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Think About an End

Anthrax
Tab

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Song

Band: Anthrax

Song: Think About An End

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

Intro

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-8\7--7-5/7--7-8\7--8\7--7-5/7\--|
Ab|-6\5--5-3/5--5-6\5--6\5--5-3/5\--|
Db|---------------------------------|

"Wake up on fire..."

Riff 1 x3

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------x-x-|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--0--x-x-|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------0--|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--|

Riff 2 x4

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-8\7--7-5/7--7-8\7--8\7--7-5/7\--|
Ab|-6\5--5-3/5--5-6\5--6\5--5-3/5\--|
Db|---------------------------------|

"Ever since I was..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7\5--5-4/5--5-7\5--7\5--5-4/5\--|
Ab|-5\3--3-2/3--3-5\3--5\3--3-2/3\--|
Db|---------------------------------|

"You're bent under..."

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-6\5--5-3/5--5-6\5--6\5--5-3/5-------|
Db|-6\5--5-3/5--5-6\5--6\5--5-3/5--//\\-|

"I will rage against..."

Riff 1a

Guitar 1 x3

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------x-x-|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--0--x-x-|

"Think about an end..."

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------0--|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--|

"Think about an end..."

Guitar 2

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10-8--7------10-8--7------10-8--7-----7-|
Gb|-7------------7------------7----------9----|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---10-8---------10-8---------------8-7-|
Gb|-7-------7----7-------7----9--7-9------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|

Play Riff 2 "The only thing..."

Play Riff 1a "Think about an end..."

Lead into next section: x2

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

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

NOTE: The next section is Riff 3 with lead breaks, so I

separated it into those sections:

Riff 3

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-3p0---3p0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-----5-----3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

* * * * *

Break #1

Guitar 1 x2

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-0-5-3-0--8-7-5~----5-3-0-5-3-0--8-7-5~-|
Db|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 x2

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-5---7-5----10-9-7~----7-5---7-5----10-9-7~-|
Db|-----7-----7-----------------7-----7----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 3 "Resurrecting..."

Break #2

Guitar 1 x2

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-5-3-0--8-7-5~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 x2

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-5---------7-5---7-5---7-5----10-9-7~-|
Db|-----------7-----------7-----7-----7----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 3 "Your god is dead..."

Break #3

Guitar 1

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------/10-8----------------------/10-8-----|
Gb|-10-9-7-10-9-7--------10~----10-9-7-10-9-7-------10~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------/10-8------------------------/10-8-----|
Gb|-10-9----10-9----------10~----10-9----10-9----------10~-|
Db|------10------10-------------------10------10-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------/10-8-----|
Gb|-10-9-7------9h10p9-7------10-9-7-10-9-7-------10~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-9--------9h10p9--------10-9----10-9--------------|
Db|------10------------10----------10------10--7~--10~--|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-5---7-5----10-9-7~----7-5---7-5----10-9-7~-|
Db|-----5-----5-----------------5-----5----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-5---7-5----10-9-7~----7-5---7-5----10-9-7~-|
Db|-----7-----7-----------------7-----7----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-5---------7-5---7-5---7-5----10-9-7~-|
Db|-----------5-----------5-----5-----5----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-5---------7-5---7-5---7-5----9--10--|
Db|-----------7-----------7-----7-----7---------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|

Lead into next section:

Guitar 1 x2

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0----3-0--0--10-0-|

Guitar 2 (Not sure about this)

eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|---9--|
Db|--10--|
Ab|--12--|
Db|------|

Riff 1a x4

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--|

"Wake up on fire..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7\5--5-4/5--5-7\5--7\5--5-4/5\--|
Ab|-5\3--3-2/3--3-5\3--5\3--3-2/3\--|
Db|---------------------------------|

"You're bent under..."

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-6\5--5-3/5--5-6\5--6\5--5-3/5-------|
Db|-6\5--5-3/5--5-6\5--6\5--5-3/5--//\\-|

"I will scream..."

Riff 1a

Guitar 1 x3

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------x-x-|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--0--x-x-|

"Think about an end..."

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0----x-x-x-x-|

"Think about an end..."

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------x-x-|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--0--x-x-|

"Think about an end..."

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------0--|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--|

"Think about an end..."

Guitar 2

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10-8--7------10-8--7------10-8--7-----7-|
Gb|-7------------7------------7----------9----|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---10-8---------10-8---------------8-7-|
Gb|-7-------7----7-------7----9--7-9------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|---------8--------------8---|
Gb|-9--7-9----7----9--7-9----7-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|

Ending:

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0--3-0--0-0-0--0-|

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

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------3-0-|
Db|-3-0--0--10-0--0--3-0----10-0--0-3-0-|

* * * * * * * * * * *

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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