Megadeth Countdown to Extinction Bass Tabs

Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on July 14, 1992, through Capitol Records. It was the group’s second studio release to feature the “classic” lineup of Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson and Nick Menza, with all of them contributing to songwriting on the album.

The album features some of the band’s best known songs such as “Symphony of Destruction“, “Sweating Bullets“, and “Skin o’ My Teeth“, which enjoyed significant chart success and made a great musical impact.

Countdown to Extinction received positive reviews from music critics, who noted its politically oriented lyrics and simplified sound in comparison to their previous record. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number two, the band’s highest position ever.

It eventually achieved double platinum status and became their most commercially successful album. The record was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards, while the album’s title track won the Humane Society‘s Genesis Award for raising awareness for animal rights issues.

In 2012, in recognition of the album’s 20th anniversary, Megadeth kicked off a 20th anniversary tour in South America, playing the album in its entirety. In addition, a 20th anniversary special edition of the album was released in November 2012, and a live album featuring a performance of the full album was released in September 2013.

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Genre(s): Arena Rock, Classic Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Rock, Technical Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal

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Tracklist

001 - skin o' my teeth bass tab
002 - Symphony of destruction bass tab
003 - architecture of aggression bass tab
004 - foreclosure of a dream bass tab
005 - sweating bullets
006 - this was my life bass tab
007 - countdown to extinction bass tab (song)
008 - highspeed dirt
009 - psychotron
010 - captive honour
011 - ashes in your mouth

001 - skin o' my teeth bass tab

Sorry my dude, nothing here yet...

002 - Symphony of destruction bass tab

Symphony of Destruction Bass Tab Dave Ellefson Bass Tabs.

Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
Page Count: 8
Format: Interactive PDF
difficulty Level: Average
Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
Key(s): E Phrygian, Em
Download Size: 1.3MB

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003 - architecture of aggression bass tab

Nothing here yet, my dude...

004 - foreclosure of a dream bass tab

Nothing here yet, my dude...

005 - sweatig bullets bass tab

Nothing here yet, my dude...

006 - this was my life bass tab

Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
Page Count: 9
Format: Interactive PDF
difficulty Level: Intermediate
Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
Key(s): Em
Download Size: 1.3MB

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007 - countdown to extinction (song) bass tab

You're getting a "Three-for" with this one.

I've transcribed it for 3 different basses: E Standard, Dropped D and 5 String. The reason being that in the recording there is that gorgeous low D in the spoken word Bridge section that is clearly Ellefson playing a 5 but it can also be achieved on a 4 String in Dropped D with a little bit of moderate finger gymnastics.

If you don't want to tune to Dropped D and want to keep your bass locked to E Standard you can play the entire song as it is on the record minus that low D with a 5th fret A string D in as a substitute.

Grab the one that suits you the most or grab them all. 👍🏽 I'll be creating a "Master Sheet" of all three and adding the link to it here soon.