AM EST
	The solo is probably Dave's best. really cool

No Picture Renee Wanna Be	#11 by Renee Saenz at Sep 4, 2007 at 8:18 PM EST
	Fukin awsome song on awsome album. Dudes the lyrics are heaps mad, even if they r about religion, they are about WARS between religions