Anthrax:  One Man Stands

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

Date last modified: 04/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---4------------------4-------------|
A|---2-2------2---------2-2------2----|
E|-0---0----0---2~----0---0----0---2~-|
   *        *         *        *

Guitar 2                             x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---4------------------4-------------|
A|---2-2------2---------2-2------2----|
E|-0---0----0---2~----0---0----0---2~-|
   *        *         *        *     x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---4------------------4-------------|
A|---2-2------6-5~------2-2------6-5~-|
E|-0---0----0---------0---0----0------|
   *        *         *        *


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)                               
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-00000000...----22222222...-|
   ********       ********


Riff 3                        x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4--4--3--3--2-2-------------|
A|-2--2--1--1--0-0---2---2---2-|
E|-----------------3-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       *   *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4--4--3--3--2-2-------------|
A|-2--2--1--1--0-0---2---2-----|
E|-----------------3-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       *   * *

Riff 4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----3--4--5-6------6--7--8-9-|
A|-----1--2--3-4------4--5--6-7-|
E|-0-0------------3-3-----------|
   * *            * *
   "The enemy is dead..."


Riff 5
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4--4--3--3--2-2-------------|
A|-2--2--1--1--0-0---2---2---2-|
E|-----------------3-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       *   *
   "Sheltered..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-4-------2---2-------------5~-|
E|-2-2-2-2---2---2-5-2-2-3-2----|
     * * *   *   
   "...world until..."


Riff 4a                        x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----3--4--5-6------6--7--8-9-|
A|-----1--2--3-4------4--5--6-7-|
E|-0-0------------3-3-----------|
   * *            * *      
   "A crack..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----3--4--5-6------6--7-|
A|-----1--2--3-4------4--5-|
E|-0-0------------3-3------|
   * *            * *      
   "A fire burns..."


Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-2---------2-4-5-2---------|
E|-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
           * * * *         * * * * 
   "For the freedom..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-4-------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
           * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "For the freedom..."

Riff 7
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4---------7-4--------------4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-0--5---------2-5-4-|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3---3-2-|
     * * * *          * * * * 
   "One man stands..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "Hard as he waits..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4---------7-4--------------4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-0--5---------2-5-4-|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3---3-2-|
     * * * *          * * * * 
   "A unified voice..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------4-------4-------4-----|
A|-2---------2-------2-------2-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
     * * * *   * * *   * * *   * *
   "One man stands..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4---------7-4--------------4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-0--5---------2-5-4-|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3---3-2-|
     * * * *          * * * * 
   "...life..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...would you give yours..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4---------7-4--------------4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-0--5---------2-5-4-|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3---3-2-|
     * * * *          * * * * 
   "One man stands..."


Riff 8
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----1--2--3-4------4--5--6-7-|
E|-0-0------------3-3-----------|
   * *            * *       
   "And the wall cracks..."


Play Riff 5   "Down with old..."
Play Riff 4a  "A crack..."
Play Riff 6   "For the freedom..."
Play Riff 7   "One man stands..."

Riff 8a                         Final chord
e|------------------------------|-----|
B|------------------------------|-----|
G|------------------------------|-----|
D|------------------------------|-----|
A|-----1--2--3-4------4--5--6-7-|--2--|
E|-0-0------------3-3-----------|--0--|
   * *            * *       
   "And the wall cracks..."


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|
A|-7-------7-------7-------7---5/9-|
E|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3/7-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *   * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4---------------------------5/9-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/7-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Final time
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4---------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-2---------2-4-5-2---------|
E|-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
           * * * *         * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-4---------------5---5---5-|
E|-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2---|
           * * * * * * *   *   *  


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm


Riff 10
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|
A|-7-------7-------7-------7---5/9-|
E|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-3/7-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *   * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-----4-----5/9-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/7-|
     * * *   * * *   * *   * *


Play Riff 7   "One man stands..."

Last bar of Riff 7:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4---------7-4--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-0--5---------2-----|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3---3-2-|
     * * * *          * * * * * * * 
   "One man stands..."


Ending
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-4--------4--------4--------4--------4---|
A|-2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2-|
E|---0----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-|
          *        *        *        *
   "...wall cracks..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---4--------4--------4-----------|
A|---2-2------2-2------2-2----2-2--|
E|-0---0----0---0----0---0----0-0--|
   *        *        *
  "...down..."


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