Anthrax:  S.S.C./Stand Or Fall

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

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7h9p7------|
D|-----------6-----6-6-6-7-7-------10-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-8---8-7----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
   * * * * *   * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------6-----6-6-6-7--6h7p6---|
A|-7-7-7-7-8---8-7----------------8-|
E|----------------------------------|
   * * * * *   * * * * * 

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|-5-6--5--4--5-------------|
G|---------------4----------|
D|-----------------6-7--6---|
A|------------------------7-|
E|--------------------------|

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

e|------------------------------|
B|-----5-6--5--4--5-------------|
G|-4h5---------------4----------|
D|---------------------6-7--6---|
A|----------------------------7-|
E|------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--------------6h7-6--|
A|-2-3--5/7--5---------|
E|---------------------|


Guitar solo


Riff 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5----------5-5-5----------|
D|-5-5-5----------5-5-5----------|
A|-------00000000-------00000000-|
E|-------------------------------|
         ********       ********
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------8\-|
G|-5-5-5----------5-5-5-7\-|
D|-5-5-5----------5-5-5----|
A|-------00000000----------|
E|-------------------------|
         ********

Riff 3                          x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5----------5-5-5----------|
D|-5-5-5----------5-5-5----------|
A|-------00000000-------00000000-|
E|-------------------------------|
         ********       ********
                                x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8----------8-8-8----------|
D|-8-8-8----------8-8-8----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------88888888-------88888888-|
         ********       ********

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


Play Riff 3  "Fighting for existence..."


Riff 4a                              x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------0-----0-----------0-----0-|
D|-2------0-----0----2------0-----0---|
A|-0-----------------0----------------|
E|------2-----3-----------2-----3-----|
   "Right now..."


Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0---------------0-----0-|
D|-7-7-7------0-----0----7-7-7------0-----0---|
A|-5-5-5----2-----3------5-5-5----2-----3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------|
   "Stand or fall..."


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9---4-6-7----9-9-9----4-6-7-|
A|-7-7-7---2-4-5----7-7-7----2-4-5-|
E|---------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   "Looking deep inside..."
Play Riff 4a  "Right now..."
Play Riff 5   "Stand or fall..."
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm


Riff 7                             x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----3-------3-------3------------|
A|-333---3-222---2-111---1-00000000-|
E|----------------------------------|
   ***     ***     ***     ******** 
                                   x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----5-------5-------5------------|
A|-555---5-444---4-333---3-22222222-|
E|----------------------------------|
   ***     ***     ***     ********
   "Honor and loyality..."
                                   x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7------------|
A|-777---7-666---6-555---5-44444444-|
E|----------------------------------|
   ***     ***     ***     ********
    "Truth is the virtue..."


Play Riff 4a  "Right now..."
Play Riff 5   "Stand or fall..."

Ending
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------0-----|
D|-7-7-7----------0-------|
A|-5-5-5---------------5--|
E|--------------2------3--|
  "Stand or fall."


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