Anthrax:  Madhouse

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

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
                                 x6
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
     * * * * * * 
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * * * * * * 


Riff 2                                        
e|---------------------------------|
B|------3------------------------3-|
G|------2------------------------2-|
D|-4----0--2--4---------------5--0-|
A|-2-------0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0-|
E|---------------------------------|
                 * * * * * * 
   "White coats..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3------------------------3-|
G|-----------------2------------------------2-|
D|-4---------------0--2--4---------------5--0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
      * * * * * *           * * * * * * 
   "I live alone..."


Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3------------------------3-|
G|-----------------2------------------------2-|
D|-4---------------0--2--4---------------5--0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
      * * * * * *           * * * * * * 
   "World of confusion..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-2tr3-|
A|-2---------0---2-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0-1--------|
     * * * * * *    * * * * 
   "Trapped..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-|
A|-2---------0---2----------2---|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0-1-----|
     * * * * * *    * * * * 
   "I wish..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-2tr3-|
A|-2---------0---2-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0-1--------|
     * * * * * *    * * * * 
   "As my whole life..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------5----|
A|-2---------0---2--------3--6-|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0----4-|
     * * * * * *    * * *


Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------2-3-----3-2-------3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-|
D|-2-----2-3-----3-2-----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     * *     * *     * * * 
   "...care..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------2-3-----3-2-------------|
D|-2-----2-3-----3-2-------5-4-3-|
A|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-1-|
E|-------------------------------|
     * *     * *     * * * 
   "Gone without..."


Riff 1a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                      * * * * * * 
   "It's a madhouse..."


Play Riff 2   "My fears behind..."
Play Riff 2a  "Won't learn..."
Play Riff 3   "Trapped..."
Play Riff 4   "...care..."


Riff 1b                          x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                      * * * * * * 
   "It's a madhouse..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-|
   "I'm insane..."


Riff 2b (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------|
B|------3-------------3-|
G|------2-------------2-|
D|-4----0--2--4----5--0-|
A|-2-------0--2----2--0-|
E|----------------------|


Play Riff 3   "Trapped..."
Play Riff 4   "...care..."
Play Riff 1a  "It's a madhouse..."
                       

Ending             x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---|
E|----7---6---5---4-|
   "Mad madhouse..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-|
   "Mad mad mad madhouse."


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