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-----54---4---7---|
D|-2--------4-----54---4---7---|
A|----0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-2--------4-----54---43-32-|
D|-2--------4-----54---43-32-|
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
