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Finale

Anthrax
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★4.7(5)

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Song

Anthrax: Finale

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

Date last modified: 03/25/02

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Tuning: Standard

Intro x3

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-x--x---[echo delay]-|
E|-x--x----------------|

Riff 1

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2------------------2-|
E|-0-0000-3-00-3-0-0--0-0000-3-00-3-0-0-|

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

Riff 2

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--5h7p5---5-6-7~--2--2--0h1p0---0-1-2--------|
E|-0--0--------7---------0--0--------2--------00-00-|

** **

Riff 3 x2

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7p5---5-6-7-------5h7p5---5-6-7-------|
E|-------7-------00-00-------7-------00-00-|

** ** ** **

"Life can be so..."

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-0h1p0---0-1-2-------0h1p0---0-1-2-------|
E|-------2-------00-00-------2-------00-00-|

** ** ** **

"...wake up..."

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0h1p0---0-1-2-------0h1p0---0-1-2-|
E|-------2-------00-00-------2-------|

** **

"...or face the..."

Riff 4

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7--9-7--9-7----7------9-7--9-7--9---------|
A|-7-9-7-5--7-5--7-5----5--7-9-7-5--7-5--7-9----9\-|
E|-5-7---------------------5-7-------------7----7\-|

* * * * * *

"I hear your mama..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7--9-7--9-7----7------9-7--9-7--9-----------------|
A|-7-9-7-5--7-5--7-5----5--7-9-7-5--7-5--7-9---(9)\--/9-9\-|
E|-5-7---------------------5-7-------------7---(7)\--/7-7\-|

* * * * * *

"You'd better stand..."

Riff 5

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-/77-77-7777-6-6\-/55-55-5555-4-4-|

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

"I drink three six packs..."

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2------------------2-|
E|-0-0000-3-00-3-0-0--0-0000-3-00-3-0-0-|

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

"Finally..."

Riff 5a

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-/77-77-7777-6-6\-/55-55-5555-4-4-|

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

"I drink three six packs..." x2

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2------------------2-|
E|-0-0000-3-00-3-0-0--0-0000-3-00-3-0-0-|

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

"Finally..."

Play Riff 2

Play Riff 3 "Not the one you married..."

Play Riff 4 "I hear your mama..."

Play Riff 5 "I drink three six packs..."

Riff 5b

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-/77-77-7777-6-6\-/55-55-5555-4-4-|

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

"I drink three six packs..." x3

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2------------------2-|
E|-0-0000-3-00-3-0-0--0-0000-3-00-3-0-0-|

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

"Finally..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-------------|
E|-0-0000-3-00-3-0-0--0-0000-3-0-|

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

Riff 4a

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7--9-7--9-7----7------9-7--9-7--9---------|
A|-7-9-7-5--7-5--7-5----5--7-9-7-5--7-5--7-9----9\-|
E|-5-7---------------------5-7-------------7----7\-|

* * * * * *

"I hear you mama..."

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7--9-7--9-7----7------9-7--9-7--9---------------|
A|-7-9-7-5--7-5--7-5----5--7-9-7-5--7-5--7-9-------------|
E|-5-7---------------------5-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-...-|

* * * * * * * * * *

"Now go and pack..."

Riff 6

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---9\7---9\7---------------------|
A|---7\5---7\5---------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * * *

Riff 7

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-10-9--9-8--8-7--7-6--------------|
E|--8-7--7-6--6-5--5-4--00000000...-|

********

Riff 8 x2

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---9\7---9\7---------------------|
A|---7\5---7\5---------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * * *

"Had the looks..."

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-10-9--9-8--8-7--7-6--------------|
E|--8-7--7-6--6-5--5-4--00000000...-|

********

Riff 9

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---9\7---9\7---------------|
A|---7\5---7\5----5-5--8--88-|
E|-7-----7-----7--3-3--6--66-|

Riff 2a

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--5h7p5---5-6-7~--2--2--0h1p0---0-1-2-|
E|-0--0--------7---------0--0--------2-------|

Riff 2b

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9--------9-----------------------------|
A|-7--------7--------5h7p5---5-6-7--------|
E|---000000---000000-------7-------000000-|

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

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9--------9-----------------------------|
A|-7--------7--------0h1p0---0-1-2--------|
E|---000000---000000-------2-------000000-|

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

Riff 3a x2

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7p5---5-6-7--------5h7p5---5-6-7--------|
E|-------7-------000000-------7-------000000-|

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

"Now I'm free..."

Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---9\7---9\7------9\7---9\7---|
A|---7\5---7\5------7\5---7\5---|
E|-7-----7--------7-----7-----7-|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---9\7---9\7------9\7---9\7---------------|
A|---7\5---7\5------7\5---7\5----5-5--8--88-|
E|-7-----7--------7-----7-----7--3-3--6--66-|

Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 7 "Over, finished, gone, done, out!"

Last time for Riff 7:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-10-9--9-8--8-7--7-6----------------2-|
E|--8-7--7-6--6-5--5-4--00000000...00-0-|

******** **

"Over, finished, gone, done, out!...See ya."

Ending

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9------------------9----9\-|
A|-7----77777777...77-7----7\-|
E|-0--------------------------|

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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