Megadeth – Symphony Of Destruction (Bass Tab)

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From the album Countdown To Extinction (1992) Written by Dave Mustaine All rights belong to their respective owners Tabbed by Jaakko Karppinen I have based this tab on the bass track and live performances you can find in Youtube, so it should be pretty much 100% correct. There is a lot of palm muting needed in this song, especially on the main riff it really makes the bass line "come alive". I have done a little different kind of approach to marking the palm-muted notes, just to make it a bit easier to read. So those x marks mean that the notes marked "beneath" them are muted. I think it just makes it easier to separate the muted notes from the non-muted notes. Overall it's a pretty straight-forward song and a great way to learn the right palm muting technique.
[Intro]
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-1---3---1----|

[Verse] 
(don’t mute the very last note of the whole Verse)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-o---------x-------x---x---x---x-----------x-------x---x---x---x----|
E|---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1---0---0---0---0---1---3---1----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-|
A|---------x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--(x)---o-| (4x)
E|-1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

[Pre-Chorus] 
(fade the mute on the 3rd and 4th bar)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---3----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---3----|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x---x---x---x----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---------------5------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------6---5---4---3---2---1---0----|

[Chorus]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|---------0-------0---2---2---2---3---3---3---4---4---0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5-p-4----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5-----------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7---\----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---3---3---3---4---4---0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5--(5)--\---\----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse] 
(don’t mute the very last note of the whole Verse)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-o---------x-------x---x---x---x-----------x-------x---x---x---x----|
E|---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1---0---0---0---0---1---3---1----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-|
A|---------x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--(x)---o-| (4x)
E|-1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

[Pre-Chorus] 
(fade the mute on the 3rd and 4th bar)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---3----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---3----|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x---x---x---x----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---------------5------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------6---5---4---3---2---1---0----|

[Chorus 2] 
(note the direction of the slide in the end)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|---------0---0---0---2---2---2---3---3---3---4---4---0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5-p-4----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5-----------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7---\----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|-0-------0---0---0---2---2---2---3---3---3---4---4---0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5--(5)--\---\----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|-0-----------0---0---2-------2---3-----------4-------0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5-p-4----------------|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---5-------------------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7--------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------9--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------9----|
A|-7-----------7---7---9-------9---10----------11------7------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10----------10--10----------10--12----------5-p-4----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------x---x---x---x--------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5-/--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0---0---0----|

[Guitar Solo]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---3----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---3----|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-------3---3---3---3---3-------3-------3---3---3---3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|

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

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---3----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---3----|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-------3---3---3---3---3-------3-------3---3---3---3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5--5h7------5----------------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7-------------------7---6---5---3------------|
E|-----5---5---5-------------------------------------------5---0----|

[Verse] 
(don’t mute the very last note of the whole Verse)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x-------x---x---x---x-----------x-------x---x---x---x----|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1---0---0---0---0---1---3---1----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| 
E|-1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-o---------x-------x---x---x---x-----------x-------x---x---x---x----|
E|---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1---0---0---0---0---1---3---1----|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-|
A|---------x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--(x)---o-| (3x)
E|-1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

[Pre-Chorus] 
(fade the mute on the 3rd and 4th bar)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---3----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---3----|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x---x---x---x----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x---x---x---x---------------5------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------6---5---4---3---2---1---0----|

[Chorus 3]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|---------0---0---0---2---2---2---3---3---3---4---4---0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5---4----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5-----------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7---\----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|-0-------0---0---0---2---2---2---3---3---3---4---4---0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------x---x---x---x--------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5--(5)--\---\----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2----|
E|-0-----------0---0---2-------2---3-----------4-------0------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5-p-4----------------|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---5-------------------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7--------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------9--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------9----|
A|-7-----------7---7---9-------9---10----------11------7------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10----------10--10----------10--12----\-----5-p-4----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7---\----|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------x---x---x---x--------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5--(5)--\---\----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|---------x--------|
E|-1---0---0---0----|