Megadeth: Symphony of Destruction (Demo) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Javier Bassino (jbassino@mi-mail.cl) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 08, 2004 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro 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--| * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-3-2--2----3-2--2--| E|-1-0--0----1-0--0--| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-----7---6---5\------7---6---5\---------------| A|-----7---6---5\------7---6---5\--------3-2--2-| E|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---0-----1-3-1-1-0--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * 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 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|-----------------4h5-4-| 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..." Play Riff 1 "Acting like a robot..." Play Riff 2 "explodes....explodes..." Play Riff 3 "Just like the..." Play Riff 1 "Acting like a..." Play Riff 2 "...a roll..." Play Riff 3 "Just like the..." Play Riff 1 "The earth starts to..." Play Riff 2 "...stand tall..." 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~\-| | "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|-----11-----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..." 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-| * * * * Solo (Friedman) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-/9-9~~~---9~9~~~---9-7\4-6b7~~-7b9---3b4~~-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-0-2-0-2b3r2~----0------| D|--------------------2~~-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|--------------------8-12----8-12/14p12---| B|-----------------10------10-----------13-| G|----9-11----9-11-------------------------| D|-10------10------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-12-14/17p14\12----12-14/20-17h20p17------------| 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|-12p10----10-12p10----10-15p10----15p10----14p10--| B|-------12----------12----------12-------12--------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-15p10----10/19p15----15-19p15--15-| B|-------12----------15---------15---| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-19p15----------------------------------------| B|------15-----15-------------------------------| G|--------16-----16-------------------14b16~~~--| D|----------17-----17\12-14-12p11h12------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------12h13p12----------------12h13-| G|-/16p12----12-15----------15p12----12-15-------| D|--------14----------------------14-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-15-------------------------12---------------------------| B|---13p12-----------------12----15p12---------------------| G|--------15p12---12-14h15-------------15p14-12----13b14~~-| D|--------------14------------------------------14---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----12-15-[15]17r15b17~--15-12--------------| B|-/16----------------------------16-15-12-12\-| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----7------5------7--6--5-| A|-----7------5------7--6--5-| E|-0-0----0-0----0-0---------| * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) x2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----7~------5~------7~-6~-5~-| A|-7-5-----7-5-----7-5----------| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7-5-7~--5---5~----------------| E|-----------8----8-5-8~--5-3-5~-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------------------------------5~-| A|--------------5~----5-7~--5-7----| E|-3-5-/8~--5-8-----8--------------| x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------14--------12--------14-13-12-| D|-/14-12-14--14-12-12--14-12-14-13-12-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-14-12-14~--12-10-12~--10----10~------------------| A|--------------------------12------12-10-12~-10----| E|-----------------------------------------------12-| e|------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------13h15h17-| G|-------------------------12h14h16---------| D|-----------------12h14h15-----------------| A|---------12h14h15-------------------------| E|-12h14h15---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------19p17p15--------| B|-----------------13h15/17-15h17h19---------19-17~~-| G|---------12h14h16----------------------------------| D|-12h14h15------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 a few times, then: Play Riff 3 "Just like the..." Play Riff 3a "Just like the..." Ending: e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|--3-2--2--| E|--1-0--0--| "...destruction." Notation: 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