THE FINAL COUNTDOWN As recorded by Europe (From the 1986 Album THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) Transcribed by Dr. M?sz?ros 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 |------| |------| |------| 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|----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)