COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION As recorded by MEGADETH (from the 1992 Album "Countdown To Extinction")
Transcribed by DoomMaker ([email protected]) Words by Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, Nick Menza & Marty Friedman Music by Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, Nick Menza & Marty Friedman Arranged by MEGADETH
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A Intro Moderate Rock P = 126 A5 F5 (G5) F5 E5 A5
1 W V 4 W V V V I 4 W W V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II f P.M. P.M. T 2 10 10 9 9 2 A 2 10 10 9 9 2 B 0 2 3 8 2 3 2 3 8 7 7 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 I U U U U U U U U T 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0
k 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 V V V V Gtrmf III
T A B 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 sl. sl. sl.
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9 I U U U U U U U U
T 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0
V 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 V V V V V V V T A 7 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 sl. H sl. H
B Verse A5 F D G5 E
13 U gU W U U W W I U U U W gW U U W
Gtrs III, VI mf 1 2 3 0 T 1 3 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 A 2 3 0 0 2 B 0
A5 F5 D5 G5 E5
17 U W W U U W I W U U W W W V W Gtrs I, II f
T 2 10 7 9 A 2 10 7 5 9 B 0 3 8 5 5 7 3 sl.
A5 F5 D5 G5 E5
21 U W W U U W I W U U W W W V W T 2 10 7 9 A 2 10 7 5 9 B 0 3 8 5 5 7 3
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C Pre-Chorus A5 F5 (G5) F5 E5
25 W V W V V V I W W V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. T 2 10 10 9 9 A 2 10 10 9 9 B 0 2 3 8 2 3 2 3 8 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D Chorus
N.C. T c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 29 V V V V V V k V V V k k V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u
T 12 13 12 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 A 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 7
c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 32 V V V V V V V V V k k V k V V V k k V 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 u u
T 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 A 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 B 8 8 7 8 8 7
c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 35 V V V V V V k V V V k k V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u
T 12 13 12 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 A 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 7
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c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 38 V V V V V V V V V k k V k V V V k k V 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 u u
T 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 A 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 B 8 8 7 8 8 7
to Coda c V V V V V V V V V V V V V 41 V V V V V V V V k V V V k k V V V V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V u V V gV gV V V V
5 T 12 13 12 8 6 5 6 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 2 7 7 6 7 6 A 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 5 3 2 3 2 8 2 8 B 8 8 7 5 5 4 1 5 4 1
W 44 V W W W V gV gV f V V V W W W I V gV V gW V gV f V V V V W
Full Gtrs IV, V M ||||||||||||||f T 5 8 7 6 7 7 A 7 8 7 5 7 O7 7 5 4 B 5 4 1 7 5 5 3 0 5 O5
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E Verse A5 F5 D5 G5 E5
47 U W W U U W I W U U W W W V W Gtrs I, II f
T 2 10 7 9 A 2 10 7 5 9 B 0 3 8 5 5 7 3 sl. U U gU I U U gU Gtrs IV, V
T 5 6 7 A 2 3 4 B
A5 F5 D5 G5 E5
3x 51 U W W U U W I W U U W W W V W Gtrs I, II
T 2 10 7 9 A 2 10 7 5 9 B 0 3 8 5 5 7 3 sl.
F Pre-Chorus A5 F5 (G5) F5 E5
55 W V W V V V I W W V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. T 2 10 10 9 9 A 2 10 10 9 9 B 0 2 3 8 2 3 2 3 8 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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G Chorus N.C. c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 59 V V V V V V k V V V k k V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u
T 12 13 12 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 A 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 7
c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 62 V V V V V V V V V k k V k V V V k k V 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 u u
T 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 A 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 B 8 8 7 8 8 7
c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 65 V V V V V V k V V V k k V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u
T 12 13 12 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 A 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 7
c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 68 V V V V V V V V V V k k V k V V V k k V k V V V 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 V V V u u
T 12 13 12 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 A 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 7 7 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 7 8 8 7
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c V V V V V V V V 72 k k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV gV V V V gV gV f V V V I V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V u gV V V gV f V V V V FullM 5 T 8 6 5 6 5 5 14 14 14 14 12 12 2 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 5 3 2 3 2 8 2 8 7 8 7 5 7 O B 8 8 7 5 5 4 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 7 5 5 3 0 5 O
H Guitar Solo 1 N.C.
75 I U U U U |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T A 7 7 B 5 5 c c c c c c c c c c V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV V V I u u Gtrs |IV,|| V||||| ||||| |||||||| ||||| |||||||| ||||| |||||||| || T 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 A 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 B
79 V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V u u u u u u u u u u Gtrs IV, V 1/2 1/2 |||||||| ||||| |||||||| ||||| |||||||| ||||| M M T 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 7 O7 O7 5 A 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 7 O7 O7 5 B sl.
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I Interlude N.C. V 83 V V V V V V V V V V P V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V z V V V V gV Gtrs III, VI p let ring 0 3 5 3 T 3 5 3 1 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 2 2 A 2 3 2 7 2 3 2 7 B 0 7 7 0 8 7 3 8 2 sl. sl. sl. sl. P H sl.
W 87 k V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V gV V V V V V gV f V V V let ring 3 T 3 5 A 2 3 2 7 2 3 2 7 2 3 2 7 4 B 7 1 2 7 5 3 2 3 7 6 5 3 5 8 sl. sl. sl. P P
J Guitar Solo 2 N.C. V V 91 V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr IV
T 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 A 7 5 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V I V Gtr V 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 7 5 T 5 6 6 6 5 8 8 9 9 7 7 A 7 B P
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V V V 95 V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V
T 10 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 A 5 7 7 7 5 B 8 8 P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V I 5 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 7 5 T 5 6 6 6 5 8 8 9 9 A 7 7 B P
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 99 V V V V I 12 12 12 13 12 12 15 17 T 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 12 12 14 14 14 12 A 15 15 B P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V I 5 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 7 5 T 5 6 6 6 5 8 8 9 9 A 7 7 B P
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 103 V V V V I 17 12 12 12 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 12 14 14 14 12 A 15 15 B P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 5 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 T 5 6 6 6 5 8 A 7 7 B P
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K Chorus D.S. al Coda N.C. c V V V V V V V V V V V V 106 V V V V V k V V V k k V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u Gtrs I, II
T 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 4 5 12 4 14 14 14 14 12 12 A 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 15 5 15 14 B 8 8 7
V V V U U V V V I Gtr IV 13 12 12 15 17 17 17 T 12 A B
V V gV V V V U U I Gtr V 5 7 5 5 5 T 8 9 9 A B
rit.
S Amadd9 V V 109 V V V V V V V V V j W V V gV gV V V V gV gV f V V V 2 V 4 V V V I V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V 4 4 gV V V gV f V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II Gtr VI Full mf M let ring 5 0 T 8 6 5 6 5 5 0 2 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 5 A 5 3 2 3 2 8 2 8 7 8 7 5 7 O7 7 B 5 5 4 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 7 0 5 5 3 0 5 O5
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