The Final Countdown(Solo)
The Final Countdown - solo
--------------------------
by Joey Tempest (solo by John Norum)
from the album "The Final Countdown" (1986)
transcribed by Antti Iiskola
iceman_ai@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/5326
So here it is. The solo for "Countdown". I've heard that some
think that this is a tapping solo and others swear it's played
otherwise, but as I transcribed it, Guitar 1 does not envolve
tapping, but Guitar 2 does. I'm not quite sure, is this played
with a harmonizer or with two different guitars, but I included
the second guitar as well. If it's played on one guitar only,
it's beyond my capabilities. The middle part is wrong, couldn't
figure that one out right. Send e-mail for comments!
Enjoy!
Guitar 1
--------
Bm
e|--------13---------13---------13---------13---------13--|
B|-12h14------12h14------12h14------12h14------12h14------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|--------15---------15---------15---------15---------15--|
B|-14h17------14h17------14h17------14h17------14h17------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
D
e|--------17---------17---------17---------17---------17--|
B|-15h19------15h19------15h19------15h19------15h19------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------14---------12---------12---------------------------------|
G|-12h14------12h14------12h14------14--12------14--12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------16----------16--12--14-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em A
e|--------------------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------|
G|--12--12--12--11h12p11----------|------------------|
D|------------------------14--12--|--12--11----------|
A|--------------------------------|----------14--12--|
E|--------------------------------|------------------|
Bm A
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-16--14----14-----16--14----13------|----------------------------|
D|--------16----16---------16----14-16|-16---14-12----14----12-14--|
A|------------------------------------|------------14----14--------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bm
e|--------13---------13---------13---------13---------13--|
B|-12h14------12h14------12h14------12h14------12h14------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|--------15---------15---------15---------15---------15--|
B|-14h17------14h17------14h17------14h17------14h17------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
D
e|--------17---------17---------17---------17---------17--|
B|-15h19------15h19------15h19------15h19------15h19------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------14---------12---------12---------------------------------|
G|-12h14------12h14------12h14------14--12------14--12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------16----------16--12--14-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em A
e|--------------------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------|
G|--12--12--12--11h12p11----------|--14b-14---------|
D|------------------------14--12--|---------12--14--|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------|
Bm C#
w/whammy
e|-----------|--------------|
B|-----------|------12------|
G|-----------|--11b----11b--|
D|--14b~~~---|--------------|
A|-----------|--------------|
E|-----------|--------------|
Guitar 2
--------
(both time the same)
e|-2h-7-t10---2h-7-t10---2h-7-t10---2h-7-t10---2h-7-t10---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5h-9-t12---5h-9-t12---5h-9-t12---5h-9-t12---5h-9-t12---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5h-11-t14---5h-11-t14---5h-11-t14---5h-11-t14---5h-11-t14---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12--12--12-12--12--12--14--16-14-12----14-12------------|
A|----------------------------------------16-------16-12-14---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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