Slow it Down! Holy Wars... The Punishment Due at 80% Speed - Lossless Audio Source

If ever there were a Megadeth song that would make learning it easier, it's Holy Wars. Ok, Take No Prisoners also... and Rust in Peace, oh, and Lucretia. Let's face it Rust in Peace is just a masterpiece of metal-technicality!
This is not an easy song at any moment. Even when it slows down, it demands attitude and precision with slick right-hand muting techniques and exceptionally controlled picking.
The rhythm stuff is demanding. Your strength and dexterity will be pushed as you ramp up the speed. The leads are exceptionally difficult as well. Friedman steps out early in the song and crushes it on the nylon. Friedman and Mustaine trade-off towards the end and Mustaine's more pentatonic approach and typically picked phrases separate him from Marty's incredible melodic passages with huge bends and playing outside the box to capture the ear.
The song is also rather long, so again it will test your stamina. The economy of movement was a huge help in learning this song. Keep your right hand glued to the bridge in mute position and your fretting fingers over their respective frets, ready to pounce.
Man, Megadeth was just incredible at this point!

[@Kriegter]

if Holy Wars was on Cryptic Writings

[@mtjenkins]

🤣🤣🤣 well played, Sir!

[@shubham11097]

Nah! Only if would had more bass

[@user-zk4xn2js4k]

on youthanasia !

[@lemlem35]

This might be my picking hand speaking but this sounds really fucking good

[@Crainskii]

It feels oddly groovy

[@mtjenkins]

The more I use slowed down tracks, the more I realize that speed can (but not always) really mask a groove!

[@jareddavidmanifold313]

It does dosent it. It's megadeth lite it's megadeth elevator music it's megadeth nursing home music it's megadeth o u get the idea

[@_ProTrax]

The song always had a groove at even full tempo

[@MrJessterr]

4:16

[@sonnyvargeson9770]

Lifesaver

[@jareddavidmanifold313]

This is much easier on the old neck compared to 100% speed

[@mtjenkins]

Agreed!

[@renatotrigueiro8601]

Hoje a tecnologia está tão presente que você só será um inábil se não se dedicar 100%

[@mtjenkins]

Estoy de acuerdo. ¡Tuve que aprenderme este álbum a toda velocidad y no fue fácil! Con una aplicación gratuita en tu teléfono puedes hacer cualquier canción a cualquier velocidad. ¡Increíble!

[@LEE_MILLARD]

About my speed 😎

[@si_che1684]

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