Anthrax – Tester (Bass Tab)
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TESTER (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benante
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Frank Bello'
Intro
Q=78
4/4 7/8
Gtr I
W E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
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|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
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|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
4/4
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-||
Verse
7/8 4/4
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
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||o-------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|
7/8 4/4
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|
7/8 4/4
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|
7/8 4/4
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-||
Chorus
Q=72
E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0-|
E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
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|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0--||
Interlude
Q=96
5/4 4/4
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
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|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
Q=76
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
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||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x
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|-------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------||
Bridge
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
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||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x
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|-------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------||
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
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|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S
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|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Guitar Solo
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|
|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|-3-----3-----3-----3-------||
|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-||
Chorus
Q=72
E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S
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||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0-|
E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S
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|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
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|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0--||
Q=96
5/4 4/4
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
Outro
Q=78
7/8
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
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||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
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|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
4/4
W +W +W +W
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|----------:------------:------------:--------*|
|----------:------------:------------:--------*|
|-0--------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)----*|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