Prince of Darkness Lyrics

Band- Megadeth
Song- Prince Of Darkness
Intro (Clean with sound effects)
F|------4--(4)b5r4-(4)b5r4--(4)b5r4-|
"My victims..."
"...bones..."
"...am insidious..."
"...love..."
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean)
"I strip you of pride..." |
|--> Play 3x
Guitar 2 (Clean) |
"More than evil..."
Riff 1a (Distortion)
"I am more powerful..."
C|------------------------| --> Play 3x
"I am more violent..."
Riff 2
Riff 2a
"Yeah, yeah, I'm evil..."
"...I am..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
"My kingdom..."
"Your sins erupt..."
Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
"...darkness..."
Riff 4 x3
"...darkness..."
Play Riff 2 "I take what you love..."
Guitar fills over Riff 2:
#1
F|--6b7~~~----6b7~~~--|
your hopes...
"...games, "
#2
"...While you burn..."
Play Riff 2a "While you burn..."
Play Riff 3 "My kingdom..."
Interlude: (12-string guitar)
(Distortion)
Riff 4a (Play 2x)
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Riff 4b (Solo Rhythm) x3
C|-------9--8--(8)b9r8-(8)b9r8-8~~----5b6r5-|
F|---------10r9-------------9~~--------------------|
F|---------17--16~~*--|
F|-----------------------------------------14-12~~~--|
End Solo
Riff 3
Guitar 1
"...darkness..."
"Your satanic..."
Guitar 2
Ending Rhythm
C|-----------------------------| --> Play 3x
Ending Solo
an octave lower than the actual notes.
F|----12----12^-------14--(14)b16------------(16)r14-|
long hold
F|---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-|
F|---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-|
steady gliss
F|-15b16-----15-----14-----12h14-12~~~\-|
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
12 = pre-bend.
12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= 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