Annihilator – The Edge (Bass Tab)
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THE EDGE (Bassline)
As recorded by Annihilator
(From the 1993 Album SET THE WORLD ON FIRE)
Transcribed by [email protected]
Words by Ralph Murphy Music by Jeff Waters
Arranged by Jeff Waters & Annihilator
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Wayne Darley'
Intro
Q=170
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------0-2-||o-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-------------------|
|-------------||--------------------|--------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-x--0-2---|
|-------------------|------------------|
Verse
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E Q E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2----|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--3--|
+E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|-------------------|-----------------3--|
+H.. E +Q. E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-2---3--|
|-(3)--------0-|-(0)-------------|----------------|------------------|
Chorus
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--|
1. 2.
+E E E E E E E E H Q E E +H H
|-------------------|--------------||-------------|
|-----------3-------|-------------o||-------------|
|-------------------|---------0-2-o||-(2)---------|
|-(1)-1-1-1---1-1-1-|--------------||-------------|
Brigde
H.. E W H.. E W
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
|-3---------3-|-0--------|-5---------0-|-5----|
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
H.. E W W Q. E E E E E
|-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|-------------|----------|----------|----------0-2-0--|
|-3---------3-|-0--------|-5--------|-5----5-0--------|
|-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
H.. E W H.. E W
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
|-3---------3-|-0--------|-5---------0-|-5----|
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
H.. E W H H E E E E E E Q
|-------------|----------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|----------|------------|---------------|
|-3---------2-|-0--------|-5----x\----|---------------|
|-------------|----------|------------|-1-1---1---1-3-|
W H E E E E +W +H. E E
|----------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|----------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|----------|------------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)------0----|
|-1--------|-3----3---3---|------------|------------1--|
W Q. S S H Q E E E E E E H Q E E
|----------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|---------0-2-|
|-1--------|-3----3-3-3----|----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------|
Solo - Jeff Waters
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--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 E E E E Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-2--|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Solo - Neil Goldberg
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--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 E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0----|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|-------------------|---------------3--|
Interlude
+H.. E +Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|-(3)--------0-|-(0)-------------|-----------------|---------------3--|
H.. E +Q. E +Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2--|
|-3---------0-|-(0)-------------|-------------------|------------------|
Verse 3
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E Q E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2----|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--3--|
+E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|-------------------|-----------------3--|
H.. E +Q. E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-2---3--|
|-3---------0-|-(0)-------------|----------------|------------------|
Outro Chorus
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-------------------|-----------------2--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------|-------------------|------*|
|-------------------|-------3-3-3-------|------*|
|-------------------|-----3-------3-----|------*|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-|-(1)-----------1-1-|------*|Duration Legend
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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
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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
<n> - 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths