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Gung Ho

Anthrax
Tab
★4.8(10)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Anthrax - Gung-Ho

One of my favourite Anthrax songs! & yes I have the solos!

Wanna contact me about it, my email is: rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com

Intro:

GtrII (x4)*

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5-4-5----|
A|-2--------3--------6--------3-2-3----|
E|-0-000000-1-000000-4-000000----------|
  Pm|------| |------| |----------------|

*After GtrII’s second barre, Gtr I does a divebomb on the 6E string. GtrI then plays:

e|---/15\----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Verse I:

GtrII (x8)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5-4-5----|
A|-2--------3--------6--------3-2-3----|
E|-0-000000-1-000000-4-000000----------|
  Pm|------| |------| |----------------|

Interlude I:

GtrII

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

GtrI

e|--------------|--------------|-10~11~12~13~-|-15~16~17~20fb-|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
G|-7~-8~-9~-10~-|-9~-10~11~12~-|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|

Verse II:

GtrII (x4)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------6/7-6/7----|
A|-2-------------------------4/5-4/5----|
E|-0-0000000000000000000000-------------|
  Pm|-----------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

GtrII (x4)

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8/9-9---|
D|-7--------7--------7--------7—-6/7-7---|
A|-5-000000-5-000000-5-000000-5----------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  Pm|------| |------| |------------------|

Chorus I:

GtrII

e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9------------|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9---------------|
A|-2--7-7--2--7-7--2--7-7------------|-2--7-7--2--7-7--2--7-7---------------|
E|-0-------0-------0--------/12-\----|-0-------0-------0--------/12-\-------|

GtrI

e|----12~12~--12~12~--12~12~---------|----12~12~--12~12~--12~12~------------|
B|----------------------------8--\---|----------------------------8p7-5h7p5-|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Verse III: (same as verse II)

Pre-Chorus: (x4)

Chorus II:

GtrII

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----------|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9----------------------------|
A|-2--7-7--2--7-7--2--7-7-----------|-2--7-7--2--7-7--2--7-7----------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0--------/12-\---|-0-------0-------0--------/12-\--------------------|

GtrI

e|----12~12~--12~12~--12~12~--------|----12~12~--12~12~--12~12~-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------12p9--------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------12-11-9------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------12-11-9----|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------12~|

Solo I:

GtrI

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-10-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-9-12-9-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-9---------|
G|-9-6-6-6-6-9-6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------------11-9~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-10—17fb~---|
G|-14fb------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-21-21-21-21-19-19-19-19-21-21-21-21-19-19-19-19-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-21-21-21-21-19--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15fb~~--12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17fb~--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14-14-14-19-14-14-14-14-17-14-14-14-14-----------|
B|-------------------------------------------18hb-18hb-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| (x3)
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-17-14-14-14-14-17-14-14-14-14----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14-16-14-14-14-14-16-14-14-14-14-11~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-14-14-14-14-16-14-14-14-14--13--14--13--16-14-14-14-14-16-14-14-14-14—-13~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------/--19hb\\\\\\-|
G|-16—-14—-13—-14—-13--11----------------------|
D|-------------------------9~~-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|End Solo

Verse IV: (same as verse II)

Pre-Chorus: (x4)

Chorus III:

GtrII

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----------|----9-9-----9-9-----9-9-----------|
A|-2--7-7--2--7-7--2--7-7-----------|-2--7-7--2--7-7--2--7-7-----------|
E|-0-------0-------0--------/12-\---|-0-------0-------0--------/12-\---|

GtrI

e|----12~12~--12~12~--12~12~--------|----12~12~--12~12~--12~12~--------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

GtrI

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------15fb~-|
G|-------------------------------------12-14-12-12-------|
D|-------------------------12-14-12-12-------------------|
A|-------------12-14-12-12-------------------------------|
E|-12-14-12-12-------------------------------------------|

Solo II:

e|----------15t~~~~-17t~~~~-18t~~~~-|-19-----18-----17-----16------22t~~~~~-----|
B|-17t~~~~~-------------------------|----17-----16-----15-----14----------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------0d-|End Solo

Interlude II:

GtrII

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
A|--5--6--7--8--|--5—-6--7--8--|--7--8—-9—-10-|--7--8—-9—-10-5-5-|
E|--3--4--5--6--|--3—-4--5--6--|--5--6--7—-8--|--5--6--7—-8--3-3-|

GtrI

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
G|-7~-8~-9~-10~-|-7~-8~-9~-10~-|-9~-10~11~12~-|-9~-10~11~12~-12~-|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|

GtrI then plays random tremolo & notes while GtrII strums the following chord:

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--5--|
E|--3--| Keep playing until the beginning of the next solo.

Solo III:

GtrI & GtrII

e|------------------------------------------9------------|
B|-9--------------9-10-9-----9-10-12--12-12----12--10-9--|
G|---11-9----9-11--------11------------------------------|
D|---------9---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12---------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-12----12-10-9-9-10-12-10-9------------------|
G|----------------------------------11--------------|
D|-------------------------------------9-9-9--9-9~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------9------------|
B|-9--------------9-10-9-----9-10-12--12-12----12--10-9--|
G|---11-9----9-11--------11------------------------------|
D|---------9---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12----------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-12----12-10-9-9-10-12-10-9-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------11-----------8-9~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-------------------------------------9-9-11-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-/20~-20~-20~-20~-20==fb-20===fb-20==fb-20===fb-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|End Solo

Ending:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
A|-0-4--0-4--0-4--0-4--0-4—-0-4--0-4--0-4--0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-etc|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tabulature Legend:

“GtrI” & “GtrII” – Guitar one & Guitar two

“pm|-|” – palm mutation

“/” – Slide up the neck

“\” – Slide down the neck

“~” - Vibrato

“fb” – Full bend of note

“hb” – Half bend of note

“p” – Pull off

“h” – Hammer-on

“\\\\\” – A slower slide

“t” - tremolo

“t~” – Rapid tremolo

“d” – Dive bomb

Enjoy!

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