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Song
Anthrax: Now It's Dark
transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 03/26/02
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-12------------------------| A|-10------------8--------5--| E|---------------6--------3--| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----1-1---1-1---1-| E|-3-----3-----3----2-----2-----2---|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-| E|-1-----1-----1----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---|
* * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----1-1---1-1---1-| E|-0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0---|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-| E|-0-----0-----0----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 Play 2x
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2---------------------------2---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9---------| A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7---------| E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"In dreams..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9----------10\-9-| A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7----------12\10-| E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"With me..."
Ending to Riff 4
e|------| B|------| G|------| D|--9\--| A|--7\--| E|------|
"...one fucking..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9-----4/7-----2-----------| A|-7-----2/5-----0---2-------| E|---0-0-----0-0---0-0--0000-|
* * * * * ****
"...man..."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9-9---4/7-----------------| A|-7-7---2/5-----2-----2-----| E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * *
Last time
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-9-9---4/7---------------| A|-7-7---2/5-----2-------5-| E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
* * * * * * *
"...don't you fucking..."
Riff 6 x3
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
"...intoxication..."
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2----1p0---1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-----0-----0-------------3-|
* * *
Play Riff 4 "A candy coated..."
Play Riff 5 "...man..."
Riff 6a x3
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
"...intoxication..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-7-[let ring]-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-5------------|
Riff 7 x4
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5---------------------| A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-| E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-|
****
Riff 7a x2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I'll send you..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5---------------------| A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-| E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-|
****
"...heart..."
Riff 7b
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"You'll be..."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7---------------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The candy coated..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2-----2-| A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0-----0-| E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---0-3---|
* * * *
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-4----3------2---| A|-2----1------0---| E|-----------0---0-|
Last time:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2------| A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0------| E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---//\\-|
* * *
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 2
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "I'm your man..."
Play Riff 5 "...man..."
Ending x4
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
x3
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--|
"Now it's dark..."
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2-2-2-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0-0-0-|
"Now it's dark..."
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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