Band:  Anthrax
Album: Spreading The Disease
Song:  A.I.R.

Copyright (c)  (Megaforce) (1985)
Version 1.0 - 12/03/05

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E

 Intro

 [PM]        [-PM-]
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D----4-4-(4)---------------|
A----2-2-(2)-5/4\5-2-2-(2)-|
E-0-0--------3/2\3-0-0-(0)-|Rpt 6 X
                                         
 This guitar enters 3rd time.

 [-----------PM---------------]
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G---11--11--11--11-------------|
D-------------------9--9--9--9-|
A-99--99--99--99--77-77-77-77--|
E------------------------------|

                       Pull up on trem.   Pick scrape
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------\--\--------|
A-2--------------(2)----------------------\--\-------|
E-0--------------(0)-----------------------\--\------|



 Main Riff
 [PM]      [PM]
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--|
A-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--|
E-000-6-6-5-000-3-3-0--|Rpt 8 X


 Verse Riff
 [PM]      [PM]      [PM]      [PM]
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D-----8-8-7-----5-5-2-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--(2)---|
A-----8-8-7-----5-5-2-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--(2)---|
E-000-6-6-5-000-3-3-0-000-6-6-5-000-3-3-0--(0)---|Rpt 3 X

 Rpt Main Riff 4 X

 Bridge

   [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]         [PM] [PM] [PM]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9----9----9----9----9----9---------------------------------|
D-9----9----9----9----9----9----9\8\7\6\5----5----5----5/7---|
A-7----7----7----7----7----7----7\6\5\4\3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5---|
E---00---00---00---00---00---00------------------------------|
                                                  Rpt 3 X

 Chorus

   [PM]   h         [PM]  h        [PM]  h                                    
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-4---------------4---------------4---------------4----2------|
D-4---------------4---------------4---------------4----2------|
A-2-----0-1p0-----2-----0-1p0-----2-----0-1p0-----2----0------|
E---000-------3p0---000-------3p0---000-------3p0---------3---|
                                                       Rpt 4 X 
 End of Chorus

E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D-4---2--------------------|
A-2---0---5---2-----(2)----|
E---------3---0-----(0)----|

 Rpt main riff 8 X
 Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus

 Intrlude

 [--PM---]
E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----------|
A-2-2-2-2--|
E-0-0-0-0--|Rpt 7 X

E-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-9\8\7\5---|
A-7\6\5\3---|
E-----------|

     [----PM---]    [PM]    [----PM---] 
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-------------------4-4------------------|
A-2-2----5\4/5---2------2-2-----5\4/5---2----|
E-----00-3\2/3-0-0---00------00-3\2/3-0-0----|Rpt 2 X

     [----PM---]    [PM]    [----PM---] 
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-------------------4-4-----------9\7/9--|
A-2-2----5\4/5---2------2-2-----5\4/5-7\5/7--|
E-----00-3\2/3-0-0---00------00-3\2/3--------|Rpt 2 X

     [----PM---]    [PM]    [----PM---] 
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-6-6-------------------6-6-----------11911--|
A-4-4----7\6/7---4------4-4-----7\6/7-9\7/9--|
E--------5\4/5-2-2---22---------5\4/5--------|Rpt 2 X

 The above riffs are used for the guitar solo backing.

 Rpt Main Riff 8 X
 Rpt verse
 Rpt Main Riff 4 X

 Main Riff varient
  [PM]      [PM]    
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D-----8-8-7-----5-5\4-2--|
A-----8-8-7-----5-5\4-2--|
E-000-6-6-5-000-3-3\2p0--|Rpt 5 X

 Ending

E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----------|
A-5-5\4-2--|
E-3-3\2p0--|Rpt 2 X





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