Megadeth: Black Swan (From the Th1rt3en album) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 12, 2011 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 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-9--7-5---7-5-9-7----------7---2--7-5---7-5-7-9----------7---| E|-7------7-----7-5--5-555-5-5-0-0------7-----5-7--7-777-7-5-0-| * *** * * * *** * * e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-9--7-5---7-5-9-7--7-5---7-5-7-2--7-5---7-5-7-9----------7---| E|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-0------7-----5-7--7-777-7-5-0-| * *** * * Solo (Mustaine) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-----7-5---7-5--------| E|-7~------7-----7-5~\--| "I thought a desire..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|----7-5---7-5--------| E|-0------0-----0-7~\--| "...pleasure" e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-7~------7-----7-5~------5-----5-| "Could never really..." 1st ending: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-0------0-----0-7~------7-----5-| 2nd ending: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------5-7-8-7-5-----| E|-0------0-----0-7~------------7p0-| Riff 3 x2 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-----------4--2----------2--4---------4----------------| A|-2---2-222-2-2--4--4-444-4-4--5-5-555-5-5--------5---4-0-| E|-------------------------------------------3--2----------| * *** * * *** * * *** * "My angels left me..." Ending: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------2---------| D|-----------------2---3-4---4-3-2---| A|-4-------------------------------5-| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| * * * * * * Riff 4 x3 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4---7-------------------| A|-2---5---4---------------| E|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * "Just like a churchyard shadow..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-4---7-----------------| A|-2---5---4-------------| E|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-7~------7-----7-5~------5-----5-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-0------0-----0-7~------7-----5-| Solo (Mustaine) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 but use this for ending: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------5-7-8-7-5-----| E|-0------0-----0-7~------------7-5-| Riff 6 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------4-2--------------| D|------2-4------4--2--3-2---| A|-2--5--------------------5-| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------4-2-----2----2-4-| D|------2-4------4-----4-----| A|-2--5----------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------4-2--------------| D|------2-4------4--2--3-2---| A|-2--5--------------------5-| E|---------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-4----------4----------| A|-2--x-x-4-x-2--x-x-4-x-| E|----x-x-2-x----x-x-2-x-| Play Riff 3 but use this for ending: e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---------2---------| D|-2---3-4---4-3-2---| A|-----------------5-| E|-------------------| Riff 4a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4---7-------------------| A|-2---5---4---------------| E|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-6---9---------------------| A|-4---7---6-----------------| E|---------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-/14~--14~--14~----12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-16-12------------| G|-------------------------------------------------13~----13~-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-11-13-11-15b16-15b16-15b16-13~-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------/15\--------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|-X\\--------X//-X\\-X//-| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------9h11p9----| D|------------------------9h10p9----9-10h11--------11-| A|------9h10p9----9-10h11--------11-------------------| E|-9h12--------12-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------9h11p9----11p9----| B|---------9h11p9----9-11h12--------12------12-| G|-9-11h12--------12---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|--------7-------7---------7--------------------| B|-10b12----10b12----10b12-----etc.--[fades out]-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 use this for ending: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------2---------| D|-----------------2---3-4---4-3-2---| A|-4-------------------------------5-| E|-2--2-222-2-2-2--------------------| * *** * * * Riff 4a e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4----7---------------------| A|-2----5----4----------------| E|-----------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * "Just like a..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4----7----------------------| A|-2----5----4-----------------| E|-----------2--222-222-222-22-| *** *** *** ** "Creeping after..." Riff 4b x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4----7----------------------| A|-2----5----4-----------------| E|-----------2--222-222-222-22-| *** *** *** ** "Just like a..." Riff 4c (Solo Rhythm, Ending) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4----7--12-11-------------------| A|-2----5--10--9--9999999999999999-| E|---------------------------------| **************** "Just like a..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4----7----------------------------| A|-2----5--5-4--------------------9\-| E|---------3-2-222-222-222-222222-7\-| *** *** *** ****** "There's nothing..." Solo (Broderick) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo 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