x#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# CROWN OF WORMS As recorded by Megadeth (Released as a Single in 1994) Transcribed by Sean O'Connor Words by Dave Mustaine, Sean Harris Music by Dave Mustaine Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Mustaine' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Friedman' Intro Q=139 N.C. C5/G D5EbD5/A C5/D5/A 4/4 Gtrs I, II ~ PM PM PM a E S a E S a Q E E E E S E. E E. E. E ||-------------------------|------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------| ||---------------------5---|-7s8-7----5--7----| ||--5h7---5h7---5h7----5---|-7s8-7----5--7----| ||o---0-----0-----0--0-----|--------0-------0-| ||-------------------------|------------------| N.C. C5/G D5EbD5/A C5/G ~ PM PM a E S a E S a Q E E E E S E. E H |------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|---------------| |--------------------5---|-7s8-7----5----| |-5h7---5h7---5h7----5---|-7s8-7----5----| |---0-----0-----0--0-----|--------0------| |------------------------|---------------| N.C. C5/G D5EbD5/A C5/D5/A ~ PM PM PM a E S a E S a Q E E E E S E. E E. E. E |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |--------------------5---|-7s8-7----5--7----| |-5h7---5h7---5h7----5---|-7s8-7----5--7----| |---0-----0-----0--0-----|--------0-------0-| |------------------------|------------------| 1. N.C. C5/G C5/G5 F#F5 6/4 ~ PM PM PM a E S a E S a Q E E E E. E S E W |------------------------|----------------|| |------------------------|---------------o|| |--------------------5---|-5--------------|| |-5h7---5h7---5h7----5---|-5--------------|| |---0-----0-----0--0-----|----5---4-3----o|| |------------------------|----3---2-1-----|| Verse 2. G5 F#F5 F#5 G5 A5/C5/G D5/C5/G C5/G D5/C5/G 4/4 PM PM PM PM PM PM PM-| PM E. E S E E S E S E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E |--------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-5------------------||----5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| |-5------------------||-7--5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| |----5---4-3---4---5-||-7-----7-------7-|----7--5-------5-| |----3---2-1---2---3-||-----------------|-----------------| F#5C5/G D5/C5/G D5EbD5/A C5/G PM PM PM PM-| E. E. E E. E. E S E E. E E. E. E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |----5----7--5----|-7s8-\7----5-------| |-4--5----7--5----|-7s8-\7----5-------| |-4-----5-------5-|---------7----7--5-| |-----------------|-------------------| A5/C5/G D5/C5/G C5/G D5/C5/G PM PM PM-| PM E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |----5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| |-7--5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| |-7-----7-------7-|----7--5-------5-| |-----------------|-----------------| F#5C5/G D5/C5/A5/E D5EbD5/A C5/G PM PM PM-| E. E. E E. E. E S E E. E E. E. E |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |----5----7--5-----|-7s8-7----5-------| |-4--5----7--5--7/-|-7s8-7----5-------| |-4-----5-------7/-|--------7----7--5-| |------------------|------------------| A5/C5/G D5/C5/G C5/G D5/C5/G PM PM PM-| PM E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||-----5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| ||--7--5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| ||o-7-----7-------7-|----7--5-------5-| ||------------------|-----------------| F#5C5/G D5/C5/G D5EbD5/A C5/G PM PM PM PM-| E. E. E E. E. E S E E. E E. E. E |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------o|| |----5----7--5----|-7s8-7----5--------|| |-4--5----7--5----|-7s8-7----5--------|| |-4-----5-------5-|--------7----7--5-o|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Chorus N.CC5/GB5/N.C. N.CC5/GB5/N.C. Gtr I ~ PM--------| ~ PM--------| E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q S S S S S S ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----/5--4--------------|----/5--4--------------| ||--7--/5--4--------------|-7--/5--4--------------| ||o-0---------------------|-0---------------------| ||------------8-8-7-7-6-6-|-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-| | | Gtr II | ~ PM--------| ~ PM--------| | E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q S S S S S S ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----/5--7--------------|----/5--7--------------| ||--7--/5--7--------------|-7--/5--7--------------| ||o-0---------------------|-0---------------------| ||------------8-8-7-7-6-6-|-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-| N.CC5/GB5/N.C. N.CC5/GD5/B5/C5/G ~ PM--------| E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q E. E. |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------o|| |----/5--4--------------|----/5--7--4--5---|| |-7--/5--4--------------|-7--/5--7--4--5---|| |-0---------------------|-0---------------o|| |-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-|------------------|| | | ~ PM--------| | E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q E. E. |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------o|| |----/5--7--------------|----/5--7--4--5---|| |-7--/5--7--------------|-7--/5--7--4--5---|| |-0---------------------|-0---------------o|| |-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-|------------------|| Friedman Solo N.C. C5/G ~~~~ PM a E S a E S a Q E E E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------5---| |-5h=7---------5h7---------5h==7-----------5---| |----0-----------0-------------0---------0-----| |----------------------------------------------| | | \0.5/ | E +E E +E H |----------------------------------------------| |---13b15r(13)-----12b13r====(12)-10-----------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| D5/A Eb5/BD5/A C5/G D5/A PM PM E S E. E E. E. E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---7s===8--7----5---------7-----------| |---7s===8--7----5---------7-----------| |--------------0------------------0----| |--------------------------------------| | | ~~~~ | +E +H +S E S S S |--------------------------------------| |-(10)-(10)---------(10)---------15p13-| |------------------------/14--17-------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| N.C. C5/G D5/A Eb5D5/A C5/G ~ PM PM a E S a E S a Q E E E E S E. E H |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------5-------|---7s=====8--7------------5---------| |-5h=7-------5h7---5h7----------5-------|---7s=====8--7------------5---------| |----0---------0-----0-------0----------|--------------------0---------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | \0.5/ | ~~ | H +Q E. S +S S S S E S S Q +Q |------------------------------15----15-|-(15)----15-----15------------------| |---15b17==============(15)r------------|------15----15-----15p13------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------14--(14)\--| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| N.C. C5/G ~~~ PM a E S a E S a Q E E E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------5------------| |-5h=7-------5h=7-------5h=7-----------------5------------| |----0----------0----------0-----------0------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| | | S S S E S S S E S S S E S |---17---------------17---------------17---------------17-| |------20p17---20b22------20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| D5/A Eb5D5/A C5/GD5/A PM PM E S E. E E. E. E |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--7s====8--7---------------5--7---------------------| |--7s====8--7---------------5--7---------------------| |---------------------0-------------------------0----| |----------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | S S S S S S S S Q +S +T T S S |----17----17-----17------------------------17----17-| |-20----19-----17----16-15---------------------20----| |--------------------------17-----(17)-(17)----------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| N.C. C5/G ~ PM a E S a E S a Q E E E |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------5----------| |-5h=7----------5h7---5h7-------------5----------| |----0------------0-----0-------0----------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | E +Q. +E S S S S S S |---20b22==(20)r==========(20)-20p17-22p17-19p17-| |---20b21==(20)r==========(20)-------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| G5 F#5 F5 F#5 G5 PM PM PM PM E. E S E E S E S E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--5------------------------------------------------------| |--5------------------------------------------------------| |------------5--------4-------------3--------4---5--------| |------------3--------2-------------1--------2---3--------| | | ~~ | |----3-----| | S S S S S S S +S S S S S Q +S |-----17--------------------------------------------------| |-20-----20-17----17--------------------------------------| |--------------19----19b20r(19)p17-19p17----17-----(17)\--| |----------------------------------------19---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Verse A5/C5/G D5/C5/G C5/G D5/C5/G Gtrs I, II PM PM PM-| PM E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||-----5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| ||--7--5----7--5----|-5-------7--5----| ||o-7-----7-------7-|----7--5-------5-| ||------------------|-----------------| F#5C5/G D5/C5/G D5EbD5/A C5/G PM PM PM PM-| E. E. E E. E. E S E E. E E. E. E 4x |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------o|| |----5----7--5----|-7s8-7----5--------|| |-4--5----7--5----|-7s8-7----5--------|| |-4-----5-------5-|--------7----7--5-o|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Chorus N.CC5/GB5/N.C. C5/GB5/N.C. Gtr I ~ PM--------| ~ PM--------| E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q S S S S S S ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----/5--4--------------|----/5--4--------------| ||--7--/5--4--------------|-7--/5--4--------------| ||o-0---------------------|-0---------------------| ||------------8-8-7-7-6-6-|-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-| | | Gtr II | ~ PM--------| ~ PM--------| | E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q S S S S S S ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----/5--7--------------|----/5--7--------------| ||--7--/5--7--------------|-7--/5--7--------------| ||o-0---------------------|-0---------------------| ||------------8-8-7-7-6-6-|-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-| N.CC5/GB5/N.C. C5/GD5/B5/C5/G ~ PM--------| E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q E. E. |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------o|| |----/5--4--------------|----/5--7--4--5---|| |-7--/5--4--------------|-7--/5--7--4--5---|| |-0---------------------|-0---------------o|| |-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-|------------------|| | | ~ PM--------| | E. E. Q S S S S S S E. E. Q E. E. |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------o|| |----/5--7--------------|----/5--7--4--5---|| |-7--/5--7--------------|-7--/5--7--4--5---|| |-0---------------------|-0---------------o|| |-----------8-8-7-7-6-6-|------------------|| Bridge N.C. C5/G Gtrs I, II ~ PM ~~ a E S a E S a Q E E E S S S E. S S S E. E E 4x ||-------------------------|------------------------|| ||o------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||---------------------5---|-------5----------------|| ||--5h7---5h7---5h7----5---|-5h6h7----7p6p5----5----|| ||o---0-----0-----0--0-----|----------------7----7-o|| ||-------------------------|------------------------|| Mustaine Solo N.C. C5/G N.C. Gtr I ~~ E. E. Q E E E S S S E S H +E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---7b8-----7------5----5---|----------------------------| |---7b8-----7------5--7-5-7-|----------------------------| |---------------------7---7-|-5h7-7-7--7-7----------(7)\-| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~ PM ~~ | a E S a E S a Q E E E S S S E. S S S E. E E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------5---|-------5--------------------| |-5h7-----5h7----5h7----5---|-5h6h7------7p6p5----5------| |---0-------0------0--0-----|------------------7-----7---| |---------------------------|----------------------------| N.C. C5/G N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. Q E E E S +S S E S H +E |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---7b8-----7------5----5---|-8-(8)b10-8pb10-8b10-8pb10-8b10===========(8)r-| |---7b8-----7------5--7-5-7-|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | ~ PM ~~~~ | a E S a E S a Q E E E S S S E. S S S E. E E |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------5---|----------------5------------------------------| |-5h7-----5h7----5h7----5---|-5h=6h====7----------------7p====6p5----5------| |---0-------0------0--0-----|-------------------------------------7-----7---| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| N.C. C5/G N.C. E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E |-----------------8-7---------5-|----------8---7----------5-| |---6------8-------------8------|-6-----8------------8------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| | | ~ PM ~~ | a E S a E S a Q E E E S S S E. S S S E. E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------5---|-------5-------------------| |-5h7----5h7----5h7---------5---|-5h6h7----7p6p5--------5---| |---0------0------0----0--------|-----------------7-------7-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| N.C. C5/G N.C. E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E E |-----------5-----------8--------12-|---------15----------17------20-| |---/8-------------/10-------/13----|-/17---------/20---------/22----| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | ~~~~ PM ~~~ | a E S a E S a Q E E E S S S E. S S S E. E E |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------5----|----------5---------------------| |-5h=7----5h7----5h==7---------5----|---5h6h7-------7p6p5-------5----| |----0------0--------0-----0--------|----------------------7-------7-| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| N.C. C5/G N.C. ~~~ E. E. Q E E E S S S E S H +E |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---19b20-----19------17-----17----|-----------------------------------| |---19b20-----19------17--19-17-19-|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------19----19-|-17h19-19-19--19-19----------(19)\-| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | ~~ PM ~~~ | a E S a E S a Q E E E S S S E. S S S E. E E |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------5----|-----------5-----------------------| |-5h=7------5h=7----5h=7------5----|--5h=6h=7---------7p6p5----5-------| |----0---------0-------0---0-------|------------------------7------7---| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| N.C. C5/G E. E. Q E E E |----------------------------------| |---19b20-----19------17-----17----| |---19b20-----19------17--19-17-19-| |-------------------------19----19-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | ~~ PM | a E S a E S a Q E E E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-----------------------------5----| |-5h=7------5h=7----5h=7------5----| |----0---------0-------0---0-------| |----------------------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S +S S E S H +E |------------------------------------------------------| |-20-(20)b22-20pb22-20b22-20pb22-20b22===========(20)r-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~ | S S S E. S S S E. E E |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------5---------------------------------| |--5h==6h=====7-------------------7p====6p5----5-------| |-------------------------------------------7------7---| |------------------------------------------------------| N.C. C5/G S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---20p17p15---20p17p15---20p17p15-20p17p15-22p17p15h17-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~ PM | a E S a E S a Q E E E |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------5----------| |-5h=7-------5h=7-------5h=7-----------------5----------| |----0----------0----------0-----------0----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| N.C. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20p17p15-20p17p15-20p17p15-20p17p15-22p17h22p17-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~ | S S S E. S S S E. E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------5-------------------------------------| |--5h=6h=7-----------7p=6p=5-----------5----------| |-----------------------------7--------------7----| |-------------------------------------------------| N.C. C5/G S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---20p17p15---22p17p15---20p17p15-22p17p15-20p17p15h17-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~ PM | a E S a E S a Q E E E |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------5----------| |-5h=7-------5h=7-------5h=7-----------------5----------| |----0----------0----------0-----------0----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| N.C. S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S |-22p20p17---------------------------------------------| |----------22p20p17------------------------------------| |-------------------19pb20r(19)17----------------------| |---------------------------------19p18p17-------------| |------------------------------------------19p18p17----| |---------------------------------------------------20-| | | ~~~ | S S S E. S S S E. E E |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-----------5------------------------------------------| |--5h=6h=7-----------7p======6p=5-----------5----------| |----------------------------------7--------------7----| |------------------------------------------------------| Outro A5/EC5/GA5/E A5/C5/GA5/E ~~~ PM-| W E. E. Q E. E. |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|----/5------------| |---------------------|-7--/5--7\--------| |---------------------|-7------7\--7--5--| |-17------------------|------------------| | | PM-| PM-| | E. E. Q E. E. E. E. Q E. E. |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-----/5--------------|----/5------------| |--7--/5--7\----------|-7--/5--7\--------| |--7------7\--7--5----|-7------7\--7--5--| |---------------------|------------------| A5/C5/GA5/E D5EbD5/A C5/D5/A Gtrs I, II PM-| PM PM E. E. Q E. E. E S E. E E. E. E |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |----/5------------|-7s8-7----5--7----| |-7--/5--7\--------|-7s8-7----5--7----| |-7------7\--7--5--|--------7-------7-| |------------------|------------------| A5/C5/GA5/E A5/C5/GA5/E PM-| PM-| E. E. Q E. E. E. E. Q E. E. |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |----/5------------|----/5------------| |-7--/5--7\--------|-7--/5--7\--------| |-7------7\--7--5--|-7------7\--7--5--| |------------------|------------------| A5/C5/GA5/E D5EbD5/A C5/G PM-| PM PM E. E. Q E. E. E S E. E E. E. E |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |----/5------------|-7s8-7----5--7----| |-7--/5--7\--------|-7s8-7----5--7----| |-7------7\--7--5--|--------7-------7-| |------------------|------------------| A5/C5/GA5/E D5EbD5/A C5/D5/A PM-| PM PM E. E. Q E. E. 6x E S E. E E. E. E ||--------------------||------------------| ||o------------------o||------------------| ||-----/5-------------||-7s8-7----5--7----| ||--7--/5--7\---------||-7s8-7----5--7----| ||o-7------7\--7--5--o||--------0-------0-| ||--------------------||------------------| C5D5C5/G Bb5C5 Bb5 A5 PM E S E. E E. E. E E. H Q S |------------------|--------------*| |------------------|--------------*| |-5s7-5----3--5--3-|-2------------*| |-5s7-5----3--5--3-|-2------------*| |--------0-1--3--1-|-0------------*| |------------------|--------------*| 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