band: Megadeth
song: Vortex
album: Cryptic Writings
transcribed by: Tero (magics5@yahoo.com)
 -- some parts based on transcriptions by Denes Pinter --




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


intro
   . .   . .   . .                     . .   . .   . .  
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------|-----4-----3-----3p2p0-3p2p0------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-|-2-2---2-2---2-2------------3p2p0-3p2p0-|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   . .   . .   . .                       . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------|---------------------------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-5---------7-5-4-|
|------------------------------------|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------|


verse
                       . . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-4------7-----------------------------|-4------7------12\-----------------|
|-4------7------5----------------------|-4------7------12\-----------------|
|-2------5------5----------------------|-2------5------10\-----------------|
|---------------3------2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-|-------------------2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-|


   . .   . .   . .                       . . . .         . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------4-----3-----2h3p2p0-2-0-------|---------------------------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2-------------3-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-5---------------|
|------------------------------------|---0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5-4-3-2-|


bridge
  . .   . .   .   .   . .          . .   . .   .   .   . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------3--10--|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------3--10--|
|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0----|-----2-----0---1---1-----1---8--|
|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0----3p0-|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0--------|

  . .   . .   .   .   . .          . .   . .   .   .   . .          . .   . .   .
|--------------------------------|----------------------------**---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------**---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------**---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------3--**------------------3---3----|
|-----2-----0---1---1-----1p0----|-----2-----0---1---1-----3--**--------2-----0---1---3----|
|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0----3p0-|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-1--**-..-0-0---0-0---0-----1----|


interlude
                                      . .   .       . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
|-----2h3p2---2-4/(7)-7-5---5h6p5-3-------5------------------------------|
|-2-5-------5-------------7---------5---------3h4p3-1---4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--|
|-------------------------------------3-3---3---------3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|


outro
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           . . . . . . 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------5--|
|-----7-----5-------6-------5-------5-------4-------3-3-1-1-3-----2-0-2---2---5h7-5--|
|---7-----7---7-6-------6-----5---------4-------4---3-3-1-1-3---2---0-2---0---5------|
|-5-----5---------4---4---3-----3-3---2---2---2---1-----------0---------0------------|


guitar solo
           . . . .       . . . . .. .
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------7~~~~~~---------------------------------------|
|--/9~~~~~-9-9-9-9~~~~~~-9-9-9-9-97------------9-7---7h9-7---------------------/9~~~~|
|-----------------------------------9--------------9-------9\5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7~~~~~~~~-(7)\--------|

									 1/4 . . . ..
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7------------------|
|-------full--full------------------------------------------------7------7^----------|
|-9-7---7^->(7)^>--9-7-9-7------------------------------------/9------9~~----9-9-9-97|
|-----9--------------------9-8-7\5/9\7p5-7-5-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7-5h7------(7)\-------------------------|

             .          1/2~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------9h10-9p7-9p7--7-12p7-10p7-9p7--7-7----------------|
|----------------------------------------------10---------------10----7-10p7-9p7--7--|
|---------------7----7--9^------------------------------------------------------10---|
|---7h9-7~~~~---7----7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----------9----9------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                       full  full full full   full
|---------------------------------------------10-11-1212^---12^--12^--12^->(12)^--12p|
|-8p7--7-----------------------10-12-10-11-12----------------------------------------|
|----10-10p9-7-9--7-(7)~~~~/11-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            1/2
|(12)p10---full----full-9---9^--------------------16/21--16--------------------------|
|--------12^--->(12)^-----9----------------------------17----17--14-12---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------18--13-----14-13-12-(12)~~|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      ______             _________
           full    full     \          1/2        \                1½        1/4
|---------14^-->(14)^--14---->(14)p12-14^(14)~~14-->(14)p12--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14-(14)^-->(14)-12^full--|
|(12)~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------11^---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                 . .          . .          . .          . .
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|(11^)-->(11)-----------9h10p9p7-----9h10p9p7-----9h10p9p7-----9h10p9p7-----9-(9)~~~~|
|-------------14~~~~~~-----------9-9----------9-9----------9-9----------9-9----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                              full   full   full full
|---------------------------------------------14-17-14-16--14-----14-----14-----17^--|
|-------9h10h12/14h15h17p15-14h15p14--14h15h17-----------17--17^----17^----17^--20^--|
|-6h7h9-----------------------------16-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 _________      ______________________
  hold    |   full                    \                                full~~~~~
|(17)-17^----19^-------19-19-19-19-----\---------22p19--22p19--22p19--22^-------22p19|
|(20)-20^----22^-------------------22^-->(22)-19------22-----22-----22---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            full
|-18-24-19-----------------------------------------------------------------------19--|
|---------23-22p19--22p19--------------------1919---------19h20p19-20h21h22-20h22----|
|-----------------21-----2121^->(21)p19--1921-----22p21h22---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------21--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--19-20--|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|


outro solo

                                                                       1/2
|---full--------------full-----------full-----------1/2---------8-----16^-------16~~~|
|--12^-------12------10^------10-----9^-----9------9^------8-10----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            1/2
|(16)~~~~~-14^---14~~~~~~13~~~~~~12~~~~~~~~------full--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------13-15^-->(15)p13-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14~~~~~~(14)\------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|