Anthrax:  Aftershock

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

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Intro: pick slide

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

Riff 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------------2----2---|
A|-4-4-4--4-2-3-4-4-0--4---2-|
E|-2-2-2--2-0-1-2-2----2-----|
            * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------2---|
A|-4-4-4--4-2-3-4-4-5------2-|
E|-2-2-2--2-0-1-2-2-3--------|
            * *           
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------------2----2---|
A|-4-4-4--4-2-3-4-4-0--4---2-|
E|-2-2-2--2-0-1-2-2----2-----|
            * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-2-3-4-4-5--|
E|-2-2-2--2-0-1-2-2-3--|
            * *           


Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-|
A|-2--------5--------2--------5-4-3-|
E|-0-222222-3-222222-0-222222-3-2---|
     ******   ******   ****** * * 
   "The day will come..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------/5-4-|
A|-2--------5--------2--------5-4------|
E|-0-222222-3-222222-0-222222-3-2------|
     ******   ******   ****** * * 
   "White hot clouds..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-|
A|-2--------5--------2--------5-4-3-|
E|-0-222222-3-222222-0-222222-3-2---|
     ******   ******   ****** * * 
   "See the red..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2---|
A|-2--------5--------2--------5-4---2-|
E|-0-222222-3-222222-0-222222-3-2-----|
     ******   ******   ****** * * 
   "There's no place..."


Play Riff 2


Riff 3a (Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-|
A|-2--------5--------2--------5-4-3-|
E|-0-222222-3-222222-0-222222-3-2---|
     ******   ******   ****** * * 
   "Blinding our eyes..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------/5-4-|
A|-2--------5--------2--------5-4------|
E|-0-222222-3-222222-0-222222-3-2------|
     ******   ******   ****** * * 
   "A world full..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------4----------------5-|
A|--------------2----------------3-|
E|-0-0-0000-0-0---0-0-0-0000-0-0---|
   * * **** * *   * * * **** * * 
           "Shock..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-|
A|----------------5----------------5-|
E|-0-0-0-0000-0-0-3-0-0-0-0000-0-0---|
   * * * **** * *   * * * **** * * 
   "...no one will ever no why..."


Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4-4----2-4-4-4-------2-4-4----2-4-6-7--6-|
A|-0-2-2----0-2-2-2--4----0-2-2----0-2-4-5--4-|
E|-------------------2------------------------|
   "Aftershock..."


Play Riff 3a   "Never again..."
Play Riff 4    "Shock..."
Play Riff 5    "Aftershock..."


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------2----------------4-|
A|-2-4-------4-4-0--2-4-------4-4-2-|
E|-0-2-22-00-2-2----0-2-22-00-2-2---|
     * ** ** * *      * ** ** * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------2----------------|
A|-2-4-------4-4-0--2-4-------5-4-|
E|-0-2-22-00-2-2----0-2-22-00-3-2-|
     * ** ** * *      * ** **  


Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2-4-------4-4--3-2--2-4-------3-2--5-4-|
A|-0-2-22-00-2-2-------0-2-22-00----------|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * ** ** * *       * * ** **
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2-4-------4-4--3-2--2-4-------4-4--7-|
A|-0-2-22-00-2-2-------0-2-22-00-2-2--5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   * * ** ** * *       * * ** ** * * 


Play Riff 6    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3a   "Blinding our eyes..."
Play Riff 4    "Shock..."
Play Riff 5    "Aftershock..."

Ending:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------2-------|
A|-4-4-4--2-3-4-4-0--4--2-|
E|-2-2-2--0-1-2-2----2--0-|
         "Shock..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-4-4-4--2-3-4-4-5--2-|
E|-2-2-2--0-1-2-2-3--0-|
         "Shock..."

Final time
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------2-------|
A|-4-4-4--2-3-4-4-0--4--2-|
E|-2-2-2--0-1-2-2----2--0-|
           
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-4-4-4--2-3-4-4-5\--|
E|-2-2-2--0-1-2-2-3\--|


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