Megadeth - The Conjuring Part I - Guitar Tab

About The Conjuring Part I

Few thrash tracks from 1986 demand as much from both hands as this one. Megadeth built "The Conjuring Part I" around sharp, angular riffing in E minor that sits comfortably at 120 BPM, fast enough to punish sloppy alternate picking but not so brutal that the note choices get lost. The real challenge is keeping your fretting hand clean through the rhythm sections, where muted low-E passages shift quickly into full chord stabs. Dave Mustaine's lead phrasing leans heavily on chromatic runs and string-skipping ideas that can feel awkward at first, so isolate those moments and use the Practice Toolbar to loop them slowed down until the fingering becomes automatic. Thrash Metal rhythm playing like this rewards a tight picking attack close to the bridge, so pay attention to your right-hand position throughout. E Standard tuning means no retuning required, but the low-end aggression of the riffs still asks for solid palm-muting control.

• The rhythm riffs rely on tight palm-muted alternate picking in E Standard, so a consistent right-hand technique close to the bridge is essential.
• Chromatic passing notes appear frequently in the lead and rhythm parts, making clean fretting-hand finger placement a key thing to practise.
• At 120 BPM the song sits at a tempo where every sloppy note is audible, so use looping it slowed down to build accuracy before going full speed.