Looking Down the Cross

Band- Megadeth Song- Looking Down The Cross Tuning: 1/4 step down NOTE: For the intro, let the notes on the high 'e' and low 'E' strings ring while you tap the harmonics. To fret the notes, either use your thumb to come over and fret the note on the low 'E', or do an overhand technique and use your index and middle finger on the low 'E' and high 'e', respectively. Then finger pick the two strings, using your middle finger to tap the harmonic. To do the harmonic, you tap the fretwire over the 24th fret, similar to The Conjuring intro. You don't need a 24th fret to do this either, just tap the string down where the 24th fret would be, you should get the same effect. Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-7----------------------6----------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-7----------------------6----------------------| e|-7----------------------6----------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-7----------------------6----------------------| e|-10---------------------9----------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-10---------------------9----------------------| e|-10---------------------9----------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-10---------------------9----------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2------------1------------| E|---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-2------------1-------------| E|---3--3--3--3---3--3--3-0-3-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5------------4------------| E|---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5------------4------------| E|---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-| Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|-19t15p12-19t15p12--------19t15p12-19t15p12--------19t15p12---------| B|------------------19t15p12-----------------19p15t12--------19t15p12-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-18t15p12-18t15p12--------18t15p12-18t15p12--------18t15p12---------| B|------------------18t15p12-----------------18p15t12--------18t15p12-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19t15p12-19t15p12--------19t15p12-19t15p12--------19t15p12---------| B|------------------19t15p12-----------------19p15t12--------19t15p12-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-18t15p12-18t15p12--------18t15p12-18t15p12--------18t15p12---------| B|------------------18t15p12-----------------18p15t12--------18t15p12-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15---------| B|------------------22t18p15-----------------22p18t15--------22t18p15-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-21t18p15-21t18p15--------21t18p15-21t18p15--------21t18p15---------| B|------------------21t18p15-----------------21p18t15--------21t18p15-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15-22t18p15--------22t18p15---------| B|------------------22t18p15-----------------22p18t15--------22t18p15-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-21t18p15-21t18p15--------21t18p15-21t18p15--------21t18p15---------| B|------------------21t18p15-----------------21p18t15--------21t18p15-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 keeps playing Riff 1 Riff 1b Guitar 1 keeps playing Riff 1a Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9--------8\--------9--------8\----| E|-7--------6\--------7--------6\----| "Whoaaaaa..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-12-------11\------12-------11\----| E|-10--------9\------10--------9\----| Riff 1c e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-9--------8-8\------9--------8/9-8--| E|-7--------6-6\------7--------6/7-6--| "Now before they take me..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-12-------11-11\----12----12/14-12-11--| E|-10--------9--9\----10----10/12-10--9--| "I'll recall my perils..." e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|-9----9--5--| E|-7----7--3--| Riff 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------4---5-------6----| D|-2-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * "Whoaaaa..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-| D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------4---5-------6----| D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|------------------------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-7-------9---10------7-5-4-| D|-7-------9-x-10------------| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0--------| E|---------------------------| * * * * * Riff 3 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-5------5------5------5--4------4------4--------------| G|-5------5------5------5--5------5------5------7-5-4-5-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|----0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0---------| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Though too much to live for..." e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-5------5------5------5--7------7------7--------------| G|-5------5------5------5--5------5------5------7-4-5-4-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|----0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0---------| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ask not for salvation..." Riff 2a e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------4---5-------6----| D|-2-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-| D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * "Beckoning you in..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------4---5-------6----| D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|------------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|--------------------3-------| G|-7-------9---10-------5-4-3-| D|-7-------9-x-10-------------| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0---------| E|----------------------------| * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm, listen for the rhythm "groove" e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------4/5-| G|-2~--4-5~--xx--5-4-2-------2--/4--xxxx-4/5-| D|---------------------5-3------/3--xxxx-----| A|-------------------------3-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---22-4-5~--4h5-7p5-4h5-----2-1tr2-xx-5p4p3-4---| D|------------------------3---------------------3-| A|-0------------------------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| solo begins B|---------------------------4/5-| G|---22-4-5~--4h5-7p5-5p4-----2--/4--xxxx-4/5-| D|------------------------3------/3--xxxx-----| A|-0------------------------3-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---22-4-5~--4h5-7p5-4h5-----2-1tr2-xx-5p4p3-4---| D|------------------------3---------------------3-| A|-0------------------------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-5------5------5------5--4------4------4--------------| G|-5------5------5------5--5------5------5------7-5-4-5-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|----0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0---------| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-5------5------5------5--7------7------7--------------| G|-5------5------5------5--5------5------5------7-4-5-4-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|----0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0---------| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-5------5------5------5--4------4------4--------------| G|-5------5------5------5--5------5------5--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|----0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine, comes in where noted above e|-----------------------12h13-12-| B|-5-3----------------------------| G|-----5-4-2~---------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------10---10h12-10h12h13-12h13h15-13-15-| B|-12p10p9h10h12--10h12-13--12h13----13------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17~~--15b17-15b17--(17)r15-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| tremolo pick entire bar e|-12-13-15-13-12----------------------------------------------| B|----------------15-13-12-------------------------------------| G|------------------------14-12-10-----------------------------| D|--------------------------------13-11-10---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------13-11-10------------| E|--------------------------------------------------13-11-10-8-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| long pick slide E|--X\\----| End Solo Riff 2b e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------4---5-------6----| D|-2-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * "Down the walkways..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-| D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * "...through the blood-stained town..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------4---5-------6----| D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|------------------------| * * * * * * "Looking down the cross.." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-| D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * "...bleeding from the crown..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------4---5-------6----| D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|------------------------| * * * * * * "Led to slay.." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14\-| D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14\-| A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12\-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * "...die beside the theives..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------4---5-------6----| D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|------------------------| * * * * * * "Kill the king..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-7-------9---10-----12-----14------------------| D|-7-------9-x-10-----12-----14------------------| let ring A|-5-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12--------| E|-------------------------------------------X\\-| * * * * * * * "...of the world to be!" Riff 5 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-----------------5----7--------| A|-3--------7\-------3----5----7\--| E|----------5\-----------------5\--| "More corrupt..." e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1-0-| E|-----------------| * * * * * * * * * "The putrefaction..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-----------------5----7--------| A|-3--------7\-------3----5----7\--| E|----------5\-----------------5\--| "Crushing the bones of a hundred-fold..." Riff 6 x3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---7\6---5\4---2p0-------------| A|-0-----0-----0-----3-0h3-2p0---| E|-----------------------------3-| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---7\6---5\4p0----7\6---5\4p0-| A|-0-----0-------0------0-------| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---7\6---5\4---2p0-------------| A|-0-----0-----0-----3-0h3-2p0---| E|-----------------------------3-| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---7\6---5\4p0----7\6---5\4p0-| A|-0-----0-------0------0-------| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---7\6---5\4---2p0-------------| A|-0-----0-----0-----3-0h3-2p0---| E|-----------------------------3-| Riff 7 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------4-5-------6-7----| D|-2-------4-5-------6-7----| A|-0-------2-3-------4-5----| E|--------------------------| "And this was all you got..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-9-10-----12----14\-| D|-9-10-----12----14\-| A|-7--8-----10----12\-| E|--------------------| "...bells of Hades rings..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-4-5-------6-7----| D|-4-5-------6-7----| A|-2-3-------4-5----| E|------------------| "Is this a nightmare..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-9-10-----12----14\-| D|-9-10-----12----14\-| A|-7--8-----10----12\-| E|--------------------| "...dancing in the flames..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-4-5-------6-7----| D|-4-5-------6-7----| A|-2-3-------4-5----| E|------------------| "No help now..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-9-10-----12----14\-| D|-9-10-----12----14\-| A|-7--8-----10----12\-| E|--------------------| "...has got you by the ass..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-4-5-------6-7----| D|-4-5-------6-7----| A|-2-3-------4-5----| E|------------------| "Set free..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|-9-10-----12----| D|-9-10-----12----| A|-7--8-----10----| E|----------------| "...you're weeping all alone..." Guitar fill over Riff 7 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-| tremolo pick D|-----------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| "No help now..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-14-----14-13-----13-12-----12-----------| A|-12-----12-11-----11-10-----10-12--------| E|-----0---------0---------0-----10--11-12-| * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-----7-6-----6-5-----5-5--6-7-| E|-5--0--5-4--0--4-3--0--3-5--6-7-| * * * Solo (Mustaine e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-14-----14-13-----13-12-----12-11-| D|-14-----14-13-----13-12-----12-11-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------14-16-18-| D|-----------------12-14-16--------14-16-18---------| A|---------12-14-15--------12-14-15-----------------| E|-12-14-15-----------------------------------------| e|---------15-17-19-22b24--22b24-22b24--22b24-22b24--22b24-| B|-15-17-19------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-20h22-20h22-20p19------------------| B|------------------20h22-20h22-20p19-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-13h17-13h16-13----------------------| G|----------------16-11h15-11h14-11----| D|----------------------------------15-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10h14-10h13-10----------------------------------------------10----| A|----------------14-9h13-9h12-9-------------------12p10-12-14----14-| E|-------------------------------13-8h12-8h11-8h10-------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------10h12-14-12p10-12p10---------------------12h14-12---------| D|-10h12-14--------------------14p12-10-----12h14-16--------16p14-12-| A|-------------------------------------14p12-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------15-17-18-19s22--| B|----------------------------------------15h17-19-----------------| G|----------16h17-16-17h19-17-16-16h17-19--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-16p12-14--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-22b24-22p20-17-22-20-17----------------17-17-------------------------| B|-------------------------15-17----17h20-------20-17-20-19-20----------| G|-------------------------------14----------------------------17-19-19-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-19-17-19-20-19-17-19---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------19b20-17-19-19b20-17-19-17--------17h19-17---| D|--------------------------------------------------19-17h19--------19-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------12h14-12----13h14-13-12-13p12-13-14-| D|---------------13p12-10-12-13/-14----------14-------------------------| A|-12-15-12-15-x--------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------15b16-13--------13-13----13----------------------------13-15-| B|-13--13-15----13--13h15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-15-13-15-17-------| G|---14-----------14---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17----17----17----17----17----17-17----17-17----17-17----17-| B|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-20b24r20-17-17-17-------17-17-------17---------------------| B|-------------------20b22-------20b22---20p17----------20-17-| G|--------------------------------------------19p17--17-------| D|-------------------------------------------------19---------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-18-17-16-15-14-15-16-17-16-14h15-14--------------14-15-16-17-16-15h17-| G|------------------------------------16-15-14-13-14---------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------17-------15-------17--------------17------20p17--------------| B|-20-17-20----20-17----17-15----20-17--17-20---20-17-------20p17--------| G|------------------------------------20--------------------------19p17\-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 8a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-----7-6-----6-5-----5-5--6-7-| E|-5--0--5-4--0--4-3--0--3-5--6-7-| * * * "Looking down the cross..." Last time: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------7--5-4-| A|-7-----7-6-----6-5-----5-5--3-2-| E|-5--0--5-4--0--4-3--0--3--------| * * * "I am looking down the cross..." Riff 9 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------4---5-------6----| D|-2-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------9---10-----12-----14-| D|-2-------9-x-10-----12-----14-| A|-0-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-10-0-0-12-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------4---5-------6----| D|-------4-x-5-------6-x--| A|-0-0-0-2-x-3-0-0-0-4-x--| E|------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------9---10-----7-5-4-| D|-2-------9-x-10-----------| A|-0-0-0-0-7-x--8-0-0-------| E|--------------------------| * * * * * e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--2--2-----| A|--0--0--3--| E|--------1--| "Whoaaa!" 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