song: Scream artist: Michael Jackson album: HIStory Riff A ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -----------------------0------0---------------| ----7-------5--7---------0--------------------| --0---5--7-----------------7-----5--3--0------| Riff B ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| x3 -----7-----------7----| --9--5--9--9--9--5----| --7-----7--7--7-------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ---7b-------| *gradually bend the 7 ------------| a 1/2 step then bend it to 1 step then to 1 1/2 ------------| solo -----------------------------------------------------| -------7-8p7----------------7--8--10p8--7------------| ----9--------9------------9---------------9----------| --9-----------9--------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| *both bends are 1 step. ----------7--7b---------------------------| don't release bends though --9--7----------9-----9-7---7b------------| gradually lower them to -------9------------------9-----7p9-------| the natural note. ------------------------------------------| (which in this case would be 7) ------------------------------------------| *Riff A ( "i can't take it much longer. i think i might go insane" -> Riff A ) *Riff B ( "oh my God can't believe...i was disgusted by all the injustice"--echo michael the injustice" -> riff b ) *solo is immediately played after that gradual 7 bend. -- this solo is not 100% correct...i tabbed it out by ear but its the closest thing i can come up with. oh btw to make this solo sound right you need a heavy distortion stomp box of some sort. i used the the Tascam cd-GT1 for this particular song. If you have any questions or comments email me at guitar-girl@att.net Hope you enjoy! - Alicia Perkins