SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION
Megadeth
(From The 1992 Album Countdown To Extinction)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E)
I think this is pretty much correct to the song, tell me what u think.
Rude Awakening DVD intro (Clean)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-10-9--9----10-9--9--10/12--10-9--9-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--8-7--7-----8-7--7---8/10---8-7--7-|
E|------------------------------------|
Studio version intro (Distortion)
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|--1-3-1--|
* * *
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-2--2----3-2--2----------3-2--2--|
E|-1-0--0----1-0--0----1-3-1-1-0--0--|
* * *
"You take a mortal man..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----7---6---5---5h7-5-|
A|-----7---6---5---------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------|
* * * * *
"...a roll..."
Guitar 2 (comes in the 2nd time)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------4h5-5-|
D|-----7---6---5---------|
A|-----7---6---5---------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------|
* * * * *
Guitar 3 (comes in the 4th time)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------5h6-5-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----7---6---5---------|
A|-----7---6---5---------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------|
* * * * *
Last time
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----7---6---5----------------------|
A|-----7---6---5------5~--------------|
E|-0-0---0---0-----0-0-----6-5-4-3-2-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9-----8-----7-----6~--------|
A|------7-----7-----5-------7-----|
E|-0------0-----0-----0-------7~-|
"Just like the..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---5-----4-----7------5-4-------|
A|-----3-----3-----5--------5-----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0--------7~~-|
"...led rats..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9-----8-----7-----6~--------|
A|------7-----7-----5-------7-----|
E|-0------0-----0-----0-------7~-|
"We dance like..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------------------------7---|
D|---5-----4------7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-----3-----3----5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-0-----0-----0--------------|
* * * *
"...swaying to the..."
Play Riff 1 "Acting like a robot..."
Play Riff 2 "explodes....explodes..."
Play Riff 3 "Just like the..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9-----8-----7-----6~--------| ----|
A|------7-----7-----5-------7-----| |
E|-0------0-----0-----0-------7~-| |
"Just like the..." |--> Play 2x
e|--------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------| ----|
D|---5-----4-----7------5-4-------|
A|-----3-----3-----5--------5-----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0--------7~~-|
"...led rats...."
Last time:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---5-----4------7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-----3-----3----5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-0-----0-----0-------------|
* * * *
"...swaying to the..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| ----|
D|---12-----11-----10-----9~-------| |
A|-----10-----10-----10-------11---| |
E|-0-----12-----12-----12-------12-| |
"Just like the..." |--> Play 2x
e|--------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------| |
D|---9-----7-----12-----9-7-------| -----|
A|-----7-----7------9-------9-----|
E|-0-----0-----0------0-------10~-|
"...led rats..."
Last time:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---9-----7------7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-----7-----7----5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-0-----0-----0-------------|
* * * *
"...swaying to the..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-----7---6---5--|
A|-----7---6---5--|
E|-0-0---0---0----|
* * * *
Lead into next section:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|--1-3-1--|
* * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------5----------|
G|-/9--9~-9~-9~--/9-9~--97---6b7~~--7b9-3b4~~-|
D|--------------------------9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-0-2-0-2b3r2~-2b3r2-0-----------|
D|----------------------2-0-0-2~~-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
* * *
e|---------------------8-12----8-12/14p12--12-|
B|------------------10------10-----------13---|
G|-----9-11----9-11---------------------------|
D|-/10------10--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-14-17p14p12----/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----15-20p15----20p15----19p15-|
G|--------16----------16----------16-------16-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------19p15----15-22p19----19-|
B|-20p15----15-------15----------20----|
G|-------16----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-20p15-----------------------------------|
G|------16---19p16-----------------14b16~~-|
D|--------17------17---14p1211h12---------|
A|------------------17---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------12-|
B|-----------------12-13p12----------------12h13----|
G|-/15p12----12-15----------15p12----12-15----------|
D|--------14----------------------14----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------12---------------------------|
B|-13p12-----------------12----15p12---------------------|
G|------15p12---12-14h15-------------15p14p12----13b14~~-|
D|------------14------------------------------14---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-------------12-------------12-------------|
B|-12----15p12-15b17----15p12----------15p12-------|
G|----------------------------14b16----------14b16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-------------12-------------12---------|
B|----15p12-12-------15p12-12--------15----|
G|----------14b16----------14b16-----14b16-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1 "The Earth starts..."
Play Riff 2 "tall...stands tall..."
Play Riff 3 "Just like the..."
Play Riff 3a "Just like the..."
Ending:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--3-2--2--|
E|--1-0--0--|
"...destruction."
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
= slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
