Megadeth: Black Swan
transcribed by: Russ Elton
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 | 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 |
D | 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 |
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
Play Riff 1 another guitar plays this underneath:
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
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