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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--------------|----------------------------|
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
