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Crown of Worms

Megadeth
Tab
★3.9(6)

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Song

Megadeth: Crown Of Worms

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: 4/5/01

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------5----7/8-7----5-7---|
Db|-7--7--7----5----7/8-7----5-7---|
Ab|-0--0--0--0---0--------0------0-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * *

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------5----7/8-7----5---|
Db|-7--7--7----5----7/8-7----5---|
Ab|-0--0--0--0---0--------0------|
Eb|------------------------------|

* * *

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------5----7/8-7----5-7---|
Db|-7--7--7----5----7/8-7----5-7---|
Ab|-0--0--0--0---0--------0------0-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * *

1st ending

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------5----5------------|
Db|-7--7--7----5----5------------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0---0-----5--4--3---|
Eb|--------------------3--2--1---|

* * * *

1st ending

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------5----5----------------|
Db|-7--7--7----5----5----------------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0---0-----5--4--3--4--5-|
Eb|--------------------3--2--1--2--3-|

* * * * * *

Riff 2

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----5-----7--5-----5-------7--5----|
Db|-7--5-----7--5-----5-------7--5----|
Ab|-0-----0--------0----------------0-|
Eb|----------------------8-7----------|

* * * * *

"I am the author..."

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|----5-----7--5-----7/8-7-----5------|
Db|-4--5-----7--5-----7/8-7-----5------|
Ab|-4-----0--------0---------0---------|
Eb|--------------------------------8-7-|

* * * * *

"Drink as did Bacchus..."

Riff 3 x3

eb|----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|----------------------|-----------------|
Gb|----/8-7--------------|----5--7----4--5-|
Db|-7--/8-7--------------|-7--5--7----4--5-|
Ab|-0--------------------|-0---------------|
Eb|----------8-8-7-7-6-6-|-----------------|

* * * * * *

"I present you...."

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Solo

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-13b15r13-12b13r12-10d9*~~~--|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|--------------------------[15]-[15]-----[15]----[15]-|
Bb|---------15p13-[17]r15b17-----------[17]----[17]-----|
Gb|-/14-17----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-[17]r15p13-------------------|
Gb|------------14b17r14b17r14~~\-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 2 "Surrounding myself..."

Play Riff 3 "I present you..."

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|------------5---------5---------------|
Db|-7--7--7----5---5h6h7----7p6p5----5---|
Ab|-0--0--0--0---0----------------7----7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

* * *

Solo

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-7b8-7--5----5--------------------|
Gb|-7b8-7--5----5--------------------|
Db|-----------7---7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7~\-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-7b8-7--5----5----8b10[8]-8b10[8]-8b10~~-|
Gb|-7b8-7--5----5---------------------------|
Db|-----------7---7-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-----8-7---5------8-7---5-----5------8------12-|
Bb|-6-8-----8----6-8-----8----/8----/10----/13----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----15-----17------20-|
Bb|-/17----/19-----/21----|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19b20-19--17-----17----------------------------|
Gb|-19b20-19--17-----17----------------------------|
Db|---------------19----19--17h19-19-19-19-19-19~\-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19b20-19--17-----17----20b22[20]-20b22[20]-20b22~~-|
Gb|-19b20-19--17-----17--------------------------------|
Db|---------------19----19-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-20p17p15--20p17p15--20p17p15--20p17p15--24p17p15h17-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-20p17p15--20p17p15--20p17p15--20p17p15--24p17-24p17-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-20p17p15--24p17p15--20p17p15--24p17p15--20p17p15h17-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-24-20------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------22--22-20-17-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------19b21r19-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------22--19\17-14------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------18-17-15---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------19-17~~-|

End solo

Riff 5 (Play 2x)

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---5------------5----------|
Db|-7-5-7\-------7-5-7\-------|
Ab|-7---7\-------7---7\-------|
Eb|---------8-7----------8-7--|

* * * *

"As black in deed..."

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---5---------7/8-7---5-7---|
Db|-7-5-7\------7/8-7---5-7---|
Ab|-7---7\------------0-----0-|
Eb|---------8-7---------------|

* * * *

"A commandment of one..."

Riff 6 (Play 3x)

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---5------------5----------|
Db|-7-5-7\-------7-5-7\-------|
Ab|-7---7\-------7---7\-------|
Eb|---------8-7----------8-7--|

* * * *

"I am alone..."

Riff 7

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7/8-7---5-7---5/7-5---3-5-3-2-|
Db|-7/8-7---5-7---5/7-5---3-5-3-2-|
Ab|-------0-----0-------0---------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

* * *

"My final confusion, hidden from me til I'm done."

Notation:

10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.

10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,

then release to the 10th fret.

[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,

then release to the 10th fret.

10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.

7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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

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