MEGADETH
Album = COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
Song  = SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION

Transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
		Javier Bassino (jbassino@entelchile.net)

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
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--|
   * * *                     * * * 
  "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~~-1-0---------|
E|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---------4-3-2-1-|
   * *   *   *     * *     * * * * * * 


Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9-----8-----7-----6~--------|
A|------7-----7-----7-------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-----7-------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-----7-------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|------------------------7--|
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|----7-----6-----5-----4---------|
D|-------------------------6------| -----|
A|----------------------------7~--|      |
E|-0------0-----0-----0-----------|      |
   "Just like the..."                    |--- Play 2x
e|--------------------------------|      |
B|--------------------------------|      |
G|---4-----2-----7------4-2-------| -----|
D|--------------------------4-----|
A|----------------------------5~~-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0------------|
  "...led rats...."

Last time:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---4-----2--------------7--|
D|----------------7-7-7-7-7--|
A|----------------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----|
   * *   *   *

Solo
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5-----------|
G|-/9-9~~~---9~9~~~---9-7\4-6b7~~-7b9---3b4~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-0-2-0-2b3r2~-2b3r2-0---------|
D|----------------------2-0-2~~-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
   * * *   
e|--------------------8-12----8-12/14p12---|
B|-----------------10------10-----------13-|
G|----9-11----9-11-------------------------|
D|-10------10------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-12-14/17p14\12----12-14/20-17h20p17------------|
B|----------------13-------------------20-17------|
G|-------------------------------------------17~~-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12p10----10-12p10----10-15p10----15p10----14p10-|
G|--------12----------12----------12-------12-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-12p10----10-12p10----10-15p10----15p10----14p10--|
B|-------12----------12----------12-------12--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p10----10/19p15----15/22p19-----|
B|-------12----------15----------20--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-19p15----------------------------------------|
B|------15-----15-------------------------------|
G|--------16-----16-------------------14b16~~~--|
D|----------17-----17\12-14-12p11h12------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12h13p12----------------12h13-|
G|-/15p12----12-15----------15p12----12-15-------|
D|--------14----------------------14-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-15-------------------------12---------------------------|
B|---13p12-----------------12----15p12---------------------|
G|--------15p12---12-14h15-------------15p14-12----13b14~~-|
D|--------------15------------------------------14---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


e|-12---------------12---------------12---------------|
B|----14-12-14b17~~----14-12------------14-12---------|
G|---------------------------14b16~~----------14b16~~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-12----------12------12----17b19\-----|
B|----14-12-------14p12---14/17b19\-----|
G|----------14--------------------------|
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:

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