Band: Megadeth
Song: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Album: Rust in Peace (1990)
Bassist: Dave Ellefson
Tuning: Standard

Note:
I made this tab based on the bass master track of the song, so you can be
completely sure that this tab is 100% correct. 

You can hear the bass master track here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rN5N84lUFY

Intro

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D|-----------------|-234-------------|--------------------|
A|-567-------------|-----345-543-321-|-567----------------|
E|-----567-765-543-|-----------------|-----567-765-543-3/-|

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D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7---------|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-5-6-|

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D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----8---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---7-|

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D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----2---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---3-|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7-------------------------9-------------|
E|-----000------00000-7-00000-6-006\5-5-7--5-7--7-3-2-|

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D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7---------|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-5-6-|

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A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----8---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---7-|

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D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----2---|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000---3-|

G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| x4
A|-5h7-----10p7-----------------------|
E|-----000------00000-7-00000-6-0-5-2-|

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D|---------------------|-------------------| x7
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-------|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-7-|

G|---------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----|
E|-----000------000000-|-----000-----000-|
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G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-|

Verse 1

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D|---------9----8---|---------------|---------5---4---|------------|
A|-567-----10---9---|-567-----------|-567-----7---6---|-567--------|
E|-----000----0---0-|-----000-6-7-6-|-----000---0---0-|-----0000-2-|
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G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2-3-5-0-0-3h5-0-3-5-6-0-0-3h6-5-3-5-3-1-0-3h6-5-3-5-3-0000-3h6-5-3-|

G|-789-------------------|
D|-----789-987-765-5h7---|
A|-----------------------|
E|---------------------0-|

Interlude

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D|-------------------------------| x3
A|-3-2---2-----3-2---2-----2-3-5-|
E|-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-2---2-----3-2---2-----2-3-5/---|
E|-----0---0-0-----0---0-0--------0-|

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-0---3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|

Verse 2

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D|------------------------------------------| x3
A|---10-------------------------------------|
E|-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-0--3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|
                                         
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D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----7---9-----10---------------|-----7---9---------------------|
E|-0-0---7---0-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0---7---0-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
                                                    ---     -----
                                                    P.M.     P.M.
Guitar Solo - Marty Friedman 1

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D|-----------------------------| x2
A|--------------1--1-1-1-------|
E|-3--3-3-2-1-0----------0-1-2-|

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----2-5-2-3\-1--1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-3------------------------------|
A|--------------5-3--------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3----------2-3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-x--0-|

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-0---3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|

Verse 3

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D|------------------------------------------| x3
A|---10-------------------------------------|
E|-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-0--3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-|

G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----7---9-----10---------------|-----7---9---------------------|
E|-0-0---7---0-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0---7---0-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
                                                    --- 
                                                    P.M.
Guitar Solo - Marty Friedman 2

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| x2
A|--------------1--1-1-1-------|
E|-3--3-3-2-1-0----------0-1-2-|

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----2-5-2-3\-1--1-1-1-|
E|-3-3-------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------5-3---------------------------|
A|--------------5-3-----------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3----------2-3-2-x--2-1-x--1-0-x-|

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E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|

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A|---------------------------------------|
E|-7-0-6-7-0-6-0-0-6-7-0-0-7-6-0-0-6-7-0-|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-10---9-10---9-----9-10-----10-9-----9-10-7-|
E|----0------0---0-0------0-0------0-0--------|

Guitar solo - Dave Mustaine

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E|-0----0-------0----0-0-------0-0-------0-0---------|

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A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|

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D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x6
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3-0-|

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A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-000-000-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-2-3--|

Verse 4

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D|-------------------|--------------------| x4
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-5-------------7-------------|
A|-----------5---------888-----|
E|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-----777-|

G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|

G|---------------------------|
D|-5---------------4-----3---|
A|---------------6---6-5---5-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|

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D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-5-------------7-------------|
A|-----------5---------888-----|
E|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-----777-|

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D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|

G|--------------------------|
D|-5--------------4-----3---|
A|--------------6---6-5---5-|
E|---0-0-0-0-3/-------------|

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D|-------------------|--------------------| x2
A|-5h7-----10p7------|-5h7-----5h7--------|
E|-----000------0000-|-----000-----0000-7-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| x3
A|-5h7-----10p7------|
E|-----000------0000-|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5h7-----10p7-----|
E|-----000------000-|

Outro

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A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-2-0-0-|

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D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-0-6-7-0-6-0-0-6-7-0-0-7-6-0-0-|

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D|---------------------------------------|
A|-10---9-10---9-----9-10-----10-9-------|
E|----0------0---0-0------0-0------0-0-0-|

G|-789---|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-----0-|

Legend
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| /    = slide up
| \    = slide down
| h    = hammer-on
| p    = pull-off
| P.M. = palm mute
| x    = mute note