Anthrax - Got The Time Bass

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This is pretty easy if you're comfortable playing up and down pickstrokes or
are
well coordinated with alternate fingering with your right hand.  These are the
main licks.  When in doubt, play real fast.  It's in standard tuning.
 

Intro and chorus riff
 
  3x
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------
D|*----------------------------------*|-----------------------------|---------
A|*----------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6---------*|-----------------------------|---------
E|---6-6-6-6-----------------4-4-4-4--|-4--0-4--0-4--0-4--4-4--6----|---------
                                                                              
 
Verse and pre-verse riff (repeat often)
-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-|*-----------------------------------*|--------------------------------------
-|*-----------------------------------*|--------------------------------------
-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-|--------------------------------------
                                                                              
 
pre-chorus
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|---------------------4-4-4---6-----|----------------------------------------
-|6-4---2-2-2--1-1-1-----------------|----------------------------------------
                                                                              
 
Bass solo                                               All of these slides up
                                                        come from about a 5th
                                                        below the written note
-|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------/18-
-|----------------------------4h-6--6-6-6--4h-6--6-6-6-|-/11-/13-/14--/15-----
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------
-|-4h-6--6-6-6---4h-6--6-6-6---------------------------|----------------------
                                                                              
 
-|-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--
-|-----------8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-----------|-------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-|-------------------------------|--
-|-----------------------------------------|-4h-6--6-6-6---0---6--6/18---0-|--
                                                                              
(x many times)                  (play after guitars join back in)
-|-------6--------8-------------|---------------|-----------------------------
-|*-6h-8----8h-10--------------*|*-------------*|-----------------------------
-|*----------------------------*|*-------------*|-----------------------------
-|-------------------6--6-6-6---|--4h-6--6-6-6--|-----------------------------
                                                                              
after the solo go to the prechorus...
 
 
Eric Somdahl