The Scorpion

Megadeth: The Scorpion transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-0h7-------0h7-------0h7----| B|-----8---------8---------8--| G|--------9---------9---------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-0h6-------0h6-------0h6---| B|-----7---------7---------7-| G|--------9---------9--------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in later) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-3-3----2-0-----2--------4----(4)\-| E|-h-h--------3-2-0--------2----(2)\-| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-9-9-------------------| A|-7-7--------4----(4)\--| E|-0-0--------2----(2)\--| Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|-0h7-------0h7-------0h7----| B|-----8---------8---------8--| G|--------9---------9---------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-0h6-------0h6-------0h6---| B|-----7---------7---------7-| G|--------9---------9--------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 (Clean) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------5-2-5-2--------4-2-4-2-| A|-----2--------------1---------| E|-0-3------------0-2-----------| NOTE: Keyboard plays above an octave higher if you want to create a harmony on guitar. Riff 1b (Distortion) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---5---2---4-----| A|-3---0---2---5-4-| E|-------------3-2-| * * Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-2--4-4--x-x--x-x-x-x--2--4-5--x-x--x-x-x-x-| E|-0--2-2--x-x--x-x-x-x--0--2-3--x-x--x-x-x-x-| "My life..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------1-------4-------| A|-5--4-2--x-x--x-x-x-x--2--1-0--5--4-3~-| E|-3--2-0--x-x--x-x-x-x------------------| "...that feeds my thirst..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| ----| D|------------------------------| | A|-2--2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-0-2-3--0-| | E|------------------------------| | |--> Play 3x e|------------------------------| | B|------------------------------| | G|------------------------------| | D|------------------------------| ----| A|-2--2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3--0-2-3--0-| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-2--2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-0-2-3--0-| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|----------------4p2p0----------------| D|---------------------4p2p0-----------| A|-2--2-0-2-3-2-0-----------3p2p0------| E|-------------------------------3p2p0-| Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------7b8-----------| D|----------------7~-------| A|---------9---------------| E|-7~--7~-------------X\\--| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-10p9p7-10p9p7---------------------------| A|---------------10p9p7-10p9p7-9p7p6-9p7p6-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-8p7p5-8p7p5-7~~--{turn pickup off and on rapidly}-| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------16----19-----| G|---------------8---/11---14----16-------14----16\-| D|-----9-----------7-----9----13----16--------------| A|--------9-----------------------------------------| E|-7~-------8~--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-7h10p7-7h10p7-----------------------------| G|---------------8h11p8-8h11p8---------------| D|-----------------------------9h12p9-9h12p9-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-9h12p9-9h12p9------------| E|---------------7~~----X\\-| End Solo Riff 4 e|-----0-------------------------------------------| B|-----0-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------7/9\--5--------------------------| A|-2--(2)--x-x--x-5/7\--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-| E|-0--(0)--x-x--x----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "As I climb onto..." Riff 4 ending chord leading into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 1a Play Riff 1b Play Riff 2 "My self..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------7b8-----| D|---------------------------------7h9-a----9~-| A|---------------------7h10p7-9h10-------------| E|-7~--7~--7h10p7-9h10-------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-10-7-9--------------------| A|----------10-7-9-10-7-9------| E|------------------------10-7-| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-9----7--------------------------------------------------| A|-----10---9-7----7-9-7-------------------------------------| E|--------------10-------10-7~--{turn pickup off/on rapidly}-| e|----------------------------------------------12-| B|-------------------------------12----------13----| G|----------------------------12----12-14-16-------| D|------13~----13h16p13-15-16----------------------| A|-/14~--------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|-15--(15)^p12-------| G|---------------14~--| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-11p8-------11p8------------14p11-------14p11-----------| B|-----10--10-----10---(10)/-------13--13------13---(13)/-| G|-------11---------11-(11)/---------14----------14-(14)/-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-17p14-------17p14------------20p17-------20p17-----| B|------16--16------16---(16)/-------19--19------19---| G|--------17----------17-(17)/---------20----------20-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-20~----{long hold}----------------| G|-21~--------------------------16~--| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "As I climb onto..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|-----2---------------------------------------| B|-----2---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|----------------9/11\----------------4-------| A|-4--(4)--x-x--x-7/-9\--3tr4----0h2h3---3-2-0-| E|-2--(2)--x-x--x------------------------------| e|-----2---------------------------------------------| B|-----2---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------9/11\--------------4---------------| A|-4--(4)--x-x--x-7/-9\--3tr4--0h2h3---3-2-0-3-2-0---| E|-2--(2)--x-x--x----------------------------------3-| Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-14tm--(14tm)--(14tm)-------------------------------| G|-----------------------{18}r16~--16~--16~--16~--16~-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------14------------14-------------| B|---------14--17p14-----14--17p14-----14-| G|-14-16b18---------16b18---------16b18---| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-17p16p14------------| D|----------16-14------| A|----------------15~~-| E|---------------------| e|-17t14p12p9h14p12p9-17t14p12p9h14p12p9-| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-17t14p12-19t14p12-17t14p12p9h14p12p9-| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-13tr14----------------------| G|--------14tr15---------------| D|---------------15tr16--------| A|----------------------15tr16-| E|-----------------------------| e|-------14------15------15------16------16------| B|-17p14---17p14---18p15---18p15---19p16---19p16-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-17------17------18-----18------19------19-------| B|---20p17---20p17---21p18---21p18---22p19---22p19-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-20------20------21------21------22-| B|---23p20---23p20---24p21---24p21----| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-22b24~~----(24~)----(24~)----(24~)----| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| While holding bend, hit the 24th fret, which is bent to 26, then release 24th fret to original position and hold e|-(24~)----(24~)----{24}--(26)r24~~--| B|----------------{string noise}------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|-22~--20~--19~--17~-| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-------------------------| B|--20b22~--20~--19~--18~\-| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "As I climb onto..." Play Riff 2 "My lies..." Riff 2 ending chord leading into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 1a Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. {10}12 = pre-bend. {10}12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill