Megadeth
Bass Tab for Vortex
Transcribed by Mark Smeets
Email: msmeets@ibm.net
http://www.smartt.com/~jsmeets/stranger/Front.htm

Notes: The ending is the hardest part of this song. I can't even feel my way through the rythm
until the half time part and even that took alot of work. Otherwise this song is very straight
forward and there is nothing hard about it.

Standard Tuning

Intro

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I-2-2---2-2-|-2---------5-4-3--5---------5-4-3-2--I
I-----------|--0-2-3-4-5--------0-2-3-4-5---------I

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I-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---------5-4-3-5---------5-4-3-2--I
I------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------0-2-3-4-5-------0-2-3-4-5---------I

Verse 1
Repeat Twice
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I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--I

I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I
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I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--I
I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I

Chorus

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I-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---------5-4-3-5-------5-4-3-2--I
I------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------0-2-3-4-5-------0-2-4-5---------I

Verse 2
Repeat Twice
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I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--I

I--------------------------------------------------------------------------I
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I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--I
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Chorus 2

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I-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---------5-4-3-5---------------I
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Interlude
Repeat Twice, take 2nd ending                                                     |2nd ending
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I----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------3|---I
I----2---1---2-2-1-0--------2---1---2-2-1--2---1---2-2-2-1-0--------2---1---2-2-1-|-1-I
I-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--|---I

Pre solo
Repeat twice
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I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------I
I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--I

I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
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I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--I
I--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------I

Solo 1
                                                                                                                         1st ending            
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I------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------9-7-7---------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------------------------|---I
I-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-9---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7---9-9-8-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-----------------9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|2--I
I------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-5|---I

                                                                                                                         2st ending            
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I------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------9-7-7---------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------------------------|---I
I-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-9---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7---9-9-8-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-----------------9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|4--I
I------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-5|---I

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I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---I
I----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------3--I

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I------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------9-7-7---------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7------------------------------I
I-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-9---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7---9-9-8-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-7-----------------9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------I
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Solo 2/Outro
I have NO clue how to write this out because I can't even figure out when to change notes. 
I know the notes, that was the easy part but if you can figure out the timing, well, then at 
least someone can. I was however able to get the half time section of this outro. (by some 
miracle) The notes for both sections are the same (A, G#, G, F#, F, E - Chromatic) and 
hopefully that is enough to get you started.

Half time - 3rd time, Repeat till end
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I-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--5--3-5-5--I