Megadeth: The Scorpion transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 15, 2005 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: 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 (Pizzicato strings arranged for clean guitar) e|-------3-0-3-0--------2-0-2-0-| B|------------------------------| G|-----4--------------3---------| D|-2-5---5-2-5-2--2-4---4-2-4-2-| A|-----2--------------1---------| E|-0-3------------0-2-----------| 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|-------------------------------4--3----| A|-5--4-2--x-x--x-x-x-x--6--5-4--5--4-3~-| E|-3--2-0--x-x--x-x-x-x--7--6-5----------| "...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~---------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|-8p7p5-8p7p5-5~~--------555555555555-| ************ e|------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------10---12----16----19----| G|---------------8---/11------8----11----14----16-| D|-----9-----------7-----9------------------------| A|--------9---------------------------------------| E|-7~-------8~------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-7h10p7h10p7----------------------------------------| G|-------------8h11p8h11p8----------------------------| D|-------------------------9h12p9h12p9----------------| A|-------------------------------------9h12p9h12p9----| E|-------------------------------------------------7~-| 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---9-10-7-9------| E|-------------0----------10-8-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-7-9----7--------------------------------------| A|-----10---9-7----7-9-7-------------------------| E|--------------10-------10-8-7~----578855785555-| ************ e|----------------------------------------------12-| B|-------------------------------------------13----| G|----------------------------12-16p12-14-16-------| D|------13~----13h16p13-15-16----------------------| A|-/14~--------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-15b16--15p12------| G|--------------14~--| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-11p8-----11p8------14p11-----14p11------| B|-----10-------10---------13--------13----| G|-------11-------11/--------14--------14/-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-17p14-----17p14------20p17-----20p17-----| B|------16--------16---------19--------19---| G|--------17--------17/--------20--------20-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|-20~----[long hold]--| G|-21~-----------------| 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-------------------------------------------| G|---------16~-[17]r16~-[18]r16~-[17]r16~-16~--14-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--------14-----------14--------------| B|------14--17p14------14-17p14-----14-| G|-16b18---------16b18---------16b18---| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-17p16p14--------------------------------| D|----------16-14--------------------------| A|----------------15~-15~-15~-15~-15~-15~--| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-17p14-------------17p14-------------| B|-------17-14h17p14-------17-14h17p14-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17p14----19p14----17p14-------------| B|-------17-------17-------17-14h17p14-| 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~-22b24~----(24~)----(24~)----| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-{24}r24---(24)~--| NOTE: While holding the previous bend, B|------------------| fret the 24th fret then release bend and G|------------------| continue holding the 24th fret. D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--17~--------20b22~--20b21~--20~--19\-| 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