Anthrax – Tester (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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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
F5
3 3 3 x x x
F#5
4 4 4 x x x
G5
5 5 5 x x x
Bb5
8 8 8 x x x
C5
10 10 10 x x x
D5
0 0 x x x x
C
x 3 x x x x
E5
2 2 x x x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Paul Crook'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Overdubs & Solo'
Intro
Q=78
F5 Bb5 F#5C5 D5
4/4 7/8
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
Q e E Q e E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
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|-3s=8---4s=10---|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
F5 E5 D5
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-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-||
|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-||
Verse
F5 E5 D5
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-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
||--0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
F5 E5 D5
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-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|N.C. F5 E5 D5
7/8 4/4
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-\2-2-0-| |-----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-----3-3-\2-2-0-|
N.C. F5 E5 D5
7/8 4/4
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------|| |-3-3-------3-3-0-0-|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-\2-2-0-|| |-----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-----3-3-\2-2-0-|| Chorus Q=72 N.C. Gtr I E E S S S E E S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
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| Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| F5 E5 D5 E E S S S E E S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| N.C. E E S S S E E S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| F5 E5 D5 E E S S S E E S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o|| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0--||
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| ~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |----------------------------------------------------|| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------o|| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------||
Interlude
Q=96
F5 Bb5 F#5 C5 G5 F5
5/4 4/4
Gtr I
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
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|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
Q=76
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
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 T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---| Gtrs I, II PM--------------------------------------- S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
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| Gtr III | W |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
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| < | ~ ~ ~ | E S S E S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-| PM--------------------------------------- S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
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| ~ ~ ~ | E S S E S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
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S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
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| ~ ~ ~ | E S S E S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-| Bridge PM--------------------------------------- S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
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| ~ ~ ~ | E S S E S S E S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-3---------3---------3---------3---------| ||--------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
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S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------||
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| ~ ~ ~ | E S S E S S E S S S S S S 3x |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-3---------3---------3---------3-----------o|| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0----|| PM--------------------------------------- S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|
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| ~ ~ ~ | E S S E S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-3---------3---------3---------3---------| |-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
D5
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S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
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| ~ ~ | E S S E S S H |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-3---------3-------------------------|| |-------0-6-------0-6-----------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E S S E S S E S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--3-------------3-------------3------------3--------------| |---------0--6----------0--6----------0--6------5-----3--0-|
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| E S S E S S E S S S T T S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |-10-----10-10--10-----10-10--10-----10-10-----------------| |-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12-12r-12p10----10-| |----------------------------------------------------12----| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ E S S E S S E S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--3------------3------------3------------3---------| |--------0--6----------0--6--------0---6-----5-3--0-|
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| ~~~ | E. S E S S S S S S E. S |---------------------------------------------------| |-10-------10--10-----10-10-10-10-10----------------| |-12b14====12r-12b14==12-12-12-12-12r-12p10---------| |------------------------------------------------12-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 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-||
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| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q E E Q S E S Q Q Q S S S S |-10-------------10-------------------|-10-----13-----17-----22/----------|| |--------12-10----------10-12b14---10-|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------10-12-10-|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| Chorus Q=72 E E S S S E E S S S S S ||----------------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------------| ||---6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E ||----------------------------------------------------| ||o-10----10----------10----10------------------------| ||--12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| F5 E5 D5 E E S S S E E S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| N.C. E E S S S E E S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |---------------------------------------------------| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| F5 E5 D5 E E S S S E E S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o|| |--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0--||
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| ~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E S E E +S +E E |----------------------------------------------------|| |-10----10----------10----10------------------------o|| |-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------------|| Q=96 F5 Bb5 F#5 C5 G5 F5 5/4 4/4 Gtr I S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
Outro
Q=78
D5
7/8
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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 |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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| Gtr III | W W H. E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=| |-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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 |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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| H Q. W W |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------| |-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| H.. +H.. +H.. +H.. |-----------:------------:------------:---------*| |-----------:------------:------------:---------*| |-----------:------------:------------:---------*| |-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*| |-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*| |-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