Anthrax:  Imitation Of Life

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

Date last modified: 03/10/02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-----6---------8-----7---7-6h7p6---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------8-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
     * *   * * * *   * *   *      
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-5-----5-8-----8-4/5-4/5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *     * *     * * 

Last time
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-----7-5-----5-8-----8-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------|
     * *     * *     * * 


Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------3-|
A|-4--4--5--2--4--4--3--5--4--4--5--2--4--4--x-x-1-|
E|-2--2--3--0--2--2-----3--2--2--3--0--2--2--x-x---|


Play Riff 2   "There's nothing I hate more..."


Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------|


Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5\4------------------------------|
D|-3\2---4\3------------------------|
A|-----0-2\1---3\2------------------|
E|-----------0-1\0-0-0-000000000000-|
       *     *     * * ************
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5\4------------------------------|
D|-3\2---4\3------------------------|
A|-----0-2\1---3/5------------------|
E|-----------0-1/3-3-3-333333333333-|
       *     *     * * ************

Last time
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5\4-------------|
D|-3\2---4\3-------|
A|-----0-2\1---3/5-|
E|-----------0-1/3-|
       *     *     


Play Riff 3   "Because of me..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11---|
D|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9---|
A|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|
        *     * * *      *             *
   "Ohhhhh..."


Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11---|
A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9---|
E|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------0-|
        *     * * *      *             *
   "Whatever happened..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---------------|
A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7-----9/10-9/10-|
E|------0-----0-0-0------0-0-7/-8-7/-8-|
        *     * * *      * *            
   "A media creation..."


Play Riff 3    "Take my advice..."
Play Riff 4    "Ohhhhh..."
Play Riff 5    "Bands dress like women..."

Lead into next section
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9/10------|
A|-2-----------------------7/-8-9/10-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------7/-8-|
     * * * * * * * * * * *
   "Did you ever think..."


Riff 6
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11-|
A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9-|
E|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------|
        *     * * *      *
   "Imitation of life..."

Last time:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11-12-|
A|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9-10-|
E|------0-----0-0-0------0----------------|
        *     * * *      *


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)              x4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-----5-----4/5-------------|
E|-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2/3-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
   * *   * *   * *     * * * * * *
                                  x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-9\8---9\8---8\7-----------------|
E|-7\6-0-7\6-0-6\5-0-0-000-0-0-000-|
       *     *     * * *** * * ***
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-9\8---9\8---12\11-----------------|
E|-7\6-0-7\6-0-10\-9-0-0-000-0-0-000-|
       *     *       * * *** * * ***


Riff 4a
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---12\11-12\11---|
D|--8\7---6\5--------8\7---10\-9-10\-9---|
A|------0-----0-0-0------0-------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|
        *     * * *      *             *
   "Ohhhhh..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---8\7-------10\9---------------|
D|--8\7---6\5--------8\7-----9/10-9/10-|
A|------0-----0-0-0------0-0-7/-8-7/-8-|
E|-------------------------------------|
        *     * * *      * *            


Play Riff 5   "Whatever happened..."
Play Riff 3   "There's nothing I hate more..."

Riff 2a                                           x3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------3-|
A|-4--4--5--2--4--4--3--5--4--4--5--2--4--4--x-x-1-|
E|-2--2--3--0--2--2-----3--2--2--3--0--2--2--x-x---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---------------------------3--(3)//-|
A|-4--4--5--2--4--4--3--5--4--4--5--2--4--4--x-x-1--(1)//-|
E|-2--2--3--0--2--2-----3--2--2--3--0--2--2--x-x----------|


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