Anthrax:  Metal Thrashing Mad

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

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7----------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
        * * * * * * * * * * * * *                                         

Riff 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-2--------4-----5\4---4---7---|
D|-2--------4-----5\4---4---7---|
A|----0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-|
E|------------------------------|
      * * *   * *     *   *   *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-2--------4-----5\4---4\3-3\2-|
D|-2--------4-----5\4---4\3-3\2-|
A|----0-0-0---0-0-----0---------|
E|------------------------------|
      * * *   * *     *


Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "Racing down the road..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...street machine of steel..."


Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------7/10\-|
A|-5--x-3-x-5-x-8---x-7-x-10--5/-8\-|
E|----x-1-x-3-x-6---x-5-x--8--------|
     "Got my foot..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------|
A|-5--x-3-x-5-x-8---x-7-x-10--|
E|----x-1-x-3-x-6---x-5-x--8--|
     "I got thunder..."


Play Riff 2   "Metal thrashing mad..."
Play Riff 3   "Driving like a maniac..."
Play Riff 4   "Got my foot..."


Riff 5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----2-----4-----5-----5-|
D|-----2-----4-----5-----5-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
E|-------------------------|
   * *   * *   * *   * *
   "...mad..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----2-----4-----4/5---4/5---4-|
D|-----2-----4-----4/5---4/5---4-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-----0---|
E|-------------------------------|
   * *   * *   * *     *     *


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7---x-9/10-9/10--5---x-12--x-10--x-|
A|-5---x-7/-8-7/-8--3---x-10--x--8--x-|
E|------------------------------------|


Play Riff 5
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "Racing down the road..."
Play Riff 4   "Got my foot..."


Ending
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-10-5--7-10-5--7-10-5--7--------7/-|
A|-5--8-3--5--8-3--5--8-3--5--------5/-|
E|-------------------------------------|   
   "...mad!"


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