Megadeth - The Scorpion Chords & Tabs

 

The Scorpion Chords & Tabs

Megadeth Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

The Scorpion Bass Tab

   
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THE SCORPION (Bassline)
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)

Transcribed by livingzombie
	

Words and Music by Dave Mustaine

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jimmy Sloas'

 Intro
  Q=103
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx3          H    S S E S S S S
|------------|--------------------|
|------------|--------------------|
|------------|------2-2---2-0-----|
|------------|----------------3-2-|


  $
  W          Q  +E   H    E   W          W
|----------|----------------|----------|------|
|----------|----------------|----------|------|
|----------|----------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-2--(2)\------0-|-0--------|-2----|


  Wx6          Q  Q  Q  E E
|------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|
|------------|-3--0--2------|
|------------|----------3-2-|


   Vesre
                                                       To Coda
                                                              ~
    E. S Q  H      E. S Q  H      E. S Q  H      E. S q  E. S Q    4x
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-2--1-0--5--4-3---o||
||--0--2-2-------|-0--2-3-------|-3--2-0-------|-------------------||


   Solo (Mustaine)
    E S S S S S S E S S S e S   E S S S S S S S e S S e S  3x
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-2-0-2-3-0-|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-o||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||


  E S S S S S S E S S S e S   E S S S S S S H
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-2-0-2-3-0-|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-------|
|---------------------------|---------------7\----|


   Chorus
    Q  Q  Q  S E +S     Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------|----------------------------|
||o-------------------|----------------------------|
||o----------5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
||--0--0--------------|----------------------------|


  Q  Q  Q  S E +S     Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------------o||
|----------5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-o||
|-0--0--------------|-----------------------------||


                                              D.S. al Coda
  W          +W           +W           +H     S S E S S S S
|----------|------------|------------|-----------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-----------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------2-2---2-0------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------------3-2--|


   Solo (Mustaine)
    &
    E S S S S S S E S S S e S   E S S S S S S S e S S e S  3x
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-2-0-2-3-0-|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-o||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||


  E S S S S S S E S S S e S   E S S S S S S H
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-2-0-2-3-0-|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-------|
|---------------------------|---------------7\----|


   Chorus
    Q  Q  Q  S E +S     Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------|----------------------------|
||o-------------------|----------------------------|
||o----------5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
||--0--0--------------|----------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/the_scorpion_btab.html ]
  Q  Q  Q  S E +S     Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------------o||
|----------5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-o||
|-0--0--------------|-----------------------------||


   Solo (Mustaine)
                                          |-3-|
    Q  Q  Q  S E +S     E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x
||--------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-------------------|-------------------------4-------o||
||o----------7s9-(9)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0h2h3---3-2-0-o||
||--2--2--------------|----------------------------------||


                                |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  S E +S     E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------4---------------|
|----------7s9-(9)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-0h2h3---3-2-0-3-2-0---|
|-2--2--------------|-------------------------------3-|


   Chorus
    Q  Q  Q  S E +S     Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------|----------------------------|
||o-------------------|----------------------------|
||o----------5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
||--0--0--------------|----------------------------|


  Q  Q  Q  S E +S     Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------------o||
|----------5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-o||
|-0--0--------------|-----------------------------||


   Verse
                                                              ~
    E. S Q  H      E. S Q  H      E. S Q  H      E. S q  E. S Q    4x
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-2--1-0--5--4-3---o||
||--0--2-2-------|-0--2-3-------|-3--2-0-------|-------------------||


 Outro
  W          +W           +W           +H     S S E S S S S
|----------|------------|------------|-----------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-----------------------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------2-2---2-0------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------------3-2--|


  W          Q  +E   H    E   W          W          Wx8
|----------|----------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-0--------|-2--(2)\------0-|-0--------|-2--------|--------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths