Anthrax:  Random Acts Of Senseless Violence

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

Date last modified: 03/31/02
  
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Tuning: Drop D


Riff 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x----x-x-x----x-x-x----x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x----x-x-x----x-x-x----x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x----x-x-x----x-x-x----x-x-x-|

Guitar fill (carries over to Riff 2)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-fades in-(7tm)--|
A|-----------------|
D|-----------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-(7tm)---slowly bend a full step while tremolo-|
A|---------picking then release and fade out-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|


Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0-------|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--//\\-|

Riff 2a
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------x-x-x--x-x-x-|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--x-x-x--x-x-x-|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--x-x-x--x-x-x-|


Riff 2b
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-0--3p0--3p0--xxxx-|
   "Shut up..."


Riff 3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--3-5b6r5~--3-|
   "Yeah, you thought..."

Riff 4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--3-5b6r5~--3-|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--3-5b6r5~--3-|
   "You don't know me..."

Last time
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------x-x-x--x-x-x--x---------|
A|-0--3p0--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-0----3--|
D|-0--3p0--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-0----3--|


Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--------5-5-5-5-----5-5--------|
A|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-----5-5--0--3--|
D|-8-8-8-8-...-8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-...-5-5--0--3--|
    "I see..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--------5-5-5-5-----5-5------|
A|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-----5-5------|
D|-8-8-8-8-...-8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-...-5-5--6~~-|
    "I walk..."


Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 2    "So now you've..."
Play Riff 2b   "Take the value..."
Play Riff 3    "You thought you knew me..."   
Play Riff 4    "You don't know me..."
Play Riff 5    "I see..."

Guitar fill at end of Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~---[while holding note, touch the string near the--------|
A|--------middle pick up position to produce a touch harmonic]-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 6                    x8
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0--3--5--0--3--5p0--x-x-|
A|-0--3--5--0--3--5p0--x-x-|
D|-0--3--5--0--3--5p0--x-x-|
                     x3
e|--------------------|-----|
B|--------------------|-----|
G|--------------------|-----|
D|-0--3--5--0--3--5-0-|--0--|
A|-0--3--5--0--3--5-0-|--0--|
D|-0--3--5--0--3--5-0-|--0--|
   "...violence..."


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
First time play this:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-0--3p0--3p0--3p0--5p3--5p3--5p3--5p3-|
D|-0--3p0--3p0--3p0--5p3--5p3--5p3--5p3-|

Repeat this bar until the final time
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5p0--3p0--3p0--3p0--5p3--5p3--5p3--5p3-|
D|-5p0--3p0--3p0--3p0--5p3--5p3--5p3--5p3-|

Final time
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5p0--3p0--3p0--3p0--5p3--5p3-|
D|-5p0--3p0--3p0--3p0--5p3--5p3-|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x---------|
A|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-0----3--|
D|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-0----3--|


Riff 5a
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--------5-5-5-5-----5-5--------|
A|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-----5-5--0--3--|
D|-8-8-8-8-...-8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-...-5-5--0--3--|
   "I see..."

Final time
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--------5-5-5-5-----5-5------|
A|-8-8-8-8-----8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-----5-5------|
D|-8-8-8-8-...-8-8--0--3--5-5-5-5-...-5-5--6~~-|
    "I walk..."


Play Riff 3   "When, you die..."
Play Riff 4   "Random acts..."


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