Anthrax:  I Am The Law

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
      
Date last modified: 01/29/05

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (chorus)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------4-------------------|
A|----2--2-5-----/7-5-4-5--2-|
E|-00-0----3--33-/5-3-2-3--0-|
                    * * * 
 
Riff 2                        x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|----------5----------------5-|
E|-3-0-33-0-3-------3-0-33-0-3-|
   * * ** *         * * ** * 

Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5/8-|
E|-3-0-33-0--3-0-33-0--3-0-33-0--3-0-3/6-|
   * * ** *  * * ** *  * * ** *  * * 


Play riff 2


Riff 4 (verse)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------5------4---3---2-|
E|-3-0-33-0--3--3-2-2-1-1-0-0-|
   * * ** *     * *   *   * 
            "Fifteen years..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------5------2---2---2-|
E|-3-0-33-0--3--3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * ** *     * *   *   * 
            "He was like..."


Play riff 3   "DROKK IT"
Play riff 4   "With his gun and bike..."


Riff 3a
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5/8-|
E|-3-0-33-0--3-0-33-0--3-0-33-0--3-0-3/6-|
   * * ** *  * * ** *  * * ** *  * * 
                                "DROKK IT"
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----------------------7-5-4-5-|
E|-3-0-33-0--3-0-33-00--5-3-2-3-|
   * * ** *  * * ** **  * * * * 


Play riff 1   "Respect the badge..."


Riff 5                                               x2  
e|----------------------------------------------------|----------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|----------|
D|-------4/5-4-2------10-9---------4/5-4-2-------9-10-|--9-9-9-9-|
A|-2-----2/3-2-0-3-----8-7---2-----2/3-2-0-3-----7--8-|--7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---------1--0--------0-0-0---------1--0-------|----------|
     * *            *          * *            *
    "I am the law..."                                  "I am the law."


Play riff 4    "In the cursed earth..."
Play riff 3a   
Play riff 1    "Respect the badge..."
Play riff 5    "I am the law..."


Riff 6
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-5------------------7-5-6-----------|
A|-5-4-3------------------5-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------333333333333...--------3-3-3-3-3-|
         ************

Riff 6a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-5-4-3--------5-3-4-5-5-5-|
E|-------333333-------3-3-3-|
         ******       * * * 

Riff 7
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-3-2-1--------3-1-2-3-3-3-|
E|-------111111-------1-1-1-|
         ******       * * * 
   "Crime..."


Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------5-------6---------------|
A|-2-------3-------4---------------|
E|---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
     * * *   * * *   * * * * * * *  


Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2-1-0--------2-0-1-2-2-2-|
E|-------000000-------0-0-0-|
         ******       * * * 

Play riff 6a   


Riff 6b
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7--6--5---------7--5--6--------|
A|-5--4--3--5-5-5--5--3--4--5-5-5-|
E|----------3-3-3-----------3-3-3-|
            * * *           * * * 
   "Oh..."


Riff 7a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5--4--3---------5--3--4--------|
A|-3--2--1--3-3-3--3--1--2--3-3-3-|
E|----------1-1-1-----------1-1-1-|
            * * *           * * * 
   "Crime..."
 

Riff 9      x5
e|-----------|--------------------|
B|-----------|--------------------|
G|-----------|--------------------|
D|-----------|--------------------|
A|-----------|------------7-5-4-5-|
E|-3-0-33-0--|-3-0-33-00--5-3-2-3-|
   * * ** *    * * ** **  * * * *


Play riff 1    "Respect the badge..."


Riff 5a
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4/5-4-2------10-9---------4/5-4-2-------9-10-|
A|-2-----2/3-2-0-3-----8-7---2-----2/3-2-0-3-----7--8-|
E|-0-0-0---------1--0--------0-0-0---------1--0-------|
     * *            *          * *            *
   "I am the law..."

Ending
            x5
e|-----------|----------------------|
B|-----------|----------------------|
G|-----------|----------------------|
D|-----------|----------------------|
A|-----------|------------7-5-4-5-2-|
E|-3-0-33-0--|-3-0-33-00--5-3-2-3-0-|
   * * ** *    * * ** **  * * * *
   "I ..... am ..... the ..... law!"

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