Anthrax: Strap It On 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 16, 2003 Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step Intro eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-3-3/-8--2-2/-6--1-1-3-| Db|-3-3/-8--2-2/-6--1-1-3-| Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-10----10----10----10--------| Bb|----10----10----10----10-...-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| GUitar 3 (Comes in with vocals) x2 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|---------------/7-6-5-| Db|-/8-7-6---------------| "And my plate..." Riff 2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-8-7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Db|-8-7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| "Take me back..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Ab|-7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Db|--------------------------------| "...from '75 to '79..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-8-7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Db|-8-7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| "It makes it easy..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-| Db|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-| "Strap it on..." Guitar 2 x2 eb|-13----13----13----13----| Bb|----10----10----10----10-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| "Take me back..." x2 eb|-10----10----10----10----| Bb|----10----10----10----10-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| "...from '75 to '79..." eb|-13----13----13----13----13----13----13----| Bb|----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| "It makes it easy..." Riff 3 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| Db|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| "Strap it on..." eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| Db|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| "Strap it on..." eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-3-3/-8--2-2/-6--1-1-3-| Db|-3-3/-8--2-2/-6--1-1-3-| "I change by..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-2-2-3-| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-2-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 eb|-10----10----10----10--------| Bb|----10----10----10----10-...-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| GUitar 4 (Comes in with vocals) x2 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|---------------/7-6-5-| Db|-/8-7-6---------------| '"And it grows inside..." Play Riff 2 "Take me back..." Riff 3a eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| ---| Ab|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| | Db|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| | "Strap it on..." | eb|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x Bb|---------------------------| | Gb|---------------------------| | Db|---------------------------| ---| Ab|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| Db|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| "Strap it on..." eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-3-3/-8--2-2/-6--1-1-3-| Db|-3-3/-8--2-2/-6--1-1-3-| "I change by..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-2-2-3-| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-2-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * Final time: eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-| Db|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-| Solo eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3b eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| ---| Ab|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| | Db|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5-| | "Strap it on..." | eb|-------------------------| |--> Play 3x Bb|-------------------------| | Gb|-------------------------| | Db|-------------------------| -----| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| "...old school..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5--5-5-5-5-| Db|-3-3/-8----3/-8--3/-8--3-5--5-5-5-5-| "Strap it on..." eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-| Db|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-| "Take me..." Ending: Guitar 1 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-2-2-3-| Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-6-6-2-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 eb|-10----10----10----10--------| Bb|----10----10----10----10-...-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Guitar 4 (Comes in later) eb|-8--8----------------------| Bb|---------10----8-----8-----| Gb|-----------------10-----10-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| 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