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Among the Living

Anthrax
Tab
★4.8(25)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 1

(clean with effects)

(Guitar 1)

e|-----------0---------------0--|
B|-----------0---------------0--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----2--1------------2--1-----|
E|--0---------------0-----------|

(Guitar 2)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----2--1--2---------2--1--1--|
E|--0---------------0-----------|

Riff 2

(distortion)

(Guitar 1)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----4-3--4----------4-3------|
A|-2--2-1--2-----2----2-1--2---|
E|-0-------------0---------0---|

(Guitar 2)

(comes in after awhile)

e|--------------------------------------12~-|
B|----12-11--12~--12h13-12~-------12-11-----|
G|-9---------------------------9------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 3)

(comes in with guitar 2)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9~-|
D|----9-8--9~--9h10-9~-------9--8----|
A|-7----------------------7----------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Riff 3

(last time, leave off last note)

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3-4--------------------4-3-4--3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-|
A|-2--2-1-2-----------------2--2-1-2--1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-|
E|-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3-4--------------------4-3-4--3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
A|-2--2-1-2-----------------2--2-1-2--1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-|
E|-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 4

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-8----7----7----------------7----8-----------------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2------------6-5--7-6--5-2------------|
E|---5----4----0--0-0-0-0-0-4----5----3-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * * * *

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-8----7----7----------------7----8------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2------------6-5--7-6--5-2-|
E|---5----4----0--0-0-0-0-0-4----5----3-0-|

* * * * *

(Lead into next section)

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-|
E|---0------0------0------0-|

[Riff 5] (x3)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5---6---7-------6---7---8-------|
E|-3-0-4-0-5-0-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * * * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5---6---7-------6---7---8---9--|
E|-3-0-4-0-5-0-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-0-7--|

* * * * * * * *

[Riff 6] (x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-8---------------8---------------|
A|-6-----7-6---2---6-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * *

"Disease, disease..."

(x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7---------------7---------------|
A|-5-----7-6---2---5-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * *

"With some help..."

[Riff 5a] (x3)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-------|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-0-0-0-|

* * * * * *

"He's seeing, he's calling..."

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8--9--|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6--7--|

* * *

"Among the living..."

[Riff 6] (x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-8---------------8---------------|
A|-6-----7-6---2---6-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * *

"Murder, murder..."

[Riff 5b] (x3)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-------|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-0-0-0-|

* * * * * *

"He's seeing, he's calling..."

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-8-8-8-|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-6-6-6-|

* * *

"Among the living..."

Riff 7

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4------------------|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2--------3-------3-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-2---0-0-2---|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"I'm the walking dude..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4-|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|

* * * * * * * *

"Twist your minds..."

Riff 8

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-|
A|-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-|
E|---------------|

* * * * * * *

"I'm the man with the power..."

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-8----7----7---|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2-|
E|---5----4----0-|

"Among the living..."

[Riff 6] (x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-8---------------8---------------|
A|-6-----7-6---2---6-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * *

"Man, fights Man..."

[Riff 5b] (x3)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-------|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-0-0-0-|

* * * * * *

"He's seeing, he's calling..."

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-8-8-8-|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-6-6-6-|

"He's seeing, he's calling..."

Riff 7

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4------------------|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2--------3-------3-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-2---0-0-2---|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"I'm the walking dude..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4-|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|

* * * * * * * *

"Twist your minds..."

Riff 8

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-|
A|-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-|
E|---------------|

* * * * * * *

"I'm the man with the power..."

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-8----7----7---|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2-|
E|---5----4----0-|

"Among the living..."

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8----7------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-|
E|---5----4--3-|

"...die..."

Riff 9

(solo rhythm) (x2)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-3--3--3-4--4-2--2--2-4--4-3--3--3-4--4-2--------|
E|--2--2-1--1--1-2--2-0--0--0-2--2-1--1--1-2--2-0--0-0-0-|

* * *

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-6--6--6-7--7-4--4--4-7--7-6--6--6-7--7-3--3--3-|
E|--5--5-4--4--4-5--5-2--2--2-5--5-4--4--4-5--5-1--1--1-|

Riff 10

(Solo Rhythm)

e|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|-----|
D|-----4-3--4-3--4-3--4-|-----|
A|-2---2-1--2-1--2-1--2-|--2--|
E|-0--------------------|--0--|

[Riff 6] (x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-8---------------8---------------|
A|-6-----7-6---2---6-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * *

"Fire, hot fire..."

[Riff 5b] (x3)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-------|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-0-0-0-|

* * * * * *

"He's seeing, he's calling..."

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-8-8-8-|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-6-6-6-|

"He's seeeing, he's calling..."

Riff 7

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4------------------|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2--------3-------3-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-2---0-0-2---|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"I'm the walking dude..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4-|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|

* * * * * * * *

"I'm the walking dude..."

Riff 8a

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-|
A|-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-|
E|---------------|

* * * * * * *

"I'm the man with the power..."

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8----7------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-|
E|---5----4--3-|

"Among the living..."

[Ending] (x4)

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----4-3--4-3--4-3--4-|
A|-2---2-1--2-1--2-1--2-|
E|-0--------------------|

"Among, among, among..."

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----9-9--9-9--9-9-9---9\-|
A|-2--7-7--7-7--7-7-7---7\-|
E|-0-----------------------|

************************************

| ~ Vibrato

| h Hammer-on

| \ Slide down

| "Disease, disease..."

************************************

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