FIVE MAGICS Megadeth (From The 1990 Album Rust In Peace) Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever) Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E) Intro e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----| E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-| ** ** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--| E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--| ** ** ** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----| E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-| ** ** ** ** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--2-| E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--0-| ** ** ** Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------8-| G|-------------------------9--8------------| D|-4/-14--13--9------------------9---------| A|--------------10--9--------------10--9---| E|---------------------11------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-9--8~-----------------9--8~-------------8\-| D|--------9---------------------9-------------| A|----------10~--9~---------------10~--9~-----| E|-------------------11-----------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------[silent]------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-13--12~-----------------13--12~--------------| G|----------11--9~--8~--------------11--9~--8~--| D|----------------------9-----------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--16--17~~--[let ring into next riff]-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------11----| D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-| A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------| E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------11~~--| D|-----5-----8---8------9------10-------| A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------| E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------11----| D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-| A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------| E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----5-----5-----2-0-2-4-5-4-5-7-| A|---5-----5-------2-0-2-4-5-4-5-7-| E|-7-----6-----3-2-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----5-----5--------------------| A|---5-----5-------2--[let ring]--| E|-7-----6-----3-2-0--------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 Riff 2a e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------11----| D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-| A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------| E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------11~~--| D|-----5-----8---8------9------10-------| A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------| E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------11----| D|-----5-----8---8------9------10----10-| A|---7-----7---------10-----12----------| E|-0-----0---------0------0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----5-----5--------------------| A|---5-----5-------2--[let ring]--| E|-7-----6-----3-2-0--------------| * * * * * * Riff 3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---2-02-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-0------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * ** * * * * * * * * * * "Bestow upon me..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------4-------------| A|---2-02-2------2-------------| E|-0------0--0-0----0-0-66-3~--| * * ** * * * * ** "...wizard, all-knowing..." Final time: e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|---2-02-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-02-| E|-0------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------| * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * ** "...in..." Solos over Riff 3 (Friedman) #1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------10h12-10-10-/12h13-| G|----------------------------9----9h10p9h10--------------------| D|--------------7h9p7-7-/9h10---10------------------------------| A|-0-3-/8~--7h8-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-------12/13-19\-12/13h17p13-------17-------------15----------| B|----13-13-----------------------17p13----16p13\12h15----15p12\11-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h15p12----12h15-------------------------------------------| G|----------14-------14p12----14-12~~--------------------------| D|-------------------------14------------12h14-12--------------| A|------------------------------------------------14-12--(12)\-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| #2 e|------13------------------------------------------| B|-10h13--13p10-----13p10-----10--------------------| G|-------------12b13-----12p10--12p10--12p10-----10-| D|-----------------------------------12-----12p10---| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-10h12p10--12p10-----10------------------------| A|---------12-----12p10--12p10-------------------| E|----------------------------13/17\15-13-15\(3)-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------------------7b10r7-(7)b9--| D|----5-7-7b9r7p5-7p5---------------| A|-/7-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| #3 e|-20p15-------15-17p15-----17p13-15----13----------| B|-------17h18---------18\13---------17----17-15\12-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-15p12-----12-13------13-13p10-12----10---------------| B|------13h15-----15p11-------------13----13-12-10------| G|-------------------------------------------------12~~-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------14-14b16r14p12-14b16----------------------| G|-9-9/12-12-14-14b16r14p12-14b16----12----13~~--(13)\-| D|--------------------------------------14-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| #4 e|-----17-20p17--17-20p17----13-17-13-17-13--13-\13-10-13-10--13-10\9-| B|-/18---------18--------18\---------------15---------------13--------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-11-8\7-10-7\5-8-5-8p5----5-------------| B|------------------------8---6------/11\-| G|------------------------------5\2-------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solos Riff 4 Guitar 1 x4 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----02---------4-------5-| A|---2------3---4---2---5---| E|-0------1---2-------3-----| * * ** * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------[silent]----------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-2---[let ring]---------| E|-0----------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-2----------------------| E|-0----------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-2---[let ring]---------| E|-0----------------------| Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----02---------4-------5-| A|---2------3---4---2---5---| E|-0------1---2-------3-----| * * ** * * * * ** * * Solo (Friedman) e|-15p14h15p14-----14-15-------------------------------------| B|-------------17--------17-15h17p15----15-[18]20r18-(18)b20-| G|-----------------------------------16----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-16-15h16p15----15b16r15----------------| D|-------------17----------17-16-17-14~~\-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------9-11-13p11p9----11p9-| B|------9h11p9----9-11p9----9-9-11p9----9-11-13--------------12------| G|-9h12--------12--------12----------12------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-12-11/12----12h14-12b14~~-| G|----------12---------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|---12-11h12p11----10b11r10---------| G|-9-------------12----------11-12-9-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-----15-14h15p14----13b14r13----------| G|-/13-------------16----------14-15-12-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----19p15--------19p15------15-17-------18p15----| B|----------19-17--------17h19-------19-15-------17-| G|-/16-----------16---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------15-18-19-18p15----15-19-| B|-------------------17----------------19-------| G|-18-15----15-18-18----------------------------| D|-------17-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-15h19p15----15-19b22r19-19p18-18b19~~\-| B|----------19----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4a e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----79-----------11--------12-| D|---9------10---11----11---12---| A|-7------8----9----------10-----| E|-------------------------------| "Let the ceremony..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----79-----------11--------12-| D|---9------10---11----11---12---| A|-7------8----9----------10-----| E|-------------------------------| "Let me be the protege..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-----9-9----8------7-7----6-| D|---9-9-9----8----7-7-7----6-| A|-7--------6----5--------4---| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------| B|--------------------0-| G|-----5-5----4-------0-| D|---5-5-5----4--3------| A|-3--------2----1-11---| E|----------------------| * * * * ** Riff 5 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4--2-------------4--2-----------| A|-2--0--5--4--2----2--0--5--4--3--| E|-------3--2--0----------3--2--1--| * * * * * * * * "Give me alchemy..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4--2---------------4--2-----------| A|-2--0--5-----3-4----2--0--5--4--5--| E|-------3--0--1-2----------3--2--3--| * * * * * * * * "Give me sorcery..." Riff 5a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4--2--------------------| A|-2--0--5--4--2-----2-----| E|-------3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "I master..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4--2--------------------| A|-2--0--5--4--3-----3-----| E|-------3--2--1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4--2--------------------| A|-2--0--5-----3/4---4-----| E|-------3--0--1/2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * "Five magics..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4--2--------------------| A|-2--0--5--4--5-----5-----| E|-------3--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * Final time: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-4--2--------------------4--2-------| A|-2--0--5--4--5-----5-----2--0--5--4-| E|-------3--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-------3--2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Five magics..." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-3------------------------2-02-| E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * ** "Possessed by..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2------------------------2-02-| E|-0--0-000-000-000-000-000------| * *** *** *** *** *** * ** "...possessed by..." Riff 6a e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-3------------------------2-02-| E|-1----------------------0------| * * ** "He who lives..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2------------------------2-02-| E|-0--0-000-000-000-000-000------| * *** *** *** *** *** * ** "...he who lives..." Final time: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3------------------------2-02-2-| E|-1----------------------0------0-| * * ** "Will surely live the lie..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-| E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * ***** Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------[silent]-------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-2-------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|-2----9-------8-------9-------7--6-9-8-| E|-0----7-------6-------7------------7-6-| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|-2----9-------8-------9-------7--6-9-8-| E|-0----7-------6-------7------------7-6-| Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm, Play 1x) x4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-| E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * ***** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----| E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-| ** ** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--| E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--| ** ** ** Riff 7b (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-| E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * ***** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-| E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * ***** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----| E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-| ** ** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--| E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--| ** ** ** Final time: (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-| E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * ***** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--8-----| A|------------------------------7--6-9-8-| E|-0000-7-00000-6-00000-7-00000------7-6-| **** * ***** * ***** * ***** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----| E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-| ** ** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--| E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--| ** ** ** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----8----| E|-----00-6-00-----00-6-00-| ** ** ** ** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5----8----7p5----5--2-| E|-----00-6-00-----00-3--0-| ** ** ** Ending solo (Mustaine) e|-24t12-22t12-20t12-22t12-20t12-19t12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-24t12-23t12-20t12-22t12-20t12-19t12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-24t12-22t12-20t12-22t12-20t12-19t12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-20t12-19t12-17t12-19t12-17t12-15t12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17t12-15t12-14t12-15t12-17t12-19t12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| --> Play 3x A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17t12-19t12-20t12-19t12-20t12-22t12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-17p15------------17p15-----------| G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-| D|----------------------------------| --> Play 2x A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-12h15p12--12-12------------------------| D|---------14-----14-14-12-15-14-12-14-12-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|---12--------------------------------------| A|-14--14p13p12-14p13p12h13p12---------------| E|----------------------------15p14-12h15p12-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------12h13p12--12h13h14p13p12-| A|------13------13h16p13--------13---------------| E|-12h15---12-15---------------------------------| e|-x------------------10---------------------------| B|-x-------------11h12--10-11-12/14p12-15p12-17p15-| G|---12-9h11h12p9----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-17p15------------17p15-----------| G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-| D|----------------------------------| --> Play 2x A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------10/12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B|-17p15------------------15b17----------------------| G|-------16------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-------12-12-12-12-12-12------12-12------12-12------| B|-15b17------------------15b17------15b17------15b17-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-12-12------{12}---------12-17-15-12------12-------| B|------15b17-----(17)r15-------------15b17----13-13-| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-12-12-12---12-12---------------------------------------| B|---------15--------15-15-15-12-----------12-------------| G|------------------------------14b16-{14}----14b16r14p12-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-15-14-12-14-12-14/16-| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-17p15------------17p15-----------| G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-| D|----------------------------------| --> Play 2x A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-12-15-12---12-12--------------------------------| G|---------15-------15-14-12-15-14-12-14-12-----12-| D|-------------------------------------------14----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-14p13p12h14p13p12h14p13p12---------------------| A|---------------------------14p13p12-14p13p12-12-| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|------12h14-13p12------x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-12h15-----------14p12-x-/7\-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| e|----------------------------------| B|-17p15------------17p15-----------| G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15~-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-17p15------------17p15-----------| G|-------16-16-15~--------16-16-15/-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-24p22-----------24p22----------| B|-------24-24-23--------24-24-23-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-24p22-----------24p22------------------| B|-------24-24-23--------24-24-23--20-----| G|------------------------------------21\-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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