THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
As recorded by Europe
(From the 1986 Album THE FINAL COUNTDOWN)
Transcribed by Dr. Мйszбrоs
Normal Tuning
117 Bpm
Synth arranged for guitar
4X
|-9-7-9----10-9-10-9-7--10-9-10---------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------7--12-10-12-10-9-12-10----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------9-------------10-9--9-10--9-7-9----|
|-9-10-12--10-12---12-10-9--------------------------|
|--------------------------11-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1 X 2
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5----|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--------------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0----|
Riff 2 x 1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------2----2-4-2-----5--4----|
|-2--4-5----5-------5-4---------|
Riff 3 x 1
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------2-4----------------------|
|-4----------2-4------2-4--2-4----2-4--6--7----|
|-4------X--2-4------0-2--2-4----2-4--7--7----|
|-2------X--0-2-----------0-2----0-2--4--5----|
Riff 4 x 1
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-0--0-0----|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------6-6--6-6--6-(6)-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--7-(7)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------4-4--4-4--4-(4)-|
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 3b x 1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------2-4---------------------|
|-4-----2-4--2-4---2-4--6--7----|
|-4-----0-2--2-4---2-4--7--7----|
|-2----------0-2---0-2--4--5----|
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2 x 1
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-4----|
|-4----|
|-2----|
Solo
|----10-14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12--|
|-12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17-----------------------------------------------|
|-15----------15----------15----------15----------15---------------12----12-12-------12-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-14----12-------12-14----14-12-11-14-12-11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~ ~ (tremolo bar)
|-------------------------------------7------------7------------------------------|
|-------8-8-8-7h8p7-------------10b12---7-10---------10-7-9-6-7-------------------|
|----9--------------9-7-7-6------------------10b11--------------10-9-7---9---7-9--|
|-12------------------------9-7----------------------------------------9---9------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10-14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10----10-14p10----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12--|
|-12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17-----------------------------------------------|
|-15----------15----------15----------15----------15---------------12----12-12-------12-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-14----12-------12-14----14-12-11-14-12-11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~ ~ (tremolo bar)
|--------------------------------------------7---------|
|-------8-8-8-7h8p7-----10b12-10-----7--7b9====7b9----|
|----9--------------9-7----------7-9-------------------|
|-12---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 x 2
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|----6-7-----7-9----|
|-4--6-7--9--7-9----|
|-4--4-5--9--5-7----|
|-2-------7---------|
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1 X 2
Riff 2b x 1
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6---6----|
|-----------------------------6-6-6----|
|--------2----2-4-2-----5--4--4-4-4----|
|-2--4-5----5-------5-4----------------|
Riff 1 X 2
Riff 2b x 1
Riff 1 X 2 (Fade Out)