Megadeth: Crown Of Worms transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) Date last modified: 4/5/01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU 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..." 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