Anthrax:  W.C.F.Y.A.

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


Intro (All natural harmonics)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------5-------5-------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|---5-------5-------5-------5---|
Db|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|


Riff 1 (Guitar 2 plays note in () )
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-1-0----0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-|
Db|-1-0----0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-|
        "The mind can..."
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------1-|
Ab|-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0----0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-1-|
Db|-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0----0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-1-|
   "...mediocrity..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-([4]5r4)---------------------|
Ab|---0--------0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-|
Db|---0--------0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-|
   "And every..."
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0----0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-3-|
Db|-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0----0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-3-|
   "...central theme..."


Riff 2                             x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                 "Developed all..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                 "The gates are.."
                                   x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                 "...the wrecking ball..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-3--------|
Db|-0-3-5-6-5-3-6-3----2~--|
           "...we've come for you..."

Riff 3
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-1-0--1-1-0--1-0--1-1-0--1-1-0--1-0-|
Db|-1-0--1-1-0--1-0--1-1-0--1-1-0--1-0-|
   "...all..."


Play Riff 1   "Pay the expected fee..."
Play Riff 2   "Developed all exposure..."


Riff 3a
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-1-0--1-1-0--1-0--1-1-0--1-1-0--1-0-|
Db|-1-0--1-1-0--1-0--1-1-0--1-1-0--1-0-|
   "...all..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-1-0--1-1-0--1-0--1-1-0--1-1-0--|
Db|-1-0--1-1-0--1-0--1-1-0--1-1-0--|


Riff 4 (All natural harmonics except last two chords)
                               x4
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------5-------5-----|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|---5-------5-------5-----0-0-|
Db|-5---5---5---5---5---5---0-0-|


Riff 4a                                 x4
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|---7-----10---7-----10---7-----10-----|
Ab|-5---5/8----5---5/8----5---5/8----0-0-|
Db|----------------------------------0-0-|
                               x3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|---0---3---0---3---0---3-0-0-|
Db|-0---3---0---3---0---3---0-0-|

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|---0---3---0---3-|
Db|-0---3---0---3---|


Play Riff 2  Solo Rhythm

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


Play Riff 1   "And every element..."
Play Riff 2   "Developed all exposure..."
Play Riff 3   Song fades out


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