The Final Countdown performed by Europe as performed on The Final Countdown
Tab written by Sкъli Б. Sigurрssоn, E-mail: [email protected]
>: Let note last b: Bend string
Intro (before drum-opening)
Play this four times (Bass fig. 1)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–4-5>—–][–2>——-][———–] E[–2>——-][———–][———–][—0—1—]
Play this once (Bass fig. 2)
G[———–]
D[———–] A[——-5-4>] E[-2-4-5—–]
(Drum-opening)
Play this twice (Bass fig. 3)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–5-5-5-5–][–2-2-2-2–][———–] E[–2-2-2-2–][———–][———–][–0-0-0-0–]
Play this once (Bass fig. 4)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][——5-5–][–4-4-4-4–][–4-4-4-4–] E[–2-2-4-4–][–5-5——][———–][———–]
Play this seven times (Bass fig. 5)
G[———–] D[———–] A[———–] E[–2-2-2-2–]
Play this once (Bass fig. 6)
G[———–] D[———–] A[–2-2-2-2–] E[———–]
Play Bass fig. 5 two more times
Play this once (Bass fig. 7)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][———–][–5-5-5-5–][–7-7-7-7–][———–] E[—2—2—][–5-5-5-5–][———–][———–][–5-5-4-4–]
G[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–5-5-5-5–][–4-4-4-4–][–7-7-7-7–][-(7b)——] E[–2-2-0-0–][———–][———–][———–][–0——–]
(It’s The Final Countdown!)
Play Bass fig. 3 twice
Play Bass fig. 5 three times
Play Bass fig. 6 once
Play Bass fig. 5 twice
Play Bass fig. 7 once
Play Bass fig. 3 twice
Play Bass fig. 4 once
Play this once (Bass fig. 8)(Guitar solo)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[–2-2-2-2–][–0-0-0-0–][–5-5-5-5–][———–] E[———–][———–][———–][–3-3-3-4–]
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][———–][–2-2-2-2–][———–] E[–0-0-0-0–][–5-5-5-5–][———–][–2-2-2-2–]
G[———–][———–] [———–][———–] D[———–][———–] [———–][———–] A[–2-2-2-2–][–0-0-0-0–] [–5-5-5-5–][———–] E[———–][———–] [———–][–3-3-3-2–]
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][———–][–2-2-2-2–][–4-4-4-4–] E[–0-0-0-0–][–5-5-5-5–][———–][———–]
Play this ? (Bass fig. 9)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–4-5>—–][–2>——-][———–] E[–2>——-][———–][———–][—0-1>—-]
Play Bass fig. 2 once
Play Bass fig. 3 twice
Play Bass fig. 4 once
Play Bass fig. 3 as often as necessary as the song fades out
This is the way I play it but it’s supposed to be played with a pick and each ] stroke in this tab sheet is actually one stroke up and two down.
Have fun with it 🙂
Tab written by Sкъli Б. Sigurрssоn, E-mail: [email protected]
>: Let note last b: Bend string
Intro (before drum-opening)
Play this four times (Bass fig. 1)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–4-5>—–][–2>——-][———–] E[–2>——-][———–][———–][—0—1—]
Play this once (Bass fig. 2)
G[———–]
D[———–] A[——-5-4>] E[-2-4-5—–]
(Drum-opening)
Play this twice (Bass fig. 3)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–5-5-5-5–][–2-2-2-2–][———–] E[–2-2-2-2–][———–][———–][–0-0-0-0–]
Play this once (Bass fig. 4)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][——5-5–][–4-4-4-4–][–4-4-4-4–] E[–2-2-4-4–][–5-5——][———–][———–]
Play this seven times (Bass fig. 5)
G[———–] D[———–] A[———–] E[–2-2-2-2–]
Play this once (Bass fig. 6)
G[———–] D[———–] A[–2-2-2-2–] E[———–]
Play Bass fig. 5 two more times
Play this once (Bass fig. 7)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][———–][–5-5-5-5–][–7-7-7-7–][———–] E[—2—2—][–5-5-5-5–][———–][———–][–5-5-4-4–]
G[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–5-5-5-5–][–4-4-4-4–][–7-7-7-7–][-(7b)——] E[–2-2-0-0–][———–][———–][———–][–0——–]
(It’s The Final Countdown!)
Play Bass fig. 3 twice
Play Bass fig. 5 three times
Play Bass fig. 6 once
Play Bass fig. 5 twice
Play Bass fig. 7 once
Play Bass fig. 3 twice
Play Bass fig. 4 once
Play this once (Bass fig. 8)(Guitar solo)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[–2-2-2-2–][–0-0-0-0–][–5-5-5-5–][———–] E[———–][———–][———–][–3-3-3-4–]
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][———–][–2-2-2-2–][———–] E[–0-0-0-0–][–5-5-5-5–][———–][–2-2-2-2–]
G[———–][———–] [———–][———–] D[———–][———–] [———–][———–] A[–2-2-2-2–][–0-0-0-0–] [–5-5-5-5–][———–] E[———–][———–] [———–][–3-3-3-2–]
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][———–][–2-2-2-2–][–4-4-4-4–] E[–0-0-0-0–][–5-5-5-5–][———–][———–]
Play this ? (Bass fig. 9)
G[———–][———–][———–][———–] D[———–][———–][———–][———–] A[———–][–4-5>—–][–2>——-][———–] E[–2>——-][———–][———–][—0-1>—-]
Play Bass fig. 2 once
Play Bass fig. 3 twice
Play Bass fig. 4 once
Play Bass fig. 3 as often as necessary as the song fades out
This is the way I play it but it’s supposed to be played with a pick and each ] stroke in this tab sheet is actually one stroke up and two down.
Have fun with it 🙂