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Madhouse

Anthrax
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Tab2

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

Intro

Gtr II

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM  |---------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM  |-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  PM|-----------|                  |-----------|

Intro Solo

GtrI

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| (x4)
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 |PM                 |-----------|

|GtrII

e|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-21t~~~(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)-21t~~~-|-21t~(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)-21t~~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Gtr II plays pretty much the same as above & pulling out the whammy bar at the end!

Verse I

Gtr II

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

(x3)

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

Gtr I plays this note constantly through the verse:

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|

A|-2-|

E|---|

PM|-|

Bridge I

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3p2h3p2-|
A|-2---------------2---------2---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-1-----------|
PM  |-------------| |---------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3~-|
A|-2---------------2---------2----|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-1------|
PM  |-------------| |---------|

Repeat the all the above

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

Repeat Bridge

Pre-Chorus I

Gtr I

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-/3---------3-\2---3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-|
D|-2---------2-/3---------3-\2-------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

|

|Gtr II

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

Gtr I

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

|

|Gtr II

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

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Chorus I

Gtr II

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

Verse II: same as Verse I

Bridge II: same as Bridge I

Pre-Chorus II: same as Pre-Chorus I

Chorus II

Gtr II

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

Solo Rhythm

Gtr II (x4)

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

Solo

Gtr I

e|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|-10(10)---10-10-10-10-10-----------------10(12)~~--|
G|----------------|-9-(11)-------------------10p9p7-9---9p7-----------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0t~------------|---------------------------------------------------|

(Lift bar high)

e|------------------------------------12(14)(13)~~~-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-10p9p7-9~~----------------------|
A|-----------9-10-12-14-----------------------------------|
E|-7-9-10-12------------------------------------------0d--|
PM|--------------------|
e|-7-10-8-7----8-7------7---------------------------------|
B|----------10-----10-8---10-8-7---8-7--7-----------------|
G|-------------------------------9-----9--9-7-4-7-6-4-4~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------17(19)(17)-17(19)-(19)-(19)-(19)-|
B|---------------12----------------------------------|
G|---7-9(10)-9---------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15(16)~~-15(17)~~~--|
G|-------------10-------------------------|
D|-----9-----7----7-----------------------|
A|---7---7-7------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------|End Solo
PM|---------|

Bridge III: same as Bridge I

Pre-Chorus III: same as Pre-Chorus I

Chorus III: same as Chorus I

[Outro] (x2)

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

Enjoy!

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Tablature Legend:

PM|-| - Palm mute

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

t - tremolo

d - divebomb

~ - vibrato

?(?) - bend(to what is in the brackets)

p - pull-off

h - hammer-on

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