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Discharge

Anthrax
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Song

Anthrax: Discharge

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|-------------------------------------|
A|-3/8-8----8--------8--------8--------|
E|-1/6-6-66-6-666666-6-666666-6-666666-|

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

Riff 2

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3/8-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-5-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-|
E|-1/6-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-3-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-3-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3/8-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-5-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-|
E|-1/6-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-3-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6-6-6-|
A|-5-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5--4-4-4-|
E|-3-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3--------|

Riff 2a x3

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

* * * * * * * * *

x3

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

* * * * * * * * *

Riff 3

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-8-8-5-5-7-7---5-5-6-6---5-5-6-6-3-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3-6-6-3-3-5-5---3-3-4-4---3-3-4-4-1-1-1-3-3-|

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

"I wait..."

Riff 2b

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3/8-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-5-8-8-8-5-2-2-2-|
E|-1/6-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-3-6-6-6-3-0-0-0-|

* * * * * *

"Most people cry..."

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

* * * *

"...you wanna know why..."

Play riff 2a "Nobody cried..."

Play riff 3 "Your life..."

Riff 4

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------11-10--8--7-------|
E|-6666666666666666666--9--8--6--5----3~-|

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

"A surreal vision..."

Play riff 2b "Most people cry..."

Play riff 2a "Nobody cried..."

Riff 5

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------6--------------------6-----6-----|
A|------5------5--4-2--------5------5--4-3-2-4-3-2-|
E|-3333-3-3333-3----0---3333-3-3333-3----1-0---1-0-|

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

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------6-----6-----|
A|------5------5----2--------5------5--4-3-2-4-3-2-|
E|-3333-3-3333-3----0---3333-3-3333-3----1-0---1-0-|

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

Riff 5a

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

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

"Self-inflicted..."

Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm

Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) x4

e|---------------------------------------|------|
B|---------------------------------------|------|
G|---------------------------------------|------|
D|---------------------------------------|------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-10--8--7-------|------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--8--6--5----3~-|--1~--|

* * * * * * * * * *

Riff 6 x2

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0-000-0-00000-0-0000000000000-|

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

Riff 7

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

* * *

Play riff 3 "Get off my dick..."

Play riff 4 "A surreal vision..."

Play riff 2b "Most people cry..."

Ending x2

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-/1111111111-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-/-9-9-9-9-9-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---5---5---5---5---5///(17)\\\--|
E|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3///(15)\\\--|

* * * * * * * * *

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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