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Drop The Ball           by Anthrax
                        from the album "Stomp 442"
                        words and music by Charlie Benante, John Bush,
                                Scott Ian, and Frank Bello
                        tabbed by Tom Mallon

Dropped-D Tuning (DADGBE)

INTRO                 INTRO FILL (2nd guitar)
   harm.     pm..
E ------------------|----------------------------------
B ------------------|----------------------------------
G ------------------|----------------------------------
D -<6><6><6>--------|----------------------------------
A -<6><6><6>-0-0----|----------------------------------
E -<6><6><6>-0-0----|-6^-------6^------6^--------6^----

VERSE
      pm......      pm......
E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------
A -6---0-0-0-0---6---0-0-0-0---------------------------
E -6^--0-0-0-0---6^--0-0-0-0---------------------------

VERSE FILL 1      VERSE FILL 2
  pm..
E -------------|---------------------------------------
B -------------|---------------------------------------
G -------------|--------10-----------------------------
D -------------|--------10-----------------------------
A -0-0--3------|--------8------------------------------
E -0-0--3------|---------------------------------------

BRIDGE                     BRIDGE 2
E ------------------------|-----------------------------
B ------------------------|-----------------------------
G ------------------------|-----------------------------
D ------------------------|-----------------------------
A -0---0---0---------5----|-3-3---3-3---3-3-------------
E -0---0---0---0-5-6---6--|-3-3---3-3---3-3--0-3-0-5-0-6

Note: When bridge speeds up, play BRIDGE 1 and BRIDGE 2
      but with hammer-ons in the single notes.