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The Constant Tabs

(ver. 1)
Anthrax
[Intro riff - palm mute the whole thing except the notes marked with a *]

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----3----------------------------------3----------------3-------5---------|
C#|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5---0-3-5-----------|
                *        *       *                 *                *

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0-------------|
G#|-----3----------------------------------3------------0-0---0-0-------------|
C#|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----0-0---0-0-------------|
                *        *       *                 *                


[Verse - Starts at 0:22 - Palm mute everything except that B note]

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5---0-3-5-0------|
                                                                       * Let ring!

The last time this riff is played before the chorus has a different ending:

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0----------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0----------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0----------|


[Chorus - Starts at 0:44 - Use the intro riff again and let the final chord ring]

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----3----------------------------------3----------------3-------5---------|
C#|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5---0-3-5-----------|
                *        *       *                 *                *

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G#|-----3----------------------------------3----------------3-------5---0-----|
C#|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5---0-3-5-----0-----|
                *        *       *                 *                *

[Post-chorus - Starts at 1:05 - Mute all the notes on the G# string]

D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----5-5-3---5-5-3---5--------5-5-3---5-5-3---5---------5-5-3--------5-5-3----|
G#|-5-5-------5-------5------4-4-------4-------4------3-3-------3--2-2--------2--|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridging back into the verse at 1:37

D#|-------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0----------|
G#|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0----------|
C#|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0----------|

From here on out, the entire song structure repeats itself.

A new riff shows up at 3:12. Palm mute all the notes marked with a *.

Play this part 3 times         On the fourth time, listen for the "YEAH" and play:

D#|-------------------------|----------------------|
A#|-------------------------|----------------------|
F#|-------------------------|----------------------|
C#|-------------------------|----------------------|
G#|-----5--5-3---5-3--5-3---|-----5--5-3-----------|
C#|-0-0-------3-----3----3--|-0-0-------3---15~~~--|
    * *                       * *

Same riff at 3:22, different drum arrangement:

Play this part 3 times         On the fourth time, lock in and play the chromatic pattern:

D#|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|---------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G#|-----5--5-3---5-3--5-3---|-----5--5-3----------------|
C#|-0-0-------3-----3----3--|-0-0-------3~--7-6-5-4-3-2-|
    * *                       * *           * * * * * *

The guitar solo comes up at 3:33. Here's what the rhythm guitar plays:

Play this part two times.     Make sure to let the notes followed by a ~ ring.
D#|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------3~~------------------|
G#|-----5--5-3---5-3--5-3---|-----5--5-3----------5--5-3------|
C#|-0-0-------3-----3----3--|-0-0-------------0-0--------3~~--|
    * *                       * *           

At 3:55, end the solo section with:

D#|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
C#|------------3~~------------------|
G#|-----5--5-3----------5--5-3------|
C#|-0-0-------------0-0--------3~~--|            
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