Anthrax: Blood transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Date last modified: 03/28/02 FIND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: Spreading The Disease: The Home For Anthrax Tabs http://abysslord.com/anthrax/ PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Fade in) e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--9--| A|--7--| E|--0--| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-3p0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-| * * * * * * * * * Final time e|---------------------------------|-----| B|---------------------------------|-----| G|---------------------------------|-----| D|---------------------------------|-----| A|---------------------------------|--2--| E|-3p0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-7-7-7--7-6--5--2-| E|----------------0-| Guitar 2 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-5-5-5--5-4--3----| A|----------------2-| E|----------------0-| Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| --| A|-7-7-7--7-6--6--5-5-5--4~----3-3-3--3-2--2--1-1----2-| | E|------------------------------------------------3--0-| | | Guitar 2 |-- Repeat til final time e|-----------------------------------------------------| | B|-----------------------------------------------------| | G|-----------------------------------------------------| | D|-5-5-5--5-4--4--3-3-3--2~----------------------------| --| A|-----------------------------6-6-6--6-5--5--4-4-2--2-| E|---------------------------------------------------0-| Final time Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7--7-6--6--5-5-5--4~----3-3-3--3-2--2--1-1---| E|------------------------------------------------3-| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5--5-4--4--3-3-3--2~-------------------------| A|-----------------------------6-6-6--6-5--5--4-4-2-| E|--------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----------------5-5--8\-| E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-3--6\-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---------------------3--------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5-6---6~--6\-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Nothing's ever perfect..." Riff 7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Imagine..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----------------5-5--8\-| E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-3--6\-| * * * * * * * * * * "...can be said..." Riff 8 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----7-----------------------| E|-/6---7-6--6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * "Blood on your hands..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----7-----------------------| E|-/6---7-6--3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * "Blood I can't keep..." Riff 9 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-000000-33-6666-3333-| ****** ** **** **** "Brother on..." Play Riff 4 "A wave of hatred..." Riff 10 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------8--5--| E|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-6--3--| * * * * * * * * "...brothers in blood..." Play Riff 5 "Misery..." Play Riff 6 "Nothing's ever perfect..." Play Riff 7 "Imagine..." Play Riff 8 "Blood on your hands..." Play Riff 9 "Brother on..." Play Riff 4 "A wave of hatred..." Lead into next section: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------/2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-2-------/2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * "...how do you get the blood off ?" Play Riff 10 Play 4x Riff 10a e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------------------12\-| A|-----------------8--10\-| E|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-6------| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play 2x Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3p0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-3p0-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 10b (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---------------------5-| E|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-6~--3-| * * * * * * * * Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---7-7-7--7-6--5-| E|-0-7-7-7--7-6--5-| Guitar 2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---9-9-9--9-8--7-| D|-----------------| A|---7-7-7--7-6--5-| E|-0---------------| Guitar 3 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---5-5-5--5-4--3-| A|-----------------| E|-0---------------| Play Riff 7 "Imagine..." Play Riff 9 "Brother on..." Play Riff 4 "A wave of hatred..." Lead into next section: e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|--2--------------------| E|--0----------------X\\-| Ending x4 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------8--8--| E|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-6--6--| * * * * * * * * x4 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------8--5--| E|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-6--3--| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---------------------------5\-| E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3\-| * * * * * * * * * * * 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