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Song
ARCHITECTURE OF AGGRESSION
Megadeth
(From The 1992 Album Countdown To Extinction)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E)
Intro
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|---------------7-8-7--------4-5-4-| E|-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5--0-2-0-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------------7-8-7--------3-2---------| E|-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5--0-2-0-----5-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------------7-8-7--------4-5-4-| E|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5--0-2-0-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------------7-8-7--------3-2---------| E|-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5--0-2-0-----5-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------------7-8-7--------4-5-4-| E|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5--0-2-0-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
"Born from the dark..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------------7-8-7--------3-2---------| E|-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5--0-2-0-----5-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...black cloak..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Let all notes ring)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-| A|-------------------------0h2-----| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"Great nations built..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4-------| A|---------------------------2-4-4-| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"...dead with mud..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-0h2-4-4-----4-4-| A|-2/4-----4h5-------------4h5-----| E|---------------------------------|
"...sweat you know..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4-------| A|---------------------------2-4-4-| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"...praise your architecture..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4/6----------------6/7--| D|-------------------------| A|-2/4----------------4/5--| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-7/9---------------9/11--| D|-------------------------| A|-5/7---------------7/-9--| E|-------------------------|
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4/5-x-x-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2/3-x-x-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4-5-4-5-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2-3-2-3-|
* * * *
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-9----| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x---8\-|
Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-slow bend---------------------------| G|-18b22r18\17-16-14-16h17p16-14-16h17-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------19----17-14-18------------------------| G|-14-16----17----------16h17p16h17p16p14------| D|----------------------------------------16~~-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------16b17r16-------16b18------------------| G|----18----17----16b18r16-------------[16]18r16-14~~~\-| D|-16----16----16----------16-14------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3a
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-5-----4-----2---4-----4-----------| E|----4-----3----0---2-0-2--------X\-|
* * * * *
"Praise your..."
Play Riff 1 "Ensuing power vacuum..."
Play Riff 2 "Great nations built..."
Riff 4 x4
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----4-------2-----4-------2-| D|---------2-4-----------2-4---| A|-0h2---3-------0h2---3-------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----4-----4-----| A|-2/4---4/5-------| E|-------------2-0-|
* *
Riff 5
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------5-4-3-------| E|-2-3-2--5-6-5\----------0-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------7-6-5\--------| D|-----------------5-4-3\--------| A|-------------------------------| E|-2-3-2--5-6-5\-----------0-2-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Final time
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------7-6-5\----------| D|-----------------5-4-3\----------| A|-------------------------------4-| E|-2-3-2--5-6-5\-----------0-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4/5-x-x-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2/3-x-x-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4-5-4-5-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2-3-2-3-|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4/5-x-x-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2/3-x-x-| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-9----| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x---8\-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4/5-x-x-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2/3-x-x-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4-5-4-5-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2-3-2-3-|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-4/5-x-x-| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-2/3-x-x-| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-0h4-x-x-4/5-x-x-5/7-x-x-3-2---------| E|-0h2-x-x-2/3-x-x-3/5-x-x-----5-3-2-0-|
* * * * * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|---------14--------------14-------17b19--14--------------| B|-17b19~-----17p14-17b19~----17p14-----------17p14-17b19~-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-------14----------------17---------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-16h17----17p16p14-16h17----17p16p14-16h17-14~~-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------17----14----16----17----14----16-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-16h17p16p14----16----17----14----16----17----| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------14---------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-14\11----11-11-11\9--9-9-8b9r8-----------| D|--------------------------------11-10-11~-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------12-13h14p13p12---| G|---------11-13h14p13p11--11h13h14--------------14-| D|-11h13h14--------------14-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|---------12-13h14p13p12--12-13-14-| B|-12h13h14--------------14---------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-19-14-------------------------------------| B|------17-14--------------------------------| G|-----------16-14------------------16p14~~~-| D|----------------16-14--------14h16---------| A|---------------------16-14h16--------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-19p14-----------18p14-----------17p14------------16-19b22~~-| G|------17p16p14--------17p16p14---------17p16p14--------------| D|--------------16--------------16---------------16------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-19-18-17------------------------------------------| G|----------18-17-16-17-18-18b21----18--16-----------| D|------------------------------------------19^-16~~-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Born from the dark..."
Riff 2a (Let all notes ring)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-| A|-------------------------0h2-----| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"Great nations built..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4-------| A|---------------------------2-4-4-| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"...dead with mud..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-0h2-4-4-----4-4-| A|-2/4-----4h5-------------4h5-----| E|---------------------------------|
"...sweat you know..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4-------| A|---------------------------2-4-4-| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"...praise your architecture..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-| A|-------------------------0h2-----| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"Great nations built..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4-------| A|---------------------------2-4-4-| E|-0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|
"...dead with mud..."
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----4-4-----4-4-0h2-4-4------| A|-2/4-----4h5-------------4-5--| E|---------------------------6--|
"...sweat you know..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4/6----------------6/7--| D|-------------------------| A|-2/4----------------4/5--| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-7/9---------------9/11--| D|-------------------------| A|-5/7---------------7/-9--| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4/6----------------6/7--| D|-------------------------| A|-2/4----------------4/5--| E|-------------------------|
Ending:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-----4-----2---4-----4----(4)\-| E|----4-----3----0---2-0-2----(2)\-|
* * * * *
"Praise your architecture of aggression."
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
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