Anthrax – Potters Field (Bass Tab)
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POTTER'S FIELD (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1993 Album SOUND OF WHITE NOISE)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words and Music by Charlie Benante, Scott Ian & John Bush
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Frank Bello'
Intro
Q=188
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q 4x
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2-----||
E E Q E E Q E E Q H
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|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----/12\----||
Verse
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
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|-2-----0-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-2-----0-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2--|
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
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|-2-----0-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-2-----0-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2--|
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
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|-2-----0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----0-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---2-0-----------|--------------|-----------------|-----------2-0----|
|-2-----0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5----|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0--|
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
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E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-----0-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0--|
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
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|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0--|
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
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|-----------------|-----------2-0---|-----------------|-----------2-0----|
|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-----0--|
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 H
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|-----------------|-----------2-0---|-----------------|--------------|
|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5----|
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
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|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-----0--|
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 H
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|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5----|
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e E
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|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--0-0--|
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
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|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2---||
Pre Chorus
Q=200
$
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E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-5----2-5----|-2-5----2-5----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-5----2-5----|-2-5----2-5-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-5----2-4----|-2-3----2-0----||
Chorus
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
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S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E 4x
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------||
To Coda
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
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S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----||
Guitar Solo
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E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. q q q q q q q q
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||--2-5----2-5----|-2-5----2-5----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2---||
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E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. q q q q q q q q
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|-2-5----2-4----|-2-3----2-0----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2---|
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E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. q q q q q q q q
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|-2-5----2-5----|-2-5----2-5----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2---|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E Q E E Q
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2----2-2----|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q H
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|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----/12\----||
Bridge
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 3x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o---2-0-----2-0---|---2-0-----2-0---|-----------------|-----------------o||
||--2-----0-2-----0-|-2-----0-2-----0-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-2--||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---2-0-----2-0---|---2-0-----2-0---|
|-2-----0-2-----0-|-2-----0-2-----0-|
q q q q q q q q q q q q
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|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2----||
D.S. al Coda
q q q e E q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
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|-2--2--2--0-0-|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2----||
Outro
&
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|
E E Q H Q Q H
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|-2-2---------|-2--2-------*|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