Anthrax:  Piss N Vinegar

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

Date last modified: 04/08/02

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Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step

Riff 1                   x4
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\-|
   "It was a day..."
                                 x4
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------------------------x-x-x-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|
                      "I tip my cap..."
                                     x4
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------xx-xx-xx-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|
                      "It's just a matter..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
   "...everybody come along..."


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-9-9-8-8-7-7--2--|
Db|-9-9-8-8-7-7--2--|
     "...am I..."

Final time
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-9-9-8-8-7-7\--|
Db|-9-9-8-8-7-7\--|
   "Everybody come along..."

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|


Riff 1a                         x3
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------xx-xx-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-|
   "Sometimes I can't..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
   "I've got a hammer..."
                                  x4
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------------------------x-x-x-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--x-x-x-x-|
                          "I get put up..."
                                     x4
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------xx-xx-xx-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2---(2)\--xx-xx-xx-x-|
                          "I tell the truth..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
Db|-2-2-2--5--0--2-|
   "...everybody come along..."


Play Riff 2   "...am I..."


Riff 3 
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--5-------9--8--7---2---|
Db|--5-------9--8--7---2---|
    "A heavy dose..."

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|--9--8--7---5-------9--8--7--|
Db|--9--8--7---5-------9--8--7--|
    "...vinegar..."

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|


Riff 4                            x4
eb|--------------------------------|------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------|
Gb|--------------------------------|------|
Db|--------------------------------|------|
Ab|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3-2-2--0-1-3-3-|-0--3-|
Db|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3-2-2--0-1-3-3-|-0--3-|
    * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *   *  *


Riff 4a (solo rhythm)                 x3
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3--0-1-|
Db|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3--0-1-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3-3-|
Db|-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-3--3--0-1-3-3-3-|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------__gradually bend the 7__------|
Db|----/-to get the 8 and 9 notes-\----|
Ab|----------------------------------2-|
Db|-/7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-2-|
   "So shake my hand..."

Play Riff 2   "...am I..."
Play Riff 3   "A heavy dose..."
Play Riff 4   "...take it..."


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