Anthrax:  Only

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

Date last modified: 05/20/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-//\\-|
E|--------------------------|

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|     |
E|---------------------------------|     |
                                         |
e|---------------------------------|     |--> Play 3x
B|---------------------------------|     |
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|     |
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-|


Riff 2a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------|
E|-0--------0000000000000000-|
            ****************


Riff 3                         x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
     * * * * *      * * * * * 
   "Everything..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6----6\5-5-|
E|-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-7\-4----4\3-3-|
      * *    * *    * *    * *    
   "Everything..."


Riff 4
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----7-----------7-------|
A|---5---5---5---5---------|
E|-7-------7---7-----7-6-5-|
   "Revolve around..."
                           Final time
e|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|
D|-----6-----------5-------|-------------|
A|---5---5-------5---5---5-|--2----xx-2--|
E|-4-------5-4-3-------3---|--0----xx-0--|
   "...hard for me..."


Riff 2b
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "Only..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-|


Play Riff 2a   "Only..."

Play Riff 3    "Clashing ways..."

Guitar fill during Riff 3
e|----------------------|
B|-12~--12~--12~--------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|------------------X\\-|


Play Riff 4   "Revolve around..."
Play Riff 2b  "Only..."


Riff 5
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-9-9\-xxxxx-9-9\-xxxxx--------|
E|-7-7\-xxxxx-7-7\-xxxxx-[etc.]-|


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

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-9-9----9-9----9-9---------|
E|-7-7----7-7----7-7----//\\-|


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


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

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9----9-9---------------------------------------|
E|-7-7----7-7----10-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-7-|
                    * *    * *    * *    * *    * *


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4-----------------|
A|-2----2----2----2--|
E|------3----2----0--|


Solo over Riff 9 (wah pedal)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-/9~---12~----9-12-14-14b15-14-12-14b15-14-12-9~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------17b19~-|
B|-/12~---15b17--12-15-17-17b19r17~-15-17b19-17-17p15--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2b   "Only..."
Play Riff 2b with this ending:

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-0000000000000000....-|
   ****************


Riff 10
Guitar 1 plays Riff 2b still,

Guitar 2 plays this:
               x7
e|--------------|-----|
B|--------------|-----|
G|--------------|-----|
D|-----7--------|-----|
A|---5---5---5--|--2--|
E|-7-------7----|--0--|


Play Riff 7   "If only..."

Ending:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--9-9-9\--|
E|--7-7-7\--|


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