Anthrax:  Now It's Dark

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

Date last modified: 03/26/02

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|---------------------------|
D|-12------------------------|
A|-10------------8--------5--|
E|---------------6--------3--|
                                        
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 2 (Play 2x)
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|-3-----3-----3----2-----2-----2---|
   *     *     *    *     *     *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-|
A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-|
E|-1-----1-----1----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---|
   *     *     *    *    *    *    *
 

Riff 3 (Play 2x)
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|-0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0---|
   *     *     *    *     *     *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-|
A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-|
E|-0-----0-----0----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---|
   *     *     *    *    *    *    *


Play Riff 2   Play 2x


Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------2---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9---------|
A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7---------|
E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
         * * *       * * *       * * *     * * * * 
   "In dreams..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9----------10\-9-|
A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7----------12\10-|
E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------|
         * * *       * * *       * * *     * * * * 
   "With me..."

Ending to Riff 4
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--9\--|
A|--7\--|
E|------|
  "...one fucking..."   


Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-----4/7-----2-----------|
A|-7-----2/5-----0---2-------|
E|---0-0-----0-0---0-0--0000-|
     * *     * *   *    ****
   "...man..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-9---4/7-----------------|
A|-7-7---2/5-----2-----2-----|
E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       *     * *   * *   * *

Last time
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-9---4/7---------------|
A|-7-7---2/5-----2-------5-|
E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
       *     * *   * * * *
   "...don't you fucking..."


Riff 6                          x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * * * * *  
   "...intoxication..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2----1p0---1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-----0-----0-------------3-|
                     *     *     *


Play Riff 4   "A candy coated..."
Play Riff 5   "...man..."

Riff 6a                         x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * * * * *  
   "...intoxication..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-7-[let ring]-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-5------------|


Riff 7                                    x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
             * * * * *           * * * * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5---------------------|
A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-|
E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-|
                   ****


Riff 7a                                   x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
             * * * * *           * * * * * 
   "I'll send you..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5---------------------|
A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-|
E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-|
                   ****
   "...heart..."


Riff 7b
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
             * * * * *           * * * * * 
   "You'll be..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7---------------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
             * * * * *           * * * * * * *
   "The candy coated..."


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)               x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2-----2-|
A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0-----0-|
E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---0-3---|
   *         *      *         *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4----3------2---|
A|-2----1------0---|
E|-----------0---0-|


Last time:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2------|
A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0------|
E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---//\\-|
   *         *      *


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 2

Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 4   "I'm your man..."
Play Riff 5   "...man..."


Ending                          x4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * * * * * * 
                    x3
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--| 
                   "Now it's dark..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2-2-2-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0-0-0-| 

                   "Now it's dark..."


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