MEGADETH - "Tornado Of Souls" Tablature

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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 16:49:32 +0100
From: wichmann@fys.ku.dk (Kristian Wichmann)
Subject: Megadeth: 'Tornado Of Souls'

I just thought I'd add the intro to 'Tornado Of Souls' by Megadeth

E -------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------
A -9---------------------------------------9-9--
E -7------------------7-7--

( Means natural harmonic played at the x'th fret...)

Well.. That's about it...

Kristian Wichmann
wichmann@fys.ku.dk

From: Julian Pye
Subject: Transcription (Megadeth 'Tornado of souls')
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 19:53:43 +0000 (GMT)

Transcription of intro riff to 'Tornado of Souls'
from Megadeth's Album 'Rust in peace'

As a great Marty Friedman Fan ('Scenes' is unbelievably melodic!) I
finally bought the two Megadeth Album's. Despite the really bad vocals
on some of the tracks of RIP (CDTE is far better), there are really some
great guitar lines on these albums bu both Marty and Mustaine.
I especially loved this one:

E--------------------------------------
H--------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------7--
D--------------------------7---9-7-----
A------------7-8-7-5-7-8-9---9---------
E---7-7-9-10--------------------------- and so on

Cheers, Julian Pye
SCUR1@CENTRAL.SUSSEX.AC.UK

'Once you were apple juice, now you're cider'(NX-Chris Stephens)
I think it relates a lot to practicing guitar playing...



from: jamesj@svpal.org

Megadeth-Tornado Of Souls


Usage of H here is for harmonics

h=hammer on
p=pull off
~=vibrate unless otherwise indicated
^=bend
\=slide
/=slide
T in this case is used as trem picking


H.......................... H.........................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------7-----------------------------------7-----|
|-9---------------7--------------9----9--9--------------7----------7|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7------7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7-7--|

H...................... H............................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------7-------------------------------7--------|
|-9-----------------7----------9--9--9--------------7------------7--|
|-7----7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7----7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7----7-7---7|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9--------------|
|--------------------------------------7-------9p7------------------|
|-----------------7h8p7-------7---8h9------9------------------------|
|-7-------7-9-10---------10--------------------------------7--------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7------9p7-----------------------|
|-------------7h8p7------7---8h9------9---------9-------------------|
|--7--9--10----------10----------------------------7----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------9-------------------------|
|---------------------------7------9p7-------9\-7-------5-----------|
|---------7h8p7-----7--8h9-----9----------------5-------3-----------|
|-7-9-10--------10--------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4---------------------------------|
|--7p8h7\5--5h7p5\4--4h5p4\3--3---2---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse Rhythm
twice then with "This morning I made the call"
P.M...................................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-------------------------------4-----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-4-4-5--5-2-2--4--4--5-----0---2-----------------------------|
|-------3-2-3--3-0-0--2--2--3---------------------------------------|

w/ "But damn the well' gone dry"
P.M..................................
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4------------------------------2------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-4-4-5--5-2-2--4--4--5-----0--0------------------------------|
|-------3-2-3--3-0-0--2--2--3---------------------------------------|


w/ "Not for the money... etc"
P.M...... P.M...
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2--------------------2----5---5----2--------------------------|
|-0-0-0---2----3-----------0----3---3----0--------------------------|
|---------0----1----3--4--------------------------------------------|



Chorus
w/ "But now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado"
P.M..........
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------------------------------7---7----4-----|
|-2--------4--5---------------2----------------------5---5----2-----|
|----------2--3---0-2-3-3-2-0-0-----3----3--2~~~~-------------------|


"In the eye of the tornado........ Blow me away"
P.M..........
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4----------------------------------------------------------4------|
|-2--------4-5----------------2--------------------4h5-4--0--2------|
|----------2-3----0-2-3-3-2-0-0-----3----3--2~~~~-------------------|



W/ "Who's to say..... What for me to say..."etc
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--X---X----------X--------------4--X---X---------X---X---7-------|
|-2--X---X--4--5----X--------------2--X---X---4--5--X---X---5-------|
|----X---X--2--3----X-----------------X---X---2--3--X---X-----------|


W/ "Who's to say what's for me to do?"
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--X---X---------X---------------2--X---X-------X---X-5---4-------|
|-0--X---X--2-3----X---------------0--X---X-2--3--X---X-3---2-------|
|----X---X--0-1----X------------------X---X-0--1--X---X-3---2-------|

w/ "Cause a big nothing it'll be for me...."
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-X---X--------------X---------4--X---X----------X---X----7--4------|
|-X---X--4--5--------X---------2--X---X--4--5----X---X----5--2------|
|-X---X--2--3--------X------------X---X--2--3----X---X--------------|



play a few times then "The land of opportunity"
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7--------------------|
|--------------------------------7-------9p7------------------------|
|-------------7h8p7---------8h9-----9-------------------------------|
|-7--7--9-10---------10---------------------------7-----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------7-----9p7----------------------------|
|------------7h8p7------7-hp9-----9-------9-------------------------|
|-7--7-9-10---------10------------------------7---------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-----7--5---------------7------5---7------------------------|
|--7------7--------5--7------7------7----------7--------------------|

*heres guitar II that comes in later

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4---7--------4-----5--4------------5----4--5------|
|----7-------------------5--5-----5--------4--5---5----5-------5----|
|-7-----7----7------------------------------------------------------|


Solo!


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)*--------4---------6-------7-(7)/9~~~~~~~~~~--/11---11---------|
|-----------x-------0--------0--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
*-bar

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------10---7---------------------|
|11--9~~~~~~~~~~~~*--(9)\7*/9-----7---9----------9---7--6-7------6h7|
|--------------------------------------------------------------9----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
*=Vibrate with bar *bar DOWNgradually up

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6~~~~~~~~------6---9--6----------------------------------------6--|
|--------------------------9--7-----7--9--------------------9-------|
|--------------------------------9--------9~~~~~~~~-9--10-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------7--9--7--9--9------9--------------------------------------|
|-----7------------------12-----14^-------14^--12--14^--12--12-14---|
|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------14-14h15--14p10h14p10h14p10--9-10-9---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------12-----------|
|--12^---12--12--------------------------------------------11--9----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------14---10p14h10--------------------10--|
|--------------------------------------------14--12------12--14-----|
|-9^---9-----7\6~~~~~~~~-(6)/------------------------11-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-/19p14-----------------14--19-15p19h15---------------15--19^-19-19~
|--------15--14----14-15----------------17----------17--------------|
|---------------16-------------------------16----16-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------17--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-0-19--16h19p16-----------------12-16-12---------------------------|
|---------------17-------------12--------12-------------------------|
|-----------------16\13------13------------13----12\9~~~*-----------|
|------------------------14--------------------14-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
*vibratew/bar

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--11----11T--12T--/15T-\7T-9T--6~~~~~~~~~~~~--7~~~~~~~~~~-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------9-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
*T=trem pick

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------7----------7---9-7-----------------|
|----------7--9-9^-----7~~~--/9----9-9~~~~----9-----9-7-9^---7------|
|----/9--------------------------------------------------------9\7~~|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------8-11/14p11--------------------------14/19p14-10---|
|--------------9-------------12--------------------14-------------12|
|-------8--11-------------------14-11--------11-14------------------|
|---/9--------------------------------14--12------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------/14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10 14p10---10-15p10----10--|
|-10--14p12---------12----------12----------------12---------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-14p10----10-15p10----10-14p10----10-15p10--10-15p10-15p10----10---|
|-------12----------12----------12---------12---------------12------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-15p10-15p10----10-15p10-15p10----10-17p10---10-15p10----10-17p10--|
|-------------12----------------12----------12---------12-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----10-15p10----10-16p10----10-16p10-16p10----10-16p10-16p10----10-|
|-12----------12----------12----------------12----------------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-17p10----10-16p10----10-17p10----10-16p10----10--18p14---14-18p14-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12-----------14---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-18p14----14-18p14-18p14----14-17p12----12-17p12-17p12-----12-17p12|
|-------14----------------14----------14-----------------14---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-12---12--17^-~~~~~~~-17^--(17)\-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------/17------19-17-------------15-----|
|--------------------------------------19--------19-18-16-18--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------17p14-17h21p17----------17-19-24p19----19-------22p17------|
|-19p15-----------------19-17h19-------------22----22p19-------19---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15-19p14----12-17p12--10-15p10--9-14p9----------------------------|
|----------15---------14--------12-------------12----12-------------|
|----------------------------------------14-14----14----14-12-14----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------7----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/7---10p7-10^~~~~~~~------------|
|--12-9-12p9-11-12-11-9----11-9\7-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(10)\------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------9p7-9h10p7-7-8-9p7-12p11-11-12p11-12-13-14------|
|--------9-10-12-X--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16p15-14-15-16-15-14-15-16-15-16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


w/ "Cant say what's" etc
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4-----------------4--------2----2h4-----------4----------------|
|----4--------5--------4--------2----2h4-----------5------5---------|
|-2-----2--2--5--2--2-----2--2----------------------------5---------|
|-----------------------------------------3-----3-----3-3-----3-3---|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-------2---2h4---------4--------------4-----2---2h4--------4----|
|--5-------2---2h4---------4-------4------4-----2---2h4--------4----|
|----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
|-----3-3-----------0----0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------2---2------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------4------------------------------------------------|
|-------4----------4------------------------------------------------|
|-------4----0--0-----0--0--1--2------------------------------------|
|--2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1 "Riff A"
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------0------------------0---|
|-----0-2---2-0-2--------0-2---2-|
|-0-2----------------0-2---------|


Guitar II
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------2-----------------2----|
|-----2-4---4-2-4-------2-4---4--|
|-2-4---------------2-4----------|
|--------------------------------|


Verse 4 w/ Riff A w/ "Well, I warned you of the fate" etc


At the end of verse four, Guitar 2 comes in again during "You feel my fingertips" etc



Finally... The End

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--X---X-------------------2------X---X----------X---2---X--4-----|
|-2--X---X--4--5-------X--X--0--2---X---X--4--5----X---0---X--2-----|
|----X---X--2--3-------X--X-----0---X---X--2--3----X-------X--------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----7---5--------------------------------4---|
|--X--X--4--5---------0----5---3----7h8p7\5-5h7p5\4-4h5p4\3--3--2---|
|--X--X--2--3---X--X------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics :

This morning I made the call
The one that ends it all
Hangin' up I wanted to cry
But damnitthe wells gone dry
Not for the money
Not for the pain
Not for the power
Just no more games

But now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado
I cant replace the lies that let a thousand days go
No more livin trapped inside
In her way I'll surely die
In the eye of the tornado
Blow me away

You'll grow to loathe my name
You'll hate me just the same
You wont need your breath
And soon you'll meet your death
Not from the years
Not from the use
Not from the tears
Just self abuse

But now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado
I cant replace thelies that let a thousand days go
No more livin' trapped inside
In her way I'll surely die
In the eye of the tornado
Blow me away

Who's to say what's for me to say?
Who's to say what's for me to be?
Who's to say what's for me to do?
`Cause a big nothing it'll be for me

The land of oppurtunity
The golden chance for me
My future looks so bright
I think I've seen the light

Can't say what's on my mind
Can't do what I really feel
In this bed I made for me
That's where I'll sleep I'll really feel

Well, I warned you of the fate
Proven true too late
Your tongue is twist perverse
Come drink now of this curse
And now I fill your brain
I spin you 'round again
My poison fills your head
As I tuck you into bed
You feel my finger tips
You wont forget my lips
You'll feel my cold breath
It's the kiss of death!

--James Johnson

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