Megadeth: The Creed (Demo) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: December 02, 2004 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: 1/4 Step Down Intro e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7---------------------------| D|-7-5-7-9--(9)^r--(9)^r--(9)^r--| A|-5---5-7--(7)^r--(7)^r--(7)^r--| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7---------------------------| D|-7-5-7-9--(9)^r--(9)^r--(9)^r--| A|-5---5-7--(7)^r--(7)^r--(7)^r--| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---7---------------| D|-7-5-7-3----3-3/5--| A|-5---5-1----1-1/3--| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7---------------------------| D|-7-5-7-9--(9)^r--(9)^r--(9)^r--| A|-5---5-7--(7)^r--(7)^r--(7)^r--| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7---------------------------| D|-7-5-7-9--(9)^r--(9)^r--(9)^r--| A|-5---5-7--(7)^r--(7)^r--(7)^r--| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7---------------------------| D|-7-5-7-9--(9)^r--(9)^r--(9)^r--| A|-5---5-7--(7)^r--(7)^r--(7)^r--| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---7---------------| D|-7-5-7-3----3-3/5--| A|-5---5-1----1-1/3--| E|-------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---7---------------| D|-7-5-7-9--7--5--4--| A|-5---5-7--5--3--2--| E|-------------------| Riff 2 (Slightly palm muted, Play 4x) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------------0-------| D|-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-| A|-2--2-0-2--2-0-2---2-0-2-| E|-------------------------| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|-----2h3-2-0---| D|-2-0-2h3-2-0-3-| A|-2-0---------3-| E|---------------| Riff 2a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------------0-------| D|-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-| A|-2--2-0-2--2-0-2---2-0-2-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------------------2h3-2-0---| D|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2h3-2-0-3-| A|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0---------3-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-------------------0---| D|-----------------0-0-0-| A|-3--3-2-3--3-2-3-0---0-| E|-3--3-2-3--3-2-3-------| * * * * * * * 1st ending: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------------------2h3-2-0---| D|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2h3-2-0-3-| A|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0---------3-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-2--2-0-2--2-0--------------| A|-2--2-0-2--2-0-xxxxxxxxxxxx-| E|---------------xxxxxxxxxxxx-| * * * * * * Riff 3 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-9-------7--9-------7-| A|-7----9--5--7----9--5-| E|------7----------7----| "Take my ancient hand..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|------------9-------7-| A|-8----7--5--7----9--5-| E|-6----5--3--0----7----| "...and look me in the eye..." Final time: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|------------2--| A|-8----7--5--2--| E|-6----5--3--0--| "...show me how..." Play Riff 2a Play Riff 3 Leave off last E5 chord Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm, only bass but you can use this) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|----------------5--| A|-2----5----7----3--| E|-0----3----5-------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-9----7----6----5--| A|-7----5----4----3--| E|-------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|----------------5--| A|-2----5----7----3--| E|-0----3----5-------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-9----7----6----5--| A|-7----5----4----3--| E|-------------------| Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4p2p0-2p0---0h2p0-------| D|-----------2-------2p0---| A|-----------------------2-| E|-------------------------| Keep repeating above End Solo Riff 5 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--------2-------------9------| A|--------2-------------9------| E|-000000----000-777777----777-| ****** *** ****** *** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------5-------------7--5-| A|--------5-------------7--5-| E|-333333----333-555555------| ****** *** ****** Final time: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|----------------------7------| D|--------2-------------7------| A|--------2------555555----555-| E|-000000----000---------------| ****** *** ****** *** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------5-------------7--5-| A|--------5-------------7--5-| E|-333333----333-555555------| ****** *** ****** Riff 6 Final time e|----------------------------------|-----| B|----------------------------------|-----| G|----------------------------------|-----| D|-2--------------------------------|-----| A|-2--------0-1-0-1-0---0-1-0-1-0---|--2--| E|--------------------3-----------3-|--0--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| A|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| E|-------------------------------| * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-0-0-0-------------| A|-0-0-0-1----1-1/3--| E|-------1----1-1/3--| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| A|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| E|-------------------------------| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| A|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| E|-------------------------------| * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-0-0-0-------------| A|-0-0-0-1----1-1/3--| E|-------1----1-1/3--| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| A|-0-0-0-2--(2)^r--(2)^r--(2)^r--| E|-------------------------------| * * * Repeat Intro, ending with: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------9----9----9--------9-| A|-2----2----7----7----7--------7-| E|-0----0----0----0----0--------0-| 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