ARCHITECTURE OF AGGRESSION

As recorded by Megadeth
(from the 1992 Album "Countdown To Extinction")
Transcribed by /\X/\M Words by Dave Mustaine & Dave Ellefson
Music by Dave Mustaine & Dave Ellefson

A Intro
Moderately Slow P = 92
1 4 l 3
I4 d Vf V V gV VV V Vf V V 3
V V gV f V V V gV f V V V V V
V gV V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V V gV VVV
Gtrs I, II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 8 7 0 2 2
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 5 2 2 0

B Verse

T
4 3
I V fV V gV V V V fV V 3

gV V V V V V V gV f V V gV V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV f V V gV V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 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

gU U
I
Gtr III Play 3rd time only
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T
A 16 16
B

6 3
I Vf V V gV V V Vf V V 3 Vf V V gV V V
gV V V V V V VgVf V VgV V V V V V gV V V V V V VgVf V VgV V V V V V V V gV V V V V V VgVf V VgV V V V V V
Gtrs I, II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 8 7 0 2 2 7 8 7 4 5 4
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 2 0 3 0 2 0 5 6 5 0 2 0 2 3 2 0

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9 3 3
I Vf V V 3 Vf V V gV VV V Vf V V 3
V
gV V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V gV f V V V gV f V V V V V
VgV V V V gV V V V V VgV V V V V gV V V V V VgV VVV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 8 7 0 2 2 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 8 7 0 2 2
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 2 0 3 0 2 0 5 6 5 0 2 5 2 2 0

C Chorus
to Coda

12
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V gV gVgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV
VgV VV VV VV VgV VV VV VV V V V
VgV V V V V V V
Gtr I
let ring let ring let ring let ring
T
44
A 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 4 4 44 44 44
B 02 24 24 45 57 745 5 24
02 23 35 02 23 35 2 3 02 23 35 2 3
H H H H H H H sl. H H H H H H

U U gU
I gUU U U U
Play 2nd & 3rd time only

Gtr II

T
6 7 9 11
A
B 4 5 7 9
sl. sl. sl. sl.

1.

gV V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV f V V f V V V V V gV
16
V
I 3 3 3
M
2
|||||||
14
T
18 18
O
18 (18) 17 16 14 16 17 16 14 16 17 14 16 17
17 14 18
16 17 16 17 16 14
A 16 16
B
sl. H P H H P H P P

I
V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV V
V
} }
} } V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV V
V
}
}
}
} V
V
V
V
V V
P.M.
T
A
B 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 4 5 x x 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 5 5
0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 3 x x 0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 2
H sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl.

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gV fV gV V V
18
gV V V V V V V V V V V
j
I
MM O
1/2
Full M M ||||||||||||||||
Full Full

T 14 16 1O6 16 O 14
17 16 16 16 16 14 14
A 16 16 16 14
B
sl.

}}
I V gV W
V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} f V V
gV V gV V f V V V V gV V gVV WW Pick slide

V V
T
x
A 4 4 4 x
B 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 3 5 4 4 2 4 2 4 4
0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 4 4 3 0 2 0 2 2
H sl. sl. sl. sl.

D Riffs
2.

21 7 V V V V V V V V
I8 V V gV V V V V V gV V V V
V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II

T
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2
A 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
B 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3
H H H H

23
I V V V V V V V V 24 V gV V V V V
V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V gV
V V V
V V
V V
T
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4
A 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 5
B 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 2 0
H H H H sl. sl.
Half Time Feel

4 VV V f V V 4x 3
26
I4 V gV f V V V gVV f VV VV c
gV
gV V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V gV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T 8 7 6 5
7 6 5 4
A 5 4 3 2
B 5 4 3 4
2 3 2 0 5 7 5 5 5 2 0 2 3 2 0 5 7 5 5 2 0 2
P sl. P sl. sl.

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E Guitar Solo
V gV V gV V V V V V V V V V gV V
VV VV VVV VV VVV VV VV V
32
I 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
Gtr I
||| ||| ||| |||||||||
M Full M
Full M Full M
Full
|||||||||
14 14 14 14 14
T 17 17 1417 17 1417 17 1417
16 17 17 16 1416 17 17 16 1416 17 14 14 16 17 14
A
B
P P P H P P H P P H H P

I
VggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} V V V V
V V
Gtr II
P.M.
T
A
B 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 4 5 x x 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 5 5
0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 3 x x 0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 2
H sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl.

V gV V gV V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V gV V V V gV V gV f V gW
34
I
1/2M |||
17 14 16 17 14 16 14 12 12
T
16 17 14 16 17 14 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 8
O8 6 5 6
A
B
sl. sl.

I V
V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} f V
V V
T
A 4
B 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 4 5 x x 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 3
0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 3 x x 0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x
H sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl. sl.

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f VgVf V V V gV VgV
gV V gV V V Vf VgV V V V V V VgV V
VVV VV V
36
I gV
gV V 3
VV VV V
3 3 3 3
3 3
3 7:4
P.M. ||||||||
1914
T 1314 141718191817 18 19 1714
1314 1314 16 161416 16 14 1614 14
A 1113 14 16 1614 14 16
B 1614 16
H H H H H H H H H H P

I
V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} V ggVV }} }} VV VV }
}
} V VV }} }} V V
} V V V
V V
P.M.
T
A
B 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 4 5 x x 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 5 5
0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 3 x x 0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 2
H sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl.

D.S. al Coda
gV gV f V fV V V gV f V V gV f V V gV V V
V V V gV f V V V gV V gV f V V V V gV V V V
38
I
3 3 3 3 3 3
|||||||||||||
M Full M
1 1/2
P.M.
14
T 14 18 14 17 14 16 19 19 19 18 17
17 16 14 17 16 14 17 16 14 18 17 16 17 18 18 18 16 14
A 16 16 16
B
P P P P P P

3
I
V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} V ggVV }} }} VV VV }} }} VV VV }} }} V V V V V
3

V V V
P.M.
T
A
B 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 4 5 x x 2 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 7 x x 2 2
0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 2 3 x x 0 2 x x 2 3 x x 3 5 x x 5 2 2 0
H sl. sl. sl. H sl. sl.

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F Out-Chorus

S
40 VV VV 2
I VV VV VV VV VV VV gV
gV V VgV V V V V V V V V V VgV 4 WWW
f V
V
VgV VV VV VV VgV VV VV V V
let ring let ring let ring
T
4 4
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
B 0 2 2 4 2 4 4 5 5 7 7 4 5 5
0 2 2 3 3 5 0 2 2 3 3 5 2 3 6 6
H H H H H H H sl. H H

U W VV 2 W
I gUU U W VV 4 W
T
6 7 9 9 7 7
A
B 4 5 7 7 5 5
sl. sl. sl.

c c
44 4 V gV gV f V c k j
I4 V V V V gV V V
V V gV V gV V V
V V
Gtrs I, II
P.M.
T
7 6
A 6 5
B 5 4 2 4 2 4 4 4
4 3 0 2 0 2 2 2
sl.

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