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/ Megadeth / Countdown To Extinction (1992) / Symphony Of Destruction guitar tab
SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION
[Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction]
Transcribed by Alistair B. Rintoul
Five Magics - http://www.nebula.on.ca/heer/fivemagics/index.html


Standard Tuning

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|---------------1-3-1-|-1-0---0------------|-1-0---0------1-3-1-|

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|-3-2---2-------------|--------------------|-3-2---2------------|
|-3-2---2-------------|--------------------|-3-2---2------------|
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              1. You Take A Mortal Man
              2. Actin' Like A Robot,
              3. The Earth Starts To Rumble,

 S/S
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|*3-2---2-------------|-3-2---2------------|--------------------|
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|-1-0---0-------1-3-1-|-1-2---0------------|--------------------|
                         And Put Him In Control.
                         It's Metal Brain Corrodes.
			 World Powers Fall.


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|-3-2---2-------------|-3-2---2------------|-3-2---2------------|
|-3-2---2-------------|-3-2---2------------|-3-2---2------------|
|-1-0---0-------------|-1-0---0------1-3-1-|-1-0---0------------|
                                               Watch Him Become 
                                               You Try To Take 
                                              We're All In For The 


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  A God
  His Pulse
  Heavens


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|-3-2---2-------------|---------------7----|-6-----5---5-7-5--7-|
|-3-2---2-------------|---------------7----|-6-----5----------7-|
|-1-0---0-------------|----------0-0-----0-|----0---------------|  
              Watch People's Heads A Roll.
              Before The Head Explodes.
              A Peaceful Man Stands Tall.


|---------------h-----|-----------------h--|-------------------0|
|--------------0-1-0--|----------------0-1-|0-------------------|
|---------------h-----|-----------------h--|--------------------|
|----6-----5---5-7-5--|7-----6-----5---5-7-|5--7-----6-----5---5|
|----6-----5----------|7-----6-----5-------|---7-----6-----5----|
|-0-----0-------------|---0-----0----------|------0-----0-------|
                A Roll.
                Explodes.
               Stands Tall.

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|-1-0-----------------|-0-1-0--------------|----0-1-0-----------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|h--------------------|--h-----------------|-----h--------------|
|-7-5--7-----6-----5--|-5-7-5--7-----6-----|5---5-7-5--7-----6--|
|------7-----6-----5--|--------7-----6-----|5----------7-----6--|
|---------0-----0-----|-----------0-----0--|--------------0-----|
       A Roll.
       Explodes.
      Stands Tall.
                                            
                           P.M.........|    Chorus
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|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---5\2\--------------|--------------------|----9-----8---------|
|---5\2\-----------5~~|~~~-1-0-------------|----7-----7---------|
|0----------0--0------|--------4-3-2-1-0---|---------------0----|
                                              Just   Like  The
                   Ha Ha

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|-----7----6~~~-------|-----5------4-------|-7-----5-4----------|
|-----7---------7-----|-----3--------------|-5---------5--------|
|-------------------7\|-0---------------0--|-------------7~~~~--|
      Pied  Piper           Led    Rats    Through The Streets

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|----9-----8---------|-----7----6~~~-------|-----5------4-------|
|----7-----7---------|-----7---------7-----|-----3--------------|
|0--------------0----|-------------------7\|-0---------------0--|
   Dance   Like  A       Marionette              Swaying To The

Ending 1.=======================================================|
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|-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\--|-3-2---2-------------|-3-2---2-----------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\--|-3-2---2-------------|-3-2---2------------|
|--------------------|-1-0---0-------------|-1-0---2------1-3-1-|
  Symphony     Of   Destruction

Ending 2.============|
 Guitar 2:           |                                           
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|--------------------|-------7-------6-----|--5-----4~~~~-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\--|---------------------|--------------6-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\--|---------------------|------------------7\|
|--------------------|---0--------------0--|--------------------|
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|Guitar 1:                                                      |
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|--------------------|--------p-------p----|---p----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\--|-------9-7-----8-7---|--7-0---6~~~~-------|
|-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\--|------------7-------7|------7-------7-----|
|--------------------|---0-----------------|------------------7\|       
  Symphony                   Just   Like The  Pied   piper

 Guitar 2:
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|Guitar 1:                                                      |
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|------5-------4-----|--7-----5--4---------|------9-------8-----|
|------3-------------|--5-----------5------|------7-------7-----|
|--0--------------0--|-----------------7~~~|--0--------------0--|
       Led     Rats    Through   The Streets      Dance  Like A
  
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|--------------6-----|---------------------|-------------4------|
|------------------7\|---------------------|----------------5~~~|
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|Guitar 1:                                                      |
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|---p----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--7-0---6-----------|------5-------4------|-7-----5--4---------|
|------7-------7-----|------3--------------|-5-----------5------|
|------------------7\|--0---------------0--|----------------7~~~|
  Marionette                Swayin'   To The  Symphony, 


  (2nd Time)To Coda <> 
 Guitar 2:                      Guitar Solo: (Marty Friedman)                    
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|------4-------2-----|---------------------|--/9---(9)~~~~~~~~~-|
|--------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-----------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----------|--------------------|
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|Guitar 1:                                  Riff A:  End Riff A:|                  
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|------5-------4-----|-7-7-7-7-7--------7--|---6-----5-------7--|
|------3-------------|-5-5-5-5-5--------7--|---6-----5-------7--|
|--0--------------0--|---------------------|0-----0-----0-0-----|
    Swayin'  To  The   Symphony     Of  Destrucion

W/Riff A
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|--7-9~~9~~9\7--4--6b|+1-(6)~~-0--7ub+2r\2b|+2----(2)---0--2--0-|
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|2pb+1cb+2r(2)b+1cb+2|2b+1r-0---0---------|9-11--9-11----------------------|
|--------------------|--------2---0-2-2/10|----10--------------------------|
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|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|

                            
|14-17-14--17-14-17/20-17/20\17\14---------------p---------p---------p----|
|--------17-----------------------17-13~~(13)\/12-10--10-12-10--10-15-10--|
|---------------------------------------------------12--------12--------12|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|--------------16--19-16------------------------------------14/15-12--12-15|
|----------------17-----17------p--p--h--19b+2--(19)~~(19)\---------14-----|
|-------------------------17--19-17-16-17----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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|--------15-12--12-15-------------15-12--12-14b+2---------15-14-12--12b+2~~|
|-------------14-----------------------14-------------------------14-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------12--p-----------12--p---------12--p---------12--p-------12--p--12-|
|--------15-12--15b+2----15-12-----12--15-12-----12--15-12-------15-12---|
|(12)~~-----------------------14b+2---------14b+2---------14b+2----------|
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 Guitar 2:                            D.S. S/S (Take 2nd Ending) Al Coda <>
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|-17ub+2r(17)--|-(17)\----------------------|-----------------------------|
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|Guitar 1:                                                                |
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|-5------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5------------|-3--2-----2-----------------|-3--2-----2------------------|
|--------------|-3--2-----2-----------------|-3--2-----2------------------|
|--------1-3-1-|-1--0-----0-----------------|-1--0-----0----------1--3--1-|

<> Coda
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|--7--7--7--7--7-----------(7)\------|--3---2---------2-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5-----------(5)\------|--3---2---------2-------------------|
|------------------------------------|--1---0---------0-------------------|

b= Bend pb= Pre Bend cb= Compound Bend ub= Unison Bend r= release 
+1= 1 Fret +2= 2 Frets /\= Slide p= Pull-Off h= Hammer-On
D.S. S/S Al Coda <>= Go Back To (S/S) Sign And Play Until You Reach 
                     (To Coda <>) Sign And Go To (<> Coda) Sign.
2004	The System Has Failed
2001	The World Needs a Hero
1999	Risk
1997	Cryptic Writings
1995	Hidden Treasures
1994	Youthanasia
1992	Countdown To Extinction
1990	Rust In Peace
1988	So Far, So Good...So What!
1986	Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
1985	Killing Is My Business
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