Countdown To Extinction
Megadeth
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Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Distortion)e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-2----4-5-10----4-5------------- A|-0----2-3--8----2-3-5-5-5-5-5-5- E|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3- * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4-5-----10-9----5-2-[let ring]- A|-2-3-6-6--8-7----3-0------------ E|-----4-4------------------------ * * * * Guitar 2 (Bass, arranged for clean guitar) e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/5-5/7-8-8-8-8-8- E|------------------------------- e|------| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|8-8-8-| E|------| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------7-7-7- E|-----------------3-3-3-3------- e|--| B|--| G|--| D|--| A|7-| E|--| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-------------------7----------- A|-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-5h7---8-8-8-8-8- E|------------------------------- e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|8-7h8-7-| E|--------| e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-7---------7-7- E|--------------------3-3-3-3----- e|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|7-7-| E|----| Riff 2 (Clean) e|-----------1---------2--------- B|-----------1---------3--------- G|-2---------2---------2--------- D|-2---------3---------0--------- A|-0---------3---------0--------- E|-----------1------------------- e|------0----| B|------0----| G|0-----1----| D|0-----2----| A|x-----2----| E|3-----0----| "Endangered..." e|-----------1---------2--------- B|-----------1---------3--------- G|-2---------2---------2--------- D|-2---------3---------0--------- A|-0---------3---------0--------- E|-----------1------------------- e|------0----| B|3-----0----| G|0-----1----| D|0-----2----| A|x-----2----| E|3-----0----|"The stage is set..."Riff 3 (Distortion) e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-2----5/-10----(10)\-7----(7)\- A|-0----3/--8-----(8)\-5----(5)\- E|------------------------------- e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-----/9--(9)\-| A|5----/7--(7)\-| E|3-------------|"Technology..."Riff 4 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-2----4-5-10----4-5------------- A|-0----2-3--8----2-3-5-5-5-5-5-5- E|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3- * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-4-5-----10-9----5---| A|-2-3-6-6--8-7----3---| E|-----4-4-----------3-| * * * *"The hunt..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 (Play 4x)e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---777---7-9-10-----9----777--- A|-0-----0---------10----0-----0- E|------------------------------- * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|7--------------| A|--10-8--10-8-7-| E|---------------|"All are gone..."Guitar 2 (Play 4x) e|----555---5-7-8----7----555---5- B|-----------------8-------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-(0)---(0)-----------(0)---(0)-- E|-------------------------------- * * * * e|-----------| B|8-6--8-6-5-| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Guitar 3 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----0--------0--------0-------- D|---------------------2--------4- A|---3--------2------3--------5--- E|-5--------3--------------------- e|---------| B|---------| G|0------0-| D|-----2---| A|---3-----| E|---------| e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----0--------0--------0-------- D|---------------------2--------4- A|---3--------2------3--------5--- E|-5--------3--------------------- e|---------| B|---------| G|0------0-| D|-----2---| A|---3-----| E|---------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----0--------0--| D|-----------------| A|---3--------2----| E|-5--------3------|Riff 5a Guitar 1e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-7-5--------------------------- A|-----8-7-5--8-7-5-4----7-5-4--- E|--------------------6--------6- e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---5-4---------------| E|5------6-5-3---0--/6-|"...countdown to extinction..."Guitar 2 e|-5----------------------------- B|---8-6-5----6-5--------5------- G|---------7------7-6------7-6--- D|--------------------8--------8- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---7-6---------------| D|7------8-7-5------/8-| A|---------------7-----| E|---------------------| Guitar 3 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-14---10----9\--------------| A|-12----8----7\----5---------| E|------------------3----0-/6-| Demo version of segue into next verse: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------5-7-8-| A|---4-5-7---5-7-8--------| E|-0-------0--------------| * *Continues after the ade|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------8-7-5-| A|---8-7-5---7-5-4--------| E|-0-------0--------------| * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------5-7-8-| A|---4-5-7---5-7-8--------| E|-0-------0--------------| * * e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|---8-7-5---7-5-4---7--| E|-0-------0-------6-5--| * *Original studio version of segue into next verse: Guitar 1e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--0----(0)----(0)----(0)--| E|--------------------------| Guitar 2 (Guitar 3 plays notes in () ) e|-------------------------------- B|-------(5)--(3)--(3)------------ G|-------(5)--(4)--(2)--(9)--(10)- D|--------7----5----4------------- A|-----------------------7-----8-- E|-------------------------------- e|| B|| G|| Last two chords blend in D|| with next verse A|| E||Play Riff 3 "Tell the truth..." Play Riff 4 "So courageous..." Play Riff 5 "All are gone..." Play Riff 5a "Countdown to..."Riff 5b (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-3----2----0----0----| E|-5----3----2----1--3-| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-----------2----4----| A|-3----2----3----5----| E|-5----3--------------| Solo (Friedman) x3 e|------------------------------| B|--5-5~---7-7~---5-5~---7-7~---| G|--5-5~---7-7~---5-5~---7-7~---| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------- B|--5-5~---7-7~---5-7b8r7b8r7~--- G|--5-5~---7-7~---5-7b8r7b8r7~--- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|-----| B|(7)\-| G|(7)\-| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----|End solo Riff 6 (Clean) Guitar 1e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---2-3-2-/7---------2-3-2-/7--- A|-0----------7----------------7- E|--------------8-7-3------------ e|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|----| E|8-5-|"One hour..."e|----0--3-3/5-3----------------- B|----3----------5p3\1---------1- G|----2----------------------2--- D|----0-------------------/3----- A|----0-------------------------- E|-2--2-----------------1-------- e|----0------| B|3h4---\3-1-| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|"...of life form..."e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---2-3-2-/7---------2-3-2-/7--- A|-0----------7-----2----------7- E|--------------8-6-------------- e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|10-7-|"..face of the..."e|----------------------------3--| B|--------------------------3----| G|------------------------5------| D|---2-3-2-/7-----------4--------| A|-3----------7--5\---5----------| E|-------------------------------|"...and the rate..."Guitar 2 e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-0------------3-2-------------- E|------------------3------------ e|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|3-0-| E|----| e|-------------------------------- B|----3--------------------------- G|----2--------------------------- D|----0--------------------------- A|----0--------------------------- E|-2--2-----------------1--------- e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|-------3-| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-0----3-1-2----5-3-2-| E|---------------------| e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-3----6\5-3-5-| E|--------------|Riff 7 (Distortion) Guitar 1e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-2----5/-10----(10)\-7----(7)\- A|-0----3/--8-----(8)\-5----(5)\- E|------------------------------- e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-----/9--(9)\-| A|5----/7--(7)\-| E|3-------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|------|------------------------ B|------|--5---------5----------- G|------|----7---------7--------- D|--7~--|-------5-7-------7p5---- A|------|---------------------8-- E|------|------------------------ e|--------------------| B|5---------6-5--8-10-| G|--7--5-4------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| x2 e|-12------------12-------------- B|----15------------15----------- G|--------12-14---------14p12---- D|---------------------------15-- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|12-----------13-12--15-17-| B|---15--13-12--------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Guitar 3 x4 e|------|--8-7-------8-7--------- B|------|-------5-6-------6p5---- G|------|---------------------7-- D|--7~--|------------------------ A|------|------------------------ E|------|------------------------ e|8-7--5----5-4--7-5-| B|-------8-----------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------|Ending for above harmony on Demo version: Guitar 1e|-------------------------------- B|-6-5----10-8----10-9----12-10--- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|------------| B|-6-5--------| G|--------5-0-| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------- B|-6-5------------10-9----12-10--- G|---------5-4-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|------------| B|-6-5--------| G|--------5-0-| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|Play Riff 5 "All are gone..." Play Riff 5a "Countdown to..."Add this chord to the ending of Riff 5a: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--7--| E|--5--| Ending (Acoustic) e|----------0--| B|--------0----| G|------5------| D|----7--------| A|--0----------| E|-------------|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
Composition: David Ellefson, Dave Mustaine, Nick Menza, and Marty Friedman
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