Anthrax:  Schism

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

Date last modified: 04/26/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
                                     x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------8-----8----|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44-55-33-6--0--6--0-|
   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **           x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------(7)---(7)---|
D|---------------------------(6)---(6)|
A|-------------------------8-----8----|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44-55-33-6--0--6--0-|
   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----3-|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44---5-4---|
   ** ** ** ** ** **   * *


Riff 1a (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------(7)---(7)---|
D|---------------------------(6)---(6)|
A|-------------------------8-----8----|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44-55-33-6--0--6--0-|


Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|
A|-------------------3-----3-|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44---5-4-3-|
   ** ** ** ** ** **   * *
   "Don't look at me..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5----|
A|-------------------3-----3--2-|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44---5-4-3--0-|
   ** ** ** ** ** **   * *
   "Don't look at me..."


Riff 4
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----4-5-7-2----4-5-7-2----4-5-7--9-9-9-9-8-2--|
E|-0--0-2-3-5-0--0-2-3-5-0--0-2-3-5--7-7-7-7-6-0--|
      *          *          *
   "Can ya tell me..."


Riff 4a
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-5555-4444-5555-3333-|   
   **** **** **** ****


Play Riff 3   "It's so easy..."
Play Riff 4   "Can ya tell me..."


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-55555555-00000000-44444444-00000000-|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
   "Hating, fighting..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------9-9-9-|
A|-------------------7-7-7-|
E|-33333333-00000000-------|
   ******** ********
   "...lying..."

Final time
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------9-9-9-9-|
A|-------------------7-7-7-7-|
E|-33333333-00000000---------|
   ******** ********
   "And I can't take no..."


Riff 6
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-8--------7-8--------7-8-8-7-7----------|
E|-0-0-0-5-6--0-0-0-5-6--0-0-0-5-6-6-5-5--2/9\(0)-|
   * * *      * * *      * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-8--------7-8--------7-8-7-6-5--------|
E|-0-0-0-5-6--0-0-0-5-6--0-0-0-5-6-5-4-3--2/3\2-|
   * * *      * * *      * * * 
   "Schism..."


Riff 7
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44-55-33-|
   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **


Play Riff 3   "Prejudice is a..."
Play Riff 4   "Can ya tell me..."
Play Riff 5   "Hating, fighting..."
Play Riff 6   
Play Riff 7   


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---9--9--9--9--9-9-9------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--8-|
E|-0-------------------5--6-|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---9--9--9--9-------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--8--7--6--5-|
E|-0-------------6--5--4--3-|


Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6   

Ending                    x4
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-55-44-55-33-55-44-55-33-|
   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-66-55-66-55-77-66-77-66-|
   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------8--2--|
E|-88-77-88-77-99-88-99-88-6--0--|
   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **


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