Tester Anthrax
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benante
[F5]3 3 3 x x x
[F#5]4 4 4 x x x
[G5]5 5 5 x x x
[Bb5]8 8 8 x x x
[C5]10 10 10 x x x
[D5]0 0 x x x x
[C]x 3 x x x x
[E5]2 2 x x x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Paul Crook'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Overdubs & Solo'
Intro
Q=78
4[F5]/4 [Bb5] [F#5C5] 7[D5]/8
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
Q e E Q e E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-3s=8---4s=10---|-------------------|-------------------| |-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-| |-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
[F5] [E5] [D5]
E E S S S E E S E [4/4] E E S S S E E S S S S S
|-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|| |-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-||
Verse
7/8 4/4[F5] [E5] [D5]
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
||--------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------------| ||o-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-| ||--0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
7/8 4/4[F5] [E5] [D5]
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-| |-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
N.C. F5 E5 D5
7/8 4/4
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-\2-2-0-| |-----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-----3-3-\2-2-0-|
N.C. F5 E5 D5
7/8 4/4
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S
|-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-3-3-------3-3-0-0-|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-\2-2-0-|| |-----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-----3-3-\2-2-0-||
Chorus
Q=72
N.C.
Gtr I
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
E E S S S E E [F5] S S [E5] S S [D5]S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
E E S S S E E [F5] S S [E5] S S [D5]S
|----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o|| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0--||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|----------------------------------------------------|| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------o|| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------||
Interlude
Q=96
[F5] [Bb5] [F#5] [C5] [G5] [F5]
[5/4] Gtr I[4/4]
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|------------------------------|------| |------------------------------|------| |------------------------------|------| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
Q=76
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---| ---------------------------------------|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
|
| Gtr III
| W
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
|
| <
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-| PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-| ---------------------------------------|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
Bridge
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-3---------3---------3---------3---------| ||--------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-| ---------------------------------------|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x
|--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------||
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S 3x
|--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-3---------3---------3---------3-----------o|| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0----|| PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
[D5]
---------------------|
S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|
| ~ ~
| E S S E S S H
|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-3---------3-------------------------|| |-------0-6-------0-6-----------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--3-------------3-------------3------------3--------------| |---------0--6----------0--6----------0--6------5-----3--0-|
|
| E S S E S S E S S S T T S S
|----------------------------------------------------------| |-10-----10-10--10-----10-10--10-----10-10-----------------| |-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12-12r-12p10----10-| |----------------------------------------------------12----| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--3------------3------------3------------3---------| |--------0--6----------0--6--------0---6-----5-3--0-|
|
| ~~~
| E. S E S S S S S S E. S
|---------------------------------------------------| |-10-------10--10-----10-10-10-10-10----------------| |-12b14====12r-12b14==12-12-12-12-12r-12p10---------| |------------------------------------------------12-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--3------3-------3------3------------|--3------3------3------3-----------|| |----0-6-----0-6----0-6-----5----3--0-|----0-6----0-6----0-6------5--3--0-||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q E E Q S E S Q Q Q S S S S
|-10-------------10-------------------|-10-----13-----17-----22/----------|| |--------12-10----------10-12b14---10-|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------10-12-10-|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Chorus
Q=72
E E S S S E E S S S S S
||----------------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------------| ||---6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
||----------------------------------------------------| ||o-10----10----------10----10------------------------| ||--12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------|
E E S S S E E [F5] S S [E5] S S [D5]S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
E E S S S E E [F5] S S [E5] S S [D5]S
|----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o|| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0--||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|----------------------------------------------------|| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------o|| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------||
Q=96
[F5] [Bb5] [F#5] [C5] [G5] [F5]
[5/4] Gtr I[4/4]
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
Outro
Q=78
7[D5]/8
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|
| Gtr III
| W W H. E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=| |-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--0-0-------0-----0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| H Q. W W
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------| |-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
H.. +H.. +H.. +H..
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*| |-----------:------------:------------:---------*| |-----------:------------:------------:---------*| |-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*| |-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*| |-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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