Anthrax:  Potters Field

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

Date last modified: 05/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1                x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-2222-2222-2222-2222-|
   **** **** **** ****


Riff 2                  
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4------|
E|-2-2-3333-2-2-3333-2-2-3333-2-2-3333-|
       ****     ****     ****     ****

Guitar 2 (Comes in after awhile)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-4----5----4----5---|
E|-2----3----2----3---|


Lead into next section:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-4--------|
E|-2-2--2-2--2-2--//\\--|


Riff 3
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---2-----2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-0-2--0-2--0-2-|
   "I was told..."

Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----5-5-5-5-5-5---2-----2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---5-0-0-2--0-2--0-2-|
   "I'll always be..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---2-----5-5-5-5-7\--2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-3-3-3-3-5\--0-2--0-2--0-2-|
   "You never had a chance..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----5-5-5-5-5-5---2-----2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---5-0-0-2--0-2--0-2-|
   "I am your one..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-7\--|
E|-2---5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5\--|
   "The blood is..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----5-------------2-----2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-3-----------2---5-0-0-2--0-2--0-2-|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---2-----5-------7\--2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-3-------5\--0-2--0-2--0-2-|

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

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---2-----5-----------7\--|
E|-2---5-0-3-----------5\--|


Riff 5
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   "I hope you're proud of me..."


Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---2-----2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-0-2--0-2--0-2-|
   "I was told..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-4----5----4----5---|
E|-2----3----2----3---|


Play Riff 4   "You can't take care..."

Riff 5a
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0000-|
                                 ****
   "I hope you're proud...       
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   "I can barely..."

Riff 6
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|  --------------|
A|------------------------|                |
E|-0-5~--0-5~--0-5~--0-5~-|                |
   *     *     *     *                     |
e|------------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x
B|------------------------------------|    |
G|------------------------------------|    |
D|------------------------------------| ---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0000-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                 ****
   "Fascination..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-5~--0-4~--0-3~--0-1~-|
   *     *     *     *
   "...burn..."


Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-2222-2222-2222-2222-|
   **** **** **** ****
   "Bastard son..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4----4-5----5-6----6-5----5-|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4----4-5----5-6----6-7----9-|
E|-----------------------------|


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|  -----------|
A|------------------------|             |
E|-0-5~--0-5~--0-5~--0-5~-|             |
   *     *     *     *                  |
e|-----------------|                    |---> Play 2x
B|-----------------|                    |
G|-----------------|                    |
D|-----------------|   -----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-5~--0-4~--0-3~--0-1~-|
   *     *     *     *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-5~--0-5~--0-5~--0-5~-|
   *     *     *     *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


Play Riff 1

Riff 2a
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-------|
E|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--//\\-|


Riff 3a (Play 3x)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---2-------2-------2-----|
E|-2---5-0-2---5-0-2---5-0-|
         * *     * *     *
   "Your beliefs..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---2-----2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4-|
E|-2---5-0-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-|
   *     *
   "...into this..."


Riff 3b
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---2-------2-------2-------5-----|
E|-2---5-0-2---5-0-2---5-0-2---2-0-|
         * *     * *     *     * *
   "I'll bring down..."


Play Riff 5a  "Then we'll see..."
Play Riff 6   "Fascination..."
Play Riff 7   "Bastard son..."

Ending:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-4-4----4-4--|
E|-2-2----2-2--|
   "Stop it..."


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