Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction Chords & Tabs

 

Countdown To Extinction Chords & Tabs

Megadeth Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Countdown To Extinction Tab

   
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
                          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