Anthrax: Skeletons In The Closet transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Date last modified: 03/08/02 FIND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: Spreading The Disease: The Home For Anthrax Tabs http://abysslord.com/anthrax/ PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU Tuning: Standard Riff 1 x3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-| E|-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-| E|-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Riff 3 x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-5-5-5-4---4--5-5-5-4---3-| E|-3-3-3-2-0-2--3-3-3-2-0---| * * * * * x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-5-5-5-4---4--5-5-5-4---3-| E|-3-3-3-2-0-2--3-3-3-2-0---| * * * * * Riff 4 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-2--[let ring]-| E|-0-------------| "All American..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** "...an evil game..." x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-5-5-5-4---4--5-5-5-4---3-| E|-3-3-3-2-0-2--3-3-3-2-0---| * * * * * Riff 5 x4 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-------4--3-----------| A|-2--4--2--1--2-4--2-4-| E|-0--2--------0-2--0-2-| * * "Tell me a story..." Riff 6 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------2---------| A|-1h2---2---------1h2---0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----3-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| * * * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------3-----------| A|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----3-0-----3-0-----------------| * * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." Riff 6a (Final bar of chorus) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------2---------| A|-1h2---2---------1h2---0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----3-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| * * * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------3-------------------------| A|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| E|-----3-0-----3-0---------------000-000-000-000-| * * * * * * *** *** *** *** "Any skeletons..." Riff 3a x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-5-5-5-4---4--5-5-5-4---3-| E|-3-3-3-2-0-2--3-3-3-2-0---| * * * * * Play Riff 4 "It's insanity..." Play Riff 5 "Tell me a story..." Play Riff 6 "Any skeletons..." Riff 6b (Final bar of chorus) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------2---------| A|-1h2---2---------1h2---0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----3-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| * * * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------3---------4-| A|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-1-1-1-1-1-2-| E|-----3-0-----3-0-----------------| * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-----------------| A|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-------3-----------------------| A|-2-------1-------5-------2-------| E|---0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4-------3---------------| A|-2-------1-------5-------| E|---0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Riff 8 x4 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-2222-3333-1111-4444-000-000-000-000-| *** *** *** *** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-4-5-3-6--4-5-3-6--4-5-3-6--4-5-3-6-| E|-2-3-1-4--2-3-1-4--2-3-1-4--2-3-1-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|-2-3-1-4--2-3-1-4--2-3-1-4--2-3-1-4-| Play Riff 3a Play Riff 4 "The truth comes out..." Play Riff 5 "Tell me a story..." Play Riff 6 "Any skeletons..." Riff 6c (Final bar of chorus) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------2---------| A|-1h2---2---------1h2---0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----3-0-0-0-0-0-----3-----------| * * * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------------------3---------------| A|-1h2-----1h2-----1h2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----3-0-----3-0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * "Any skeletons..." Play Riff 5 End of song 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