Anthrax:  Chromatic Death

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

Date last modified: 04/26/02

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-2----2----2----2-|
Ab|-2----2----2----2-|
Eb|-0----0----0----0-|

Guitar 2 (may be the bass)
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|----------55555555-|
Ab|----55-44----------|
Eb|-00----------------|



Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )         x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(2222-5555-4444-3333-2222-3333-4444-5555)-|
Eb|--0000-3333-2222-1111-0000-1111-2222-3333--|
     **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
                                             x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(3333-6666-5555-4444-3333-4444-5555-6666)-|
Eb|--1111-4444-3333-2222-1111-2222-3333-4444--|
     **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
                                             x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(4444-7777-6666-5555-4444-5555-6666-7777)-|
Eb|--2222-5555-4444-3333-2222-3333-4444-5555--|
     **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****


Play Riff 1   "Chro...matic...death..."


Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-(33-66-55-44)-3-4-5-6-|
Eb|--11-44-33-22--1-2-3-4-|
     ** ** ** **  * * * * 
                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-(44-77-66-55)-4-5-6-7-|
Eb|--22-55-44-33--2-3-4-5-|
     ** ** ** **  * * * * 
                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-(55-88-77-66)-5-6-7-8-|
Eb|--33-66-55-44--3-4-5-6-|
     ** ** ** **  * * * * 


Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-2----2----2----3-|
Ab|-2----2----2----3-|
Eb|-0----0----0----1-|
   "Chro...matic...death..."

Guitar 2 (may be the bass)
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|----------55555555-|
Ab|----55-44----------|
Eb|-00----------------|


Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )         x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(4444-7777-6666-5555-4444-5555-6666-7777)-|
Eb|--2222-5555-4444-3333-2222-3333-4444-5555--|
     **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
                                             x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(5555-8888-7777-6666-5555-6666-7777-8888)-|
Eb|--3333-6666-5555-4444-3333-4444-5555-6666--|
     **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
                                             x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(6666-9999-8888-7777-6666-7777-8888-9999)-|
Eb|--4444-7777-6666-5555-4444-5555-6666-7777--|
     **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****


Play Riff 1   "Chro...matic...death..."

Lead into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--4--|
Eb|--2--|


Ending
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2----2----2----------------|
Eb|-0----0----0----0--[gets faster]-|
    *    *    *    *

Guitar 2 comes in with this inbetween the chords:
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-...-|
    * * * *

Then go to this after awhile:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------4----4\-|
Eb|-00000000-22222222-00000000-22222222-...-2----2\-|
    ******** ******** ******** ********


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