Anthrax:  Gridlock

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

Date last modified: 04/16/02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-66666666666666666666666-6/7-|
   ***********************     
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000000000000000000000000000-|
   ***************************


Riff 2     
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------8-7-7-8-8-------8-7-7-8-8-7-8/9-|
E|-6666-6-5-5-6-6--6666-6-5-5-6-6-5-6/7-|
   ****            ****
   "It's a long time..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000000000000000000000000000-|
   ***************************
   "...coming..."

Final time
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------6---6---6---6---|
A|------------------4---4---4---4---|
E|-0000000000000000---0---0---0---0-|
   ****************   *   *   *   *
   "...coming..."


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2-----5-2-----5-2-----5-2-----|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-|
     * *     * *     * *     * * 
   "You tell me..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5------8-7-7-8-8-------8-7-7-8-8-|
E|-3-6666-6-5-5-6-6--6666-6-5-5-6-6-|
     ****            ****
                    "It's so easy..."

Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3-----2-3-----2-3-----2-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|
     * *     * *     * *     * * 
   "...myself..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2------5-4-4-5-5-------5-4-4-5-5-|
E|-0-3333-3-2-2-3-3--3333-3-2-2-3-3-|
     ****            ****
   "...be..."


Play Riff 3   "You accuse..."
Play Riff 4   "You don't know..."


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------8-7-7-8-8-------8-7-7-8-8-7-8/9-2-|
E|-6666-6-5-5-6-6--6666-6-5-5-6-6-5-6/7-0-|
   ****            ****
   "Build me up..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------6---6---6---6-|
A|-----------4---4---4---4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
   * * * * *   *   *   *   
   "...down..."


Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-66666666666666666666666-6/7-|
   ***********************
  "...long time, long time..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000000000000000000000000000-|
   ***************************
  "...coming..."

Final time
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------6---6---6---6---|
A|------------------4---4---4---4---|
E|-0000000000000000---0---0---0---0-|
   ****************   *   *   *   *
  "...coming..."


Play Riff 3   "I like to keep..."
Play Riff 4   "...be..."
Play Riff 3   "I live with myself..."
Play Riff 4   "Wipe that bullshit..."
Play Riff 5   "Build me up..."


Riff 1b
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-66666666666666666666666-6/7-|
   ***********************
  "...long time, long time..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-000000000000000000000000000-|
   ***************************
  "...coming..."

Final time
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------x---x---x---x---|
A|------------------x---x---x---x---|
E|-0000000000000000-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-|
   ****************   *   *   *   *
  "...coming..."


Riff 6                     x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-8----8-----8--8-7---8----|
E|-6--0-6--0--6--6-5-0-6--0-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8----8-----8----------------|
E|-6--0-6--0--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                 * * * * * * * 


Riff 6a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-8----8-----8--8-7---8----|
E|-6--0-6--0--6--6-5-0-6--0-|
   "You and me..."


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-00000000000000000000-1111-2222-3333-6-|
   ******************** **** **** **** *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-00000000000000-1111-2222-3333-5555-|
   ************** **** **** **** ****

Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxx---|
E|-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxx-0-|


Riff 6b (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-8----8-----8--8-7---8----|
E|-6--0-6--0--6--6-5-0-6--0-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8----8-----8----------------|
E|-6--0-6--0--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                 * * * * * * * 


Play Riff 1a   


Riff 8
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------5-4-4-5-5-------5-4-4-5-5-|
E|-3333-3-2-2-3-3--3333-3-2-2-3-3-|
   ****            ****
   "Let me see..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------8-7-7-8-8-------8-7-7-8-8-|
E|-6666-6-5-5-6-6--6666-6-5-5-6-6-|
   ****            ****
                 "You think it's so easy..."

Riff 9
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------3-2-2-3-3-------3-2-2-3-3-|
E|-1111-1-0-0-1-1--1111-1-0-0-1-1-|
   ****            ****
         "But in my heart..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------5-4-4-5-5-------5-4-4-5-5-|
E|-3333-3-2-2-3-3--3333-3-2-2-3-3-|
   ****            ****
         "To what my life..."


Play Riff 1   "...long time, long time..."


Ending
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------8-9-|
E|-66666666666666666666666-6-7-|
   ***********************     


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