Countdown to Extinction

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Tab1

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Gtr. 1 w/dist.

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
D|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
A|---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
E|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gtr. 1 Let ring while Gtr.2 plays

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--10----9----------------2--------|
D|--10----9----------------2--------|
A|---8----7---------3------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--2/3/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7---|
A|--------------7--7--7--7\-----0--0--0--0--0--3/5h7-----|
E|--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--7h8--7---5--5--5--5--5--5\3h5---------------7--7--7--7|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-----------|

Verse 1

Clean

E|---------------1----------2--------3-----0----|----------|
B|---------------1----------3--------3-----0----|----------|
G|---2-----------2----------2--------0-----1----|----%-----|
D|---2-----------3----------0--------0-----2----|----------|
A|---0------------------------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|----------|

w/dist.

E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
G|--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%------------|
D|--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
A|--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
E|------------------------------------3----------|------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
D|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
A|---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
E|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--10----9-------------------------|
D|--10----9-------------------------|
A|---8----7---------3---------------|
E|----------------------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

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-13------12------------------------------------------|
G|--14-14-14--14--14--4--5--12---4----14-14-14---14-12-----12---------------|
D|---7--7--7---7---7---------5---------7--7--7----7--5--15--5--15-14--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------8------8--7--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat six times then.-

Gtr. 1 on top, 2 on bottom

E|--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8--6--5------6--5------------5---------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------7---------7--6---------7--6-----------7--6------------------|
D|-----5--3--2------3--2--------8---2--------8----7---------8---7---5-------|
A|--------------5---------5--4--1------5--4--1--------5--4--1---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------5-------------5---3-------|

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-5-----*8------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------*7------7-----------------|
D|--7brfull--(7)------------------|-7-----+5------4-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--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

E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
G|--2-------------10--------7-----------------9--|-----%-X3---------|
D|--2-------------10--------7---------5-------9--|-(without-slide)--|
A|--0----3/--------8--------5---------5-------7--|------------------|
E|------------------------------------3----------|------------------|

|Gtr. 3&4 |

E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
B|--5--------------6--------7--------------------|------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
D|--2--------------3--------4--------------------|--(don't repeat)--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|

Gtr. 1&2

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
D|---2----------------10---------------------------------------------|
A|---0------2---3------8------2---3--------------------2--3----------|
E|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---------3---3--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--10----9-------------------------|
D|--10----9-------------------------|
A|---8----7---------3---------------|
E|----------------------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:

/\/\/\/\ /\/\ /\/\/\

E|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
B|--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--------|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
G|--5---5---------7---7-----7----|--%-X5--|--5--5-------7--7---5------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|

/b« /b«

E|---/-/---\---/-/--\---------|
B|--7-/-----(7)-/----(7)\5----|
G|--7-------(7)------(7)\5----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Interlude

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---3---2/7-------------------2---3--2/7---------------|
A|----0---------------7-----------------------------7--------0--|
E|------------------------8--7-----3---------------------8------|

Hold-----ª

E|--------0-----3/5---3-------------------------------------|
B|--------3--------------5\3p1---3p1------1---3/5---3---1---|
G|--------2----------------------------2--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---3---2/7---------------2--3--2/7-----------------2--3--2/7----------|
A|----------------7-----1---2------------7---5--3--2---3------------7--6p5p3|
E|-------------------8------------------------------------------------------|

Hold------------ª Interlude.-

E|---------------3-------|  One hour from now, another species of life
B|------------3----------|  form will disappear off the face of the planet,
G|---------5-------------|  forever, and the rate is accelerating.
D|------4----------------|
A|---5-------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Guitar solo 2:

Gtr. 1

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
G|---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
D|---7-----------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr. 2 |

E|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
B|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
G|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
D|---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5-------------------5---------------5----------------6--5----8--10--|
G|---------7-------------------7---------------7-----5---4------------------|
D|---------------5---7-------------7p5--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr. 2 |

E|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
B|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
G|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

E|-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
B|---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
G|--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr. 2 |

E|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
B|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
G|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(hold)

Gtr. 1 |

E|-----12------------------12--------------12--15-----------13--12---15--17-|
B|---------15------------------15-------------------13--12------------------|
G|--------------12--14------------14p12-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr. 2 |

E|------8--7----------------8--7------------8--7-----5-------5-------7---5--|
B|---------------5---6-------------6p5-------------------8------9-----------|
G|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the second chorus and add this ending.-

Hold----------------ª

E|-------------------0----|
B|---------------0--------|
G|-----------5------------|
D|-------7----------------|
A|---0--------------------|
E|------------------------|

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

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% = 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

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