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Symphony Of Destruction Bass Tab by Megadeth

Symphony Of Destruction bass tab by Megadeth

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Symphony Of Destruction by Megadeth: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth is a thrash metal masterpiece released in 1992 on their album "Countdown to Extinction." The song showcases Dave Mustaine's signature aggressive guitar riffs and thought-provoking lyrics critiquing political corruption and warfare. It peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains a staple in the band's live performances, solidifying its status as a classic in the heavy metal genre.
Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth

>From "Thrash Guitar" special from Guitar School Magazine


   Intro     TIME = 138
G:-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D:--Opera-Effects--|-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------|--1--3--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

                             o /
                             /~o  (1st,2nd,3rd verses)

G:--------------------------||---|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------||*--|*--------------------------|
A:--------------------------||*--|*--------------------------|
E:--1--0--0--0--0--1--3--1--||---|---1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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A:--------------------------|--------------------------|
E:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

                        (x3)
G:---------------------------|
D:--------------------------*|
A:--------------------------*|
E:--1--0--0--0--0--1--3--1---|


G:--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------|
E:--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|--------------------------|
E:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--|


G:----------------------------|--------------------------|
D:----------------------------|--------------------------|
A:----------------------------|-----------------------3--|
E:--(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|


G:---------------------------|--------------------------|
D:---------------------------|--------------------------|
A:-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
E:---------------------------|-----------------------5--|


G:---------------------------|---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|---------------------------|
A:------------------------5--|-(5)--2--1--0--------------|
E:-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|---------------3--2--1--0--|


G:---------------------------|--------------------------|
D:---------------------------|--------------------------|
A:---------------------------|--------------------2--2--|
E:-(0)--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--|--3--3--3--5--5--5--------|


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|-----------5--4-----------|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--------5--2-----|
E:--------------------------|--------------------------|


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|--------------------2--2--|
E:--0--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--|--3--3--3--5--5--5--------|

                             1.
                            |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G:--------------------------|------------------------|
D:--------------------------|------------------------|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5----(5)\-|
E:--------------------------|------------------------|


  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G:--------------------------|---------------------------||
D:--------------------------|--------------------------*||
A:--------------------------|--------------------------*||
E:--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--0--0--0--0--1--3--1---||

   2.
  |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G:-------------------------|--------------------------|
D:-------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--5--5--5--5--5----(5)\--|--------------------------|
E:-------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--|


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--------------------2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E:--3--3--3--5--5--5--------|--------------------------|


G:----------------------------|--------------------------|
D:-----------5--4-------------|--------------------------|
A:--5--5--5--------5--2-------|--------------------------|
E:--------------------~~~~~~--|--0--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--|
                     vibrato


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--------------------2--2--|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E:--3--3--3--5--5--5--------|--------------------------|

                                                  |
                                      (2nd time)--0--
                                       to CODA    |
G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:-----------5--4-----------|--------------------------|
A:--5--5--5--------5--2-----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E:--------------------------|--------------------------|

                              (Guitar Solo)
G:--------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:--5--5--5--5--5-----------|---------------------------|
E:-----------------0--0--0--|-(0)--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|


G:--------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:--------------------------|---------------------------|
E:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|


G:--------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-----------------------3--|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|---------------------------|


G:--------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|---------------------------|
E:-----------------------5--|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|--------------------------|
E:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--|-(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|


G:--------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:--------------------------|---------------------------|
E:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--|-(3)-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--|


G:--------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-----------------------3--|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|---------------------------|


G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|-----------------------7--|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|--------------5--7--7-----|
E:-----------------------5--|-(5)-5--5--5--------------|


G:---------------------------|--------------------------|
D:-(7)--5--------------------|--------------------------|
A:---------7--6--5-----------|--------------------------|
E:------------------1--3--1--|--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

           D.S. al CODA  o /
       (take 2nd ending) /`o

G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:---------------------------|
E:--1--0--0--0--0--1--3--1---|



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 --0-- CODA  (ending)
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D:-----------------------------|--------------------------||
A:--5--5--5--5--5--(5)\--------|--------------------------||
E:-----------------------------|--1--0--R--0--R--R--R--R--||
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|    Bassist for Division by Zero        |                                 |
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