Vortex Bass Tab

Cryptic Writings Tabs:

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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

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net