SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION) Transcribed by Kenn Chipkins Music by Dave Mustaine Arranged by Adam M. St-Laurent (specially solo fingerings)
A Intro = 142 P *Key signature denotes E N.C. F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C. 4 1 4 k k c k c k I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. T A 3 2 2 3 2 2 B 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
B Verse
TF5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C. 8 k c k c k c k I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ff P.M. T A 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 B 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C. F5 E5 12 k c k c k c k k c I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T A 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 B 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C. F5 E5 17 k c k c k k c I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T A 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 B 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0
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A5 A`5 G5 A5 A`5 G5 A5 21 k I V eeV V V fV V fV eeV V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V Gtr I P.M. T A 7 6 5 5 7 5 7 6 5 5 7 5 7 B 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 H H
k V V V I V eeV V V fV V fV eeV V fV V V V V V V V V Gtr II P.M. T 4 5 4 A 7 6 5 5 7 5 7 6 5 7 B 7 6 5 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 H H
A`5 G5 A5 A`5 G5 A5 A`5 G5 A5 24 I eeV V V fV V fV eeV V V fV V fV eeV V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V T A 6 5 5 7 5 7 6 5 5 7 5 7 6 5 5 7 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 H H H
V V V eV V fV V V V eV V fV V V V I eeV V fV e V V fV e V V fV V V V V V V V V V T 4 5 4 8 7 9 10 9 9 8 7 9 10 9 9 A 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 H H H
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A`5 G5 A5 A`5 G5 N.C. 27 I eeV V V fV V fV eeV V V V V V V V V V V V eV V gV fV gV fV V P.M. T A 6 5 5 7 5 7 6 5 (5) B 6 5 7 6 5 (5) 5 (5) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 H sl.
eV V fV V V V eV V V I e V V fV e V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V gV fV gV fV V P.M. T 8 7 9 10 9 9 8 7 (7) A 6 5 7 6 5 (5) B 5 (5) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 H sl.
C Chorus E5 *key signature denotes E D5 E E5 C5
30 g c V eV V I V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrslet ring I, II let ring P.M. P.M. P.M. [[[[[[ T A 9 8 7 0 6 5 4 B 7 7 7 7 5 7 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 P
D5 N.C. E5 D5 E
33 c g V V eV I V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V let ring let ring P.M. P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[ T 7 A 7 5 4 9 8 7 0 6 B 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 P sl.
1. E5 C5 D5 F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
36 g c c V V V V V V k c k c k I V V V V V V V V V V fV V V fV V V V fV V V fV V V V V V P.M. P.M. T 7 (7) A 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 3 2 2 3 2 2 B 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 sl.
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2. , 3. D5 E5 D5 E c 40 g V V k V eV I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V Gtr I let ring let ring P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[ T 7 (7) A 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 9 8 7 0 6 B 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 7 7 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 sl. P c g V V k V eV V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V Gtr II P.M. T 7 (7) A 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 9 5 8 5 7 5 9 6 B 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 7 7 7 7 7 0 sl.
E5 C5 D5 N.C. E5
43 g c c c V V eV I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I let ring P.M. P.M. T 7 A 5 4 7 5 4 9 8 B 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
g V V V V eV I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u V Gtr II T 7 A 9 7 7 9 7 9 5 8 5 B 7 7 7 5 9 7 7 0 0 10 0
g c c c V V V gV eV I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III
T 7 7 6 A 5 4 7 5 4 9 8 B 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 0 7 0
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To Coda D5 E E5 C5
46 g c V c I V V gV V V V V V V V V V V let ring P.M. [[[[[[[[[ P.M. T A 7 0 6 5 4 B 5 7 2 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 0 P g I V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V T A 7 5 9 6 9 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0
g V I V V V V gV V T 5 4 A 7 6 B 7 7 sl.
D5 N.C. E5 C5 D5 A5
48 g c c V c V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 7 A 7 5 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 B 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 0 0 0
g V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V Gtr II P.M. T 7 7 (7) A 7 9 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) B 5 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 10 0 0 sl.
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D Guitar Solo (Friedman) with E Bass Pedal with G Bass Pedal A`5 G5 E5 A5 A`5 G5 E5 A5 A`5 G5 E5 A5 51 f P V V V V V V P V V V V VV I z z V gV W c eV V u Gtr II fff Em pentatonic (until Am6 (or F#m7b5) arpeggio 1/2 [[[[[[[[[[[ Full [[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[ M M T 5 A 7 9 9 9 (9) 7 7 9 9 9 7 4 6 (6) 7 3 B (0) sl. sl. sl. sl. f I eeV V ffV eeV V ffV eeV V ffV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I f P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
with C Bass Pedal
A`5 G5 E5 A5 A`5 G5 E5 A5 A`5 G5 E5 A5 54 g c c I eW V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 M P.M. M M M [[[[[[[[[[[ T (3) (3) 0 2 0 2 (2) (2) (2) 2 (2) 0 0 A O O 2 2 2 9 B
g I eeV V ffV eeV V ffV eeV V ffV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
with A Bass Pedal
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A 5 G5 E5 A5 A 5 G5 E5 A5 8va ` ` V V V V V 57 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V 3 V V V V 3 Am6V arpeggio runV (or F#m7b5) 8 12 8 12 14 12 12 14 17 14 12 14 20 17 20 17 [[[[[[[[ T 10 10 13 13 19 17 13 (13) 9 11 9 11 A 10 10 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. H P P sl. sl.
g I eeV V ffV eeV V ffV V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
with E Bass Pedal A 5 G5 E5 A5 A 5 G5 E5 A5 ` 15ma ` V V V V gV 59 g V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V Em V V V V V V V V V V V 12 10 10 12 10 10 15 10 15 10 14 10 T 12 10 10 12 10 10 15 10 15 10 14 10 12 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 B P P P P P P P P P P
g I eeV V ffV eeV V ffV V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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with G Bass Pedal A 5 G5 E5 A5 A 5 G5 E5 A5 8va ` ` V P V V V V V 61 g V V V V V V V V V I V V V V z V V V V V gV V G major arpeggio Full
15 10 10 19 15 15 19 22 19 19 15 10 10 7 M T 12 15 20 12 8 10 (10) A 12 7 9 7 6 7 B P P sl. P sl. P sl. P P sl. sl. sl.
g I eeV V ffV eeV V ffV V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
with C Bass Pedal A 5 G5 E5 A5 A 5 G5 E5 A5 Em pentatonic,` blues ` eV V fV V V eV V fV V V V V eV V fV V V V eV 63 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 12 T 12 13 12 12 13 12 13 12 12 15 12 15 12 12 15 15 12 12 15 15 12 12 14 15 15 14 12 A 14 14 14 14 B P P P P P P P P
g I eeV V ffV eeV V ffV V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 7 B 6 5 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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M 12 12M 12M M 12 12M 12 17 M (17) T 15 12 15 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 17 (17) A 12 (12) 14 14 14 B P P P P P *here you can play asl. N.H. on the 1st & 2nd string at the 19th fret instead, g eV fV eV k c k ck I e V V f V e V V fV V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V fV V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 6 5 7 6 5 3 2 2 3 2 2 B 6 5 7 6 5 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
SD5 N.C. E5 C5 D5 F5 E5
69 g c V V V c V V V V V V k c I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V fV V V Gtr I ff P.M. T 7 (7) A 7 7 7 5 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 3 2 2 B 5 5 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 3 2 2 7 0 1 0 0 sl.
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V k c I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V fV V V Gtr II ff P.M. T 7 (7) A 7 7 7 9 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 3 2 2 B 5 5 5 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 3 2 2 10 0 0 1 0 0 sl.
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