Architectture Of Aggression Guitar Tab

Countdown To Extinction (W/ Bonus Track) Tabs:

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Architecture of Aggression


Intro (play 2 times)

                  A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Pm-------------       Pm----     Pm---------------     Pm-----------------

e---|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---|*---------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
G---|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A---|*-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0------*|
E-0-|--2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|

Verse


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Born from the dark      in the black   cloak of night           To

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  envelope it's prey below     deliver to the light          To     e-

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  liminate   your enemy           hit them in their sleep  and when

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  all is won and lost  the spoils of war are yours to keep     Ow!

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


Chorus

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|

  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture 
of aggression

e--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4------------------|
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|--------------------------------2--4--------|
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------2--------3-----|


  E F#       F#G          A          G

e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-18b------------17-16-14-16h17p16-14-16h-|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
                                          |
                                          |
                                          |
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5----|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3----|


  E F#        G          A

e----------14----------------------------------------|
B----------------17-14-18----------------------------|
G-17-14-16----17----------16h17p16h17p16p14----------|
D-------------------------------------------16----16-|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
                                                     |
                                  Pm---------        |
                                                     |
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5--------|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2-----------|


  E F#         G          A

e----------------------------------------|
B-14----------16b--------16b-------------|
G-------17----16b-------------16b--14----|
D----16----16------16-14-----------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
                                         |
                                         |
                                         |
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------4-----|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----3\-|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------|


 E  F#

 Praise your Architecture of aggression  Ah!

e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G---(14)\---------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
                                                |
                                          Pick  |
                                          slide |
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------x\--|
D-----------------------------------4-------x\--|
A-5--------4-------2------4------2--4-----------|
E-----4--------3------0------2---0--2-----------|


Second Verse


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Ensuing power vacuum         as a toppled leader dies            His

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  body fuels the power fire     and the flames rise to the sky      One

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  side of his face a kiss       the other genocide                 Time

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  to pay with your ass          a world wide suicide

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


Chorus

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|


  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture 
of aggression

e--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4-------------------|
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|--------------------------------2--4---------|
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------2--------3------|

Part after the 2nd Chorus


e------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G-----4-------2------4-------2-|-----4-------2------4-------2-|
D---------2-4------------2-4---|---------2-4------------2-4---|
A-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|

e------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G-----4-------2------4-------2-|-----4-------2------4-------2-|
D---------2-4------------2-4---|---------2-4------------2-4---|
A-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|

e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-----4------4------|
A-2/4----4/5--------|
E---------------2-0-|


Interlude: (play 4 times)

                                                        G F#F E

   Pm---------        Pm---------   Pm--------                   Pm-

e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B*--------------------------------|---------------------8-7-6\5------*|
G---------------------------------|---------------------7-6-5\4-------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------5-4-3\2-------|
A*--------------------5-4-3-------|----------------------------------*|
E--2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)\-------5-2-0-|-2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)\-----------2-0--|


  F#

         Bass and Drums only
           (someone speaking something here)
e----|--------------------------------------------|
B----|--------------------------------------------|
G----|--------------------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------------------|
A-4--|--------------------------------------------|
E-2--|--------------------------------------------|


Solo:

  E F#       F#G          A          G

e-----14------------14-------17b-14-----------|
B-17b----17p14-17b----17p14---------17p14-17b-|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
                                              |
                                              |
                                              |
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5--------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3--------|


   E F#        G          A

e-------14----------------14---------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--16h17----17p16p14-16h17----17p16p14-16h17-14-14--16h17p14-|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             |
                                   Pm---------               |
                                                             |
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5---------------|
E--0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2------------------|

  E F#       F#G          A          G
e-17----14----16----17----14----16-------14-------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----16----17----14----16----17----14-11----11-11-|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
                                                  |
                                                  |
                                                  |
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5------------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3------------|


  E F#        G          A

e------12-12-----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-11\9-9--9\8b--6-5-6~~~~----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
                                                     |
                                                     |
                                                     |
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------4-----------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----3\-------------|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------------------|


  E F#       F#G          A          G

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------13h14----------14-17h18h19p18-17-18-19-|
G----------13h14----13h14h16-------16-14h16-------------------------|
D-11h13h14-------16-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                    |
                                                                    |
                                                                    |
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5------------------------------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3------------------------------|


  E F#         G          A


E-19-14----------------------------------------|
B-------17-14----------------------------------|
G-------------16-14----------------------16-14-|
D-------------------16-14----------14-16-------|
A-------------------------16-14-16-------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
                                               |
                                  Pm---------  |
                                               |
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5--|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2-----|


  E F#       F#G          A          G

e-14-----------------------------------------------------------|
B----14-------------18-14-------------17-14-------------16-19b-|
G-------17p16p14----------17p16p14----------17p16p14-----------|
D----------------16----------------16----------------16--------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                               |
                                                               |
                                                               |
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5-------------------------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3-------------------------|


  E F#         G          A


E----------------------------------------------|
B-19-18-17-------------------------------------|
G----------18-17-16-17-18-18b------18-16-14----|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
                                               |
                                  Pm---------  |
                                               |
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--2-2-0-------|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------2-2-0-|


Third Verse

 A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  Born from the dark      in the black   cloak of night           To

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  envelope it's prey below     deliver to the light          To     e-

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|

              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  liminate   your enemy           hit them in their sleep  and when

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


              A BbA       F#GF#                 A BbA

  all is won and lost  the spoils of war are yours to keep

  Pm-------------   Pm----      Pm-------------       Pm---------------

e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2---------2-2-0-|


Outro Chorus

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|

  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture 
of aggression

e--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4------------------|
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|--------------------------------2--4--------|
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------2--------3-----|

  Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw 
blood and

e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|


                                       Bb

  sweat, you know your worth when your enemies____________

e---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------4-4-------4-4-------4--------------3---|--------------------------------|
A-2/4-------4h5-------5h7-----7---4-------5---|--------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------6---|--------------------------------|


                               E  F#

 Praise your Architecture of aggression

                   Pm---------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7--------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D----6---------5--------------------------------------------------------|
A-5--------4-------2------4-----2--4--------(4)\------------------------|
E----4---------3------0------2--0--2--------(2)\------------------------|
                                                                        |
                   Pm---------                                          |
                                                                        |
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7--------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6--------5--------------------------------------------------------|
A-5--------4-------2------4------2--4--------(4)\-----------------------|
E-----4--------3------0------2---0--2--------(2)\-----------------------|


Symbols used in this tab:

Pm: Palm Mute
b: Bend
h: Hammer
P: Pull-Off
\: Slide Down
/: Slide Up
(): Ghost note
~: Vibrato
x: Muted String
x\: Pick Slide or Scrape
Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/m/megadeth/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

No Picture Lyssa CHAOS Average	#1 by Lyssa CHAOS at Apr 11, 1978 at 8:37 PM EST
	the very beginning of this song is a total rip off of the beginning to metallica's "one"

No Picture Rob Average	#2 by Rob Jones at Mar 5, 1986 at 10:46 AM EST
	"That was inspired by a book actually titled The Architecture Of Aggression, about the underground facilities used during the Nazi reign of terror. Many people have died in the architecture of a lot of countries. Yet it's just the leaders who are noted as so great in the struggle. The bible talks about the brick makers who stomped the mud and straw and would be left to die in the mud pits. Ultimately, the bricks would be made out of their sweat and blood." (Mustaine, 1992)

No Picture Neal Average	#3 by Neal Breen at Apr 14, 1987 at 3:04 AM EST
	How did he come up with this one? The mans a genius.

No Picture Perfect Pervers Rhythm Player	#4 by Perfect Perversion™ at Jun 15, 2003 at 10:05 PM EST
	Blindrider, Didn't Dave Mustaine invent Metalica's sound? I agree with altd2, this song is inspired, like all the others on this album. I think of it as a reminder that history repeats its gruesome self. The parallels that this song (and all on countdown to extension) has with American foreign policy is poignant. But its also spookily prophetic... this is Iraq War 2 (and the occupation of Iraq) written about 10 years early.