Countdow tab by Megadeth

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COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
           By Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson,
            Nick Menza and Marty Friedman

 This is a real good and easy song, hope you enjoy it

Notation 🏷Legend.-
    % = repeat last bar
    / = slide up
    \ = slide down
    . = palm mute
    p = pull off
    h = hammer on
    /\/\/\ = vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)
    b«  = bend half step or equivalent
    pb« = pre-bend
    br« = bend and release
    pbr« = pre-bend and release

 Normal tunning
   Moderately Rock = 126
  Intro:
 Gtr. 1 w/dist.
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
 |-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
      .  .       .  . . . . . . . . .  .  .

  Gtr. 1   Let ring while Gtr.2 plays
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |--10----9----------------2--------|
 |--10----9----------------2--------|
 |---8----7---------3------0--------|
 |----------------------------------|


 Gtr. 2
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--0--0--0--0--0--2/3/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr. 2
 |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------7---|
 |--------------7--7--7--7\-----0--0--0--0--0--3/5h7-----|
 |--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------|

 Gtr. 2
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
 |--8--8--8--8--8--8--7h8--7---5--5--5--5--5--5\3h5---------------7--7--7--7|
 |-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-----------|

 Verse 1:
 Clean
 |---------------1----------2--------3-----0----|----------|
 |---------------1----------3--------3-----0----|----------|
 |---2-----------2----------2--------0-----1----|----%-----|
 |---2-----------3----------0--------0-----2----|----------|
 |---0------------------------------------------|----------|
 |----------------------------------------------|----------|


 w/dist.
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%------------|
 |--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
 |--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
 |------------------------------------3----------|------------------|


 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
 |-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
      .  .       .  . . . . . . . . .  .  .


 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |---8----7---------3---------------|
 |----------------------3-----------|

 Verse:
 Endangered species, caged in ....


 Chorus:
 Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------12-13------12------------------------------------------|
 |--14-14-14--14--14--4--5--12---4----14-14-14---14-12-----12---------------|
 |---7--7--7---7---7---------5---------7--7--7----7--5--15--5--15-14--------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------8------8--7--------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Repeat six times then.-

 Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom
 |--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----8--6--5------6--5------------5---------------------------------------|
 |--2-----------7---------7--6---------7--6-----------7--6------------------|
 |-----5--3--2------3--2--------8---2--------8----7---------8---7---5-------|
 |--------------5---------5--4--1------5--4--1--------5--4--1---------------|
 |------------------------------------------------5-------------5---3-------|

        /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|-5-----*8------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|-------*7------7-----------------|
 |--7brfull--(7)------------------|-7-----+5------4-----------------|
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--5brfull--(5)------------------|---------------------------------|

 *Gtr 1
 +Gtr 2

 Chorus:
 All are gone all ....

 Verse 2:
 Gtr. 1&2
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%-X3---------|
 |--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
 |--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
 |------------------------------------3----------|------------------|
 |Gtr. 3&4                             |
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--5--------------6--------7--------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--2--------------3--------4--------------------|--(don't repeat)--|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|

 Gtr. 1&2
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
 |-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
      .  .       .  . . . . . . . . .  .  .


 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |---8----7---------3---------------|
 |----------------------3-----------|

 Verse 2:
 Tell the truth, you ...

 (repeat chorus, but without last bar)

 Guitar solo 1:
     /\/\/\/\     /\/\         /\/\/\
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
 |--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--------|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
 |--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--%-X5--|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|

    /b«    /b«
 |---/-/---\---/-/--\---------|
 |--7-/-----(7)-/----(7)\5----|
 |--7-------(7)------(7)\5----|
 |----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|


 Interlude:
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------2---3---2/7-------------------2---3--2/7---------------|
 |----0---------------7-----------------------------7--------0--|
 |------------------------8--7-----3---------------------8------|

  Hold-----ª
 |--------0-----3/5---3-------------------------------------|
 |--------3--------------5\3p1---3p1------1---3/5---3---1---|
 |--------2----------------------------2--------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2------------------------------------------------------|

 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2---3---2/7---------------2--3--2/7-----------------2--3--2/7----------|
 |----------------7-----1---2------------7---5--3--2---3------------7--6p5p3|
 |-------------------8------------------------------------------------------|

  Hold------------ª    Interlude.-
 |---------------3-------| One hour from ....
 |------------3----------| form will ....
 |---------5-------------| forever, and the rate is ...
 |------4----------------|
 |---5-------------------|
 |-----------------------|

 Guitar solo 2:
 Gtr. 1
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
 |---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
 |---7-----------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                  |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr. 1
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
 |---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
 |---------------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                  |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Gtr. 1
 |-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
 |---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
 |--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                  |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                    (hold)
 Gtr. 1                                 |
 |-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
 |---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
 |--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                  |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Repeat the second chorus and add this ending.-
  Hold----------------ª
 |-------------------0----|
 |---------------0--------|
 |-----------5------------|
 |-------7----------------|
 |---0--------------------|
 |------------------------|

  Well... that's all for now see ya next tab

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