Anthrax: Now It's Dark transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) Date last modified: 03/26/02 FIND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: Spreading The Disease: The Home For Anthrax Tabs http://www.powerchords.org/anthraxtabs PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-12------------------------| A|-10------------8--------5--| E|---------------6--------3--| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 (Play 2x) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----1-1---1-1---1-| E|-3-----3-----3----2-----2-----2---| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-| E|-1-----1-----1----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---| * * * * * * * Riff 3 (Play 2x) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----1-1---1-1---1-| E|-0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0---| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-| A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-| E|-0-----0-----0----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---| * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play 2x Lead into next section: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2---------------------------2---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9---------| A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7---------| E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "In dreams..." e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9----------10\-9-| A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7----------12\10-| E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "With me..." Ending to Riff 4 e|------| B|------| G|------| D|--9\--| A|--7\--| E|------| "...one fucking..." Riff 5 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9-----4/7-----2-----------| A|-7-----2/5-----0---2-------| E|---0-0-----0-0---0-0--0000-| * * * * * **** "...man..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9-9---4/7-----------------| A|-7-7---2/5-----2-----2-----| E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * Last time e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-9-9---4/7---------------| A|-7-7---2/5-----2-------5-| E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| * * * * * * * "...don't you fucking..." Riff 6 x3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * "...intoxication..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2----1p0---1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-----0-----0-------------3-| * * * Play Riff 4 "A candy coated..." Play Riff 5 "...man..." Riff 6a x3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * "...intoxication..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-7-[let ring]-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-5------------| Riff 7 x4 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5---------------------| A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-| E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-| **** Riff 7a x2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "I'll send you..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5---------------------| A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-| E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-| **** "...heart..." Riff 7b e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "You'll be..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7---------------| A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "The candy coated..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2-----2-| A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0-----0-| E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---0-3---| * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-4----3------2---| A|-2----1------0---| E|-----------0---0-| Last time: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2------| A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0------| E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---//\\-| * * * Play Riff 3 Play Riff 2 Lead into next section: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "I'm your man..." Play Riff 5 "...man..." Ending x4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * x3 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--| "Now it's dark..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2-2-2-| E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0-0-0-| "Now it's dark..." 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
