Megadeth: Black Swan transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: May 17, 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 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------7-6----------7-6-| D|-9--(9)~------7--(7)~------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-5--7-----------------------| G|-------7--7-6----7-6----7-6-| D|--------------5------4------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Final time: e|----------------------------| B|-5--7-----------------------| G|-------7--7-6----7-6--------| D|--------------5------4------| A|----------------------------| E|------------------------4-5-| Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-7------------6------------| D|-9------------7------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--| D|-7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-7------------6------------| D|-9------------7------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-6--6--4--4--4--4--3------| D|-7--7--5--5--5--5--4------| A|--------------------------| E|----------------------4-5-| Riff 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-----7-5---7-5-------| E|-7~------7-----7-5\--| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------| E|-0------0-----0-7\--| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-7~------7-----7-5~------5-----5-| 1st ending: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-0------0-----0-7~------7-----5-| 2nd ending: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------5-7-8-7-5-----| E|-0------0-----0-7~------------7-5-| Riff 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4--------4---2----------2---| A|-2--222-2-2-2-4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------| *** * * * *** * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4----------4-----------------| A|-5--5-555-5-5-5--------5--4-0-| E|----------------3~--2---------| * *** * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4----------4---2----------2---| A|-2--2-222-2-2-2-4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------| * *** * * * *** * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4----------4-----------------| A|-5--5-555-5-5-5--------5--4-0-| E|----------------3~--2---------| * *** * * e|------------------| B|------------------| G|--------2---------| D|-2--3-4---4-3-2---| A|----------------5-| E|------------------| Riff 4 x3 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4----7---------------------| A|-2----5----4----------------| E|------5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4----7------------------------| A|-2----5----4----------------9\-| E|------5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-7\-| * * * * * * * Guitar fill at end of Riff 4 e|--20b22-19~~--| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Play Riff 1 another guitar plays this underneath: e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|--4--9\--| E|--2--7\--| Riff 2a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-7~------7-----7-5~------5-----5-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------7-5---7-5---| E|-0------0-----0-7~------7-----5-| Final time: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----7-5---7-5-------5-7-8-7-5-----| E|-0------0-----0-7~------------7-5-| Riff 5 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------4-2--------------| D|------2-4------4--2--3-2---| A|-2--5--------------------5-| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------4-2-----2----2-4-| D|------2-4------4-----4-----| A|-2--5----------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------4-2--------------| D|------2-4------4--2--3-2---| A|-2--5--------------------5-| E|---------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-4----------4----------| A|-2--x-x-4-x-2--x-x-4-x-| E|----x-x-2-x----x-x-2-x-| Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-6--9-------------------| A|-4--7--6----------------| E|-------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-/14~--14~--14~----12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-16-12------------| G|-------------------------------------------------13~----13~-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-11-13-11-15b16-15b16-15b16-13~-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------/15\--------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|-X\\--------X//-X\\-X//-| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------9h11p9----| D|------------------------9h10p9----9-10h11--------11-| A|------9h10p9----9-10h11--------11-------------------| E|-9h12--------12-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------9h11p9----11p9----| B|---------9h11p9----9-11h12--------12------12-| G|-9-11h12--------12---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|--------7-------7---------7--------------------| B|-10b12----10b12----10b12-----etc.--[fades out]-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Riff 4a e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4----7---------------------| A|-2----5----4----------------| E|------5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4----7----------------------| A|-2----5----4-----------------| E|------5----2--222-222-222222-| *** *** ****** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4----7---------------------| A|-2----5----4----------------| E|------5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4----7----------------------| A|-2----5----4-----------------| E|------5----2--222-222-222222-| *** *** ****** Guitar fill at end of Riff 4 e|--20b22-19~~--| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Riff 4b x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4----7----------------------| A|-2----5----4-----------------| E|------5----2--222-222-222222-| *** *** ****** Riff 4c (Solo Rhythm, Ending) x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4----7--12-11---------------------| A|-2----5--10--9--999999999999999999-| E|-----------------------------------| ****************** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4----7---------------------------| A|-2----5--5-4-------------------9\-| E|---------3-2--2-222-222-222-22-7\-| * *** *** *** ** Solo (Mustaine) e|--------14----------------14----------14--------| B|-17b19-----17p14h17-17b19----17p14h17----17b19~-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-14-----------14----------14----| B|----17p14h17-----17p14-------17-| G|-----------------------17-------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-14----------14----14----------14-------14-------| B|----17p14h17----17----17p14-------17b19----17p14-| G|----------------------------17-------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------14-------------------------------------------| G|-17-16b18----14----16----14-------------14-------------| D|----------------16----16----16-16p14-------16p14----14-| A|-------------------------------------16----------16----| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-16b18---[16]18-[16]18-[16]18r16--14h16-14~-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------14h17p14----14----------------------------------| B|-14h17----------17----17p14----14----------14----14----| G|----------------------------16----16-14h16----16----16-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-14h16p14----14-----------------------------------------| D|----------16----16-14h16-14h16-14h16-14----14-----------| A|----------------------------------------16----16-14~--\-| 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