Megadeth - Crown Of Worms Chords & Tabs

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..."

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/crown_of_worms_tab.html ]
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