This is the tab for Architecture of Aggression
As recored by: Megadeth
Off the Album: Countdown to Countdown to Extinction
Tabbed by: John Mercer
E-Mail:spacenumber6@hotmail.com
This tab is complete, the whole song!
The timing is not be exact,
but it’s the best I could do.
The solo timing is nowhere near exact,
listein to cd to get it.
Architecture of Aggression
Intro (play 2 times)
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm--------------- Pm-----------------
e---|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---|*---------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
G---|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A---|*-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0------*|
E-0-|--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---------2-2-0-|
Verse
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
Born from the dark in the black cloak of night To
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
envelope it’s prey below deliver to the light To e-
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
liminate your enemy hit them in their sleep and when
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
all is won and lost the spoils of war are yours to keep Ow!
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
Chorus
Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw blood and
e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|
sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture of aggression
e--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4------------------|
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|--------------------------------2--4--------|
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------2--------3-----|
E F# F#G A G
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-18b------------17-16-14-16h17p16-14-16h-|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
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e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5----|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3----|
E F# G A
e----------14----------------------------------------|
B----------------17-14-18----------------------------|
G-17-14-16----17----------16h17p16h17p16p14----------|
D-------------------------------------------16----16-|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
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Pm--------- |
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e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5--------|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2-----------|
E F# G A
e----------------------------------------|
B-14----------16b--------16b-------------|
G-------17----16b-------------16b--14----|
D----16----16------16-14-----------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
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e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------4-----|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----3-|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------|
E F#
Praise your Architecture of aggression Ah!
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G---(14)---------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
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Pick |
slide |
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------x--|
D-----------------------------------4-------x--|
A-5--------4-------2------4------2--4-----------|
E-----4--------3------0------2---0--2-----------|
Second Verse
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
Ensuing power vacuum as a toppled leader dies His
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
body fuels the power fire and the flames rise to the sky One
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
side of his face a kiss the other genocide Time
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
to pay with your ass a world wide suicide
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
Chorus
Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw blood and
e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|
sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture of aggression
e--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4-------------------|
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|--------------------------------2--4---------|
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------2--------3------|
Part after the 2nd Chorus
e------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G-----4-------2------4-------2-|-----4-------2------4-------2-|
D---------2-4------------2-4---|---------2-4------------2-4---|
A-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|
e------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G-----4-------2------4-------2-|-----4-------2------4-------2-|
D---------2-4------------2-4---|---------2-4------------2-4---|
A-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|-0h2---3--------0h2---3-------|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-----4------4------|
A-2/4----4/5--------|
E---------------2-0-|
Interlude: (play 4 times)
G F#F E
Pm--------- Pm--------- Pm-------- Pm-
e---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B*--------------------------------|---------------------8-7-65------*|
G---------------------------------|---------------------7-6-54-------|
D---------------------------------|---------------------5-4-32-------|
A*--------------------5-4-3-------|----------------------------------*|
E--2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)-------5-2-0-|-2-3-2p0-5-7-5-(5)-----------2-0--|
F#
Bass and Drums only
(someone speaking something here)
e----|--------------------------------------------|
B----|--------------------------------------------|
G----|--------------------------------------------|
D----|--------------------------------------------|
A-4--|--------------------------------------------|
E-2--|--------------------------------------------|
Solo:
E F# F#G A G
e-----14------------14-------17b-14-----------|
B-17b----17p14-17b----17p14---------17p14-17b-|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
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e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5--------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3--------|
E F# G A
e-------14----------------14---------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--16h17----17p16p14-16h17----17p16p14-16h17-14-14--16h17p14-|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
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Pm--------- |
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e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5---------------|
E--0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2------------------|
E F# F#G A G
e-17----14----16----17----14----16-------14-------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----16----17----14----16----17----14-11----11-11-|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
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e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5------------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3------------|
E F# G A
e------12-12-----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-119-9--98b--6-5-6~~~~----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
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e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------4-----------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----3-------------|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------------------|
E F# F#G A G
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------13h14----------14-17h18h19p18-17-18-19-|
G----------13h14----13h14h16-------16-14h16-------------------------|
D-11h13h14-------16-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5------------------------------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3------------------------------|
E F# G A
E-19-14----------------------------------------|
B-------17-14----------------------------------|
G-------------16-14----------------------16-14-|
D-------------------16-14----------14-16-------|
A-------------------------16-14-16-------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
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Pm--------- |
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e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x-----5-----5--|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2-----2-----|
E F# F#G A G
e-14-----------------------------------------------------------|
B----14-------------18-14-------------17-14-------------16-19b-|
G-------17p16p14----------17p16p14----------17p16p14-----------|
D----------------16----------------16----------------16--------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
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e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2h4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--4/5-------------------------|
E-0h2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--2/3-------------------------|
E F# G A
E----------------------------------------------|
B-19-18-17-------------------------------------|
G----------18-17-16-17-18-18b------18-16-14----|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
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Pm--------- |
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e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A-2/4--x--x--4/5--x--x--5/7--x--x--2-2-0-------|
E-0/2--x--x--2/3--x--x--3/5--x--x--------2-2-0-|
Third Verse
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
Born from the dark in the black cloak of night To
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
envelope it’s prey below deliver to the light To e-
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
liminate your enemy hit them in their sleep and when
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
A BbA F#GF# A BbA
all is won and lost the spoils of war are yours to keep
Pm------------- Pm---- Pm------------- Pm---------------
e---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------7-8-7-------4-5-4---|-------------7-8-7-----0-2-2-0-------|
E-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---------2-2-0-|
Outro Chorus
Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw blood and
e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|
sweat, you know your worth when your enemies praise you architecture of aggression
e--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4---------4----|-----4-4------4-4------4-4------------------|
A-2/4------4h5------5h7----7--4h5---5--|--------------------------------2--4--------|
E--------------------------------------|-0h2------2h3------3h5-------2--------3-----|
Great nations built from the bones of the dead with mud and straw blood and
e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------4-4--|----------------------------------------|
D-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4--|------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------|
A----------------------------0h2------|---------------------------------2-4----|
E-0h2------2h3------3h5---------------|--0h2------2h3------3h5--------2-----3--|
Bb
sweat, you know your worth when your enemies____________
e---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------4-4-------4-4-------4--------------3---|--------------------------------|
A-2/4-------4h5-------5h7-----7---4-------5---|--------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------6---|--------------------------------|
E F#
Praise your Architecture of aggression
Pm---------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7--------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D----6---------5--------------------------------------------------------|
A-5--------4-------2------4-----2--4--------(4)------------------------|
E----4---------3------0------2--0--2--------(2)------------------------|
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Pm--------- |
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e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7--------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6--------5--------------------------------------------------------|
A-5--------4-------2------4------2--4--------(4)-----------------------|
E-----4--------3------0------2---0--2--------(2)-----------------------|
Symbols used in this tab:
Pm: Palm Mute
b: Bend
h: Hammer
P: Pull-Off
: Slide Down
/: Slide Up
(): Ghost note
~: Vibrato
x: Muted String
x: Pick Slide or Scrape
