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Megadeth: Black Swan
transcribed by: Russ Elton
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|------------------------9h10----9-10-11--------11-|
A|------9-10-9----9-10-11------11-------------------|
E|-9-12--------12-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------9h11p9----11p9----|
B|-----------9h11p9----9-11-12--------12------12-|
G|-9-9h11-12--------12---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
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.
= 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
