The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown 
-------------------
by Joey Tempest
from the album "The Final Countdown" (1986)
transcribed by Antti Iiskola
               iceman_ai@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/5326

Europe's biggest hit. I'm sure everybody knows the keyboard theme!
Guitar-wise really dull song, except for the solo. Just pumping on 
half-muted notes and some power-chords. Perfect for beginners!
Anyway, here it is! Enjoy!

Fig. 1

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--|----------------------------|


e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|


Fig. 1b
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4---------/5-4--4h5p4-2-4--------------|
E|-5--4h-5/-7--5-7-----7-5-4-2------------------------------|


Fig. 2
Pick scratch from bridge to the neck
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--x\-------------------------|
E|--x\-------------------------|

Fig.3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------------|
A|--4---------------------------------|
E|--2---------------------------------|

e|---------|--------------------------|
B|---------|--------------------------|
G|---------|--4-----------------------|
D|----4----|--4-----------------------|
A|----4----|--2-----------------------|
E|-0--2----|--------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------------------------|
A|--4---------------------------------|
E|--2---------------------------------|

e|---------|--------------------------|
B|---------|--------------------------|
G|---------|----------2---------------|
D|----4----|--2-------2---------------|
A|----4----|--2-------0---------------|
E|-0--2----|--0-----------------------|

Fig. 4
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|


e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--4-4-4--4-4-4-|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|


e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-4-4---4-4---4-------|


Fig. 5
e|------|--------|-----|--------|
B|------|--------|-----|--------|
G|------|--6--7--|-----|--7-9---|
D|--4---|--6--7--|--9--|--7-9---|
A|--4---|--4--5--|--9--|--5-7---|
E|--2---|--------|--7--|--------|



The Final Countdown
-------------------

[Fig.1] [Fig. 1b]

[Fig.2]
[Fig.3]
We're leaving together
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell

[Fig.4]
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground
Will thing ever be the same again

[Fig.1]
It's the Final Countdown
The Final Countdown

[Fig.3]
Oh, we're heading for Venus
And still we stand tall
'Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all

[Fig.4]
With so many light years to go
And things to be found
I'm sure that we all miss her so

CHORUS
The Final Countdown

SOLO

[Fig.5]
[Fig.1b]
CHORUS
We're leaving together...
We'll all miss her so...