Megadeth: Crown Of Worms transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 28, 2006 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------5---7/8-7---5-7---| Db|-5h7-7--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|-5h7-7--7~----5---7/8-7---5--| Ab|-0---0--0---0---0-------0----| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------5---7/8-7---5-7---| Db|-5h7-7--7~----5---7/8-7---5-7---| Ab|-0---0--0---0---0-------0-----0-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * * 1st ending eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|--------------5---5----------| Db|-5h7-7--7~----5-7-5----------| Ab|-0---0--0---0---7---5--4--3--| Eb|--------------------3--2--1--| * * * * 2nd ending eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|---------------5---5---------------| Db|-5h7--7--7~----5-7-5---------------| Ab|-0----0--0---0---7---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|-7-----7--------7-----7-5--------5-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * * "I am the author..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|----5-----7--5-----7b8-7-----5------| Db|-4--5-----7--5-----7b8-7-----5------| Ab|-4-----5--------5---------7-----7-5-| Eb|------------------------------------| * * * * * "Drink as did Bacchus..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 x3 eb|------------------------|-------------------| Bb|------------------------|-------------------| Gb|------5--4--------------|------5--7----4--5-| Db|-5h7--5--4--------------|-5h7--5--7----4--5-| Ab|-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----------------| Eb|------------------------|-------------------| * * * * * * "I present you..." Guitar 2 x3 eb|------------------------|-------------------| Bb|---------3--------------|-------------------| Gb|------5--4--------------|------5--7----4--5-| Db|-5h7--5-----------------|-5h7--5--7----4--5-| Ab|-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----------------| Eb|------------------------|-------------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Friedman) eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-13b15r13-12b13r12----10-------10----10-----------------| Gb|-------------------14-12b14r12-12b14-12b14~----(14)r12\-| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------{15}-----{15}-----{15}----{15}-----| Bb|-----13h15p13--15b17r15b17-------{15}----{15}----{15}----{15}-| Gb|-/15----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------| Bb|-(17)r15p13-------| Gb|------------14~~\-| Db|------------------| Ab|------------------| Eb|------------------| eb|-17-------------------17-------------17--------------| Bb|---20p17-20b22-20b22-----20p17-20b22~---20p17-20b22~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-17------17----17----17--------------/17----| Bb|----20------19----18----16-15--------/17-17-| Gb|------------------------------17~-----------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|----20b23--20p17-22p17-19p17--17------| Bb|-17-20b23-------------------20--20-17-| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-17----------------------------| Bb|----20-17----------------------| Gb|----------19b21-19p17----17~\--| Db|----------------------19-------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "Surrounding myself..." Play Riff 3 "I present you..." Riff 4 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|--------------5---------5~---------------| Db|-5h7-7--7~----5---5h6h7-----7p6p5----5---| Ab|-0---0--0---0---0-----------------7----7-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|--------------5---------5~---------------| Db|-5h7-7--7~----5---5h6h7-----7p6p5----5---| Ab|-0---0--0---0---0-----------------7----7-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------9----------9~------------------| Db|-10-10-10----10---8h9h10-----10p9p8-----9----| Ab|--0--0--0--0----0-------------------10----10-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| * * * Solo (Mustaine) 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----/20-----/22----| 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|-20p17-----20p17-----20p17-----20p17-----22p17----17-| Bb|-------20--------20--------20--------20--------20----| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-20p17-----20p17-----20p17-----20p17-----22p17-22p17-| Bb|-------20--------20--------20--------20--------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-20p17-----22p17-----20p17-----22p17-----20p17----17-| Bb|-------20--------20--------20--------20--------20----| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-22p20p17------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------22p20p17---------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------[19]20r19-17--------------------------| Db|--------------------------------19p18p17-----------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------19p18p17--------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------20-17~-| End solo Riff 5 (Play 2x) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-2-5-2-------2-5-2-------| Db|-2-5-2-------2-5-2-------| Ab|--------2-5---------2-5--| Eb|--------0-3---------0-3--| * * * * "As black in deed..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-2-5-2------7b8-7---5-7---| Db|-2-5-2------7b8-7---5-7---| Ab|--------2-5---------------| Eb|--------0-3-------0-----0-| * * * * "A commandment of one..." Riff 6 (Play 3x) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-2-5-2-------2-5-2-------| Db|-2-5-2-------2-5-2-------| Ab|--------2-5---------2-5--| Eb|--------0-3---------0-3--| * * * * "I am alone..." Riff 7 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7b8-7---5-7---5b6-5---3-5-3-2-| Db|-7b8-7---5-7---5b6-5---3-5-3-2-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------0-----0-------0---------| * * * "My final confusion, hidden from me til I'm done." Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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