Countdown To Extinction Bass Tab

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Countdown to Extinction

                                  by Megadeth

                         transcribed by Travis Higgins





                                                                                

|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------

|-----------------|--3--------------|--------------------------|----------------

|-----------2--3--|-----------2--3--|--------------------2--3--|----------------

|--5--------------|-----------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|----------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

---------------------|--2--2--2--2--4/5/|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|----

------3--2-----------|------------------|----------------------------------|----

---------------3--0--|------------------|----------------------------------|----

5--5-----------------|------------------|----------------------------------|----

                                                                                



                                                                                

7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|--------------9--9--9--9|------------------------------

-----------------------|--5--5--5--5-------------|------------------------------

-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------

-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

-------------------------14--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--9h10--9--|--------------

7--7--7--7--7--7--12h14------|-----------------------------------|--------------

-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------

-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------

                                                                                



                                                              1st verse         

7--7--7--7--7--7--5h7--9--|--------------9--9--9--9--||--||---------------|-----

--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--------------||--||*--------------|-----

--------------------------|--------------------------||--||*------------3/|-----

--------------------------|--------------------------||--||----5--5--5----|-----

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------

------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------

8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|----------------------------

------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------

                                                                                



                          Pre-chorus                                            

----------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|-------

---------------------*||------------------------|-----------------------|-------

---------7--7--7--7--*||------------------------|--8-----8--8-----------|-------

3--3--3---------------||---5-----5--5-----7--8--|-----------------7--8--|-------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------

------------------------|--------3--2-----------|-------------------------------

------------------1--2--|-----------------3-----|-------------------------------

3--3--3--3--3--3--------|--5--5--------------3--|-------------------------------

                                                                                



1st chorus                                                                      

-------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------

-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|---------------

-------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------

-------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------

---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------

3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------

---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------

------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------

------------------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------

5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-----------------------------|-------------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-----|----------------

------------------------------|-----------------------------3--|----------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------

------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------

------------------------------|-------------------3--------|--------------------

5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--53--3--3--3--3-----3--3--|--------------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------

------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------

3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------

------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-----

7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------|-----

------------------------------|-----------------------------|--128-----7|-----

------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-----

                                                                                



                                       2nd and 3rd choruses                     

------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|---------

------------|--------7--|--5-----4--|---------------------------------|---------

------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|---------

3-----0--6--|--5--------|-----------|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|---------

                                                                                



                                                                                

--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------

--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------

-----------------3--------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------

53--3--3--3--3-----3--3--|--------------------------------|--------------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------------|----------------

------------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|----------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|----------------

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------

---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------

5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3-----|--------------------------------|-------------

------------------------------3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------

---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------

------------------3--------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|----------------

3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--|-----------------------------------|----------------

                                                                                



                                                                                

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

------------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|----------------

5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------------|----------------

------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------

                                                                                



                                                             guitar solo        

---------------------------|-------------|--------------||----------------|-----

9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------|--------------||*------------5--|-----

---------------------------|--128-----7|--------------||*---------------|-----

---------------------------|-------------|--3-----0--6--||----5--5--------|-----

                                                                                



                                            spoken part (one hour from now)     

----------------||-----------------------|------|-----|-----|-----------|-------

---------------*||-----------------------|------|-----|-----|-----------|-------

---------2--3--*||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------|-----|-----|-----------|-------

5--5------------||-----------------------|---5--|--3--|--2--|--1-----3--|-------

                                                                                



                                                                                

---|-----|-------|-----|

---|-----|-------|-----|

---|-----|-------|--5--|

5--|--7--|--83--|-----|

                                                                                



Then repeat the riffs played under the verses for the harmony guitar part.

Then play the 3rd chorus.....and thats about it.



A easy song to play, but its fun because the intro is a riff

that people will know when they hear it.



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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

No Picture Dr. Average	#1 by Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt at Oct 30, 2000 at 6:23 AM EST
	Says to me that this song is about someone working in a high-powered stressful job, who has lost the able to do the simple things like converse with friends and chill out. The kinda guy who is always on his mobile phone. He listens to the warning to slow done but can't help himself.