Anthrax: Intro To Reality transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Date last modified: 03/12/02 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 This song keeps adding guitars, so I'll just add the changes and say when a guitar keeps playing the same thing for each section: SECTION A Guitar 2 plays this note on each open G note in the below riff: e|----------| B|----------| G|----12----| D|-----h----| A|----------| E|----------| Guitar 1 (clean) x2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------0---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|------5p2---5p2---5--4----------5p2---5p2---5--4--2-| E|-3--3-----3-----3----------3--3-----3-----3---------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------0---------------------------| D|------5p2---5p2---5--4----------5p2---5p2---5--4--2-| A|-3--3-----3-----3----------3--3-----3-----3---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------0---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|------5p2---5p2---5--4----------5p2---5p2---5--4--2-| E|-3--3-----3-----3----------3--3-----3-----3---------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-------8p5---8p5---8--6--8\------3p0---3p0---3--0----| E|-/6--6-----6-----6----------1--1-----1-----1-------0-| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------0---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|------5p2---5p2---5--4----------5p2---5p2---5--4--2-| E|-3--3-----3-----3----------3--3-----3-----3---------| SECTION B Guitar 1 plays the same thing Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------13--------------| G|-12--------12------------------12----| D|---------------------10--------------| A|-10--------10------------------10----| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-15-------15\-10------------------| G|------------------------12--------| D|-12-------12\--7------------------| A|------------------------10--------| E|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------13--------------| G|-12----------------------------------| D|------------9--------10---------9----| A|-10----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-11-------11\--6------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------9--------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| SECTION C Guitar 1 plays the same thing Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-12--------12--------12--------12--------| D|-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-| A|-10--------10--------10--------10--------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-13-----------13------------------------------| G|-------11-12--------11-12-12--------12--------| D|-10-----------10--------------11-12-----11-12-| A|--------------------------10--------10--------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-15--------10---9---12--------12--------| D|-----15-14--------------11-12-----11-12-| A|-13---------8-----8-10--------10--------| E|----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-| D|-9---------9---------9---------9---------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------12-13--------12-13----------------------| G|--9------------9---------------11-12-----11-12-| D|---------------------------9---------9---------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|------11-10------10------------------------| G|-7-------------------------11-12-----11-12-| D|-------------7------7--9---------9---------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| SECTION D Guitar 1 plays the same thing, but leave off the last bar the last time. Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-12--------12--------12--------12--------| D|-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-| A|-10--------10--------10--------10--------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-13-----------13------------------------------| G|-------11-12--------11-12-12--------12--------| D|-10-----------10--------------11-12-----11-12-| A|--------------------------10--------10--------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-15--------10---9---| D|-----15-14----------| A|-13---------8-----8-| E|--------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-----11-12-| D|-9---------9---------9---------9---------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------12-13--------12-13----------------------| G|--9------------9---------------11-12-----11-12-| D|---------------------------9---------9---------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|------11-10------10----| G|-7---------------------| D|-------------7------7--| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Guitar 4 x4 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-2-----------------2-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------2-----------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-2-----------------2-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-5-----------------5-----------------| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-0-----------------0-----------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SECTION E Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays harmony note) e|--------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------(12)| G|-0-4-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-4/12-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 x3 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-5\---------------------------------------| E|-3\---------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-5-[let ring]-----------------------------| E|-3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * SECTION F Guitar 1 x4 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-5-----------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-5-----------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-5-----------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-8-----------------------------------| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-3-----------------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Guitar 3 plays harmony note) e|--------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------(12)| G|-0-4p0-5p0-6p0-7p0-6p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-6p0-7/12-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------5----6-5---8-5----------5-----6-5------| G|-/5-5-5----5-----5-----5--5-5-5----5------5-5--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------(12)| G|-4p0-5p0-6p0-7p0-6p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-6p0-7/12-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------3----4-3---7-3----------3----4-3-------| G|-/3-3-3----3-----3-----3--3-3-3----3------3-3--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2----2-3---5-2----------2----3-2-------| D|-/3-3-3----3-----3-----3--3-3-3----3------3-3--| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| SECTION G All guitars x3 e|-------------------------------|--------| B|-------------------------------|--------| G|-------------------------------|--------| D|-------------------------------|--------| A|-5--4--------------------------|--5--4--| E|-6--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--6--5--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Goes into "Belly of the Beast" 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