Symphony of Destruction Megadeth
SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION)
Words and Music by Mustaine
Arranged by Megadeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mustaine'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Friedman'
Intro Verses
Moderate Rock Q=138
$
[F5E5] [F5E5] [F5E5]
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--|
[B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|--------------|--------------|-----------------||---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------||o--------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------||---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------||---------------| |--------------|-3-2---2------|-3-2---2---------||o-3-2---2------| |--------1-3-1-|-1-0---0------|-1-0---0---1-3-1-||--1-0---0------|
[F5E5] [F5E5] PM--|[F5E5]
W E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|-3-2---2------|-3-2---2---------|-3-2---2------| |----------|-1-0---0------|-1-0---0---1-3-1-|-1-0---0------|
[F5E5] [F5E5] PM--|[F5E5]
W E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|-3-2---2------|-3-2---2---------|-3-2---2------| |----------|-1-0---0------|-1-0---0---1-3-1-|-1-0---0------|
[F5E5] [F5E5] PM--|[F5E5]
W E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------|-3-2---2------|-3-2---2---------|-3-2---2------| |----------|-1-0---0------|-1-0---0---1-3-1-|-1-0---0------|
Gtr I[E]
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
H E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-----------0h1-0---|-----------0h1-0----| |--------------|-----------0h2-0---|-------------------|--------------------| |------------2-|---1---0---------2-|---1---0---------2-|---1---0---------2--| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------0-0---|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0----------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| H E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------2-|---1---0---0h2-0-2-|---1---0---0h2-0-2-|---1---0---0h2-0-2--| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------0-0---|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0----------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM--| ~
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0h1-0---|-----------0h1-0---|-----------0h1-0---|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |---1---0---------2-|---1---0---------2-|---1---0---------2-|---1--------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------5-2-----5--| |-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0-----0-0----|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM--| ~
| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |---1---0---0h2-0-2-|---1---0---0h2-0-2-|---1---0---0h2-0-2-|---1--------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------5-2--------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------5--| |-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0-----0-0----|
Chorus
[E5] [A5/E] [C5]
~~~ PM------|
+E E E E E E E E +Q Q +E Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q. Q E
|-------------------||------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------||------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------||------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------||------9--(9)-8----|-7--0-6-------|----5----4----| |-(5)---------------||------7--(7)-7----|-7-------7----|----3---------| |-----7-6-5-3-2-1-0-||-(0)------------0-|-----------7--|-0----------0-|
|
| ~~~ PM------|
| +E E E E E E E E +Q Q +E Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q. Q E
|-------------------||------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------||------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------||------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------||------9--(9)-8----|-7--0-6-------|----5----4----| |-(5)---------------||------7--(7)-7----|-7-------7----|----3---------| |-----7-6-5-3-2-1-0-||-(0)------------0-|-----------7--|-0----------0-|
To Coda
~[E5] [A5/E] [C5]
Q. E E E Q Q Q +E Q E Q. Q E Q Q Q. Q E
|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----5-4------|----9--(9)-8----|-7----6-------|----5----4----| |-5--------5----|----7--(7)-7----|-7-------7----|----3---------| |------------7--|-0------------0-|-----------7--|-0----------0-|
|
| ~
| Q. E E E Q Q Q +E Q E Q. Q E Q Q Q. Q E
|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----5-4------|----9--(9)-8----|-7----6-------|----5----4----| |-5--------5----|----7--(7)-7----|-7-------7----|----3---------| |------------7--|-0------------0-|-----------7--|-0----------0-|
1. 2.
[D5] [F5E5] [F5E5] PM--|[D5]
E E E E Q. +E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +E
|-------------------|--------------|------------------||-------------------| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||-------------------| |-------------------|--------------|------------------||-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\-|--------------|------------------||-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\-| |-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\-|-3-2---2------|-3-2---2---------o||-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\-| |-------------------|-1-0---0------|-1-0---0---1-3-1--||-------------------|
|
| PM--|
| E E E E Q. +E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +E
|-------------------|--------------|------------------||-------------------| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------o||-------------------| |-------------------|--------------|------------------||-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\-|--------------|------------------||-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\-| |-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\-|-3-2---2------|-3-2---2---------o||-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\-| |-------------------|-1-0---0------|-1-0---0---1-3-1--||-------------------|
[C5] [D5] ~
Q Q. Q E Q. Q E Q Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|-3-------------| |----7-----6-----|-5-----4--------|----4----2----|------4-2------| |----------------|----------6-----|--------------|----------4----| |----------------|------------7---|--------------|------------5--| |-0------------0-|----------------|-0----------0-|---------------|
|
| ~
| Q E E E E E E E E E Q E Q Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----9p7---8p7---|-7p0---6--------|----5----4----|-7----5-4------| |--------7-----7-|-----7----7-----|----3---------|-5--------5----| |-0--------------|------------7\--|-0----------0-|------------7--|
[E5] [C5] [D5] ~
Q Q. Q E Q. Q E Q Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-3-------------| |----7----6----|-5-----4--------|----4----2----|------4-2------| |--------------|----------6-----|--------------|----------4----| |--------------|------------7---|--------------|------------5--| |-0----------0-|----------------|-0----------0-|---------------|
|
| ~
| Q Q. Q E E E E Q E Q Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |----9----8----|-7p0---6--------|----5----4----|-7----5-4------| |----7----7----|-----7----7-----|----3---------|-5--------5----| |-0----------0-|------------7\--|-0----------0-|------------7--|
Q Q. Q E [D5]E E E E E Q.
|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|-----------------|| |----4----2----|-----------------|| |--------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------|| |--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|| |-0----------0-|-----------------||
|
| Q Q. Q E E E E E E Q E
|--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|-----------------|| |--------------|---------------2-|| |----5----4----|-7-7-7-7-7-----2-|| |----3---------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|| |-0----------0-|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
[E] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
H. +Q S E. +Q E E E S +S
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-/9------------(9)---|-7h9----(9)---9s7-4-6b7==(6)---| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM| PM PM PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-----1---0---------2-|------1-----0-------2----------| |-----1---0---------2-|------1-----0-------2----------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |--0----0-----0--0----|-0-------0------0-0------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~PM--|
+Q +E +E E E +E +S S +Q +Q +E E E E
|------------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------0-5----(5)-(5)------|------------------------| |-(6)---(6)-(6)r-0-7b9==(7)r(7)-2b4==|=(2)---(2)---(2)r-0-2-0-| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---| PM PM PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |-----1------0---------------2-------|-----1-----0----------2-| |-----1------0---------------2-------|-----1-----0----------2-| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |--0-----0---------0-----0-----------|--0-----0---------0-0---|
E +E +Q +Q +E S +S +E E E S S Q E. S
|---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |-2b4==(2)r(2)b3====(2)---(2)r-2b3==(2)r|=(2)p0---0--------------| |---------------------------------------|-------2---0-2---2s==10-| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM| PM PM PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |-------1---------0------------2--------|-----1---0---------2----| |-------1---------0------------2--------|-----1---0---------2----| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |-0---------0-----------0--0------------|--0----0-------0-0------|
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S. T S S
|----------------------8h12----8h12s14--12----12-| |-------------------10------10-------------13----| |------9-11----9-11------------------------------| |-(10)------10-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |---------1----------0----------------------2----| |---------1----------0----------------------2----| |------------------------------------------------| |---0----------0---------------0-----0-----------|
~~
|--3--| |--3--|
S. S T T T T a E S S S S S Q +E
|-14h17p==14----17p14-17s20-17h20p17s14----------------| |------------17-------------------------17-13---(13)\--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM|
| E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-------1--------------------0--------------------2----| |-------1--------------------0--------------------2----| |------------------------------------------------------| |--0----------------------0-----------------0-0--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-12p10----10h12p10----10h15p10----15p10----14p10-| |-------12----------12----------12-------12-------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--------1-----------0-----------------------2----| |--------1-----------0-----------------------2----| |-------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------0-----------------0-----0----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p10----10h12p10----10-15p10----15p10----14p10-| |-------12----------12----------12-------12-------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--------1-----------0-----------------------2----| |--------1-----------0-----------------------2----| |-------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------0-----------------0-----0----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p10----10-/19p15----15-22p19----19-------------| |-------12-----------15----------20----20p15-------| |--------------------------------------------16----| |-----------------------------------------------17-| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------1------------0-----------------------2----| |--------1------------0-----------------------2----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--0------------0-----------------0-----0----------|
~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S +E. +E +E
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-19p16---------------------------------------------| |-------17----------------19b21==(19)---(19)-(19)r\-| |----------17-19-17-16-17---------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM|
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--------1-----------0-------------------------2----| |--------1-----------0-------------------------2----| |---------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------0----------------------0---0---------|
[4/4] a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------12h13p12---------------------12h13-12-| |-14s15p12----12h15----------15b15.5p12----12h15----------| |----------14---------------------------14----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------1-----------0----------------------------2----| |-----------1-----------0----------------------------2----| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----------0----------------------0-----0----------|
S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------12-------------------| |-13p12-------------------------------12----15p12-------------| |-------15b15.5-12----12-14b16==(14)r-------------15p14p12----| |------------------14--------------------------------------14-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1----------------0------------------------------2----| |--------1----------------0------------------------------2----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--0----------------0------------------------0-----0----------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |------3------|
S +E. +S S S S S +S S S S T +T S S S S T +T
|---------------------12----------------------12-------------------------12--------------------| |------------------------15p==12-15b17==(15)r----15p==12--------------12----15-12--------------| |-12b14==(12)---(12)r------------------------------------14b16==(14)r-------------14b16==(14)r-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------1-------------0------------------------------------------------2-----------------| |-------------1-------------0------------------------------------------------2-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0--------------0---------------------------------0------------------0-----------------------|
[F5] [E5]
|3-| |------3------|
E S S S T +T S S S S E +E +E +E +Q H.
|----12--------------------12-------12-17b19==(17)-(17)-(17)r||=(17)\-------------| |-12----15p12-----------------15p12----17b19==(17)-(17)-(17)r||=(17)\-------------| |-------------14b16==(14)r-----------------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------|
|
| PM PM PM------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------| |--------1------------------------0--------------------------||-------------------| |--------1------------------------0--------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------||---3---2----2------| |--0------------------------0-------------------1----3----1--||---1---0----0------|
D.S. al Coda &
[F5E5] PM--|[D5]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. Q Q. Q E Q. Q E Q
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|----7-----6-----|-5-----4--------| |-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-(7)---|----------------|----------6-----| |-3-2---2---------||-5-5-5-5-5-(5)---|----------------|------------7---| |-1-0---0---1-3-1-||-----------------|-0------------0-|----------------|
|
| PM--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. Q E E E E E E E E E Q E Q
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-(7)---|----9p7---8p7---|-7p0---6--------| |-3-2---2---------||-5-5-5-5-5-(5)---|--------7-----7-|-----7----7-----| |-1-0---0---1-3-1-||-----------------|-0--------------|------------7\--|
[C5] [D5] ~[E5]
Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q Q Q. Q E Q. Q E Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|-3-------------|--------------|----------------| |----4----2----|------4-2------|----7----6----|-5-----4--------| |--------------|----------4----|--------------|----------6-----| |--------------|------------5--|--------------|------------7---| |-0----------0-|---------------|-0----------0-|----------------|
|
| ~
| Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q Q Q. Q E E E E Q E Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |----5----4----|-7----5-4------|----9----8----|-7p0---6--------| |----3---------|-5--------5----|----7----7----|-----7----7-----| |-0----------0-|------------7--|-0----------0-|------------7\--|
~
Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q Q Q. Q E
|--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------|-3-------------|--------------| |----4----2----|------4-2------|----4----2----| |--------------|----------4----|--------------| |--------------|------------5--|--------------| |-0----------0-|---------------|-0----------0-|
|
| ~
| Q Q. Q E Q. E E E Q Q Q. Q E
|--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------| |----5----4----|-7----5-4------|----5----4----| |----3---------|-5--------5----|----3---------| |-0----------0-|------------7--|-0----------0-|
[D5]E E E E Q. +E [F5E5]E E E E H
|-------------------|--------------*| |-------------------|--------------*| |-------------------|--------------*| |-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\-|--------------*| |-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\-|-3-2---2------*| |-------------------|-1-0---0------*|
|
| E E E E Q. +E E E E E H
|-------------------|--------------*| |-------------------|--------------*| |-------------------|--------------*| |-7-7-7-7-7----(7)\-|--------------*| |-5-5-5-5-5----(5)\-|-3-2---2------*| |-------------------|-1-0---0------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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