Anthrax:  Black Dahlia

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

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Date last modified: May 20, 2003

Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step


Riff 1                  x2
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Db|-2222-2-2----2222-2-2-|
    ****        ****


Riff 2                             x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   "Hardcase..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|
   "...tank full of gas..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   "...he's a heavyweight..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   "Enforcer inside..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   "...man in the chair..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|
   "...go for a ride..."


Riff 3
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-----10-9----------------|
Ab|-7tm------10-9-7-6tm-7tm-|
Db|-------------------------|
   "Break him..."

Play Riff 2  "Against lightning..."
Play Riff 3  "Break him..."


Riff 4
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2--3-2-------1--2-2p1-2p1-|
Db|-2------5-4-2-1--2-2p1-2p1-|
   "Black dahlia's..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2--3-2-------1-1-1-2-2-2-2-1-|
Db|-2------5-4-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-1-|
   "Black dahlia's..."
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2--3-2-------1--2-2p1-2p1-|
Db|-2------5-4-2-1--2-2p1-2p1-|
   "Black dahlia's..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-2--3-2-------1--2-2--1-|
Db|-2------5-4-2-1--2-2--1-|
   "Black dahlia's..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Ice veined..." 
Play Riff 3   "Break him..."


Riff 4a
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2--3-2-------1--2-2p1-2p1-|
Db|-2------5-4-2-1--2-2p1-2p1-|
   "Black dahlia's..."


Riff 1a                 x2
eb|----------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------|-----|
Ab|----------------------|-----|
Db|-2222-2-2----2222-2-2-|--2--|
    ****        ****


Lead into next section:
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-12tm--(12tm)b15-------|
Ab|------[slow bend]------|
Db|-------------------X\\-|


Bass plays alone, then guitars come in with:
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|-4-4--4-3-|
Db|-4-4--4-3-|


Ending:                            x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   "Black dahlia's..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|
   "In this hunt..."
                         x3
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Db|-2h4-44444444444444...-|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------4p2-3-x-2h3-|
Db|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2-3-x-2h3-|



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