Anthrax:  Gung Ho

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

Date last modified: 03/06/02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5-4----|
A|-2--------3--------6--------3-2--5-|
E|-0-000000-1-000000-4-000000------3-|
     ******   ******   ******
   "Striking down the enemy..."


Riff 2        x4
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-5--6--7--8--|
E|-3--4--5--6--|
   "Draw fast, cut first..."


Riff 3 (the last time, don't play the last chord)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-4-5-6-2-|
E|-0000000000000000000000...-3-2-3-4-0-|
   **********************
   "Lunging like an animal..."

Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
E|-8-5555555-8-555555-8-555555-8-5-5-5-5-|
   * ******* * ****** * ******
   "Fight, fight, fight..."


Riff 5 (Guitar 2 plays notes on e string)
e|-----11^11^----11^11^----11^11^---------|
B|--------------------------------8\\\----|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------9-9-------9-9-------9-9-----------|
A|-2-2--7-7--2-2--7-7--2-2--7-7-----------|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0------slide//\\-|
   "Gung ho..."


Play riff 3   "Raging on the warpath..."
Play riff 4   "Fight, fight, fight..."
Play riff 5   "Gung ho..."

Lead in to the solo rhythm
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|--0--|
     

Riff 6 (solo rhythm)                       x3
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4--------2-4--------2-4--------7--9--7-|
A|-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-5--7--5-|
E|------------------------------------------|
       ******     ******     ******
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2-4--------2-4--------9--7--5--7---5-2-|
A|-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-7--5--3--5---3-0-|
E|----------------------------------------|
       ******     ******   

Repeat the above riff again

Ending chord to solo rhythm
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|

 
Play riff 3   "We wait out the day..."
Play riff 4   "Fight, fight, fight..."
Play riff 5   "Gung ho..."

Lead in to the solo rhythm
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|--0--|

Riff 7 (second solo rhythm)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-00000000000000...-|
   **************

End second solo rhythm

Riff 2a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5--6--7--8-7-6-5--6--7--8-7-6-|
E|-3--4--5--6-5-4-3--4--5--6-5-4-|
   "Draw fast, cut first..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-7--8--9-10-9-8-7--8--9-10-9-5----5-5-5-5-----|
E|-5--6--7--8-7-6-5--6--7--8-7-3----3-3-3-3-...-|
   "Feel the point..."


Ending lead
e|-------------------------------------------------9-----------|
B|-9--------------9h10p9---------9-10-12--12-12-12---12--10-9--|
G|---11-9----9-11--------11-9-11-------------------------------|
D|---------9---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

1st Ending
e|---------12-----------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-12----12-10-9h10-9h10-12-10-9-----------------|
G|------------------------------------11--------------|
D|---------------------------------------9-9-9--9-9~~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

2nd Ending
e|---------12-------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-12----12-10-9h10-9h10-12-10-9-------------------|
G|------------------------------------11----------8-9~~-|
D|---------------------------------------9-9-11-9-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

End of lead

Ending of song
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-----|
A|-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-...-|
E|---------------------------|


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