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COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
By Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson,
Nick Menza and Marty Friedman
This is a real good and easy song, hope you enjoy it
Notation Legend.-
% = repeat last bar
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
. = palm mute
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/\/\/\ = vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)
b« = bend half step or equivalent
pb« = pre-bend
br« = bend and release
pbr« = pre-bend and release
Normal tunning
Moderately Rock = 126
Intro:
Gtr. 1 w/dist.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
|---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 1 Let ring while Gtr.2 plays
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--10----9----------------2--------|
|--10----9----------------2--------|
|---8----7---------3------0--------|
|----------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--2/3/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------7---|
|--------------7--7--7--7\-----0--0--0--0--0--3/5h7-----|
|--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--7h8--7---5--5--5--5--5--5\3h5---------------7--7--7--7|
|-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-----------|
Verse 1:
Clean
|---------------1----------2--------3-----0----|----------|
|---------------1----------3--------3-----0----|----------|
|---2-----------2----------2--------0-----1----|----%-----|
|---2-----------3----------0--------0-----2----|----------|
|---0------------------------------------------|----------|
|----------------------------------------------|----------|
w/dist.
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%------------|
|--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
|--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
|------------------------------------3----------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
|---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--10----9-------------------------|
|--10----9-------------------------|
|---8----7---------3---------------|
|----------------------3-----------|
Verse:
Endangered species, caged in fright,
Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight,
The stage is set, now pay the price,
An ego boost, don't think twice.
Technology, the battle's unfair,
You pull the hammer without a care.
Squeeze the trigger that makes you Man.
Pseudo-safari, the hunt is canned...
The hunt is canned
Chorus:
Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12-13------12------------------------------------------|
|--14-14-14--14--14--4--5--12---4----14-14-14---14-12-----12---------------|
|---7--7--7---7---7---------5---------7--7--7----7--5--15--5--15-14--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8------8--7--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat six times then.-
Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom
|--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----8--6--5------6--5------------5---------------------------------------|
|--2-----------7---------7--6---------7--6-----------7--6------------------|
|-----5--3--2------3--2--------8---2--------8----7---------8---7---5-------|
|--------------5---------5--4--1------5--4--1--------5--4--1---------------|
|------------------------------------------------5-------------5---3-------|
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5-----*8------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------*7------7-----------------|
|--7brfull--(7)------------------|-7-----+5------4-----------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--5brfull--(5)------------------|---------------------------------|
*Gtr 1
+Gtr 2
Chorus:
All are gone all but one.
No contest no where to run.
No more left only one.
This is it, this is the
countdown to extinction.
Verse 2:
Gtr. 1&2
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%-X3---------|
|--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
|--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
|------------------------------------3----------|------------------|
|Gtr. 3&4 |
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|--5--------------6--------7--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|--2--------------3--------4--------------------|--(don't repeat)--|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/countdown_to_extinction_tab_ver_2.html ]
Gtr. 1&2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
|---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--10----9-------------------------|
|--10----9-------------------------|
|---8----7---------3---------------|
|----------------------3-----------|
Verse 2:
Tell the truth, you wouldn't dare.
The skin and trophy, oh so rare.
Silence speaks louder than words.
Ignore the guilt, and take your turn.
Liars anagram is "liars,"
Man you were never even there.
Killed a few feet from the cages,
Point blank, your so courageous...
So corageous.
(repeat chorus, but without last bar)
Guitar solo 1:
/\/\/\/\ /\/\ /\/\/\
|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--------|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
|--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--%-X5--|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
/b« /b«
|---/-/---\---/-/--\---------|
|--7-/-----(7)-/----(7)\5----|
|--7-------(7)------(7)\5----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Interlude:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2---3---2/7-------------------2---3--2/7---------------|
|----0---------------7-----------------------------7--------0--|
|------------------------8--7-----3---------------------8------|
Hold-----ª
|--------0-----3/5---3-------------------------------------|
|--------3--------------5\3p1---3p1------1---3/5---3---1---|
|--------2----------------------------2--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---2------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2---3---2/7---------------2--3--2/7-----------------2--3--2/7----------|
|----------------7-----1---2------------7---5--3--2---3------------7--6p5p3|
|-------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
Hold------------ª Interlude.-
|---------------3-------| One hour from now, another species of life
|------------3----------| form will disappear off the face of the planet,
|---------5-------------| forever, and the rate is accelerating.
|------4----------------|
|---5-------------------|
|-----------------------|
Guitar solo 2:
Gtr. 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
|---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
|---7-----------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 |
|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
|---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
|---------------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 |
|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
|-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
|---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
|--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 |
|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(hold)
Gtr. 1 |
|-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
|---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
|--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr. 2 |
|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the second chorus and add this ending.-
Hold----------------ª
|-------------------0----|
|---------------0--------|
|-----------5------------|
|-------7----------------|
|---0--------------------|
|------------------------|
Well... that's all for now see ya next tab
