Vortex

Megadeth:  Vortex   
 
transcribed by: Russ Elton      ([email protected])  
 
Date last modified:  3/08/01 
   
Tuning: Standard 
 
Riff 1 (slight wah effect) 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----4-----2-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| 
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
   * *   * *   * *  
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----4-----2-----3p2p0-3p2p0-------------| 
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3p2p0-3p2p0-| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
   * *   * *   * *  
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----4-----2-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------| 
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
   * *   * *   * *  
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------2-----| 
A|-2---------5-4-2-5-----------5-4-| 
E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------| 
     * * * *         * * * *  
 
Guitar 2 plays these chords under Riff 1: 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|-4------------------| 
A|-2--------5----7----| 
E|----------3----5----| 
 
 
Riff 2 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-4----7-------------------------| 
A|-2----5----5--------------------| 
E|-----------3----2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| 
                  * * * * * * * *  
  "Internal combustion..." 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-4----7---12--------------------| 
A|-2----5---10--------------------| 
E|----------------2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| 
                  * * * * * * * *  
  "Multiple personalities..." 
 
 
Play Riff 1   "...falling rain...." 
Play Riff 2   "As medieval as Merlin..." 
Play Riff 1   but use this ending: 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-2---------5-4-2-5---------------| 
E|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-4-3-2-| 
     * * * *         * * * * * * * 
 
Riff 3 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0-----| 
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-----3p0-| 
   * *   * *   *   *   * *      
  "A telestic message..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------5---| 
D|-------------------------3---3---| 
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1-------| 
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---------| 
   * *   * *   *   *   * * 
  "...written in torment..."      
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0-----| 
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-----3p0-| 
   * *   * *   *   *   * *      
  "Howl out the dirges..." 
 
First ending 
e|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|-------------------------3--| 
A|-----2-----0---1---1-----1--| 
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0----| 
   * *   * *   *   *   * *      
  "..horns of Jericho..." 
 
Second ending 
e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|---------------3---3--| 
A|-----2-----0---1---1--| 
E|-0-0---0-0---0--------| 
   * *   * *   *      
  "The jewels of a crown..." 
 
 
Riff 4 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------7-----------------| 
D|-----2h3p2---2-3/7---7-5---5h6p5-----| 
A|-2-5-------5-------------8-------8-5-| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----5-----------------------------| 
A|---------3h4p3---------------------| 
E|-3-3---3-------6-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| 
   * *   *           * * * * * * * *  
 
Solo Rhythm: 
 
Riff 5 (Play 2x)      x3 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-4--------7----------| 
A|-2----0-2-5----0-2-0-| 
E|---------------------| 
        * *      * * *  
e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|-4------------------------| 
A|-2----0-2-5------7--0-2-0-| 
E|----------3--0-3-5--------| 
        * *    * *    * * *  
 
Riff 6              x4 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-6-----------------| 
A|-4--------5------6-| 
E|------5-4-3----3---| 
        * *      * *  
 
Play Riff 5  but use this the last time: 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|-4---------------5----4-| 
A|-2----0-2-5------3----2-| 
E|----------3--0-3----0---| 
        * *    * *    * 
 
End Solo Rhythm 
 
Solo 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
End solo 
 
 
Riff 7 
Guitar 1 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-| 
A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5-------| 
E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-3---| 
   * *   * *   *   *   *    *     * *            Ending 
e|-----------------------------------------------|------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|------| 
G|---------------------------------------------5-|------| 
D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-------------7~--5-7-5-|--7\--| 
A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3-----7-5-7---7~--5-7---|--7\--| 
E|-2---2---2---1-----------0-0-------0-----------|------| 
   *   *   *   *           * *       * 
 
Guitar 2 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|-----7-----5-------6--------5-------5-| 
A|---7-----7-----6-------6------5---5---| 
E|-5-----5-----4---4---4----3-----3-----| 
   * *   * *   *   *   *    *     * *             Ending 
e|------------------------------------------------|-----| 
B|------------------------------------------------|-----| 
G|------------------------------------------------|-----| 
D|-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-------------7~--5-7-10-|--7\-| 
A|---4-------4---3-3-1-1-3-----7-5-7--------------|-----| 
E|-2---2---2---2-----------0-0-------0------------|-----| 
   *   *   *   *           * *       * 
 
Ending solo 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-12b13r12-12~~--11b12r11-10~~--9b10r9-9~~-| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------8-| 
B|-9b10~~--8-10---| 
G|----------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 
 
e|-16b17r16-16~~--14b15r14-14~~--13~~--12~~-| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----12h13p12---------------------------| 
B|-13----------13------------------------| 
G|----------------14b17r14b17r14b17r14~~-| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
 
End solo 
 
 
Notation: 
 
10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
{10}12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 
 
10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.  
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato. 
 
x   =  mute with fret-hand 
*   =  palm mute 
X\\ =  pick slide 
h   =  hammer-on 
p   =  pull-off 
~   =  vibrato 
t   =  finger tap 
/   =  slide up 
\   =  slide down 
h   =  natural harmonics 
a   =  artificial harmonics 
(9) =  ghost note 
tm  =  trem picking 
tr  =  trill