The Scorpion(Tabs)

	        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