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		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Countdown To Extinction (W/ Bonus Track) Tabs:

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Countdown To Extinction Tab

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COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
                      By Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, 
                       Nick Menza and Marty Friedman
 
 This is a real good and easy song, hope you enjoy it

Notation Legend.-                       
       % = repeat last bar
       / = slide up
        = slide down
       . = palm mute 
       p = pull off
       h = hammer on
       /// = vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)
       b«   = bend half step or equivalent
       pb«  = pre-bend 
       br«  = bend and release
       pbr« = pre-bend and release

  Normal tunning 
     Moderately Rock = 126
   Intro:
  Gtr. 1  w/dist.
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
 |-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
            .   .             .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .   .

   Gtr. 1     Let ring while Gtr.2 plays
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |--10----9----------------2--------|
 |--10----9----------------2--------|
 |---8----7---------3------0--------|
 |----------------------------------|



  Gtr. 2
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--0--0--0--0--0--2/3/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr. 2
 |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------7---|
 |--------------7--7--7--7-----0--0--0--0--0--3/5h7-----|
 |--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------|

  Gtr. 2
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
 |--8--8--8--8--8--8--7h8--7---5--5--5--5--5--53h5---------------7--7--7--7|
 |-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-----------|


  Verse 1:
  Clean
 |---------------1----------2--------3-----0----|----------|
 |---------------1----------3--------3-----0----|----------|
 |---2-----------2----------2--------0-----1----|----%-----|
 |---2-----------3----------0--------0-----2----|----------|
 |---0------------------------------------------|----------|
 |----------------------------------------------|----------|


  w/dist.
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%------------|
 |--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
 |--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
 |------------------------------------3----------|------------------|

 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
 |-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
            .   .             .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .   .

 
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |---8----7---------3---------------|
 |----------------------3-----------|

 Verse:
 Endangered species, caged in fright,
 Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight,
 The stage is set, now pay the price,
 An ego boost, don't think twice.
 Technology, the battle's unfair,
 You pull the hammer without a care.
 Squeeze the trigger that makes you Man.
 Pseudo-safari, the hunt is canned...
 The hunt is canned

 
  Chorus:
  Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------12-13------12------------------------------------------|
 |--14-14-14--14--14--4--5--12---4----14-14-14---14-12-----12---------------|
 |---7--7--7---7---7---------5---------7--7--7----7--5--15--5--15-14--------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------8------8--7--------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Repeat six times then.-

  Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom
 |--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----8--6--5------6--5------------5---------------------------------------|
 |--2-----------7---------7--6---------7--6-----------7--6------------------|
 |-----5--3--2------3--2--------8---2--------8----7---------8---7---5-------|
 |--------------5---------5--4--1------5--4--1--------5--4--1---------------|
 |------------------------------------------------5-------------5---3-------|
                 
                /////////
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|-5-----*8------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|-------*7------7-----------------|
 |--7brfull--(7)------------------|-7-----+5------4-----------------|
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--5brfull--(5)------------------|---------------------------------|

  *Gtr 1
  +Gtr 2

  Chorus:
  All are gone all but one.
  No contest no where to run.
  No more left only one.
  This is it, this is the 
  countdown to extinction.

  Verse 2:
  Gtr. 1&2
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%-X3---------|
 |--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
 |--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
 |------------------------------------3----------|------------------|
 |Gtr. 3&4                                                          |
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--5--------------6--------7--------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |--2--------------3--------4--------------------|--(don't repeat)--|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------|

  Gtr. 1&2
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
 |---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
 |-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|
            .   .             .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .   .

 
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |--10----9-------------------------|
 |---8----7---------3---------------|
 |----------------------3-----------|

  Verse 2:
 Tell the truth, you wouldn't dare.
 The skin and trophy, oh so rare.
 Silence speaks louder than words.
 Ignore the guilt, and take your turn.
 Liars anagram is "liars,"
 Man you were never even there.
 Killed a few feet from the cages,
 Point blank, your so courageous...
 So corageous.

 (repeat chorus, but without last bar)

 Guitar solo 1:
         ////          //                  ///
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
 |--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--------|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
 |--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--%-X5--|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
           
       /b«       /b«
 |---/-/------/-/-----------|
 |--7-/-----(7)-/----(7)5----|
 |--7-------(7)------(7)5----|
 |----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|

 
  Interlude:
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------2---3---2/7-------------------2---3--2/7---------------|
 |----0---------------7-----------------------------7--------0--|
 |------------------------8--7-----3---------------------8------|

   Hold-----ª
 |--------0-----3/5---3-------------------------------------|
 |--------3--------------53p1---3p1------1---3/5---3---1---|
 |--------2----------------------------2--------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2------------------------------------------------------|

 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2---3---2/7---------------2--3--2/7-----------------2--3--2/7----------|
 |----------------7-----1---2------------7---5--3--2---3------------7--6p5p3|
 |-------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Hold------------ª        Interlude.-
 |---------------3-------|  One hour from now, another species of life
 |------------3----------|  form will disappear off the face of the planet,
 |---------5-------------|  forever, and the rate is accelerating.
 |------4----------------|
 |---5-------------------|
 |-----------------------|

  Guitar solo 2:
  Gtr. 1
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
 |---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
 |---7-----------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                                                    |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr. 1
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
 |---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
 |---------------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                                                    |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr. 1
 |-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
 |---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
 |--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                                                    |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                       (hold)
  Gtr. 1                                                                  |
 |-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
 |---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
 |--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr. 2                                                                    |
 |------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
 |---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
 |--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Repeat the second chorus and add this ending.-
   Hold----------------ª
 |-------------------0----|
 |---------------0--------|
 |-----------5------------|
 |-------7----------------|
 |---0--------------------|
 |------------------------|

   Well... that's all for now see ya next tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture adg Average	#1 by adg ??? at Jan 18, 1975 at 10:46 PM EST
	Mustaine says something about someone he looked up to taking a shot, not pun intended, at him for the subject matter of this song. Could that be Ted Nugent? I hear Nugent is into that kind of thing.

No Picture Jordan Rhythm Player	#2 by Jordan at Oct 18, 1984 at 6:45 AM EST
	It's about people that participate in caged hunts. Dave Mustaine even says that in the booklet of the remastered version of Countdown to Extinction.

No Picture Rodney Wanna Be	#3 by Rodney at Sep 13, 1994 at 12:42 PM EST
	Bush isn't a Chrisitan. It's against Christianity to support the killing of over 60,000 innocent civillians..As for the meaning of the song, that's already clear. However, I feel hunting for food is acceptable.

No Picture PunkJunky Wanna Be	#4 by PunkJunky at Jun 29, 2004 at 11:26 AM EST
	To me, this song is about how humans are boxing themselves into a corner and may one day destroy themselves. In a canned hunt, the outcome is inevitable, just as the destiny of the human race is.

No Picture Nileppezdel Lead Player	#5 by Nileppezdel at Jun 22, 2006 at 12:46 AM EST
	I don't believe this song is just about animals, I think it's more about the end of mankind, and how we might end up can-hunting ourselves. Wow, that was a long sentence...

No Picture Jon Wanna Be	#6 by Jon Leff at Aug 31, 2006 at 3:38 PM EST
	it's also about how james hetfield hunts. it's an attack on him.

No Picture jordan Average	#7 by jordan mcm at Nov 18, 2006 at 7:23 PM EST
	CJF is right. And when he says "point blank, you're so courageous" he is being sarcastic. He is really calling you a coward.

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#8 by Frank at Jan 5, 2007 at 8:03 AM EST
	London67.. You have to know a bit about Dave himself before you say that hes contradicting himself. You see, when was this song written? 91 is when the CD came out.. or so. That was 12 years before Dave accepted Jesus and became a Christian. Dave was a damn jackass before that, but hes really changed. You can see it plain as day now. Just take a look at his posts on the Megadeth forums. Hes a different dude now. No true Christian would vote Kerry. Bush is the christian candidate. As a Christian, naturally he voted for Bush. Anyway, this song is definitely about the senseless slaughter of animals. Probably pertaining to the chain effect of extinction. Sure, it can go higher than that.. but I like the face value of the lyrics.

No Picture Meaty Average	#9 by Meaty at Mar 15, 2007 at 3:28 AM EST
	This song is about the destuction of the Earth as a whole, not just its lifeforms. (Silence speaks louder than words / Ignore the guilt and take your turn) People, 'specially corporations will ignore environmental reprecussions for their own interests, even more so if it involves money or prestige.

No Picture cody Rhythm Player	#10 by cody watts at May 11, 2007 at 4:54 PM EST
	This song is the result of the long, agonizing process in which Dave Mustaine decides which environmental/political/social issue to pretend to care about this week. His advocacy of conservation and environmental protection continues to this day, as he has gone on record as having voted for George W. Bush's re-election. That is not a joke, sadly. Cool bass riff(s) in the beginning, though. That last, somewhat dissonat "thunk thunk thunk thunk" part at the end of it is totally unexpected. All in all, I think that Junior was an integral part of Megadeth's sound and...oh wait, Dave doesn't want anything to do with him now either.