Anthrax: Taking The Music Back transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: Spreading The Disease: The Home For Anthrax Tabs http://abysslord.com/anthrax/ PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU Date last modified: May 16, 2003 Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step Riff 1 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|---7-7---7----7----7----7-----| Ab|---5-5---5----5----5----5-----| Db|-0-----0----0----0----0---5-3-| * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---7-7---7----7----7-------------| Ab|---5-5---5----5----5--3-4-5------| Db|-0-----0----0----0-----------3-5-| * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|---7-7---7----7----7----7-----| Ab|---5-5---5----5----5----5-----| Db|-0-----0----0----0----0---5-3-| * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|---7-7---7----7----------------------| Ab|---5-5---5----5----3h5p3-------------| Db|-0-----0----0----0-------3h5p3-2h3p2-| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 x3 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|---5----5----5----5---5-----| Db|-0----0----0----0---0---5-3-| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--8-7\-| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--8-7\-| "...hard..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|---5----5----5----5---5-----| Db|-0----0----0----0---0---5-3-| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|---5----5----5----5-----------| Db|-0-6--0-6--0-6--0-6-0-5b6r5-3-| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|---5----5----5----5-----------| Db|-0-5--0-5--0-5--0-5-0-5b6r5-3-| * * * * * "Left on your own..." Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---10----10----10----10----10-12\-| Ab|----------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---9----9----9----9----9-10\-| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-0----0----0----0----0-------| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---8----8----8----8----8-10\-| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-0----0----0----0----0-------| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--8-7\-| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--8-7\-| "...hard..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---10----10----10----10----10-12\-| Ab|----------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---9----9----9----9----9-10\-| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-0----0----0----0----0-------| * * * * * "Your lies..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---8----8----8----8----8-10\-| Ab|-----------------------------| Db|-0----0----0----0----0-------| * * * * * "Left on your own..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--8-7\-| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--8-7\-| "I am, taking the music back..." Guitar 2 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| Db|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-| Db|---------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Against your will..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--8-7\-| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--8-7\-| "I am, taking the music back..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-| Db|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-5-| Db|-----------------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 x4 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-x-x----0-0-0-x-x-| Db|-0-0-0-x-x----0-0-0-x-x-| Guitar 2 x2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-| Db|-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-1-1----0-0-0-1-1-| Db|-0-0-0-1-1----0-0-0-1-1-| * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 x4 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-8-8-8--0-0-0-8-8-8-| Db|-0-0-0-8-8-8--0-0-0-8-8-8-| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-7\-----7\-----7\-----7\-----| Ab|-5\-----5\-----5\-----5\-----| Db|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-| * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7\-----7\----------------------------| Ab|-5\-----5\----------------------------| Db|----0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Some effect) eb|-------------------------| Bb|--------8-----8-----8----| Gb|-------10b12-10b12-10b12-| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-0-0-0-------------------| Db|-0-0-0-------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-12\----12\----12\----12\----12\----12\-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "I am, taking the music back..." Ending: Guitar 1 x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--8-7\-| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--8-7\-| "I am, taking the music back..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|--------10-------9-------8--| Db|-0-0-3/-10--0-3/-9--0-3/-8--| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----| Db|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----| Ab|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-...-| Db|-----------------------------| eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| Db|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-| Db|---------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-14-| Db|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-12-| Db|-----------------------------| 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