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Tab2
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Song
Title : Skull Beneath The Skin
Artist : Megadeth
Album : Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!
Transcribed by : Skywalker - skywalker@infoguitar.com
Legend
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = bend release
/ = slide up/down
<5> = natural harmonic
[5] = artifical harmonic
~ = vibrato
tr = trill
INTRO: GUITAR 1 (Detuned 1/4 step from normal)
Eb---------2-5p2----------3-6p3----------4-7p4----------5-8p5----|- Bb-------4-------4------5-------5------6-------6------7-------7--|- Gb--4/5------------5/6------------6/7------------7/8-------------|- Db---------------------------------------------------------------|- Ab---------------------------------------------------------------|- Eb---------------------------------------------------------------|-
* Hold form w/ 1st trhee fingers & slide to each new position using fingers 1 & 4 for the pull off.
Eb---------6-9p6-----------7-10p7-------------8-11p8--------------9- Bb-------8-------8-------9--------9--------10--------10--------11---
Gb--8/9------------9/10-------------10/11---------------11/12-------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-12p9----|------------10-13p10--------------11-14p11-------------- Bb|------11-|---------12----------12--------13----------13--------14- Gb|---------|--12/13-----------------13/14-----------------14/15----- Db|---------|-------------------------------------------------------- Ab|---------|-------------------------------------------------------- Eb|---------|-------------------------------------------------------- Eb|-12-15p12--------------13-16p13-----|------------14-17p14------- Bb|----------14--------15----------15--|---------16----------16---- Gb|-------------15/16------------------|--16/17-----------------17/ Db|------------------------------------|--------------------------- Ab|------------------------------------|--------------------------- Eb|------------------------------------|--------------------------- Eb|--------15-18p15--------------16-19p16--------------17-20p17---- Bb|-----17----------17--------18----------18--------19----------19- Gb|-18-----------------18/19-----------------19/20----------------- Db|---------------------------------------------------------------- Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------- Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------- Eb-|------------18-21p18--------------19-22p19--------------20-23p20- Bb-|---------20----------20--------21----------21--------22---------- Gb-|--20/21-----------------21/22-----------------22/23-------------- Db-|----------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-|----------------------------------------------------------------- Eb-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
GUITAR 2 ENTERS HERE
Eb|--------------21--24---\--|------------------------------------- Bb|-22--------23----(23)--\--|------------------------------------- Gb|----23/24--------(21)--\--|---9----------------(9)-------------- Db|--------------------------|---9----------------(9)-------------- Ab|--------------------------|---7----------------(7)-------------- Eb|--------------------------|---0----------------(0)-------------- Eb--|---------------------------------------|------------------------ Bb--|---------------------------------------|------------------------ Gb--|---9----------------(9)----------------|---9----------------(9)- Db--|---9----------------(9)----------------|---9----------------(9)- Ab--|---7----------------(7)----------------|---7----------------(7)- Eb--|---0----------------(0)----------------|---0----------------(0)-
SECTION A: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|---------------|----------------------------------------||------ Bb|---------------|----------------------------------------||*----- Gb|---------------|---9----------------(9)-----------------||------ Db|---------------|---9----------------(9)---\-------------||---9-- Ab|---------------|---7----------------(7)---\-------------||*--7-- Eb|---------------|---0----------------(0)-----------------||------
* Pick Slide
Eb|--------------------------------------------------||------------ Bb|-------------------------------------------------*||------------ Gb|--------------------------------------------------||---9-------- Db|--------------------7--9---------------------10---||---9-------- Ab|-7--8--9--10--8--9--5--7--7--8--9--10--8--9---8--*||---7-------- Eb|-5--6--7---8--6--7--------5--6--7---8--6--7-------||---0--------
4x
LEAD BREAK: GUITAR 1
Eb|----------------------------|------------------------------------ Bb|----------------------------|------------------------------------ Gb|---------(9)----------------|--2h3-2---2h3-2---3h4-3---3h4-3---4h Db|---------(9)----------------|--------5-------5-------6-------6--- Ab|---------(7)----------------|------------------------------------ Eb|---------(0)----------------|------------------------------------
LEAD 1: GUITAR 1
Eb|-------------------------------|-||---17h-12------12--12--12--17h Bb|-------------------------------|-||*----------15----------------- Gb|-5-4---4h5-4---5h6-5---5h6-5---|-||------------------------------ Db|-----7-------7-------8-------8-|-||------------------------------ Ab|-------------------------------|-||*----------------------------- Eb|-------------------------------|-||------------------------------ Eb--12------12--12--12--17h-12------12--|--16h-12------12--12--12-- Bb------15----------------------15------|----------15-------------- Gb--------------------------------------|-------------------------- Db--------------------------------------|-------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------|-------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------|-------------------------- Eb|-16h-12------12--12--12--16h-12------12---||---17h-12------12--12- Bb|---------15----------------------15------*||-----------15--------- Gb|------------------------------------------||---------------------- Db|------------------------------------------||---------------------- Ab|-----------------------------------------*||---------------------- Eb|------------------------------------------||----------------------
3x
Eb--12--17h-12------12--12--12--17h-12------12--|--16h-12------12-- Bb--------------15----------------------15------|----------15------ Gb----------------------------------------------|------------------ Db----------------------------------------------|------------------ Ab----------------------------------------------|------------------ Eb----------------------------------------------|------------------
LEAD 1 RHYTHM: GUITAR 2
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-||--------------- Bb|-11h-13--11----------------------------------|-||*-------------- Gb|--------------10h-12--10---------------------|-||--------------- Db|--------------------------10h-12--10---------|-||-------------4- Ab|---------------------------------------11~---|-||*------------2- Eb|---------------------------------------------|-||---0----0------ Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------------- Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------------- Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------------- Db|---------5-------------------|-----------------4---------------- Ab|---------3--------------5----|-----------------2--------------3- Eb|----0---------0----0----3----|--0----0----0---------0----0----1-
SECTION B: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|---------||-||-------------------------------------------------- Bb|--------*||-||*------------------------------------------------- Gb|---------||-||---9---------9--------------9---------9----------- Db|---------||-||---9---------9--------------9---------9----------- Ab|--------*||-||*--7---------7--------------7---------7----------- Eb|---------||-||------0-0-0-----0--0--0--0-----0-0-0-----0--0--0--
8x
SECTION C: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|-----||----------------------------------------------||-||------ Bb|----*||----------------------------------------------||-||*----- Gb|-----||--9---------9---------------------------------||-||---10\ Db|-----||--9---------9--------------9--------3---/-----||-||---10\ Ab|----*||--7---------7--------------9--------3---/-----||-||*---8\ Eb|-0---||-----0-0-0-----0--0--0--0--7--------1---/-----||-||------
3x "Mean and infectious..."
Eb|----------------------------------------------|----------------- Bb|----------------------------------------------|----------------- Gb|--9--------9-------------7-----------------7--|--10\-9--------9- Db|--9--x--x--9----x--x--x--7--x--8--x--9--x--7--|--10\-9--x--x--9- Ab|--7--x--x--7----x--x--x--5--x--8--x--9--x--5--|---8\-7--x--x--7- Eb|-------------------------------6-----7--------|-----------------
"The evil prophets rise..."
SECTION D: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|-----------------------------------||-||------------------------ Bb|----------------------------------*||-||*----------------------- Gb|-------------7---------------------||-||------------------------ Db|----x--x--x--7--x--x--8/-9--8/-9---||-||--------------9~-------- Ab|----x--x--x--5--x--x--8/-9--8/-9--*||-||*-------------7~-------- Eb|----------------------6/-7--6/-7---||-||---0----0--0--0~------0-
6x
Eb----------------------|------------------------------------------- Bb----------------------|------------------------------------------- Gb-------------11~------|--------------10~-------------------------- Db--------------9~------|---------------8~--------------------11~--\ Ab----------------------|--------------------------------------9~--\ Eb----0--0--0-----------|---0----0--0-----------0----0--0--0--------
LEAD 2: GUITAR 1
Eb|-----||--------------------------------------6--------9---------- Bb|----*||-8p5------------11p8--------------5h8---8-8h11---11-11h14- Gb|-----||-----6-9p6-----------9-12p9------------------------------- Db|-----||-----------8-5~-------------11-8~------------------------- Ab|----*||---------------------------------------------------------- Eb|-----||----------------------------------------------------------
6x
Eb-12----------15-18p15----|---------------------------------------- Bb----14-14h17----------17-|-11p8--------------17p14---------------- Gb-------------------------|------9-12p9-------------15-18p15------- Db-------------------------|-------------11-8~----------------17---- Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------16~ Eb-------------------------|---------------------------------------- Eb------9----------12----------15----------18-21p18----|------------- Bb-8h11---11-11h14----14-14h17----17-17h20----------20-|-14p11----16p Gb-----------------------------------------------------|-------12---- Db-----------------------------------------------------|------------- Ab-----------------------------------------------------|------------- Eb-----------------------------------------------------|------------- Eb-----------16p13-----------------------12----------15----------18- Bb-12--------------14--------------11h14----14-14h17----17-17h20---- Gb----14-11~----------13p10----------------------------------------- Db--------------------------11-13~----------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb----------21-24p21----|-9p6-------6--10p7--------7--11p8---------- Bb-20-20h23----------23-|-----8---8---------9----9---------10----10- Gb----------------------|-------9-------------10--------------11---- Db----------------------|------------------------------------------- Ab----------------------|------------------------------------------- Eb----------------------|-------------------------------------------
* Sweep pick the last 3 notes of each ascending, diminshed arpeggio.
Eb-8--12p9----------9-13p10----------10-|--14p11----------11--15p12- Bb---------11----11---------12----12----|--------13----13----------- Gb------------12---------------13-------|-----------14-------------- Db--------------------------------------|--------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------|--------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------|--------------------------- Eb----------12--12-13-16-17/---22b24----22b24----22b24----|-------- Bb-14----14-----------------------------------------------|-------- Gb----15--------------------------------------------------|-------- Db--------------------------------------------------------|-------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------|-------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------|--------
SECTION C: BOTH GUITARS
Eb---22~---22--------------(22)-------r-|-||----------------------- Bb--------------------------------------|-||*---------------------- Gb--------------------------------------|-||---10\-9--------9------ Db--------------------------------------|-||---10\-9--x--x--9----x- Ab--------------------------------------|-||*---8\-7--x--x--7----x- Eb--------------------------------------|-||-----------------------
"Seething in agony..."
Eb-----------------------------|----------------------------------- Bb-----------------------------|----------------------------------- Gb--------7-----------------7--|--10\-9--------9-------------7----- Db--x--x--7--x--8--x--9--x--7--|--10\-9--x--x--9----x--x--x--7--x-- Ab--x--x--5--x--8--x--9--x--5--|---8\-7--x--x--7----x--x--x--5--x-- Eb--------------6-----7--------|-----------------------------------
"Necrosis is the fate..."
INTERLUDE: BOTH GUITARS w/ BASS LICK
Eb|-----------------||--------------------------------------------- Bb|----------------*||--------------------------------------------- Gb|-----------------||---9----------9------------------------------ Db|-x--8/-9--8/-9---||---9----------9------------------------------ Ab|-x--8/-9--8/-9--*||---7----------7-------------5---------------- Eb|----6/-7--6/-7---||---0----0--0--0----0--0--0-----0--6--0--7--0-
4x "Help me..."
SECTION E: BOTH GUITARS
Eb-----|-----------------------------------------------------|-||-- Bb-----|-----------------------------------------------------|-||*- Gb-----|-----------------------------------------------------|-||-- Db-----|---------------------------9-----10------12------14--|-||-- Ab--5--|--8--7--------7---------7-----8------10------12------|-||*- Eb-----|--------0--0-------0---------------------------------|-||-- Eb|--------------------------------------------------|------------- Bb|--------------------------------------------------|------------- Gb|--------------------------------------------------|------------- Db|--2--x-----2--x--x--2--2--3\-2--x--2--x-----2--2--|--5--x--x--5- Ab|--2--x-----2--x--x--2--2--3\-2--x--2--x-----2--2--|--5--x--x--5- Eb|--------0--------------------------------0--------|--3--x--x--3-
"Prepare the patient's scalp..." "To peel away..."
SECTION F: BOTH GUITARS
Eb|---------------------------------||-||-------------------------- Bb|--------------------------------*||-||*------------------------- Gb|----------------4----------------||-||-------------------------- Db|--x--x--5-------4--------3-------||-||------------------4-----3- Ab|--x--x--5-------2--------3------*||-||*-----------------2-----1- Eb|--x--x--3----0-----------1-------||-||---0--0--0--0--0-----0----
4x
Eb|------------------------|--------------------------------------- Bb|------------------------|--------------------------------------- Gb|------------------------|--------------------------------------- Db|------------------------|-----------------4-----3--------------- Ab|----------5-------------|-----------------2-----1----------5---- Eb|----0--0--3----0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0-----0-------0--0--3----
"The skull beneath the skin..."
LEAD 3: GUITAR 1
Eb|-----------||--------------------------------------------------- Bb|----------*||--------------------------------------------------- Gb|-----------||--------------------------------------------------- Db|-----------||-------------------0-2p0---0-------------------0-2p Ab|----------*||-------0-1-2--1~-1-------2---1b--------2--1~-1----- Eb|-0--0--0---||-0-1-3---------------------------3-0-3-------------
4x
Eb-----------------|----------------------------------------------- Bb-----------------|---------------------------r------------------- Gb-----------------|----------12-14-15-14b15-12---------r------12-- Db-0---0-----------|-12-13-15-------------------14b15-12----------- Ab---2----12-13-15-|-------------------------------------14-12----- Eb-----------------|----------------------------------------------- Eb--------------15-17----------17b19----------24b26--24b26-|-24b26- Bb----15-17--17-------17-15--------------------------------|------- Gb-16-----------------------17-----------------------------|------- Db---------------------------------------------------------|------- Ab-----------------------------------0---------------------|------- Eb-------------------------------------3---p0--------------|------- Eb--24b26--24b26--r-24-24-22-20-19--17----17-19-19b20--r17-15-15---- Bb-------------------------------------20------------------------18-
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------16----------|-12-17-----------13-18----------- Bb-17-19b20--r-b1-r-\----13-12-13-|--------14-13-14--------15-14-15- Gb--------------------------------|--------------------------------- Db--------------------------------|--------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------|--------------------------------- Eb--------------------------------|--------------------------------- Eb-14-19-----------15-20-----------16---21-----------17-|-22-------- Bb--------16-15-16--------17-16-17----------18-17-18----|-----19-18- Gb------------------------------------------------------|----------- Db------------------------------------------------------|----------- Ab------------------------------------------------------|----------- Eb------------------------------------------------------|----------- Eb----18-23-----------19-24-----------20-24b26--24b26--24b26--24b26- Bb-19--------20-19-20--------21-20-21-------------------------------
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--24b26--r--24--r-24~|-24p17-24p17-24p17-24p16-24p16-24p16-24p15-
Bb---------------------|------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------|------------------------------------------- Db---------------------|------------------------------------------- Ab---------------------|------------------------------------------- Eb---------------------|-------------------------------------------
* Tap w/ edge of pick
Eb-24p15-24p15-24p14-24p14-24p14/-24p13-24p13-24p13-24p12-|-24p12-24p
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|---------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------|---------- Db--------------------------------------------------------|---------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------|---------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------|----------
Eb-12-24p11-24p11-24p11-24p10-24p10-24p10/-24p9-24p9-24p9-24p8-24p8-
Bb------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-24p8-24p7-24p7-24p|-7-24p6-24p6-24p6-24p5-24p5-24p5-24p4-24p4-24p
Bb-------------------|---------------------------------------------- Gb-------------------|---------------------------------------------- Db-------------------|---------------------------------------------- Ab-------------------|---------------------------------------------- Eb-------------------|----------------------------------------------
LEAD 3 RHYTHM: GUITAR 2
Eb-4-24p3-24p3-24p3-24p2-24p2-24p2-0--|-||-------------------------- Bb---------------------------------0--|-||*------------------------- Gb------------------------------------|-||-------------------------- Db------------------------------------|-||-------------------------- Ab------------------------------------|-||*-----------------2-----1~ Eb------------------------------------|-||---0--0--0--0--0-----0---- Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------- Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------- Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------- Db|----------0--2p-0-----0--|-----------------4-----3----------0--2p Ab|----0--2-----------2-----|-----------------2-----1----0--2------- Eb|-------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0-----0------------------
END: GUITAR 2
Eb|------------||-------------------------------------------------- Bb|-----------*||-------------------------------------------------- Gb|------------||-------------------------------------------------- Db|--0-----0---||------------------4-----3----------0--2p-0-----0-- Ab|-----2-----*||------------------2-----1----0--2-----------2----- Eb|------------||---0--0--0--0--0-----0----------------------------
7x
Eb-|--------------------------------------------*|- Bb-|--------------------------------------------*|- Gb-|-----------------------3--------------------*|- Db-|-----------------4-----3------5--------2----*|- Ab-|-----------------2-----1------5--------2----*|- Eb-|--0--0--0--0--0-----0---------3--------0----*|-
"The skull beneath the skin..."
Full Lyrics :
(Solo: Mustaine)
Mean and infectious
The evil prophets rise
Dance of the macabre
As witches streak the sky
Decadent worship of
Black magic and sorcery
In the womb of the devils dungeon
Trapped without a plea
(Solo: Mustaine)
See thing in agony
Necroisis is the fate
Pins sticking through the skin
The venom now sedates
Locked in a pillory
Nowhere to be found
Screaming for your life
But no-one hears a sound
HELLPP MMEEEEEE
Prepare the patients scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted cross his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries
The skull beneath the skin
Now your drawn and quartered
Your bones will make the x
Symbol stands for poison
And it's chained to your head
And as we fold your arms
To make the holy cross
We cross the crucifix
Religion has been lost
The skull beneath the skin
(Solo: Mustaine)
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