How to play Holy Wars...The Punishment Due

Megadeth

This tab has 50 notes, across the low E, A and D strings, open strings up to fret 7, at 170 BPM. Read it below, then play it with Lark and every note gets scored.

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170BPM at full speed
50notes
0 to 7fret range
Expertlevel

The tab

Each line is a string: high e on top, low E at the bottom. The number is the fret to press, and 0 means play the string open. Read left to right, one note at a time. The small numbers count the notes.

Holy Wars...The Punishment Due tab, 50 notes. The same tab is written out note by note in the list after it.
Read it note by note
  1. D3 A string, fret 5
  2. D#3 A string, fret 6
  3. E3 A string, fret 7
  4. A2 low E string, fret 5
  5. A#2 low E string, fret 6
  6. B2 low E string, fret 7
  7. B2 low E string, fret 7
  8. A#2 low E string, fret 6
  9. A2 low E string, fret 5
  10. A2 low E string, fret 5
  11. G#2 low E string, fret 4
  12. G2 low E string, fret 3
  13. E2 open low E string
  14. D3 A string, fret 5
  15. D#3 A string, fret 6
  16. E3 A string, fret 7
  17. A2 low E string, fret 5
  18. A#2 low E string, fret 6
  19. B2 low E string, fret 7
  20. B2 low E string, fret 7
  21. A#2 low E string, fret 6
  22. A2 low E string, fret 5
  23. A2 low E string, fret 5
  24. G#2 low E string, fret 4
  25. G2 low E string, fret 3
  26. F#2 low E string, fret 2
  27. D3 A string, fret 5
  28. D#3 A string, fret 6
  29. E3 A string, fret 7
  30. A2 low E string, fret 5
  31. A#2 low E string, fret 6
  32. B2 low E string, fret 7
  33. B2 low E string, fret 7
  34. A#2 low E string, fret 6
  35. A2 low E string, fret 5
  36. A2 low E string, fret 5
  37. G#2 low E string, fret 4
  38. G2 low E string, fret 3
  39. E3 D string, fret 2
  40. F3 D string, fret 3
  41. F#3 D string, fret 4
  42. C3 A string, fret 3
  43. C#3 A string, fret 4
  44. D3 A string, fret 5
  45. D3 A string, fret 5
  46. C#3 A string, fret 4
  47. C3 A string, fret 3
  48. C#3 A string, fret 4
  49. C3 A string, fret 3
  50. B2 A string, fret 2
Plain text tab
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-5--6--7--------------------------------5--|
E|----------5--6--7--7--6--5--5--4--3--0-----|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-6--7--------------------------------5--6--|
E|-------5--6--7--7--6--5--5--4--3--2--------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2--3--4-----|
A|-7--------------------------------------3--|
E|----5--6--7--7--6--5--5--4--3--------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-4--5--5--4--3--4--3--2--|
E|-------------------------|

Where it sits on the neck

Green rings are every place this tab uses. The solid one is played most: A2, low E string, fret 5, 9 times.

Strings
Low E, A and Dthree strings
Frets
0 to 70 is an open string
Lowest note
E2open low E string
Highest note
F#3D string, fret 4
Open strings
1of 50 notes
Tempo
170 BPM85 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every note.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (85 BPM), 0.75x (128 BPM) or 1x (170 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of notes and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: notes 11 to 14, the busiest stretch in this tab (frets 4, 3, 0, 5 across the low E and A strings).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic. Every note turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

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