A Secret Place Band : Megadeth Album: Cryptic Writings Transcribed by Jithendar Jashwanth Timothy The Nilgiris Tamilnadu timothy2001@satyam.net.in Standard Tuning (Don't Change) Played predominantly in G Intro (Gtr 1 on top and Gtr 2 below) -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-4-3----6-6-6/8-4--------- -0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0--------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- (2nd last time only) -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-4-3----6-6-6/4-4--------- -0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----0-0-0---0--------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- Both Guitars (Last time only) ------------- ------------- ---3-33/5-5-- ---3-33/5-5-- ---1-11/3-3-- ------------- Guitar 1 (' A secret place .....' ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --5-----3-----1-----0--------------------------------- --5-----3-----1-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0- --3-----1--------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --5-----3-----1-----0--0-0-0-0-0/--------------------- --5-----3-----1-----0--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ Verse (Gtr 1 on top and Gtr 2 below) -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-4-3----6-6-6/8-4--------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- (2nd last time only) -------------------------------------------------------------- -4-4-4-3---------1-1-1-3---------4-4-4-3----6-6-6/4-4--------- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h2-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- Pre-Chorus (1st & 3rd) (Last time only)( Both Guitars) ------------- ------------- ---3-33/5-5-- ---3-33/5-5-- ---1-11/3-3-- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --5\3\1\0--------------------------------------------- --5\3\1\0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------- --3\1------------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus(2nd) (Last time only) ------------- ------------- ---3-33/5-5-- ---3-33/5-5-- ---1-11/3-3-- ------------- Kind'a Bridge (Both Guitars) 'let me in...... ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -----------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------------------------ Chorus Riff (Guitar 1)(Marty Friedeman with much more volume than dave) --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------4------1-2----2-1-- -----------3---------------3-----0-3-5---00---5--0------0------ -0-3-5---0---5---0-3-5---0---5--------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2)( Dave Mustaine Plays with lesser volume)(hardly heard) --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------5--------------6------5--- -------------------------------5-----5--------------6------5--- -5------3h5p1-----5------3h5p1-5-----3--------------4------3--- ---1-3-------3------1-3--------3------------------------------- (Guitar 1) --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------4------1-2----2-3-- -----------3---------------3-----0-3-5---00---5--0------0------ -0-3-5---0---5---0-3-5---0---5--------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2)(Played with lesser volume)(hardly heard) --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------5--------------6------7--- -------------------------------5-----5--------------6------7--- -5------3h5p1-----5------3h5p1-5-----3--------------4------5--- ---1-3-------3------1-3--------3------------------------------- Outro (Both Guitars) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---6-5-3-5-------6-5-3-5-8-5---6-5-3-5--------6-5-3-5-8-5--- -3----3----6-5-3----3----6-3------3----6-55-3----3----6-3--- (Last time only) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---6-5-3-5-------6-5-3-5-8-5---6-5-3-5--------6-5-3-5-8-7-5- -3----3----6-5-3----3----6-3------3----6-55-3----3----6-5-3-