Diadems chords

Megadeth

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  			Tuning: Eb 
 
Riff 1  
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) 
eb|------7------------------------------------| 
Bb|---/8---8p7------7-------------------------| 
Gb|------------9-9----7--------4--------------| 
Db|-------------------------/5---5p4----------| 
Ab|----------------------------------7-5--7---| 
Eb|-0--------------------0------------------7-| 
    "Sacriledge and blasphemy..." 
 
Guitar 2 & 3 (Acoustic & Distortion) 
eb|-------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------8------------------------------------| 
Gb|---/9---9p7------7----------7--------------| 
Db|------------9-9----7-----/9---9p7------5---| 
Ab|---------------------------------10-9----7-| 
Eb|-0--------------------0--------------------| 
 
 
Ending to Riff 1 (only guitar 1 plays this) 
eb|----0-----------------0---------------| 
Bb|----0-----------------0---------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------| 
Db|-------------4-2----------------4-2---| 
Ab|-------2-2/5-----2-------2--2/5-----2-| 
Eb|-0-----------------0------------------| 
 
Final time  
eb|----0-----------------0--------------| 
Bb|----0-----------------0--------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------| 
Db|-------------4-2---------------------| 
Ab|-------2-2/5-----2-------------2---2-| 
Eb|-0-----------------0-----0--/3---0---| 
 
 
 
Riff 2 (Distortion) 
eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|------------------3-3-3-2-| 
Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0-| 
Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0---------| 
          ** * * * * 
   "As prehistoric as it seems..." 
eb|-------0------------------0-------------| 
Bb|-------0------------------0-------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|----------------4-2---------------------| 
Ab|-5-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2----2---0-| 
Eb|-3-0------0-----------0------0-/3---2---| 
    "...today..." 
eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|------------------3-3-3-2-| 
Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0-| 
Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0---------| 
          ** * * * * 
   "As prehistoric as it seems..." 
eb|-------0------------------0--------------| 
Bb|-------0------------------0--------------| 
Gb|-----------------------------------------| 
Db|----------------4-2----------------4-2---| 
Ab|-5-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2-2/5-----2-| 
Eb|-3-0------0-----------0------0-----------| 
     
 
Riff 1a 
Guitar 1 (Distortion) 
eb|------7------------------------------------| 
Bb|---/8---8p7------7-------------------------| 
Gb|------------9-9----7--------4--------------| 
Db|-------------------------/5---5p4----------| 
Ab|----------------------------------7-5--7---| 
Eb|-0--------------------0------------------7-| 
    "Talk about religion..." 
 
Guitar 2 (Distortion) 
eb|-------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------8------------------------------------| 
Gb|---/9---9p7------7----------7--------------| 
Db|------------9-9----7-----/9---9p7------5---| 
Ab|---------------------------------10-9----7-| 
Eb|-0--------------------0--------------------| 
 
1st ending 
eb|-----0------------------0--------------| 
Bb|-----0------------------0--------------| 
Gb|---------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------4-2----------------4-2---| 
Ab|-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2-2/5-----2-| 
Eb|-0------0-----------0------0-----------| 
 
2nd ending 
eb|-----0------------------0--------------| 
Bb|-----0------------------0--------------| 
Gb|---------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------4-2----------------------| 
Ab|-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2-----2---0-| 
Eb|-0------0-----------0------0--/3---2---| 
 
 
 
Riff 2a  
eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|------------------3-3-3-2-| 
Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0-| 
Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0---------| 
          ** * * * * 
   "I look above and see..." 
eb|-------0------------------0-------------| 
Bb|-------0------------------0-------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|----------------4-2---------------------| 
Ab|-5-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2----2---0-| 
Eb|-3-0------0-----------0------0-/3---2---| 
 
eb|------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------| 
Db|------------------3-3-3-2-----| 
Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0---5-| 
Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0-----------3-| 
          ** * * * * 
   "This one ain't over til..." 
 
 
Riff 3                                x3 
eb|-----0--------0---------------------| 
Bb|-----0--------0---------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|----------4-------------------------| 
Ab|-2------2-2------4-5-4-5----4-5-4-3-| 
Eb|-0------0--------2-3-2-3--0-2-3-2-1-| 
                    * * * *  * * * * *  
eb|-----0--------0---------------------| 
Bb|-----0--------0---------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|----------4-------------------------| 
Ab|-2------2-2------4-5-4-5----4-5-6-7-| 
Eb|-0------0--------2-3-2-3--0-2-3-4-5-| 
                    * * * *  * * * * *  
 
 
Riff 4 
eb|-------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------| 
Db|-9------9-----------7------7------------10-| 
Ab|-7-xxx--7-8-xxxx--8-5-xxx--5-11-10-9--8--8-| 
Eb|---xxx----6-xxxx--6---xxx-----9--8-7--6----| 
                                 *  * *  
eb|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
Db|-9------9-----------7------7--------------10-| 
Ab|-7-xxx--7-8-xxxx--8-5-xxx--5-11-10-9--7-8--8-| 
Eb|---xxx----6-xxxx--6---xxx-----9--8-7--5-6----| 
                                 *  * *  * *  *  
 
Final time 
Both guitars 
eb|-------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------| 
Db|-9------9-----------7------7------------10-| 
Ab|-7-xxx--7-8-xxxx--8-5-xxx--5-11-10-9--8--8-| 
Eb|---xxx----6-xxxx--6---xxx-----9--8-7--6----| 
                                 *  * *  
 
Guitar 1 
eb|-12-9-----------------| 
Bb|-------11-8-----------| 
Gb|-------------9-6------| 
Db|------------------8-5-| 
Ab|----------------------| 
Eb|----------------------| 
 
Guitar 2 
eb|-15-12-----------------| 
Bb|-------14-11-----------| 
Gb|-------------12-9------| 
Db|------------------11-8-| 
Ab|-----------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------| 
 
 
Play Riff 4  "One man rules the earth..." 
 
Riff 5 
Guitar 1                               x2 
eb|-------------------------------------|  
Bb|-------------------------------------| 
Gb|-7~----7-6~----6-5h6p5~----5-4-------| 
Db|-----5-------5-----------5-----------| 
Ab|-------------------------------7-5-7-| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 
                                       x2 
eb|-------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------| 
Gb|-9~----9-8~----8-7h8p7~----7-6-------| 
Db|-----7-------7-----------7-----------| 
Ab|-------------------------------9-7-9-| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
eb|-------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------| 
Gb|-10~----10-9~----9-10~----10-9~----9-| 
Db|------8--------8--------8--------8---| 
Ab|-------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
eb|-------------------| 
Bb|-------------------| 
Gb|-10---9---10---9---| 
Db|----8---8----8---8-| 
Ab|-------------------| 
Eb|-------------------| 
 
eb|-----------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------| 
Gb|-10-7---7-9-7---7-10-7---7-9-7---7-| 
Db|------8-------8--------8-------8---| 
Ab|-----------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------| 
 
 
Guitar 2                                        x2 
eb|----------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-12~----12-11~----11-10h11p10~----10-8--------| 
Gb|------9---------9---------------9------7---7--| 
Db|-----------------------------------------9----| 
Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------------------| 
                                                 x2 
eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-14~----14-13~----13-12h13p12~----12-10--------| 
Gb|-----11--------11--------------11-------9----9-| 
Db|------------------------------------------11---| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-15~-----15-14~-----14-15~-----15-14~-----14-| 
Gb|------12---------12---------12---------12----| 
Db|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|-------------------------| 
Bb|-15----14----15----14----| 
Gb|----12----12----12----12-| 
Db|-------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------| 
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-15-13----13-14-13----13-15-13----13-14-13----13-| 
Gb|-------12----------12----------12----------12----| 
Db|-------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Riff 6  
Guitar 1          Final chord 
eb|---------------|-----| 
Bb|---------------|-----| 
Gb|---------------|-----| 
Db|---------------|-----| 
Ab|-2-----------2-|--2--| 
Eb|-0-------0-0-0-|--0--| 
            * * 
  "I saw a new Earth that day..." 
 
Guitar 2  (comes in with the lyrics below) 
                 x4  
eb|---------------| 
Bb|---------------| 
Gb|-9-----(9)\----| 
Db|---------------| 
Ab|-7-----(7)\----| 
Eb|---------------| 
    "Vengeance is mine..." 
 
Notation: 
 
10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
{10}12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 
 
10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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