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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- The Scorpion
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
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