Architecture of Aggression

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As recorded by Megadeth From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION Transcribed by /\X/\M Words and Music by Dave Mustaine & Dave Ellefson Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Slow Q=92 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM--------------| PM--| PM- H.. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------||----------------------------------| |---------------||o---------------------------------| |---------------||----------------------------------| |---------------||----------------------------------| |---------------||o-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---| |-------------0-||--2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| -----------| PM--------------| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2----------o|| |-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-------5-2-2-0---|| Verse $ Gtrs I, II PM--------| PM--| PM---------------| PM--------------| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||o--------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|----------------7-8-7-----0-2-2----------| ||---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-------5-2-2-0--| | Gtr III | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +W ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||--16-------------------------------|-(16)------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Gtrs I, II PM--------| PM--| PM------------| PM----------------- |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2---------| |-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-------5-2-2-0-| -----------| PM--| PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4-----| |-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0---| PM--------| PM----------------------------| PM--| PM- |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2---------|-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---| |-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-------5-2-2-0-|-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| -----------| PM--------------| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2---------|| |-2-0-3-0-2-0-5-6-5-0-2-------5-2-2-0-|| Chorus Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------4-4-|----------------------------------| |------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-|------4-4-----4-4-----4-4---------| |--------------------------0h2-----|----------------------------2-4---| |--0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|--0h2-----2h3-----3h5-----2-----3-| | Gtr II | W W |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-/6-------------------------------|-/7-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-/4-------------------------------|-/5-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| To Coda S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------4-4-----4-4-----4-------4---|-------4-4-----4-4-----4-4------------| |--2s4-----4h5-----5h7---7-4h5---5-|-----------------------------2-4------| |----------------------------------|---0h2-----2h3-----3h5-----2-----3----| | W W |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-/9-------------------------------|-/11----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-/7-------------------------------|--/9----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 1. |---3---| Q +E. +S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-18b22========(18)----(18)r(18)s17-16-14-16h17p==16-14-16h| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--2h====4-x-x---4s5-x---x----5s==7--x--x--4s===5-----x--x-| |--0h====2-x-x---2s3-x---x----3s==5--x--x--2s===3-----x--x-| ~~~ |---3---| |---3---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S |----------14----------------------------------------------| |----------------17-14-18----------------------------------| |-17-14-16----17----------16h17p==16h17p16p==14------------| |-----------------------------------------------16------16-| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| | PM-----| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--2h=4--x--x--4s=5--x--x--5s===7-----x----x--------5----5-| |--0h=2--x--x--2s=3--x--x--3s===5-----x----x-----2----2----| ~~~~~~~~~~~ S S S S S +S S S S S E Q |------------------------------------------------------| |-14----------16b17r(16)-------16b18-------------------| |-------17----16b18r(16)-------------16pb18r16---14----| |----16----16------------16-14-------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------4----| |--2h=4--x--x--4s=====5---x--x--5s====7------x-x----3\-| |--0h=2--x--x--2s=====3---x--x--3s====5------x-x-------| ~~~~~~ +S +E. Q H W |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------o|| |-(14)-(14)\------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------------------------|------------------|| | E. S +E E +S E. S S S S S E. +H Q |-----------------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------------------------|-------------x\---|| |-----------------------------------|---4--(4)----x\---|| |---5--------------4-(4)----2---4---|-2-4--(4)--------o|| |------------4-(4)-------3----0---2-|-0-2--(2)---------|| Riffs 2. 7/8 Gtrs I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----4-------2-----4-------2-|-----4-------2-----4-------2-| |---------2-4-----------2-4---|---------2-4-----------2-4---| |-0h2---3-------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3-------0h2---3-------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----4-------2-----4-------2-|-----4-------2-----4-------2-|-----4-----4-----| |---------2-4-----------2-4---|---------2-4-----------2-4---|-2s4---4s5-------| |-0h2---3-------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3-------0h2---3-------|-------------2-0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| 4/4 PM--------| PM----------- S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S ||---------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------| ||---------------------------------| ||---------------------------------| ||o--------------------5-4-3-------| ||--2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)\-------5-2-0-| -----------| PM| S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S 4x E H.. Wx3 |---------------------------------||-------------|--------|| |--------------------8-7-6s5-----o||-------------|--------|| |--------------------7-6-5s4------||-------------|--------|| |--------------------5-4-3s2------||-------------|--------|| |--------------------------------o||-4-----------|--------|| |-2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)\---------2-0--||-2-----------|--------|| Guitar Solo Gtr I ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| E S S S E S S S E S S S Q |---------14-----------------14-----------------14---------------------| |-17b19------17p==14-17b19------17p==14-17b19------17p==14-17b19-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2h===4--x----x-----4s===5--x----x-----5s===7--x----x-----4s===5-x-x-| |--0h===2--x----x-----2s===3--x----x-----3s===5--x----x-----2s===3-x-x-| ~~~~~~~ |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q S S S |---------14--------------------14------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16h17------17p16p==14-16h17------17p16p==14-16h17---14-(14)-------16h17p==14----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | PM--------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2h===4-----x----x-----4s===5-----x----x-----5s===7------x--x---5-------5-------| |--0h===2-----x----x-----2s===3-----x----x-----3s===5------x--x-2----2------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-17----14----16----17----14----16-------14-------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----16----17----14----16----17----14-11----11-11-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--2h=4--x--x--4s=5--x--x--5s=7--x--x--4s=5--x--x-| |--0h=2--x--x--2s=3--x--x--3s=5--x--x--2s=3--x--x-| ~~ S S S S S +S S S H |------12-12---------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-11s9--9--9s8b9r(8)-6-5-6-------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------4-----| |--2h4--x--x-4s===5--x-x-5s7-x-x---3\--| |--0h2--x--x-2s===3--x-x-3s5-x-x-------| PM-------| |---3---| |---3----| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |----3----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T E E E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------13h14--------------14-17h18h19p18-17---18---19---| |------------13h14-------13h14h==16---------16-14h16---------------------------------| |-11h13h==14---------h16-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2h===4-----x----x------4s===5-----x----x-----5s===7-----x-----x-----4s5----x----x-| |--0h===2-----x----x------2s===3-----x----x-----3s===5-----x-----x-----2s3----x----x-| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---3---| |---3---| |-----------7-----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S T E.. +Q |-19-14----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------17-14--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------16---14----------------------------16-14---------(14)--------| |-----------------------16-14--------------14---16---------------------------| |-------------------------------16-14---16-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | PM-----| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2h===4-----x----x-----4s===5-------x-------x-----5s=====7-x-x------5---5--| |--0h===2-----x----x-----2s===3-------x-------x-----3s=====5-x-x---2----2----| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-14------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----14-----------------18-14-----------------17-14-----------------16---19b21====| |---------17p16p14--------------17p16p14--------------17p16p14--------------------| |--------------------16--------------------16--------------------16---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2h===4-----x----x-----4s===5-----x----x-----5s===7-----x----x-----4s5--x-----x-| |--0h===2-----x----x-----2s===3-----x----x-----3s===5-----x----x-----2s3--x-----x-| D.S. al Coda ~~~~~~~ PM +E S S S S S S S S E S S E |------------------------------------------------------------|| |-(19)r---19-18-17-------------------------------------------|| |------------------18-17-16-17-18-18b21---18---16---14-------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| | PM------------| | |--3---| |-3-| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |---2h==4--x--x--4s=5--x--x--5s=7--x----x--2-2---------------|| |---0h==2--x--x--2s=3--x--x--3s=5--x----x---------5--2-2-0---|| Out-Chorus & S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------4-4-|----------------------------------| |------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-|------4-4-----4-4-----4-4---------| |--------------------------0h2-----|----------------------------2-4---| |--0h2-----2h3-----3h5-------------|--0h2-----2h3-----3h5-----2-----3-| | W W |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-/6-------------------------------|-/7-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-/4-------------------------------|-/5-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. +H |---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |------4-4-----4-4-----4-------3--|-(3)----| |--2s4-----4h5-----5h7---7--4--5--|-(5)----| |------------------------------6--|-(6)----| | H. +S E. +H |---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |-/9-----------------------(9)-7--|-(7)----| |---------------------------------|--------| |-/7-----------------------(7)-5--|-(5)----| |---------------------------------|--------| 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM----| E. E. E. E. S S S S S E. +Q +E E Q |---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| |-7-----6-------------|---------------------*| |----6-----5----------|---------------------*| |-5-----4-----2---4---|-2-4--(4)--(4)\------*| |----4-----3----0---2-|-0-2--(2)--(2)\------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere" s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending : - bar (freetime $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths