Megadeth: Silent Scorn transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: April 25, 2007 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: Standard Riff 1 (Nylon Acoustic) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| D|-----2---4-2---2-----2---4-2---2-| A|---2---------------2-------------| E|-0---------------0---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| D|-----2---4-2---2-----2---4-2---2-| A|---3---------------3-------------| E|-0---------------0---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| D|-----2---4-2---2-----3-----4---4-| A|---4---------------1-----2-------| E|-0---------------0---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-------0-| D|-----2---4-2---2-----2-------2---| A|---2---------------4-------3-----| E|-0---------------0-------0-------| Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 (Nylon Acoustic) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| D|-----2---4-2---2-----2---4-2---2-| A|---2---------------2-------------| E|-0---------------0---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| D|-----2---4-2---2-----2---4-2---2-| A|---3---------------3-------------| E|-0---------------0---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| D|-----2---4-2---2-----3-----4---4-| A|---4---------------1-----2-------| E|-0---------------0---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------0-----0---------0-------0-| D|-----2---4-2---2-----2-------2---| A|---2---------------4-------3-----| E|-0---------------0-------0-------| Guitar 2 (Steel Acoustic) e|---------------------------------------| B|----12--------12--------12--------12---| G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|----12--------12--------12--------12---| G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|----12--------12-----------8---------8-| G|--9----9----9----9------10--------11---| D|----------------------8---------9------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|----12--------12-----------12---------12-| G|--9----9----9----9-------9----------9----| D|----------------------11---------10------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Trumpet arranged for guitar) e|-15--15-14-14-12-12-------------------------------------| B|-------------------12-12--------------------12-12-------| G|------------------------14-14-12-12-14-14-14-----12-----| D|---------------------------------------------------14~~-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------| B|-12-------12--| G|----12--------| D|-------14-----| A|--------------| E|--------------| e|-------------12----------| B|-11----10----------------| G|------------------12~~~--| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Solo (Distortion, Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------| B|---5~~---7b8---5~~--------------7b8---5~~-| G|-4-------------------4-4/5~~--------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------8-7------7------------| B|---------7b8--5~------------------10-8---10-8-------| G|-5--5/6-----------6~--7~~--x------------------7-9~~-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-----8----(8)\------7~----------5-3---3-| G|-4-5------------4-5-------4h5-5-----5---| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------7-9-10-9-7-6-7-----7-10-9-7-9-10-| E|-/7--7-6-7--------------------/7---------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-----------7-9-10-9-7-6-7------7-10-9-7-9-10-| E|-8--8-7-8------------------8-8---------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------7-9-------------------------| D|------------------7-9-10-----10-9~----8~\--5---5-----| A|-----------7-9-10----------------------------7---7~\-| E|-9--9-8-9--------------------------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|---------------7/-| D|------------1/----| A|-/4----3----------| E|------------------| End solo Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 (Nylon Acoustic) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------2-------0---| D|-----2-------0-----2-------2---2-| A|---2-------2-----0-----2-3-------| E|-0-----2-3-----3-----------------| Final time e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---------------------2-----0---| D|-----2-------0-----2------2----| A|---2-------2-----0-----2-3-----| E|-0-----2-3-----3---------------| Guitar 2 (Trumpet arranged for guitar) e|--------------------------------| B|-------------17~----------------| G|-19-17-16-16-------16-16--18~~--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Solo (Distortion, Mustaine) NOTE: A trumpet plays along with the guitar, except at the end of the solo as noted. e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------16--14~--16-16h17-16-14----| D|-14~--16-16h17~--------------------------17-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------16--14~---------------------------| D|-14~--16-16h17~------------------------------------| A|--------------------------15-14-----------14-15-17-| E|---------------------------------14-15-17----------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------16--14~--16-16h17-16-14----| D|-14~--16-16h17~--------------------------17-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| 2 guitars for last bar: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------19----17~~-----19-----20~~~-| B|-17~~-----19----20~~---------------------------------| G|-------16----16-------16----16-------16-----16-------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Trumpet arranged for guitar) e|------------------------/19----17~~-----19-----20~~~-| B|-17~~-----19----20~~---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End solo 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