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SILENT SCORN
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO)
Transcribed by Fenian
Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-----2---4-2---2-|-----2---4-2---2-|-----2---4-2---2-|-----2---4-2---2-|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Gtr II
W W W H Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------<12>-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0---------0--||
|-----2---4-2---2-|-----3-----4---4-|-----2---4-2---2-|-----2-------2------||
|---4-------------|---1-----2-------|---2-------------|---4-------3--------||
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0-------0----------||
~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E Q +E H +Q. E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-5-------(5)-7b8====(7)r-|-5-------(5)-------|
|-------------------------|-----------------4-|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-----7------------7------|-----7---------7---|
|-------5-(5)-------------|-------5-(5)-------|
|---4---------4-----------|---4---------4-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|
|
| Gtr V
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------0----------0------|-------0-------0---|
|-----2----4--2-------2---|-----2----4--2---2-|
|---2---------------------|---2---------------|
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------|
~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
a H E Q +E H +Q. E
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------7b8====(7)r-|-5-------(5)-------|
|-4s5-----------------------|-----------------5-|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-------7------------7------|-----7---------7---|
|---------5-(5)-------------|-------5-(5)-------|
|-----5---------5-----------|---5---------5-----|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---0-----------------------|-0-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------0----------0------|-------0-------0---|
|-------2----4--2-------2---|-----2----4--2---2-|
|-----3---------------------|---3---------------|
|---0-----------------------|-0-----------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
a Q E +E Q Q
|---------------------------|
|-------7b8==(7)r--5--------|
|-5s6-------------------6---|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E Q
|-------7---------------7---|
|-------------5---(5)-------|
|-----6---------------6-----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---0-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------0---------0---|
|-------2----------4--2---2-|
|-----4---------------------|
|---0-----------------------|
~~~~ ~~
Q. E S S S S S S S S Q. S S Q +E S S
|----------8-7------7---------|--------------------------|
|--------------10-8---10--8---|-------------8---(8)\-----|
|-7------x------------------7-|-9--------------------4h5-|
|-----------------------------|--------9-10--------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------|------7-----------7-------|
|------8------------8---------|--------5------5----------|
|----9---------11--------11---|----4--------4------------|
|-8--------9------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------0----------0---------|--------0---------0-------|
|------3--------4---------4---|------2------4-2------2---|
|----1-----2------------------|----2---------------------|
|-0---------------------------|-0------------------------|
~~
Q. S S E E E E e S S Q +E S S S S S S
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7----------5-3---3-|-------------------------------|
|--------4h5-----5---|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-/9-9-8-9---(9)\---------------|
|--------------------|----x-x----------/7-9-10p9-7s6-|
|--------------------|-/7-7-6-7---(7)\---------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|------7---------7---|--------7--------------7-------|
|----5---------5-----|----------5-(5)----------------|
|-6----------5-----5-|----4-------------4------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|--0----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E W
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------0---------0-|-------------------------------|
|------2---------2---|-------------------------------|
|----4---------3-----|-------------------------------|
|-0----------0-------|-------------------------------|
Gtr III
|--3--|
E e S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---15-15-14-14-12-12--------------------------|
|----------------------12-12-------------------|
|----------------------------14-14-12-12-14-14-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------9--------------------------------------|
|-7----------10-----9------7-----9----10-------|
|---/7-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E +E E Q
|-------7------------------------7-------------|
|-------------5----(5)-------------------------|
|----4---------------------4-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------|
~~
S S S S H Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----12-12----------------------------|
|--14-------12-------------------------|
|--------------14----------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| e S S Q +E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-/10----10--9-10---(10)---------------|
|---x-----x--x--x----(x)-/7-9-10p9-7s6-|
|--/8-----8--7--8----(8)---------------|
|
| E E E E +E E Q
|---------------7--------------7-------|
|-----------------5--(5)---------------|
|---------5---------------5------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---0----------------------------------|
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W H S S S S +Q
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------12----------12----(12)-------------|
|----------------------|--------------------12-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------14--------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |---3---| |-----6------|
| E E E E E E E E e S S Q +E S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------7-9----|
|----------------------|-11-11-10-11---(11)-----------------7--9-10-----10-|
|-7----7-10--9--7-9-10-|--x--x--x--x----(x)-----7-9----10------------------|
|---/8-----------------|--9--9--8--9----(9)--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|------7----------7----|-----------7------------------------7--------------|
|---------5-(5)--------|-------------5--(5)--------------------------------|
|----5----------5------|-----6------------------6--------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------|--0------------------------------------------------|
W W H Q Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------------12-----||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-11------10---12-----||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|
| ~
| H Q +E S S S E. +Q +Q. +E H Q Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-9------8----(8)\--5---|-5-------------------------|---------------2/----||
|---------------------7-|---7----(7)---(7)-----(7)\-|-/4-------3----------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|
| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|---------7----------7------|------7--------7-----||
|-----8--------8--------|------------5-----5--------|----5-------5--------||
|---9------11------11---|------4--------4-----------|--6-------5-------5--||
|-8------9--------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------||
Gtr III
~~~
H H W
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-12-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, IV
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| Q. E a Q. E Q. E a E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------12-|---------12-12h13-12-------|
|---------11-11h12---------|-14------------------14-12-|
|-14-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------2--------------0----|
|-------2-------------0----|-----2-------------2-----2-|
|-----2-------------2------|--0-------2-----3----------|
|--0-------2-----3-------3-|---------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
Q S S S S S E. +E. S
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------17----(17)-------|
|---------19-17-16----16----------------16-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~
| Q. E a Q. E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------12----|
|------------11----11h12-------------------|
|-14---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------2-------------------------0--------|
|-----2-----------------------2------------|
|--0----------2--------3--------------3----|
~~
E. S Q H W
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-16----18-18---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| |------6-------|
| Q. E Q S S S S S S Q. E a Q. E
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------12-|
|-14------------------------------------|---------11-11h12---------|
|------------------------------------12-|-14-----------------------|
|-------------15-14---------12-14-15----|--------------------------|
|---------------------14-15-------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------2----------0----------------|--------------------------|
|-----2-------------2-----------2-------|-------2-------------0----|
|--0-----------2--3---------------------|-----2-------------2------|
|---------------------------------------|--0-------2-----3-------3-|
Gtr II
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E a E E E E Q +S S S S Q +S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------19----|
|---------12-12h13-12-------|-/17----(17)----19----20----(20)-----------|
|-14------------------14-12-|-------------16----16------------16-----16-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
| Q. E a E E E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------------------|------------------------------------/19----|
|---------12-12h13-12-------|--17------------19----20-------------------|
|-14------------------14-12-|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------2--------------0----|-------------------------------------------|
|-----2-------------2-----2-|----------2-------------------0------------|
|--0-------2-----3----------|------2-------------------2----------------|
|---------------------------|---0-------------2-----3--------------3----|
H.=H
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
Q +S S S S H
|-17----(17)----19----20----*|
|---------------------------*|
|------------16----16-------*|
|---------------------------*|
|---------------------------*|
|---------------------------*|
|
| ~~~ ~~
| Q. E H
|-17------------19----20----*|
|---------------------------*|
|---------------------------*|
|---------------------------*|
|---------------------------*|
|---------------------------*|
|
| E E E E H
|---------------------!0----*|
|---------------------!1----*|
|---------2-----------!0----*|
|-----2---------------!2----*|
|--0-------------2----!3----*|
|---------------------------*|
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
