Metal Thrashing Mad Tab by Anthrax Anthrax: Metal Thrashing Mad transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com) Date last modified: 03/16/02 FIND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: Spreading The Disease: The Home For Anthrax Tabs http://www.powerchords.org/anthraxtabs PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-7----------------------------| A|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-2--------4-----5\4---4---7---| D|-2--------4-----5\4---4---7---| A|----0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-2--------4-----5\4---4\3-3\2-| D|-2--------4-----5\4---4\3-3\2-| A|----0-0-0---0-0-----0---------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2------------------------------| D|-2------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Racing down the road..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...street machine of steel..." Riff 4 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7--------------------------7/10\-| A|-5--x-3-x-5-x-8---x-7-x-10--5/-8\-| E|----x-1-x-3-x-6---x-5-x--8--------| "Got my foot..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7--------------------------| A|-5--x-3-x-5-x-8---x-7-x-10--| E|----x-1-x-3-x-6---x-5-x--8--| "I got thunder..." Play Riff 2 "Metal thrashing mad..." Play Riff 3 "Driving like a maniac..." Play Riff 4 "Got my foot..." Riff 5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----2-----4-----5-----5-| D|-----2-----4-----5-----5-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...mad..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----2-----4-----4/5---4/5---4-| D|-----2-----4-----4/5---4/5---4-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-----0---| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7---x-9/10-9/10--5---x-12--x-10--x-| A|-5---x-7/-8-7/-8--3---x-10--x--8--x-| E|------------------------------------| Play Riff 5 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Racing down the road..." Play Riff 4 "Got my foot..." Ending e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-10-5--7-10-5--7-10-5--7--------7/-| A|-5--8-3--5--8-3--5--8-3--5--------5/-| E|-------------------------------------| "...mad!" 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