Year: 1997 - Album: Cryptic Writings
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
