Architecture of Aggression Megadeth
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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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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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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*--------------------------------|---------------------8-7-6\5------*| G---------------------------------|---------------------7-6-5\4-------| D---------------------------------|---------------------5-4-3\2-------| 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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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-11\9-9--9\8b--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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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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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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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
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