Anthrax:  King Size

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

Date last modified: 03/30/02

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Tuning: Drop D

Riff 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--...-|
   *  *  *  *  *  * 


Riff 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
A|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|


Riff 3 (A third guitar comes in sometimes,
        playing the same chord as Guitar 2,
        but mixing it with string rakes as well)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
   "I want to be part..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Minimum effort..."
Play Riff 3   "Making me feel..."

Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
A|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
    "Here it is..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7...-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|


Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Play Riff 3   "Check out the freak..."
Play Riff 2   "Minimum effort..."
Play Riff 3   "Making
Play Riff 2a  "Here it is..."

Riff 4                              Ending chord
e|----------------------------------|-----|
B|----------------------------------|-----|
G|----------------------------------|-----|
D|-0--3--0---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--0--|
A|-0--3--0---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--0--|
D|-0--3--0---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--0--|
   "I'm on a mission..."


Lead into next section:
Guitar 2 plays notes in ()
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------(7-7-7-7-7-)--------|
D|-6--6--6--6-------6-6-6-6-6----------|
A|-6--6--6--6-------6-6-6-6-6----------|
D|-6--6--6--6--...--6-6-6-6-6-...-//\\-|
     "Ohhh..."


Riff 2b (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
A|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--5--5--3--0--0--|
A|-6--6--6--3--5--5--5--3--0--0--|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--5--5--3--0--0--|


Riff 5
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--0----3----2----1----|
A|--0----3----2----1----|
D|--0----3----2----1----|
   "I'd never sell..."


Play Riff 2    "Minimum effort..."
Play Riff 5    "Nothing to fear..."

Riff 2c
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
A|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--0--5--3--0--0--|
   "Here it is..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--5--5--3--0--0--|
A|-6--6--6--3--5--5--5--3--0--0--|
D|-6--6--6--3--5--5--5--3--0--0--|
    "...first to warn you..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7...-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|


Ending        x3
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-0--3--0--6--|
A|-0--3--0--6--|
D|-0--3--0--6--|
  "I'm on a mission..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-0--3--0--0--|
A|-0--3--0--0--|
D|-0--3--0--0--|



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