Anthrax: Imitation Of Life transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Date last modified: 03/10/02 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 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-7-----6---------8-----7---7-6h7p6---| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------8-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-----7-5-----5-8-----8-4/5-4/5-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * Last time e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7-----7-5-----5-8-----8-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5---------------------------3-| A|-4--4--5--2--4--4--3--5--4--4--5--2--4--4--x-x-1-| E|-2--2--3--0--2--2-----3--2--2--3--0--2--2--x-x---| Play Riff 2 "There's nothing I hate more..." Lead into next section: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-| A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-| E|---------------------------| Riff 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-5\4------------------------------| D|-3\2---4\3------------------------| A|-----0-2\1---3\2------------------| E|-----------0-1\0-0-0-000000000000-| * * * * ************ e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-5\4------------------------------| D|-3\2---4\3------------------------| A|-----0-2\1---3/5------------------| E|-----------0-1/3-3-3-333333333333-| * * * * ************ Last time e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-5\4-------------| D|-3\2---4\3-------| A|-----0-2\1---3/5-| E|-----------0-1/3-| * * Play Riff 3 "Because of me..." Riff 4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11---| D|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9---| A|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------0-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * "Ohhhhh..." Riff 5 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11---| A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9---| E|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------0-| * * * * * * "Whatever happened..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---------------| A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7-----9/10-9/10-| E|------0-----0-0-0------0-0-7/-8-7/-8-| * * * * * * "A media creation..." Play Riff 3 "Take my advice..." Play Riff 4 "Ohhhhh..." Play Riff 5 "Bands dress like women..." Lead into next section e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------9/10------| A|-2-----------------------7/-8-9/10-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------7/-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Did you ever think..." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11-| A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9-| E|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------| * * * * * "Imitation of life..." Last time: e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11-12-| A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9-10-| E|------0-----0-0-0------0----------------| * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-----5-----4/5-------------| E|-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2/3-0-0-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-9\8---9\8---8\7-----------------| E|-7\6-0-7\6-0-6\5-0-0-000-0-0-000-| * * * * *** * * *** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9\8---9\8---12\11-----------------| E|-7\6-0-7\6-0-10\-9-0-0-000-0-0-000-| * * * * *** * * *** Riff 4a e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11---| D|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9---| A|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------0-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * "Ohhhhh..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---------------| D|--8\7---6\5--------8\7-----9/10-9/10-| A|------0-----0-0-0------0-0-7/-8-7/-8-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 5 "Whatever happened..." Play Riff 3 "There's nothing I hate more..." Riff 2a x3 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5---------------------------3-| A|-4--4--5--2--4--4--3--5--4--4--5--2--4--4--x-x-1-| E|-2--2--3--0--2--2-----3--2--2--3--0--2--2--x-x---| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5---------------------------3--(3)//-| A|-4--4--5--2--4--4--3--5--4--4--5--2--4--4--x-x-1--(1)//-| E|-2--2--3--0--2--2-----3--2--2--3--0--2--2--x-x----------| 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