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Drop the Ball

Anthrax
Tab
3.2(3)

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From: Burning.Inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Burning Inside)

Date: 27 Oct 95 16:52:30 -0400

Subject: TAB: "Drop the Ball" by Anthrax

From: burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org

Drop The Ball by Anthrax

from the album "Stomp 442"

words and music by Charlie Benante, John Bush,

Scott Ian, and Frank Bello

tabbed by Tom Mallon

Dropped-D Tuning (DADGBE)

INTRO INTRO FILL (2nd guitar)

harm. pm..

E ------------------|----------------------------------
B ------------------|----------------------------------
G ------------------|----------------------------------
D -<6><6><6>--------|----------------------------------
A -<6><6><6>-0-0----|----------------------------------
E -<6><6><6>-0-0----|-6^-------6^------6^--------6^----

VERSE

pm...... pm......

E -----------------------------------------------------

B -----------------------------------------------------

G -----------------------------------------------------

D -----------------------------------------------------

A -6---0-0-0-0---6---0-0-0-0---------------------------
E -6^--0-0-0-0---6^--0-0-0-0---------------------------

VERSE FILL 1 VERSE FILL 2

pm..

E -------------|---------------------------------------
B -------------|---------------------------------------
G -------------|--------10-----------------------------
D -------------|--------10-----------------------------
A -0-0--3------|--------8------------------------------
E -0-0--3------|---------------------------------------

BRIDGE BRIDGE 2

E ------------------------|-----------------------------
B ------------------------|-----------------------------
G ------------------------|-----------------------------
D ------------------------|-----------------------------
A -0---0---0---------5----|-3-3---3-3---3-3-------------
E -0---0---0---0-5-6---6--|-3-3---3-3---3-3--0-3-0-5-0-6

Note: When bridge speeds up, play BRIDGE 1 and BRIDGE 2

but with hammer-ons in the single notes.

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