Anthrax
Death From Above
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----------9------------9-|A|-----------7------------7-|E|-000000000----000000000---|
********* ********* e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----------9--7-7-7-7-7-7-|A|-----------7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|E|-000000000----------------| *********
Riff 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|E|-0h2-2222222222-5p2-2222222222-|
* * ********** * * ********** "Like the screaming..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|----------------5-5-5--4-4-4-|A|----------------3-3-3--2-2-2-|E|-0h2-2222222222--------------| * * ********** * * "...I'm on the run..."
Final timee|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|----------------5-5-5--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4-|A|----------------3-3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2-|E|-0h2-2222222222----------------------------| * * ********** * * * * "...and I'll shoot..."
Riff 3e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-5h7------8p7------5h7------8p7------|E|-----0000-----0000-----0000-----0000-|
**** **** **** **** "Jet fighter..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|A|-5h7------8p7-------5-5-5-5-5-5-|E|-----0000-----0000--------------| **** **** "...turbo jet engines..."
Riff 4 x2e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|-5----4--------------------------------------|A|-3----2--5-4--5h7-------------5h7------------|E|---------3-2------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** ********** "Vengeance..."e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-5----4--12-11---------------------------------|A|-3----2--10--9--5h7-------------5h7------------|E|--------------------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** ********** "Brings you..."e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-------------|D|-5----4------|A|-3----2--5-4-|E|---------3-2-| "Death from above..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5First time play this:e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-5\4------------5\4------------|A|-3\2-2222222222-3\2-2222222222-|E|-------------------------------|
********** **********e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-5\4-------------------------------|A|-3\2-2222222222-3p2p0-2~-----------|E|--------------------------3p2p0-2~-| **********
Rest of the time, play this:e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-4--------------5\4------------|A|-2---2222222222-3\2-2222222222-|E|-------------------------------|
********** **********e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-5\4-------------------------------|A|-3\2-2222222222-3p2p0-2~-----------|E|--------------------------3p2p0-2~-| **********
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Jet fighter..."
Riff 4a x2e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|-5----4--------------------------------------|A|-3----2--5-4--5h7-------------5h7------------|E|---------3-2------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** ********** "Vengeance..."e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-5----4--12-11---------------------------------|A|-3----2--10--9--5h7-------------5h7------------|E|--------------------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** ********** "Brings you..."e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-------------|D|-5----4--2-5-|A|-3----2--0-3-|E|-------------|
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Jet fighter..."
Riff 4a x2e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|-5----4--------------------------------------|A|-3----2--5-4--5h7-------------5h7------------|E|---------3-2------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** ********** "Vengeance..."e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-5----4--12-11---------------------------------|A|-3----2--10--9--5h7-------------5h7------------|E|--------------------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** ********** "Brings you..."e|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|-5----4---------|A|-3----2--5-4-2--|E|---------3-2-0--| "Death from above..."
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
