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Band: Megadeth
Album: Countdown to Extinction
Song: Symphony of Destruction
Copyright (c) (Capital Records) (1992)
Version 1.0 - (2003)
Transcribed By: XxMAYHEMxX
Email: x7xmayhemx7x@hotmail.com
PM - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning Standard (E A D G B E)
Author’s Note: This is a fairly simple song. I haven’t seen it
Tabbed out yet so some things may be off a little in the solo
And chorus areas respectively. For the most part, I believe
Everything is as it should be and I left detailed instructions
With each riff in order to help the beginners (cos this is a
Great song for someone just getting into metal). Once again
If any complaints are to be made spare no expense. Thanks,
And enjoy!
-M.
Intro (Riff A)
You play this throughout the verses I think about 4 times
e------------------|------------------|---------------|
B------------------|------------------|---------------|
G------------------|------------------|---------------|
D--------3\2--2----|-3\2--2-----------|-3\2--2--------|
A--------3\2--2----|-3\2--2-----------|-3\2--2--------|
E-1-3-1—-1\0--0----|-1\0--0-----1-3-1-|-1\0--0--------|
PM PM
Bridge (Riff B)
Hopefully, by now we all know what a bridge is.
Gtr 1
e--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------------------------|
D-------7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|-7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|
A-------7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
E-0--0-----0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----7---------|
Gtr 2
e--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------------------|-------------------4h5-4--|
D-------7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|-7-----6-----5------------|
A-------7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
E-0--0-----0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----7---------|
e-------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------------|
G-------------------------|--------------------------|
D-7----6-----5-----5h7--5-|-7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|
A-7----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
E---0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----7---------|
e-------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------5h6--5-|
G------------------4h5--5-|--------------------------|
D-7----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
A-7----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
E---0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----7---------|
e--------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|-7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|
A-7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
E----0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----7---------|
e--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------5h6--5-|-------------------5h6--5-|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
A-7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5------------|
E----0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----7---------|
e--------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------------|-------8-----7\-----------|
D-7-----6-----5-----5h7--5-|-7-----6-----5\-----------|
A-7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5\-------5---|
E----0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0-----0--0------|
e--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------5h6--5-|--------------------------|
G--------------------------|-------8-----7\-----------|
D-7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5\-----------|
A-7-----6-----5------------|-7-----6-----5\--------5--|
E----0-----0-----7---------|----0-----0------0--0-----|
e-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-6~--5--4--3--2--1--0--|
PM-----------------
Chorus
This is the way I play it…I’m honestly not sure
How they play it but it sounds on the money…
e--------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------|--------------------------|
D-9---------8--------|-7--------6---------------|
A-----7--7-----7--7--|----5--5-----7--7---------|
E-----0--0-----0--0--|-------------------7~-7~--|
e--------------|----------------------|
B--------------|----------------------|
G--------------|-7--------------------|
D----5---4-----|-7--------5--4--------|
A----3---3-----|-5--------------5-----|
E-0------------|-------------------7--|
e-----------------------|-------------------|
B-----------------------|-------------------|
G-----------------------|-------------------|
D----9---------8--------|-7--------6--------|
A--------7--7-----7--7--|----5--5-----7-----|
E-0------0--0-----0--0--|----------------7\-|
e----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G----------------------|------------7--7\0--|-----------------|
D----5----------4------|-7--7--7--7-7--7\0--|-3\2--2----------|
A----3----3--3-----3---|-5--5--5--5-5--5\0--|-3\2--2----------|
E-0--------------------|--------------------|-1\0--0----------|
PM----------
Solo
Fairly cut and dry. The lead is laid over the bridge (Riff B)
(Gtr 1)
e---------0--0--0--0-----------------|--------------------------|
B----3/5--5--5--5--5~~~~~~-----(5)\3-|-3\5-----5~~---5\3-----3b-|
G------------------------------------|--------------------4-----|
D------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------------5\-------|--------------------------|
G----------------------7b-------3b-|--------------------------|
D----------------------------------|------------------5--7--5-|
A----------------------------------|--------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------|
PM------
e----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D-7brb(Gradual Bend)------------7b-|------5-----5--------------9\-|
A----------------------------------|---------7-----7--7~~~--------|
E----------------------------------|------------------------------|
e------------------------12-------12/14----12-|
B------------------10-13----10-13-------13----|
G-----9-11----9-11----------------------------|
D-/10------10---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
e-14-17p14p12----14/20-17h20p17--------------|
B-------------13----------------19-17--------|
G-------------------------------------17~~~\-|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
B-/12p10----10-12p10----10-15p10----15p10----14p10-|
G--------12----------12----------12-------12-------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-17p15-----15-17p15----20p15--------20p15------19p15-|
G--------16----------16----------16--------16---------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
e----------------19p15----15-19h22p19----19-------------|
B-20p15----15----------15-------------20----20----------|
G-------16----16-------------------------------19-------|
D-------------------------------------------------21----|
A----------------------------------------------------22-|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-15----------------------------------------------|
G----16-------------------14b~~~~~~~~~\-----------|
D-------17----14----------------------------------|
A----------17----17-16h17-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------12-13p12----------------12-13----|
G-/16p12----12-15----------15-12----12-15----------|
D--------14----------------------14----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------12-------------------|
B-13p12-------------------12----15p12-------------|
G-------15-12----12-14-15-------------15-14p12----|
D-------------14-------------------------------14-|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------12--------12-----------12-----------|
B--------------12----15p12-----15p12--------15p12-----|
G-13b~~~~----------------------------14b----------14b-|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
e-12------------12-------12-17b--------|-(17)\------------|
B-----15p12--------15p12----17b--------|-(17)\------------|
G-----------14b------------------------|------------------|
D--------------------------------------|------------------|
A--------------------------------------|------------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------|
Note: The last part of the song is basically the chorus…
All we do differently is end it with the slide-down F5 to E5
e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D-3\2-2--------------|
A-1\0-0--------------|
E-1\0-0--------------|
See? Easy as fallin in love. Enjoy!
-M.
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