Band- Megadeth
Song- Secret Place

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3--------1-1-1-3--------|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3---6---6-6\4-4----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * *


Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3--------1-1-1-3--------|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|-4-4-4-3-------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------|
D|----------3--3-3/5-5-|
A|----------1--1-1/3-3-|
E|---------------------|


Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5----3----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|-3----1----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-|
* * * * * * * *


Play Riff 1 "There's a secret place..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---12\---|
D|---12\---|
A|---------|
E|---------|


Play Riff 1a "There's no turning..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh..."

Guitar fill over Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
D|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 2 [On Remix/remaster]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~----13b15r13-11~--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~-10~--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|



Riff 3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-| ----|
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----| |
E|----------------------------| |
"Welcome to..." |
e|----------------------------| |
B|----------------------------| |
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-5-| |
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----| |
A|----------------------------| |
E|----------------------------| |
"...my secret place..." |
e|----------------------------| |---- Play 2x
B|----------------------------| |
G|----------------------------| |
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-| |
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----| |
E|----------------------------| |
"How I arrived..." |
e|----------------------------| |
B|----------------------------| |
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-7-| |
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----| ----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
"...explain..."

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-----5-|
A|-5-8---|
E|-------|
"...away..."

Guitar fill at end of chorus:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|----10--/12----|
D|----10--/12----|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


Play Riff 1 "There's a secret place..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---12\---|
D|---12\---|
A|---------|
E|---------|

Play Riff 1a "There's no turning..."


Riff 4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------5----8----7----|
D|-5----3----5----8----7--6-|
A|-5----3----3----6----5--6-|
E|-3----1-----------------4-|
"Let me in..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5----3------------------------|
A|-5----3----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3----1----6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * *
"Lost my soul..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------5----8----7----|
D|-5----3----5----8----7--6-|
A|-5----3----3----6----5--6-|
E|-3----1-----------------4-|
"Let me in..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----------8--|
D|-5----3----8--|
A|-5----3----6--|
E|-3----1-------|
"Lost my soul..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2--------0-0-0-2--------|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2---5---5-5\3-3----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2--------0-0-0-2--------|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *

First ending
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2---5---5-5/7-3----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Second ending
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-3-3-3-2--------------|
D|-0-0-0-0--3--3-3/5-5--|
A|----------1--1-1/3-3--|
E|----------------------|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------3~------------------3~---3h5~--|
A|-555555----5-3h5~----555555----5-------|
E|---------------------------------------|
****** ******
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5b6--5-3----3-------3------|
A|----------5----3-0-3---5~~--|
E|----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------3~------------------3~---3h5~--|
A|-555555----5-3h5~----555555----5-------|
E|---------------------------------------|
****** ******

e|------------------------------------------10----13----|
B|------------------------------10----13-10----13----13-|
G|--------------7----10-7-12-10----12-------------------|
D|-5b6-5/7-10-7---10------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-------13-------13-------13-----13-----13-------|
G|-12b14----12b14----12b14----12b14--12b14--12b14~~--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10h12p10p9-10p9------------------------------------|
D|----------------12-10-12~--10h12p10-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------12-10h12p10\8----|
E|------------------------------------------------10~-|

e|-10-------10-------10-------10-----10-----|
B|-13b15----13b15----13b15----13b15--13b15--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10-------------------|
B|---------13--------13--------13--------13-....-[fade out]-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1 "I hide from those..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|-20~~---------------------------|
G|---------17~~----15~~----(15)\--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Play Riff 1a "I can't explain..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh..."

Guitar fill over Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
D|---12\10----10\8----8\7~----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 2 [On Remix/remaster]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~----13b15r13-11~--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-13b15r13-11~-10~--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


Riff 3a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-|
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----|
E|----------------------------|
"Welcome to..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-5-|
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
"...my secret place..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5----8-5------5----8-5-|
A|-5-8----5------5-8----5-----|
E|----------------------------|
"How I arrived..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-7-|
D|-5-8----5------8------5-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
"...explain..."


Repeat the above 4 times, except final time replace last
bar with this:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----5----8-5----5-6----6-7---------|
D|-5-8----5------8------5-------------|
A|-----------------------------5-8-5--|
E|---------------------------------3--|
"My secret place."


Guitar fill over Riff 3
e|-18~~----17~~----15~~--------------------|
B|-------------------------15~~----16~~----|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| ---|
A|-----------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------| |
|
e|-18~~----17~~----15~~--------------------| |--- Play 2x
B|-------------------------15~~----13~~----| |
G|-----------------------------------------| |
D|-----------------------------------------| ---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Ending x3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-5---3-5--------6-5---3-5--8--5-|
E|-----6-----6-5-3------6------6--3-|
* * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-6-5---3-5--------6-5---3-5--8-7-5-|
E|-----6-----6-5-3------6------6-5-3-|
* * * * *



Notation:

10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = 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