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Deathrider

Anthrax
Tab
★4.7(11)

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Song

Anthrax: Deathrider

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

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Intro (Play 4x)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2---------9-7-10---------2h3-0h2p0---|
A|-0-000000--7-5--8--000000-----------3-|
E|--------------------------------------|

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

Riff 1

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------9-7-10---------2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
A|-0-000000--7-5--8--000000-------------3p2-|
E|------------------------------------------|

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

Riff 2

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-5--------5--------5--------5--8--7-|
A|-3-000000-3-000000-3-000000-3--6--5-|
E|------------------------------------|

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

"Riding hard..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------6-|
D|-5--------5--------5--------5--8--4-|
A|-3-000000-3-000000-3-000000-3--6----|
E|------------------------------------|

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

"Winged steed of..."

Riff 3

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7----3----5-----7----3----5----12-12\-|
A|-5----1----3-----5----1----3----10-10\-|
E|---------------------------------------|

"Hear the screams..."

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7----3----5-----7----3----5---------5-|
A|-5----1----3-----5----1----3-3333333-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|

"We ride with death..."

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2 "Conquering all..."

Play Riff 3 "Hear the screams..."

Riff 4

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2-4-5--6-7-8-|
A|-2-22222222222222-0-2-3--4-5-6-|
E|-------------------------------|

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

"Here it comes..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4----------------0----2--|
A|-2-22222222222222-0----0--|
E|--------------------------|

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

"You better hide..."

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5-|
E|---------------------|

******

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7--5----3-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5--3----1-|
E|-----------------------------|

******

Final time

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7--5----3----2-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5--3----1----0-|
E|----------------------------------|

******

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2 "Gripping the reins..."

Play Riff 3 "Hear the screams..."

Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) x2

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5-|
E|---------------------|

******

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7--5----3-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5--3----1-|
E|-----------------------------|

******

Play Riff 1

Ending:

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------9-7-10--------2h3p2p0-2p0-------|
A|-0-000000--7-5--8--------------------3p2p0-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

******

Notation:

10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.

10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,

then release to the 10th fret.

[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,

then release to the 10th fret.

10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.

7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.

12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.

x = mute with fret-hand

* = palm mute

X\\ = pick slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

~ = vibrato

t = finger tap

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h = natural harmonics

a = artificial harmonics

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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