Symphony Of Destruction

Megadeth

Composição de: Dave Mustaine
Tom:
Afinação:
 (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]
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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~\-| 
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   "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~\-| |     
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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~-------| |     
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..."
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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~--9\7---6b7~~--7b9\-3b4~~-| 
D|--------------------------9-------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
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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 Riff 1   "The Earth starts..."
Play Riff 2   "tall...stands tall..."
Play Riff 3   "Just like the..."
Play Riff 3a  "Just like the..."


[Ending]
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E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|--3-2--2--| 
E|--1-0--0--| 

  "...destruction."


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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.
<17>       = 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
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