Megadeth: Secret Place transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 31, 2006 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-3--------1-1-1-3--------| G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-3---6---6-6\4-4----------| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-3--------1-1-1-3--------| G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * 1st ending: e|--------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-3---6---6-6/8-4----------| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|---------------------| B|-4-4-4-3-------------| G|-0-0-0-0-------------| D|----------3--3-3/5-5-| A|----------1--1-1/3-3-| E|---------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5----3----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| E|-3----1----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "There's a secret place..." Guitar fill over Riff 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|---17\-------------| A|---17\----15\--5~--| E|-------------------| Play Riff 1a "There's no turning..." Play Riff 2 "Oh..." Guitar fill over Riff 2 [On Remix/remaster] e|-------------------------------| B|-13b15r13-11~----13b15r13-11~--| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-13b15r13-11~-10~--| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Riff 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----5~---8-5~-----5~---8-5~-| ----| A|-5-8----5------5-8----5------| | E|-----------------------------| | "Welcome to..." | e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----5~---8-5~---5-6~---6-5~-| | D|-5-8----5------8------5------| | A|-----------------------------| | E|-----------------------------| | "...my secret place..." | e|-----------------------------| |---- Play 2x B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| | D|-----5~---8-5~-----5~---8-5~-| | A|-5-8----5------5-8----5------| | E|-----------------------------| | "How I arrived..." | e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----5~---8-5~---5-6~---6-7~-| | D|-5-8----5------8------5------| ----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| "...explain..." e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-----5-| A|-5-8---| E|-------| "...away..." Guitar fill at end of chorus: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|----10--/12----| D|----10--/12----| A|---------------| E|---------------| Play Riff 1 "There's a secret place..." Guitar fill over Riff 1 e|---------------| B|-15------------| G|-17b19~--------| D|-----------17\-| A|-----------17\-| E|---------------| Play Riff 1a "There's no turning..." Riff 4 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------5----8----7----| A|-5----3----3----6----5--6-| E|-3----1-----------------4-| "Let me in..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-5----3----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3----1----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * "Lost my soul..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------5----8----7----| A|-5----3----3----6----5--6-| E|-3----1-----------------4-| "Let me in..." e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-----------8--| A|-5----3----6--| E|-3----1-------| "Lost my soul..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-3-3-3-2--------0-0-0-2--------| D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-3-3-3-2---5---5-5\3-3----------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-3-3-3-2--------0-0-0-2--------| D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * First ending e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-3-3-3-2---5---5-5/7-3----------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * Second ending e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-3-3-3-2--------------| D|-0-0-0-0--3--3-3/5-5--| A|----------1--1-1/3-3--| E|----------------------| Solo (Mustaine) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|--------------8^-----------------------8^----8h10~-| E|-101010101010----10-8h10~-101010101010----10-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-/11--10--8------8--------8-----| E|-------------10-----8-6-8---10~-| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|--------------8^-----------------------8^----8h10~-| E|-101010101010----10-8h10~-101010101010----10-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------10----13----| B|----------------------------------10----13-10----13----13-| G|----------------------10----12-10----12-------------------| D|----------10----12-10----12-------------------------------| A|-11-10h11----12-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-13-------13-------13-------13-----13-----13-------| G|-12b14----12b14----12b14----12b14--12b14--12b14~~--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-10h12p10p9-10p9--------------------------------------| D|----------------12p10-12~--10h12p10-------------------| A|-----------------------------------12----10h12--------| E|--------------------------------------10-------13-10~-| e|-10-------10-------10-------10-----10-----| B|-13b15----13b15----13b15----13b15--13b15--| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10-------------------| B|---------13--------13--------13--------13-....-[fade out]-| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "I hide from those..." Guitar fill over Riff 1 e|--------------------------------| B|-20~~---------------------------| G|---------17~~----15~~----(15)\--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Play Riff 1a "I can't explain..." Play Riff 2 "Oh..." Guitar fill over Riff 2 [On Remix/remaster] e|-------------------------------| B|-13b15r13-11~----13b15r13-11~--| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-13b15r13-11~-10~--| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Riff 3a e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----5~---8-5~-----5~---8-5~-| A|-5-8----5------5-8----5------| E|-----------------------------| "Welcome to..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----5~---8-5~---5-6~---6-5~-| D|-5-8----5------8------5------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| "...my secret place..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----5~---8-5~-----5~---8-5~-| A|-5-8----5------5-8----5------| E|-----------------------------| "How I arrived..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----5~---8-5~---5-6~---6-7~-| D|-5-8----5------8------5------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| "...explain..." Repeat the above 4 times, except final time replace last bar with this: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----5~---8-5~---5-6~---6-7~--------| D|-5-8----5------8------5-------------| A|-----------------------------5-8-5--| E|---------------------------------3--| "My secret place." Guitar fill over Riff 3 e|-18~~----17~~----15~~--------------------| B|-------------------------15~~----16~~----| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| ---| A|-----------------------------------------| | E|-----------------------------------------| | | e|-18~~----17~~----15~~--------------------| |--- Play 2x B|-------------------------15~~----13~~----| | G|-----------------------------------------| | D|-----------------------------------------| ---| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Ending x3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6-5---3-5--------6-5---3-5--8--5-| E|-----6-----6-5-3------6------6--3-| * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-6-5---3-5--------6-5---3-5--8-7-5-| E|-----6-----6-5-3------6------6-5-3-| * * * * * 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