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Symphony of Destruction Tab (Ver 5) by Megadeth Tabs at Ultimate Guitar Archive
Symphony of Destruction Tab (Ver 5) by Megadeth Tabs at Ultimate Guitar Archive
Symphony of Destruction Tab (Ver 5) by Megadeth Tabs at Ultimate Guitar Archive
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Artist: Megadeth
Song: Symphony Of Destruction
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.
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---------|
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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..."
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Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----9-----8-----7-----6~--------| ----|
A|------7-----7-----5-------7-----|
|
E|-0------0-----0-----0-------7~\-|
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"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~-------|
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A|-----10-----10-----10-------11---|
|
E|-0-----12-----12-----12-------12-|
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"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..."
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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~--9\7---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|-------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-20p15-----------------------------------|
G|------16---19p16-----------------14b16~~-|
D|--------17------17---14p12\11h12---------|
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
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Play
Play
Riff
Riff
Riff
Riff
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2
3
3a
Ending:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--3-2--2--|
E|--1-0--0--|
"...destruction."
Notation:
10^
10b11
10b12
10b12r10
[10]12
[10]12r10
{14}
<17>
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= tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
= tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
= tremolo bar vibrato.
mute with fret-hand
palm mute
pick slide
hammer-on
pull-off
vibrato
finger tap
slide up
slide down
natural harmonics
artificial harmonics
ghost note
trem picking
trill
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