Anthrax: Refuse To Be Denied transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 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 Date last modified: May 13, 2003 Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step Riff 1 Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-----------0-------------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-3--5-| Final time: eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---0------------0---| Ab|-----------0--------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-| Guitar 2 (Slight distortion, comes in later) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-----------0-------------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-3--5-| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---0------------0---| Ab|-----------0--------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-| Guitar 3 (Distortion, comes in at end) eb|-------| Bb|-------| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-0-0-0-| Db|-0-0-0-| Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-------3-5-7--------3--5-| Db|-0---0-3-5-7--0---0-3--5-| Guitar fill over Riff 2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-7tm--5tm--7tm----7tm--5tm--7tm-| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-7tm--5tm--7tm----7tm--10tm--12tm--14tm-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Riff 3 (Slight distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-----------0-------------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-3--5-| "Proud and free..." Riff 2a (Distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-------3-5-7--------3--5-| Db|-0---0-3-5-7--0---0-3--5-| "Refuse to be denied..." Riff 4 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-| Db|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-| "With my raised..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-| "...fist yeah..." Riff 5 GUitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-5-7-| Db|-------------0-0-0-3-5-7-| "Never..." eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-3-3-3-0---0-3--5-| Db|-------------0---0-3--5-| "...denied..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-| Db|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-| "I stand and..." eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-10--| Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-10--| "...resist again..." Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-7tm--5tm--7tm----7tm--10tm--12tm--14tm-| Db|-x----x----x------x-----x-----x-----x---| Ab|-5tm--3tm--5tm----5tm---8tm--10tm--12tm-| Db|----------------------------------------| "Never..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----13-| Gb|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------x-| Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-...-10-| Ab|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| "I stand and..." Riff 2b Guitar 1 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-------3-5-7--------3--5-| Db|-0---0-3-5-7--0---0-3--5-| Guitar 2 eb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----| Bb|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-...-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-----------0-------------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-3--5-| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---0------------0---| Ab|-----------0--------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-| Guitar 2 (Slight distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-----------0-------------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-3--5-| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---0------------0---| Ab|-----------0--------| Db|-0---0-3-5----0---0-| Guitar 3 (Distortion, comes in at end) eb|-------| Bb|-------| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-x-x-x-| Db|-x-x-x-| Play Riff 2a "Proud and free..." Riff 2c (Distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|---7------------7--------| Db|---x------------x--------| Ab|---5---3-5-7----5---3--5-| Db|-0---0-3-5-7--0---0-3--5-| "Refuse to be denied..." Play Riff 4 "With my raised..." Play Riff 5 "Never..." Play Riff 2b Riff 6 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|---5---5---5---6---6---6-| Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---| * * * * * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|---5---5---5---5---3-5-7-| Db|-0---0---0---0---0-3-5-7-| * * * * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|---5---5---5---6---6---6-| Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---| * * * * * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|------------------10-10-10-| Db|-------------------x--x--x-| Ab|---5---5---5---5---8--8--8-| Db|-0---0---0---0---0---------| * * * * * Play Riff 4 "With my raised..." Riff 5 GUitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-5-7-| Db|-------------0-0-0-3-5-7-| "Never..." eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-3-3-3-0---0-3--5-| Db|-------------0---0-3--5-| "...denied..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-| Db|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-| "I stand and..." eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-10--| Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-10--| "...resist again..." Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-7tm--5tm--7tm----7tm--10tm--12tm--14tm-| Db|-x----x----x------x-----x-----x-----x---| Ab|-5tm--3tm--5tm----5tm---8tm--10tm--12tm-| Db|----------------------------------------| "Never..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----13-| Gb|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------x-| Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-...-10-| Ab|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| "I stand and..." Guitar 3 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-7tm--5tm--7tm----7tm--10tm--12tm--14tm-| Db|-x----x----x------x-----x-----x-----x---| Ab|-5tm--3tm--5tm----5tm---8tm--10tm--12tm-| Db|----------------------------------------| "Never..." eb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----13~-| Bb|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-...-17~-| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| "I stand and..." Slide into Riff 2a "With my raised..." Ending: Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---0------------0--------| Ab|-------3-5-7--------3--5-| Db|-0---0-3-5-7--0---0-3--5-| "I stand and..." Final time: eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---0------------0---------| Ab|-------3-5-7--------3-5-7-| Db|-0---0-3-5-7--0---0-3-5-7-| "...denied..." Guitar 2 eb|-10--------12--------14--------10-----15-----| Bb|-13b15~----15b17~----17b19~----13b15~-18b20~-| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| "I stand and..." eb|-17--------17--------17--------17-----| Bb|-20b22~----20b22~----20b22~----20b22~-| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| "...denied..." 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