Metal Thrashing Mad

Song

Anthrax: Metal Thrashing Mad

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

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

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

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

Riff 2

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

* * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * *

Riff 3

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|

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

"Racing down the road..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|

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

"...street machine of steel..."

Riff 4

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------7/10\-|
A|-5--x-3-x-5-x-8---x-7-x-10--5/-8\-|
E|----x-1-x-3-x-6---x-5-x--8--------|

"Got my foot..."

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------|
A|-5--x-3-x-5-x-8---x-7-x-10--|
E|----x-1-x-3-x-6---x-5-x--8--|

"I got thunder..."

Play Riff 2 "Metal thrashing mad..."

Play Riff 3 "Driving like a maniac..."

Play Riff 4 "Got my foot..."

Riff 5

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

* * * * * * * *

"...mad..."

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

* * * * * * * *

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7---x-9/10-9/10--5---x-12--x-10--x-|
A|-5---x-7/-8-7/-8--3---x-10--x--8--x-|
E|------------------------------------|

Play Riff 5

Play Riff 2

Play Riff 3 "Racing down the road..."

Play Riff 4 "Got my foot..."

Ending

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-10-5--7-10-5--7-10-5--7--------7/-|
A|-5--8-3--5--8-3--5--8-3--5--------5/-|
E|-------------------------------------|

"...mad!"

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