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Piss N Vinegar

Anthrax
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Song

Anthrax: Piss N Vinegar

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

Date last modified: 04/08/02

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Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step

Riff 1 x4

eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\-|

"It was a day..."

x4

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------------------------x-x-x-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|

"I tip my cap..."

x4

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------xx-xx-xx-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|

"It's just a matter..."

eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|

"...everybody come along..."

Riff 2

Guitar 1

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-9-9-8-8-7-7--2--|
Db|-9-9-8-8-7-7--2--|

"...am I..."

Final time

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-9-9-8-8-7-7\--|
Db|-9-9-8-8-7-7\--|

"Everybody come along..."

Guitar 2

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|

Riff 1a x3

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------xx-xx-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-|

"Sometimes I can't..."

eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|

"I've got a hammer..."

x4

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------------------------x-x-x-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|

"I get put up..."

x4

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------xx-xx-xx-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|

"I tell the truth..."

eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|

"...everybody come along..."

Play Riff 2 "...am I..."

Riff 3

Guitar 1

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--5-------9--8--7---2---|
Db|--5-------9--8--7---2---|

"A heavy dose..."

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|--9--8--7---5-------9--8--7--|
Db|--9--8--7---5-------9--8--7--|

"...vinegar..."

Guitar 2

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|

Riff 4 x4

eb|--------------------------------|------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------|
Gb|--------------------------------|------|
Db|--------------------------------|------|
Ab|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3-2-2--0-1-3-3-|-0--3-|
Db|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3-2-2--0-1-3-3-|-0--3-|

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

Riff 4a (solo rhythm) x3

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3--0-1-|
Db|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3--0-1-|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3-3-|
Db|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3-3-|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------__gradually bend the 7__------|
Db|----/-to get the 8 and 9 notes-\----|
Ab|----------------------------------2-|
Db|-/7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-2-|

"So shake my hand..."

Play Riff 2 "...am I..."

Play Riff 3 "A heavy dose..."

Play Riff 4 "...take it..."

notation:

^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]

^r = bend and release

x = mute with fret-hand

* = mute with palm-hand

X\\ = pick slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

~ = vibrato

t = tap-on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h. = harmonics

ah = artificial harmonic

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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