Prince Of Darkness
by Megadeth
of the album Risk

Legend:
*   - palm mute
/   - slide up
\   - slide down
h   - hammer on
p   - pull off
~   - vibtato
wbv - whammy bar vibrato
(9) - ghost note
hpb - half pre bend (ex. 12 pre bent to 13)
qb  - quarter bend
hb  - half bend
fb  - full bend
r   - release bend

Tuning: D

Intro (Clean with sound effects)

d--2------------------------------------------9----------------------------------|
A----2--------------------------------------8------------------------------------|
F------4--(4)hb5r-(4)hb5r--(4)hb5r--------9--------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9--|
G----------------------------------------------------7--------(7)qbr-(7)qbr---7--|
D----------------------------------------------------0------------------------0--|

Riff 1 - Guitar 1 (Clean)

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------3-------5-------8---------------3-------5-------8---------------3-------5-------8----|
F----9------4-------6-------6--------9------4-------6-------6--------9------4-------6-------6-----|
C---9------5-------7-------8--------9------5-------7-------8--------9------5-------7-------8------|
G--7------5-------7-------7--------7------5-------7-------7--------7------5-------7-------7-------|
D-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|

Riff 1 - Guitar 2 (Clean)

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7-------6-------5-------4-------7-------6-------5-------4-------7-------6-------5-------4-------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d----------------|
A----------------|
F----------------|
C----------------|
G----------------|
D--0--------0----|
    "More than evil..."

Riff 1a (Distortion)

d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
      |-------------------------------------------31-notes----------------------------------------|

Riff 2

d-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------0----------------------7--------|
G-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-3---2-2--2--2--2--2--5--8-7-5-|
D-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----1---0-0--0--0--0--0-----6-5-3-|

Riff 2a

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------0-------------------1010-101010-101010-101010-101010-101010-101010-10101010-|
G-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-3---2-2--2--2--2---8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
D-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----1---0-0--0--0--0----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Guitar 1

d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------|
G---------------------------------0---0---0---0---1---1---0-1-2---|
D-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---------------------------------3-|

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)

d-----12-----------12---------12-----------12---------|
A-----15fb17-------15fb17-----15fb17-------15fb17-----|
F-----------------------------------------------------|
C-14--------14-----------14---------14-----------14---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3
                            3x
d-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
F-----------------------------|
C-----------------------------|
G------2---------2---------2--|
D-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--|
  ****      ****      ****

d---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
F---------------------------------|
C---------------------------------|
G------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|
  ****      ****      *

Play Riff 2   "I take what you love..."

Guitar fills over Riff 2:
#1
d--------------------|
A--------------------|
F--6b7~~~----6b7~~~--|
C--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--------------------|

#2
d--15^--15^--15b16~~~~~*--|
A-------------------------|
F-------------------------|
C-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|

Play Riff 2a   "While you burn..."
Play Riff Chorus    "My kingdom..."

Interlude: (12-string guitar)
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------2--------2--------2--------3--------3------3--------3-|
C----2--1-----2--1-----2--1-----2--1--------4--------4--------4--------3---------------3-------|
G-------------------------------------2--------3--------2--------------------------------------|
D-0--------3--------2--------3-----------------------------------3--------2------3--------2----|

d----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------4--------2-----2--------2--------2--------2-----|
F----6--------6-----------3--------------2--------2--------2--------2--|
C-------6--------6-----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6--------5--------4--------2-----2--------1--------2--------1--------|

(Distortion)

d---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------------------|
C-1010-101010-101010-101010-101010-101010-101010-10101010-|
G--8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
D---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4 - Guitar 1 - 2x

d-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2---------2---------2-------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|
  ****      ****      ****    ****      ****      *

Solo Rhythm
                                3x
d---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
F---------------------------------|
C---------------------------------|
G------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D-0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|
  ****      ****      *

d---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
F---------------------------|
C---------------------------|
G----5--4--3-------5--4--3--|
D-0--3--2--1----0--3--2--1--|
  *             *

Solo

d------------------------------------------------------------------------hpb12r-|
A---------17~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-15--16-----------------------------------------------------------hpb9r--------|
C----------------------9--8--(8)hb9r-(8)hb9r-8~~----5hb6r-----------------------|
G-------------------7--------------------------------------7hb8r----------------|
D----------------7--------------------------------------------------------------|

d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------12-11--(11)hb12r----/15-14--(14)hb15r--15-14~~--17-15~~--18-17~~~-15h7p15------------|
F---9~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------17--16wbv--|
C-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            End Solo
d-17-15--------18-17-15-----------------------------|
A-------17-15-----------17-15-15-14-13-12-----------|
F-----------------------------------------14-12~~~--|
C---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Guitar 1

d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------|
G---------------------------------0---0---0---0---1---1---0-1-2---|
D-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---------------------------------3-|

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)

d-----12-----------12---------12-----------12---------|
A-----15fb17-------15fb17-----15fb17-------15fb17-----|
F-----------------------------------------------------|
C-14--------14-----------14---------14-----------14---|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|

Ending Rhythm

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------------|this line 2x
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2---------2---------2-------2---------2---------2-------5--4--3--|
D-0000-0----0000-0----0000-0--0000-0----0000-0----0000-0----0--3--2--1--|
  ****      ****      ****    ****      ****      ****      *

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3----2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3----2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3-|
D-0--3--2--1----0--4--3--2--1----2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3----2--5--4--3----2--6--5--4--3-|

d-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------|
G-2--5--4--3----------------2--6--5--4--3-2-|
D-0--3--2--1----------------0--4--3--2--1-0-|

Ending Solo
NOTE: Some effect is used so the following two bars are
an octave lower than the actual notes.
d-/19----/18----/17----/18----/17----/17----/16----/17----16\-15\-14\--12----12----12----\10------|
A-----19-----19-----19-----17-----17-----16-----16-----17-----------------12----12----12-----10---|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d---------------------------------------------------|
A----12----12qb-------14--(14)fb16------------(16)r-|
F----12----12qb-------14--(14)fb16------------(16)r-|
C-12---------------14--------\----------------/-----|
G-----------------------------\--[long hold]-/------|
D---------------------------------------------------|

d-------------------------------------------------------|
A-12h15p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h15p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|

d-------------------------------------------------------|
A-12h17p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h17p12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|

d------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-12h15p12------12-12h15p12------12-12h17p12------12-12h17p12------|
F---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-|
C------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|

d------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-12h15p12------12-12h15p12------12-12h17p12------12-12h17p12------|
F---------14b16------------14b16------------14b16------------14b16-|
C------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|

d-17p15p12------17p15p12------18p16p13------18p16p13------|
A---------15p12---------15p12---------16p13---------16p13-|
F---------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|

d-19p17p14------19p17p14------20p18p15------20p18p15------|
A---------17p14---------17p14---------18p15---------18p15-|
F---------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|

d-21p19p16------22p20p17------23p21p18------24p22p19------|
A---------19p16---------20p17---------21p18---------22p19-|
F---------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|

NOTE: Again, some effect is used so here are the notes an octave lower.
d-12//17//24tm----(24)\--|
A-12//17//24tm----(24)\--|
F------------------------|
C-[steady gliss]---------|
G------------------------|
D------------------------|

d--------------------------------------|
A--------12-----12-----12--------------|
F-15b16-----15-----14-----12h14-12~~~\-|
C--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|