band: Megadeth
song: Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
album: Rust In Peace
transcribed by: Jani Ylikangas (jylikangas@yahoo.com)

notation:
^   =  bend
^>  =  bend and release
x   =  fret-hand muting
pm. =  pick-hand muting
spm.=  slight palm muting
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
"   =  trem picking

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-6-7-----------------------7-8-9------------------------------------|
E|---------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3---------8-9-10--10-9-8--9-8-7-------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-6-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3--5-3-0-0----------------------------------|
                                    * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-----------------5h7-------5h7---------7---8-----------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5---6-----------|
        * * *      * * * * * * * *     * * *     * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------9---------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-----------------5h7-------5h7---------7---8-----------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----6-----------|
        * * *      * * * * * * * *     * * *     * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------4---------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-----------------5h7-------5h7---------2---5-----------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----3-----------|
        * * *      * * * * * * * *     * * *     * * * *
  1.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-----------------------------------------------------4---4.-4---------o|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------9-----------8-------7-0-2---2.-2--5--4----|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-7---0-0-0-0-6---0-0-5-------------3--2----|
        * * *      * * * * * *     * * * *     * *   *
  2.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-7v--0-0-0-0-6v--0-0-5--0------------------|
        * * *      * * * * * *     * * * *     * *    
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------6v----------5v------4---------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----5------------------|
        * * *      * * * * * *     * * * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------9v----------8v------7---------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----8------------------|
        * * *      * * * * * *     * * * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------9v----------8v--x-8-7---------------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7------------------------------------8------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
        * * *      * * * * * *     * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------5h7-------5h7---------9-------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-7-------------------|
        * * *      * * * * * *     * * *     * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------5h7----------9------5h7-------5h7----------9---------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-7----------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-7---------------|
        * * *      * * * *            * * *      * * * *
Dave plays this over the above riffs
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----12--------------12------14----------9----------------------------|
A|--10------10------10------12------------------5--s7v-------------------|
E|--------------12------------------12--11-------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8-----------7-----------------------o|
D|------12--------------12------4-----------4---------------------------o|
A|--10------10------10------6-----------5----------s7v-------------------|
E|--------------12-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4s5---4-----4s5-----5s4-----4s5--------------------------------------|
E|--2s3-0-2-0-0-2s3-0-0-3s2-0-0-2s3--------------------------------------|
        *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------10p7-----------------5h7-------5h7-------------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------|
        * * *      * * * * * * * *     * * *     * * * *
  1.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---1s2---1-----1s2-----2s1-----1s2----------------------------------|
E|--3-0-2s3-0-2-0-0-2s3-0-0-3s2-0-0-2s3----------------------------------|
      *     *   * *     * *     * *
  2.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---4s5---4-----4s5-----5s4-----4s5----------------------------------|
E|--3-0-2s3-0-2-0-0-2s3-0-0-3s2-0-0-2s3----------------------------------|
      *     *   * *     * *     * *
  3.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---1s2---1-----1s2-----2s1-----1------------------------------------|
E|--3-0-2s3-0-2-0-0-2s3-0-0-3s2-0-0-2------------------------------------|
      *     *   * *     * *     * *
Verse riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------4---3--------------------------------------------------|
D|o---------------5---4--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-6-7-----------------5-6-7------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-0-0----0---0--------0-0-0--6---7--5-------------------------|
           * * *    *   *        * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-6-7---------7---6---5-6-7---------------2-4-5-----4----------------|
E|---------0-0-0----0---0--------0-0-0--2---0-3-5-6-0-3-5----------------|
           * * *    *   *        * * *              *
                                           1.,2.,3.
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------o|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------o|
A|----2-4-5----------------------5--4-2---|--------8--7-5----------------|
E|--0-3-5-6-0-0-s6--5-3-5-3p0000-6--5-3-5-|-3p0000-6--5-3----------------|
    *       * *              ***               ***
  4.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2---------------------|
A|---------5-------5-6-7---------------------------2---------------------|
E|--3p0000-6--5-3---------5-6-7--7-6-5--5-4-3--5-3-0---------------------|
       ***
Marty's first solo
e|-----------------8--12p11p8-11-12p8-12-10p7-10-8p5-8-7p4-7-5p1-5-4p0-4-|
B|-------12v-10-12-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--5p1-5-7-7s10-7-5h6p5-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6------------------------------------------5----|
G|-------------------------7-8-9-6-8-9-8-7-6-5-4-2-5-4-2-1----------4----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5-4-3-2--2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------0----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-9-----9--------10-9-----9--------9--10-12-------------------------|
E|--8--7--0--7--0--0--8--7--0--7--0--0--7--8--10-------------------------|
          *     *  *        *     *  *
...The Punishment Due

e|------|-------------------------------------------0-------0------------|
B|------|---------------------------------------------0-------0----------|
G|------|o--------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|------|o-s2---4-----5----------------s2---4---------------------------o|
A|------|-----2-----3-3-------------------2------------------------------|
E|--0-0-|---------0-----------------0---------0-3-2-----2-1-----1-0------|
    * *           *                           *
e|--------------------------------------------------0-------0------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------0-------0----------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o----s2---4-----5v--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----s2---4---------------------------o|
A|--------2-----3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------2-----5-4-----4-3-----3(2)-----|
E|--0-0-------0---------------------0-0-------0-3-2-----2-1-----1(0)-----|
    * *       *       * * * * * * * * *       *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-0-------------1----------------------------------------------|
G|o-----------0---------3---3-------------------------------------------o|
D|o-----0-------3-0---3-------3-----------------------------------------o|
A|----2-------------1----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------------0-1-2------------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------0-------0------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-0-----------0-------0----------------------------------------|
G|------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-------3--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------2-----2-1-----1-0------------------------------------|
    * * * * * * *  
e|-------------------------------5-------------------0-------0-----------|
B|--------------------------------5--------------------0-------0---------|
G|---------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
D|-----s2---4-----5v--5-5-5-5-5------2--s2---4---------------------------|
A|--------2-----3-----3-3-3-3-3------2-----2-----------------------2-----|
E|--0---------0----------------------0---------0-3-2-----2-1-----1-0-----|
              *       * * * * *  hhh           *
Repeat the above riffs as needed

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-------------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|--------------------------5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-5-2--------|
E|--3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-333-3-0-2-4-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0--------|
    h h h h hhh h h hhh hhh   *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------(2)------o|
A|--------------------------2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----4-5(2)-------|
E|--3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-333-3-0-2-4-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3(0)-------|
    h h h h hhh h h hhh hhh   *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-------------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|--------------------------5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4-----4-5-2--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-4-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0--------|
    * * * * *** * * *** ***   *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------(2)------o|
A|--------------------------2---1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----1-2(2)-------|
E|--0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-4-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3(0)-------|
    * * * * *** * * *** ***   *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------5h7-------5h7--------9--------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0--0--0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0--7--------------------|
        * * *      * * *  *  *     * * *     * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|--5h7-------10p7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
        * * *      * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-------5h7---------5---4s5---4-----4s5-----5s4--------------------|
E|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3-0-2s3-0-2-0-0-2s3-0-0-3s2-0-0-3-0------------|
        * * *     * * * *   *     *   * *     * *     * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1-2---1-----1-2-----2-1-----5---4-5---4-----4-5-----5-4--------------|
E|--2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-2----------|
        *   * *     * *     * *   *     *   * *     * *     *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-6-7------2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------7-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
             *
Marty's second solo
e|-----------7-10p7-----6-10p6-13--------1013p10------1318p13-13---------|
B|----------8------8---8---------------11-------11---15------------------|
G|---------7--------7-7--------------10-------------15-------------------|
D|--------9----------9-----------1212------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--19-19bv--15-h-p--20b---20b-----24b---24b---24b---24bv----------------|
B|-------------151815------------x---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--24b-2218-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------20-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------19----------------1212-141414-151515-171717s---------------|
D|--------------2019-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------22-------10-1010-121212-131313-151515s---------------|
E|--------------------2218v----------------------------------------------|

e|------------18-----------------------------------------------------20b-|
B|--s18-15h18---18p15--15h18p15---------18p1515--------------------------|
G|-------------------18--------18p17p15---------18p17p15----18-17p15-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------17--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Marty's third solo
e|----------------------------------------------hp-----------------------|
B|--x---------------------x-----------------6-8-686--8-------------------|
G|--x5b----3--------------x-3s5-5-5bv---5-7---------7-10b--7-10-10v------|
D|-----------5b-p3--------x-----------5----------------------------------|
A|----------------5p3----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------6v--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------221817-s----1815---------------------|
B|----------------1518bv--15-18-18b-------181518----1815-----------------|
G|--------------15--------------------------------------1819v------------|
D|----------1517---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--12s19----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----20b-------15-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--x--------------18bv--------------------------------------------------|
G|--x----------------------15s17-17s18-18s17-(17)v-----(17)s-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dave's solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t----------------t------------t----t---------t-----t--------t--------|
G|--26---s28---p14---26----s28----2614-26--s28--2614--26-s28p14-26s28----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--17p15p12----12-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------17----17-12-17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15p12----12----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------15----15p14p12-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--15p14p12-15-15p14p12----12-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14----14-13-12-14p13p12-------13p12-------12----|
A|-----------------------------------------------14-14-------14p13-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------x---------------------|
D|-------------------------------s9-7-9h12p9-12h14-x-12s14-14p12-12h14---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3s5-5h8p5-5-8-5-8-5-5-4-3-5s-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12h13-12h15h12-15-15-17-15-12-17p12-------|
G|--12h14-12h14-15-14p12-14-12-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------15h17----------12h15h17----------12h15h17----------12h15h17----|
B|--15h17-------12h15h17----------12h15h17----------12h15h17-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------12h15h17-12-17-17b---12-17p15p12-12----------12-------------|
B|--12h15h17-------------------------------------15p12-12----15p12-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------1512--1215121712--1215121712---|
G|--15151412----------------------------------15----------15-------------|
D|----------15151412s14141414151414151414--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------p-------------------------------------------------|
B|----121712--121512171712--1215121712--121712--1215121712--1215121712---|
G|--15------15------------15----------15------15----------15-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----121712--12115121712--1215121712--1215121212171212121512121217121212|
G|-15-------15-----------15----------15----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---p---------------p---h-----------------------------------------------|
B|--151212121712121215121215121217121212-17-15p12----12-17-15p12----12---|
G|------------------------------------------------15-------------15------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|---p-------p-------p-------p-------p-------p-------p-------p-----------|
B|--171512--171512--171512--171512--181613--181613--181613--181613-------|
G|--------12------12------12------12------13------13------13------s14----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---p-------p-------p-------p--------p-------p-------------p------------|
B|--191714--191714--191714--191714---201815--201815201815--20181521------|
G|--------14------14------14------14s------15------------15--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---p-------p-------p-------p--------p-------p----21-p---xxx------------|
B|--211916x-211916x-222017x-22201723-2321x-232316x---2422-xxx-19---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--22b-------------22b-----------22b---22b---22b---22b---22b---22b------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------22b----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------x----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-|