The Heretic Anthem Tab - Slipknot






Song: The Heretic Anthem
Artist: Slipknot
Album: Iowa (2001)
Tabbed by:  Christian Murua / silent_warrior_@hotmail.com

Took me 3 days to tab this song.  Sounds perfect to me. Listen to the song for timing.  
I'm sure you'll like this version over the others.

PM - Palm-mute
/ - Slide up
 - Slide down

Tuning: B F# B E G# C#


Intro
C#|----------------|       |-------|
G#|----------------|       |-------|
E |----------------|       |-------|
B |-1/81--1-1-1-2-| x1    |-1-1-2-| x30
F#|-1/81--1-1-1-2-|       |-1-1-2-|
B |-1/81--1-1-1-2-|       |-1-1-2-|
           ___/             _/
            PM               PM


Bridge-1 Guitar
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
B |-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-| x1
F#|-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
B |-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
    _/
    PM

Verse 1-Both Guitars
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
B |-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-| x8
F#|-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
B |-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
    _/
    PM

Chorus-"If your 555 then I'm 666" (Half of the zeros are palm-muted) 
C#|---------------------| 
G#|---------------------| 
E |---------------------| x8 
B |-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-| 
F#|-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-| 
B |-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-|


Bridge-1 Guitar
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
B |-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-| x1
F#|-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
B |-0-0-3-2-0-4-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
    _/
    PM

Verse 2
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2--0-3-2-4-3-4-5-| x8 
F#|-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2--0-3-2-4-3-4-5-|
B |-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2--0-3-2-4-3-4-5-|
    _/   _/   _/
    PM    PM    PM

Chorus-"If your 555 then I'm 666"(Half of the zeros in chorus are palm-muted) 
C#|---------------------| 
G#|---------------------| 
E |---------------------| x8 
B |-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-| 
F#|-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-| 
B |-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-|


C#|---------|
G#|---------|
E |---------|
B |-0-0-2-3-| x1
F#|-0-0-2-3-|
B |-0-0-2-3-|

Bridge 
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0--0-1-2---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0-| x4 
F#|---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0--0-1-2---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0-|
B |-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-0--0-1-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-0-|
    _____/                 _____/                _____/                 _____/
      PM                      PM                     PM                      PM

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-5-0-1-2--0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2--0-6-0--5-0-1-2--0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---0-2-| x1 
F#|-5-0-1-2--0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2--0-6-0--5-0-1-2--0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---0-2-|
B |-5-0-1-2--0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2--0-6-0--5-0-1-2--0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---0-2-|


C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-------------0-5-0--0-1-2-------------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-| x1 
F#|-------------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-------------0-5-0--0-1-2-------------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
B |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0--0-1-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-|
    _________/                 _________/              _________/
        PM            PM     PM                                                 
Mini-solo / Bridge 
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------| x4 
B |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------|


C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-12-|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus-"If your 555 then I'm 666"
C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-| x8
F#|-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-|
B |-0--3--2--4--3--4--5-|

End 
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0--0-1-2---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0-| x4 
F#|---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0--0-1-2---------0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2---------3-2-2-0-|
B |-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-0--0-1-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-5-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-0-|
    _____/                 _____/                _____/                 _____/  
      PM                      PM                     PM                      PM


Credit to Slipknot for writing this great song.====