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Belly of the Beast

Anthrax
Tab
★4.6(7)

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Song

Anthrax: Belly Of The Beast

transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: 03/11/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7-----------7---7---7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------|

* * * * * * * x3

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------7---7---7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|

* * * * * * * * *

Lead into verse:

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

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

"You walk this earth..."

x4

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6p3-6p3-6-6p3-|

* * * * *

"..heart."

Riff 2 x4

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------7---7---7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|

* * * * * * * * *

"...brain."

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

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

"A tatoo burned..."

x4

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6p3-6p3-6p3-|

* * * * *

"Your mind..."

Riff 3

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-2---7\5-5---10\8-8---5\3-3---------|
E|-0-0-5\3-3-0--8\6-6-0-3\1-1-0-2-3-5-|

* * * * * * *

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-2---7\5-5---10\8-8---5\3-3-|
E|-0-0-5\3-3-3--8\6-6-6-3\1-1-|

* * *

"Who is evil..."

Riff 4

Guitar 1 x4 x2

e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

"A city of souls..." "One mind, one voice..."

x2 x2

e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

"Welcome to..." "Who hears..."

Guitar 2 x4 x2

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

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

x2 x2

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

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

Riff 5 Last time

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

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

"Millions..."

Play riff 2 "Insanity..."

Play riff 3 "Who is evil..."

Play riff 4 "A city of souls..."

Play riff 5 "Millions..."

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4p0-5p0-6p0-7p0-6p0-5p0-4p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

Play riff 5 Solo Rhythm

Riff 7 x2

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

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

Riff 8

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

* * * * * * * * * * *

Last time

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

* * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 9

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9\-|
A|---------------------------------7\-|
E|-0-0-00--0-0-0-00--0-0-0-00--0-0----|

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

"Who is evil..."

Riff 5a x3

e|---------------------------|--------|
B|---------------------------|--------|
G|---------------------------|--------|
D|---------------------------|--------|
A|-5--4----------------------|--5--4--|
E|-6--5--0-0-00--0-0-0-00--0-|--6--5--|

* * ** * * * ** *

"Millions..."

Riff 4a

Guitar 1

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-00--0-0-0-00--0-0-0-00--0-0-0-00-|

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

"A city of souls..."

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-33--3-3-3-33--3-3-3-33--3-3-3-33-|

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

"One mind..."

Guitar 2

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

* * * *

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

* * * *

Play riff 5a "Millions..."

Ending x4

e|-------------------------|----|
B|-------------------------|----|
G|-------------------------|----|
D|-------------------------|----|
A|-------------------------|-6\-|
E|-4p0-5p0-6p0-7p0-6p0-5p0-|-4\-|

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

notation:

^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]

^r = bend and release

x = mute with fret-hand

* = mute with palm-hand

X\\ = pick slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

~ = vibrato

t = tap-on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h. = harmonics

ah = artificial harmonic

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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