Megadeth Bass Tab for Vortex Transcribed by Mark Smeets Email: msmeets@ibm.net http://www.smartt.com/~jsmeets/stranger/Front.htm Notes: The ending is the hardest part of this song. I can't even feel my way through the rythm until the half time part and even that took a lot of work. Otherwise this song is very straight forward and there is nothing hard about it. Standard Tuning Intro I-----------|-------------------------------------I I-----------|-------------------------------------I I-2-2---2-2-|-2---------5-4-3--5---------5-4-3-2--I I-----------|--0-2-3-4-5--------0-2-3-4-5---------I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------- I------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ------------------------------------------------------I ------------------------------------------------------I -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------5-4-3-5---------5-4-3-2--I --------------------0-2-3-4-5-------0-2-3-4-5---------I Verse 1 Repeat Twice I------------------------------------------------ I------------------------------------------------ I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------- I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- --------------------------------------I --------------------------------------I --------------------------------------I -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--I I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--I I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I Chorus I-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------- I------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ----------------------------------------------------I ----------------------------------------------------I -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------5-4-3-5-------5-4-3-2--I --------------------0-2-3-4-5-------0-2-4-5---------I Verse 2 Repeat Twice I------------------------------------------------ I------------------------------------------------ I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------- I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- --------------------------------------I --------------------------------------I --------------------------------------I -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--I I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--I I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I Chorus 2 I-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------- I------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ---------------------------------------------------I ---------------------------------------------------I -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------5-4-3-5---------------I --------------------0-2-3-4-5-------0-2-4-5-4-3-2--I Interlude Repeat Twice, take 2nd ending I--------------------------------------------------------------- I----------------------------------------3---------------------- I----2---1---2-2-1-0--------2---1---2-2-1--2---1---2-2-2-1-0---- I-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0---------3-0- |2nd ending ------------------|---I -----------------3|---I ----2---1---2-2-1-|-1-I -0-0-0-0-0-0---0--|---I Pre solo Repeat twice I------------------------------------------------ I------------------------------------------------ I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------- I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- --------------------------------------I --------------------------------------I --------------------------------------I -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--I I------------------------------------------------- I------------------------------------------------- I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------9- I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-- --------------------------------I --------------------------------I -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--I --------------------------------I Solo 1 I--------------------------------------------------------------- I------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------9-7-7---------- I-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-9---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7---9-9-8-7-2-2- I--------------------------------------------------------------- 1st ending ---------------------------------------------------------|---I ------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------------------------|---I -2-2-2-2-\-7-----------------9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|2--I ----------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-5|---I I----------------------------------------------------------------- I------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------9-7-7------------ I-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-9---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7---9-9-8-7-2-2-2- I----------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd ending -------------------------------------------------------|---I ----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------------------------|---I -2-2-2-\-7-----------------9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|4--I --------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-5|---I I------------------------------------------------------------ I------------------------------------------------------------ I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------- I----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3- --------------------------------------------------------------I --------------------------------------------------------------I ------4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---I -3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------3--I I----------------------------------------------------------------- I------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------9-7-7------------ I-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-9---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7---9-9-8-7-2-2-2- I----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------I ----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7------------------------------I -2-2-2-\-7-----------------9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------I --------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-5--I Solo 2/Outro I have NO clue how to write this out because I can't even figure out when to change notes. I know the notes, that was the easy part but if you can figure out the timing, well, then at least someone can. I was however able to get the half time section of this outro. (by some miracle) The notes for both sections are the same (A, G#, G, F#, F, E - Chromatic) and hopefully that is enough to get you started. Half time - 3rd time, Repeat till end I------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------------------------------------------I I--------------------------------------------------------3---I I-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--5--3-5-5--I