MEGADETH
Album = COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
Song  = COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION

Transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
		Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4-5-10---------------------------10-9-----2-|
A|-0---2-3--8---2-3-------------2-3------8-7---3-0-|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----4-4------------|
       * *      * * * * * * * * * * * *  


Riff 2 (Clean)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/5-5/7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3---------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-2/5-5h7---8-8-8-8-8-8-7h8-7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
                   
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------2-----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-----------7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3---------|


Riff 3 (Clean, 2 times)
e|-----------1---------2---------3-----0----|
B|-----------1---------3---------3-----0----|
G|-2---------2---------2---------0-----1----|
D|-2---------3---------0---------0-----2----|
A|-0-----------------------------2-----2----|
E|-------------------------------3----------|
   "Endangered..."


Riff 4 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------10---------7---------------9----|
A|-0-----3/--8---------5---------5-----7----|
E|-------------------------------3----------|
   "Technology..."


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4-5-10---------------------------10-9-------|
A|-0---2-3--8---2-3-------------2-3------8-7---3---|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----4-4----------3-|
       * *      * * * * * * * * * * * *          
                                      "The hunt..."
 
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--------4-5----4---------------------|
D|-777--7------5-----777--7-5----5-----|
A|----------------------------8----8-7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
       "All are gone..."       
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------12-13----12----------------------------|
G|-141414--14-------12----141414--14-12----12-------|
D|--------------------------------------15----15-14-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Ending to Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-3-2----3-2--------2---------------------------|
A|---------5------5-4-1----5-4-1----5-4-1------------|
E|-------------------------------5--------5-3---0--6-|
   "...countdown to extinction..."

Guitar 2
e|-5-------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-6-5----6-5--------5---------------------------|
G|---------7------7-6------7-6------7-6--------------|
D|--------------------8--------8-7------8-7-5------8-|
A|----------------------------------------------7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------7------5-------4-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--5---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|-------5------8---------------|
G|--------------7---------------|
D|--7---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Play Riff 4  use this fill for the first bar:
e|-----------------------|
B|--5------6------7------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--2------3------4------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
   "Tell the truth you wouldn't dare..."

Play Riff 5  "So courageous..."
Play Riff 6  "All are gone..."


Solo                           x3
e|------------------------------|
B|--5-5~---7-7~---5-5~---7-7~---|
G|--5-5~---7-7~---5-5~---7-7~---|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|--5-5~---7-7~---5-7b8r7b8r7~---(7)\-|
G|--5-5~---7-7~---5-7b8r7b8r7~---(7)\-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 7 (clean)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------/7---------------/7-------|
A|---7-8-7----7-------7-8-7----7-----|
E|-5------------8-7-3------------8-5-|
   "One hour..."

e|----0--3-3/5-3--------------------0-----|
B|----3----------5p3-\1---------1-3---3-1-|
G|----2-----------------------2-----------|
D|-------------------------/3-------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-2---------------------1----------------|
   "...of life form..."

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------/7---------------/7-------|
A|---7-8-7----7-------7-8-7----7-----|
E|-5------------8-6-7------------8-7-|
   "..face of the..."

e|----------------------------3--|
B|--------------------------3----|
G|------------------------5------|
D|---------/7-----------4--------|
A|---7-8-7----7--6\3--5----------|
E|-8-----------------------------|
              "...and the rate..."


Riff 8 
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--2-----------7-----------------|
A|--0-----3-----5-----5-----2-----|
E|--------1-----------3-----0-----|

Guitar 2                                            x2
e|------|--------------------------------------------|
B|------|--5---------5-----------5---------6-5--8-10-|
G|------|----7---------7-----------7--5-4------------|
D|--7~--|-------5-7-------7p5------------------------|
A|------|---------------------8----------------------|
E|------|--------------------------------------------|
                                                          x2
e|--------------------------------------------13-12--15-17-|
B|-17-15---------17-15-----------17-15--13-12--------------|
G|--------12-14---------14p12------------------------------|
D|---------------------------15----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3                                           x4
e|------|--8-7-------8-7---------8-7--5----5-4--7-5-|
B|------|-------5-6-------6p5-----------8-----------|
G|------|---------------------7---------------------|
D|--7~--|-------------------------------------------|
A|------|-------------------------------------------|
E|------|-------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 6  "All are gone..."

Add this chord to the ending of Riff 6:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--7--|
E|--5--|


Ending (Acoustic)
e|----------0--|
B|--------0----|
G|------5------|
D|----7--------|
A|--0----------|
E|-------------|



notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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