Armed and Dangerous Anthrax
ARMED AND DANGEROUS (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1985 Album ARMED AND DANGEROUS)
Transcribed by B. Johnson
Words and Music by Anthrax
Arranged by Anthrax
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Vocals'
Intro
Slow Rock Q=130 1.
[4/4] Gtr I
H. E E H H H. E E H H
||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||o-5-------5-7s|==8---------|-5-------5-7s|==8----10----o|| ||--------------|-------8----|-------------|--------------||
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| Gtr II
| W H H W H H
||--7-----------|-10----5----|-7-----------|-10----12-----|| ||o-------------|------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||o-------------|------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------||
2.
H H W H +E E Q W
|------------||------------|---------------------|-------| |------------||------------|---------------------|-------| |--8---------||-/10--------|-12----(12)-10--/12--|-10----| |-------8----||------------|---------------------|-------|
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| H H W H +E Q. W
|-10----5----||--12--------|-14----(14)-14-------|-12----| |------------||------------|---------------------|-------| |------------||------------|---------------------|-------| |------------||------------|---------------------|-------|
|--3--|
H Q Q Q W H E E E E H E E Q
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------| |-------12-10-----|-----------|-------10-12-10----|----------------| |-12----------12--|-10--------|-12-------------12-|-10----10-8-10--| |-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
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| W W W W
|-14--------------|-12--------|-14----------------|-12-------------| |-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
|-3--|
H Q Q Q W +W
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| >
| H H W W
|-12-------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------|--------||
H. E E H H H. E E H H
|---------7h9s|=10----------|---------7h9s|=10----------| |-------------|-------10----|-------------|-------10----| |-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| W H H W H H
|-7-----------|-10-----5----|-7-----------|-10-----5----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
H. E E H H H. E E H H
|---------7h9s|=10----------|---------7h9s|=10----------| |-------------|-------10----|-------------|-------10----| |-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| W H H W H H
|-7-----------|-10-----5----|-7-----------|-10-----5----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
H. E E H E Q. H +E E Q W
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------| |----------5---|---------7--------|-----------5----|-------| |--------------|-------------7----|----------------|-------| |--3---------3-|--5---------------|--3----(3)---3--|--5----|
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| W H +E Q. W W
|-12-----------|-14----(14)-14----|-12-------------|-14----| |--------------|------------------|----------------|-------| |--------------|------------------|----------------|-------| |--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
H. E E H E Q. H +E E Q W
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------| |----------5---|---------7--------|-----------5----|-------| |--------------|-------------7----|----------------|-------| |--3---------3-|--5---------------|--3----(3)---3--|--5----|
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| W H +E Q. W W
|-12-----------|-14----(14)-14----|-12-------------|-14----| |--------------|------------------|----------------|-------| |--------------|------------------|----------------|-------| |--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
W +W
|----------|--------|| |----------|--------|| |-5--------|-(5)----|| |----------|--------||
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| >
| W +W
|-7--------|-(7)----|| |----------|--------|| |----------|--------|| |----------|--------||
Q. E H E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------|---3-3-3---------|---------------|------------------o|| ||o-5----0h5----|-5-------5-3-5-3-|---------------|-------8-7-5------o|| ||--------------|-----------------|-6----5h6----5-|-5-6-8-------8-5---|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------5-----|----------7-----|----------5-----|----------7-----| |------------5---|------------7---|------------5---|------------7---| |-3----3-3-----3-|-5----5-5-----5-|-3----3-3-----3-|-5----5-5-----5-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------|| |----------5-----|----------7-----|----------5-----|------|| |------------5---|------------7---|------------5---|------|| |-3----3-3-----3-|-5----5-5-----5-|-3----3-3-----3-|-5----||
Faster Q=195H=H
[3/4] [4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+H. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------||--------------------------|-------------|| |----------||-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|| |----------||--------------------------|-3-3-3-8-7-6-|| |-(5)------||--------------------------|-------------||
Pre-Verse
Fast Rock Q=200(8=s8)
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o|| ||o-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6--o|| ||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
1st, 2nd, 3rd Verses
$
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|---5-5-5-5-3----| |-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5-----------5--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
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Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------5--|-------------------|-------------5--| |-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----|-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|| |-------------------|-------------5--|-------------------|-------------8--|| |-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----|-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----||
Chorus
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------| |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------| |-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-| |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|
To Coda
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------o|| |-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-o|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------||
Bridge
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------||---7----------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o||-----7--------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o||-5-----8-7-5--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--------------||
Guitar Solo
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||o-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| ||-----------------------|----------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q 3x
|----------------------|-------------------|| |----------------------|----------5-4-3---o|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7---------o|| |----------------------|-------------------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |----------------------|----------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|----------5-4-5-|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-------|| |----------------------|----------------||
Chorus 2
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o|| ||o-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6--o|| ||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
D.S. al Coda
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|| |-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------||
&
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------|| |---------------------|-------------|| |-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-|| |---------------------|-------------||
Out-Chorus
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o|| ||o-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6--o|| ||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
Outro
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1.,2.,3. 4.=H
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------||--------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------o||-7-5----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------o||-----8-5-8-7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--------------|
Slower Q=130 Faster Q=200(8=s8)
[1/4] [4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q +H W +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|--------------||-----------||-------||-------------------------|-------------*| |--------------||-----------||-------||-7-5---5-----------------|-------------*| |-8-7----------||-----------||-------||-----8---8-7-8-7-5-7-5---|-5\----------*| |-----8-(8)----||-10--------||-(10)--||-----------------------8-|-------------*|
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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