Anthrax:  A.I.R.

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

Date last modified: 03/06/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (after awhile, another guitar rakes over muted strings)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----4-4--------------|
A|-----2-2----5-4-5-2-2-|
E|-0-0--------3-2-3-0-0-|
   * * 


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
First time play this bar:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------8-8-7--------5-5-2--------8-8-7--------5-5-2-|
E|-0-0-0-6-6-5-000000-3-3-0-000000-6-6-5-000000-3-3-0-|
   * * *       ******       ******       ******

then play this one for the rest of the duration:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------8-8-7--------5-5-2--------8-8-7--------5-5-2-|
E|-000000-6-6-5-000000-3-3-0-000000-6-6-5-000000-3-3-0-|
   ******       ******       ******       ******


Riff 2a
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------8-8-7-------5-5-2-------8-8-7-------5-5-2-|
E|-0-0-0-6-6-5-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-6-6-5-0-0-0-3-3-0-|
   * * *       * * *       * * *       * * * 
  "...never be..."
  

Riff 2b
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------8-8-7--------5-5-2--------8-8-7--------5-5-|
E|-000000-6-6-5-000000-3-3-0-000000-6-6-5-000000-3-3-|
   ******       ******       ******       ******

 
Riff 3            x3 (last time, don't play the final chord (D5) here)
e|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------|-9\8-8\7-7\6-6\5-5------------------5-7-|
A|-7-------7-------|-7\6-6\5-5\4-4\3-3-333333333333...--3-5-|
E|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|----------------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *                     ************
  "Welcome to your nightmare..."


Riff 4            x3
e|-----------------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|
G|-----------------|---------|
D|-4---------------|-4--2----|
A|-2---------------|-2--0--5-|
E|---0-0-0-5-6-5-3-|-------3-|
     * * *  
  "You're no good..."

Final time        x3
e|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-4---------------|-4---2-------9--|
A|-2---------------|-2---0-5-2---7--|
E|---0-0-0-5-6-5-3-|-------3-0------|
     * * *  
  "So high and mighty..."


Play Riff 2     Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2a    "Who are you gonna..."
Play Riff 2b
Play Riff 3     "Welcome to your nightmare..."
Play Riff 4 and final time, leave off the last chord (E5)

Lead in to the next riff
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-7-6-5-|
A|--------------------------6-5-4-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...----------|
   * * * * * * * * * * 

Riff 5 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4------------------4-4-----------------|
A|-2-2----5\4-5-2-2-----2-2----5\4-5-2-2----|
E|-----00-3\2-3-0-0-00------00-3\2-3-0-0-00-|
       **           **      **           **

Riff 5a
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4------------------4-4----------9\7-9----|
A|-2-2----5\4-5-2-2-----2-2----5\4-5-7\5-7----|
E|-----00-3\2-3-0-0-00------00-3\2-3-------00-|
       **           **      **             **
   "Fight, or go insane..."

Riff 6
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6------------------6-6----------11\9-11----|
A|-4-4----7\6-7-4-4-----4-4----7\6-7--9\7--9----|
E|-----00-5\4-5-2-2-00------00-5\4-5---------00-|
       **           **      **               **
    "Break, right through the wall..."


Play Riff 5a  x2  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6   x2  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a  x1  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5   x1  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 
Play Riff 2a      "You got your pride..."

This variation comes in around 5:30 into the song:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-8-8-7-------5-5---------|
E|-6-6-5-0-0-0-3-3-2p0-0-0-|
         * * *         * * 
   "...on winning..."

Final time
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-7-------5-5--------5-5-------5-5-----|
E|-6-6-5-0-0-0-3-3-2p0----3-3-2p0---3-3-2p0-|
         * * *          
    "...winning..."               "A. I. R."

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill