A SECRET PLACE [Megadeth - Cryptic Writings] Transcribed by Christopher Heer / Mark Yeary 12/28/97 Five Magics - http://www.nebula.on.ca/heer/fivemagics/index.html Standard Tuning Intro -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-44-3---6-6-6/8-4--------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- (2nd last time only) -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-44-3---6-6-6/4-4--------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- (Last time only) ------------- ------------- ---3-33/5-5-- ---3-33/5-5-- ---1-11/3-3-- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --5-----3-----1-----0--------------------------------- --5-----3-----1-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- --3-----1--------------------------------------------- Verse -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-44-3---6-6-6/8-4--------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- (2nd last time only) -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-44-3---6-6-6/4-4--------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus (1st & 3rd) (Last time only) ------------- ------------- ---3-33/5-5-- ---3-33/5-5-- ---1-11/3-3-- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --5-----3-----1-----0--------------------------------- --5-----3-----1-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- --3-----1--------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus(2nd) (Last time only) ------------- ------------- ---3-33/5-5-- ---3-33/5-5-- ---1-11/3-3-- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -----------5---8---7----------------------------------- -5----3----5---8---7--6--5----3----1----0-------------- -5----3----3---6---5--6--5----3----1----0--0-0-0-0-0-0- -3----1---------------4--3----1------------------------ (solo) Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------4------1-2----2-1-- -----------3---------------3-----0-3-55---0---5--0------0------ -0-3-5---0---5---0-3-5---0---5--------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------4------1-2----2-3-- -----------3---------------3-----0-3-55---0---5--0------0------ -0-3-5---0---5---0-3-5---0---5--------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Solo rhythm: G)-3-3-3-2---------0-0-0-2---------3-3-3-2---- D)-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---- A)-------------------------------------------- E)-------------------------------------------- G)----5----5-5-p-3--3------------------ D)-0--0-0--0-0------0--0-0-0-0--------- A)------------------------------------- E)------------------------------------- G)-3-3-3-2---------0-0-0-2---------3-3-3-2---- D)-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---- A)-------------------------------------------- E)-------------------------------------------- G)----5----5-5-h-7--3------------------ D)-0--0-0--0-0------0--0-0-0-0--------- A)------------------------------------- E)------------------------------------- Last time: G)-3-3-3-2---------0-0-0-2---------3-3-3-2---- D)-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---- A)-------------------------------------------- E)-------------------------------------------- D)--3-3--3-/-5--5------- A)--1-1--1-/-3--3------- E)---------------------- Outro ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---6-5-3-5-------6-5-3-5-8-5---6-5-3-55-------6-5-3-5-8-5--- -3----3----6-5-3----3----6-3------3-----6-5-3----3----6-3--- (Last time only) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---6-5-3-5-------6-5-3-5-8-5---6-5-3-55-------6-5-3-5-8-7-5- -3----3----6-5-3----3----6-3------3-----6-5-3----3----6-5-3-