The Scorpion Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine Rhythm'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine Solo'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Chris Poland'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine Clean'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Synth'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Pick Scrape'
Q=103
Gtr I
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| Gtr III
| W W
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| PM|
| W H S S E S S S S
$
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| W Q +E H E
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| W W
Gtr I
PM|
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E 3x E E E E E E E E
||o-----8-------8-------8-|-----7-------7-------7-o||-----------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||-3---0---2---5-4-|
| Gtr IV Gtr III
| PM|
| E e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e 3x Q Q Q E E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||-----------------|
||o---------2-------------|---------1-------------o||-3---0---2---5-4-|
| Gtr V
| E e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e 3x W
||o-------------8-5-8---5-|-------------7-5-7---5-o||-----------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||-----------------|
Gtr I
E. S Q S E S S S E E. S Q S E S S S E
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-2--4-4--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--4-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
To Coda
E. S Q S E S S S E E. S q E. S Q 4x
|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-5--4-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--1-0--5--4-3----o||
Solo (Mustaine)
N.C.
Gtr I
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
| Gtr II Gtr VI Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~ ~ TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
| Q Q E Q +E H T T T T T T T T T T T T E
|-----------------7b8-------(7)---|-------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-------------------------|---------------xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx-----|
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p9p7-10p9p==7-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------10p9p==7-10p9p==7-9p7p6-9p7p==6-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------8p7p==5-8p7p==5-|
E S S S S S S S e S S e S
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TP~
| H +H
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| Q Q S Q. +S
E S S S S S S S e S S e S
| E S E S E E E E E E S S
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7h10p7-7h10p==7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------8h11p==8-8h11p==8-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------9h12p9-9h12p==9-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------9h12p==9-9h12p==9-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------4p==2p==0-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------4p==2p==0-----------------------------|
|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-------------------------3p==2p==0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3p==2p==0-----|
| Gtr VI
| ~ TPTP TP TPTPTP TP TPTPTP TP TPTPTP TP TP
| H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-7-------------xsxs==xs==xsxsxs==xs==xsxsxs==xs==xsxsxs==xs==x---|
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----0------------------|----------------------------|
||----------------7s9-(9)\-|-5--------------------------|
||o-2--(2)--x-x-x-5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----0------------------|------------------------------o||
|---------------7s9-(9)\-|-5-----------------------------||
|-2--(2)--x-x-x-5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0---o||
Gtr I
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| Gtr III
| W +W
D.S. al Coda
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| PM|
| +W +H S S E S S S S
Solo (Mustaine)
&
N.C.
Gtr I
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| Gtr II
| Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S S e S S e S
| E. +S H.
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S S e S S e S
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TP~
| H +H
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S S e S S e S
| E +S S H.
|-15b15.5-(15)p12-----------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S e S
| S S S S E S S S S +E S S S S E S S S S +E
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------4p=2p=0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------4p=2p0----------------------|
|--2--------2----0--2----3------2--------0-------------------3p=2p=0-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------3p==2p=0---|
| S S S S E S S S S +E S S S S E S S S S +E
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------7s9-(9)\-|---5---------------------------|
|--2--(2)--x-x-x-5s7-(7)\-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
| W +W
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------7s9-(9)\-|---5------------------------------|
|--2--(2)--x-x-x-5s7-(7)\-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0----|
| W +W
Gtr I
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------7s9-(9)\-|-5--------------------------|
|-2--(2)--x-x-x-5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------7s9-(9)\-|-5-----------------------------|
|-2--(2)--x-x-x-5s7-(7)\-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0----|
Solo (Mustaine)
F#5 E5F#5 N.C.
Gtr I
Q Q S E S S E +S H +E S S S S S S S
|----------------9s11-(11)\-|---------------------------------4-------|
|--4--(4)--x-x-x-7s=9--(9)\-|--3tr4---------(3tr4)-----0-2-3----3-2-0-|
| Gtr II
| TP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W E. E. E. E. Q
Q Q S E S S E +S
|----------------------------------------------------9s===11----(11)\-|
|--4-------------(4)----------------x-----x-------x--7s====9-----(9)\-|
| S S S S T T S S S T T S E T T S S S
N.C.
H +E S S S S S S S
|--3tr4----------(3tr4)-----0-2-3----3-2-0-|
| E. +E. E. E. Q
Q Q S E S S E +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------9s===11------------(11)\---|
|--4-----------------(4)------------------x----x----------x-----7s====9-------------(9)\---|
| T T T T T
| S S S a S S S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S
|-17-14p12p9h14p12p9-17--14p12p9h14p12p9-17-14p==12-19p14p==12-17-14p===12p9h14p12p======9-|
N.C.
H +E S S S S S S S
|--3tr4-----------(3tr4)-0-2-3--------3-2-0---|
| Q Q Q Q
|-13tr14--------------------------------------|
|---------14tr15------------------------------|
|-----------------15tr16----------------------|
|------------------------------15tr16---------|
F#5 E5 F#5 N.C.
Q Q S E S S E +S
|----------------------------------------------------------9s===11----------(11)\----|
|--4--------------(4)----------------x----x----------x-----7s====9-----------(9)\----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3tr4--------------------------0--2--3-------3-----2----0-----3----2-----0--------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-16p===13-18p16p13-19p17p14-19p17p14-20p18p15---20p18p15---21p19p16---21p19p16-----|
PM-------------------------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------7s9-(9)\-|--5---------------------------------------------------|
|--2----------(2)--------x----x-x-5s7-(7)\-|--3----------3-3--3----3--3----3--2----0--2-----3-2-0-|
| E. E. E H E. E. E E E Q
|-22b24-22b24-----22b24-22b24--------------|-22b24-22b24-----22b24---22b24---22b24---24b26========|
PM--------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------7s9-(9)\-|---5------------------------------|
|---2----(2)----x--x-x-5s7-(7)\-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3-2-0----|
| +Q +Q +H +W
|-(24)--(24)r=(24)--------------|-(24)-----------------------------|
PM------------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------7s9-(9)\-|--5-------------------------------|
|---2---(2)--x-x-----x-5s7-(7)\-|--3---3-3--3-3-3-3-2-0-2-3---2--0-|
| +Q Q. Q. Q. H +E
PM------------------------|
Q Q S E S S E +S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------7s===9-(9)\-|--5---------------------------------|
|---2---(2)--x-x-x--5s===7-(7)\-|--3---3-3--3--3-3-3-2-0--2--3-2-0---|
| +H. Q Q. Q. Q
|-(17)-------------20b22--------|-20-------19------------18\---------|
Gtr I
E. S Q S E S S S E E. S Q S E S S S E
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-2--4-4--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--4-5--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E. S Q S E S S S E E. S q E. S Q 4x
|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-5--4-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--1-0--5--4-3----o||
Gtr I
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| Gtr III
| W +W
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| PM|
| +W +H S S E S S S S
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| W Q +E H E
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
| W W
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
||o-----8-------8-------8-|-----7-------7-------7-|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Gtr IV
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o---------2-------------|---------1-------------|
| Gtr V
||o-------------8-5-8---5-|-------------7-5-7---5-|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-----8-------8-------8-|-----7-------7-------7---o||
|-----------------------|-------------------------o||
|-----------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------2-------------|---------1---------------o||
|-------------8-5-8---5-|-------------7-5-7---5---o||
|-----------------------|-------------------------o||
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