Scum tab by Napalm Death

E - eighth
Q - quarter
H - half
W - full

Tempo differs throughout the song.

It's my first tab, hope it's understandable and correct. There might be some issues with my English also.


Guitar enters after two repeated drums and bass phrases.

1) Intro Riff:

     E E E E H       E E E E Q  Q      E E E E H     E E E E H
D#|---------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
A#|---------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
F#|---------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
C#|---------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
G#|----------3----|----------6--5---|----------3--|------------------|
D#|--0-0-0-0-1----|--0-0-0-0-4--3---|--0-0-0-0-1--|--0-0-0-0-1tr2----|
PM   . . . .         . . . .           . . . .       . . . .

2) Triplet Riffs:

     / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \
     E E E E E E E E E Q
D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------| 4X
G#|--------------------7---|
D#|--0---0-3p0-0-4p0-0-5---|
PM

     / 3 \ / 3 \ / 3 \
     E E E E E E E E E Q
D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------| 4X
G#|--------------------4---|
D#|--0---0-4p0-0-3p0-0-2---|
PM

When played last time, riff ends with a quarter -2tr3- instead of the F5 chord.

     Q
D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|-------------|
C#|-------------|
G#|-------------|
D#|--2tr3-------|

3) Intro Riff: again

During the fourth time the riff is played, that -1tr2- ending the riff
is played as 5 quarters (a full bar and a quarter).

     W+Q
D#|------------|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
G#|------------|
D#|--1tr2------|


4) Chorus Beginning Riff:

     E E Q  E E Q      E E Q  E E Q
D#|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|
G#|--7-5-8--7-5-8---|--7-5-8--7-5-8---|
D#|--5-3-6--5-3-6---|--5-3-6--5-3-6---|
PM


5) Chorus Riffs:

     E E Q  E E Q      E E Q  E E Q
D#|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------| 2X
C#|-----------------|-----------------|
G#|--7-5-8--7-5-8---|--7-5-8--7-5-8---|
D#|--5-3-6--5-3-6---|--5-3-6--5-3-6---|
PM

     E E Q  E E Q      E E Q  E E Q
D#|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|------5------5---|------5------5---| 2X
G#|--7-5-3--7-5-3---|--7-5-3--7-5-3---|
D#|--5-3----5-3-----|--5-3----5-3-----|
PM

The B5 chord in the end of chorus is let ring for 2 full bars till a quarter size slide is done
and the next riff plays.

     W+W          Q
D#|------------|-------|
A#|------------|-------|
F#|------------|-------|
C#|--(5)-------|-------|
G#|--(3)-------|--3/\--|
D#|------------|-------|


6) Bridge Riff: Part I
                                                            _________1________ ________2_________
     E E E E E E E E     E E E Q  E Q      E E E E E E E E  |  E E E Q  E Q   |  E E E H+Q      |
D#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G#|------4-----5------|--7-----8--7-8---|------4-----5------|--7-----8--9-8---|--7-----9b11-----|
D#|--0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0--|--5-0-0-6--5-6---|--0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0--|--5-0-0-6--7-6---|--5-0-0-7b9------|
PM   . .   . .   . .       . .             . .   . .   . .       . .               . .

The riff is played two times and the first three bars of the riff
are followed by the "1" riff during the first time and "2" during the second.
Hope you understood it.


7) Bridge Riff: Part II

     E E E E E E E E     E E E Q  E Q      E E E E E E E E     E E E Q  E Q
D#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G#|------4-----5------|--7-----8--7-8---|------4-----5------|--7-----8--9-8---|
D#|--0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0--|--5-0-0-6--5-6---|--0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0--|--5-0-0-6--7-6---|
PM   . .   . .   . .       . .             . .   . .   . .       . .


8) Bridge Riff: Part III

     E E E E E E E E     E E E H+Q         E E E E E E E E     E E E H+Q
D#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C#|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G#|------4-----5------|--7--------------|------4-----5------|--7--------------|
D#|--0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0--|--5-0-0-5br6-----|--0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0--|--5-0-0-6br7-----|
PM   . .   . .   . .       . .             . .   . .   . .       . .

9) Chorus Beginning Riff:

10) Chorus Riffs:

The only difference is that the B5 chord in the ending is played in quarter time.


SONG STRUCTURE:

Intro Riff: 2X
Triplet Riffs: 2X
Intro Riff: 4X

Chorus Beginning Riff:
Chorus Riffs: 2X

Bridge Riff: I
Bridge Riff: 2X
Bridge Riff: 2X

Chorus Beginning Riff:
Chorus Riffs: 2X

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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| tr  Trill
| N   Tremolo