#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DEATHRIDER As recorded by Anthrax (From the 1984 Album FISTFUL OF METAL) Transcribed by Steve Rubaszek and Stephen Elvidge Words and Music by Anthrax Arranged by Anthrax Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2' Q=160 4/4 Gtr I PM----------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||------------------4--2--5-|--------------------------------|| ||--2---------------2--0--3-|-2-------------2h3p2h3p2p0------|| ||o-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2-o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | E H.. W ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--2-----------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-0-----------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| PM---------| PM---------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------4-----2--5-|---------------------------------| |-2--------------2-----0--3-|-2--------------2h3p2h3p2p0------| |-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2--| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2--------------2----------|-2--------------2----------------| |-0--------------0----------|-0--------------0----------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| PM---------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------4-----2--5-|--------------------------------| |-2--------------2-----0--3-|-2-------------2h3p2h3p2p0------| |-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2--| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E Q. E Q. W |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2--------------2----------|-2------------------------------| |-0--------------0----------|-0------------------------------| Gtrs I, II PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||----------------4--2--5-|--------------------------------|| ||--2-------------2--0--3-|-2-------------2h3p2h3p2p0------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2-o|| ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E ||------------------------------|------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------------|------------------------| ||--5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5--8--7--| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--6--5--| ||------------------------------|------------------------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E |-----------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-----------------------------|---------------------6--|| |-5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5--8--4--|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--6----o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------|| H H W H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------7----| |-7---------|-----------|-7---------|-------5----| |-5----8----|-10--------|-5----8----|-10---------| |------6----|--8--------|------6----|--8---------| PM--------------| H H W H H S S S S S S S S S Q.. |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-7---------|-----------|-7---------|-------------------------| |-5----8----|-10--------|-5----8----|-------------------------| |------6----|--8--------|------6----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||----------------4--2--5-|--------------------------------|| ||--2-------------2--0--3-|-2-------------2h3p2h3p2p0------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2-o|| ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E ||------------------------------|------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------------|------------------------| ||--5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5--8--7--| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--6--5--| ||------------------------------|------------------------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E |-----------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-----------------------------|---------------------6--|| |-5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5--8--4--|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--6----o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------|| H H W H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------7----| |-7---------|-----------|-7---------|-------5----| |-5----8----|-10--------|-5----8----|-10---------| |------6----|--8--------|------6----|--8---------| PM--------------| H H W H H S S S S S S S S S Q.. |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-7---------|-----------|-7---------|-------------------------| |-5----8----|-10--------|-5----8----|-------------------------| |------6----|--8--------|------6----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E. E. E E ||--------------------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------------------|-----------------| ||--4-----------------------------|-2--4--5--6--7-8-| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--2--3--4--5-6-| ||--------------------------------|-----------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H |-------------------------------|------------|| |-------------------------------|-----------o|| |-------------------------------|------------|| |-4-----------------------------|-7----------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5----7----o|| |-------------------------------|------5-----|| PM--------------| PM--------------| E S S S S S S S S S E. E E S S S S S S S S S E. E ||---------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--------------------------|--------------------------| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| ||--2-------------------5--7-|-2-------------------5--7-| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-3--5-| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| PM--------------| E S S S S S S S S S E. E H H 4x |--------------------------|------------|| |--------------------------|-----------o|| |--------------------------|------------|| |-2-------------------5--7-|-5----3-----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-3--5-|-3----1----o|| |--------------------------|------------|| PM--------| W S S S S S S S S S Q.. |----------|-------------------------| |----------|-------------------------| |----------|-------------------------| |----------|-------------------------| |----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| |----------|-------------------------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||----------------4--2--5-|--------------------------------|| ||--2-------------2--0--3-|-2-------------2h3p2h3p2p0------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2-o|| ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E ||------------------------------|------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------------|------------------------| ||--5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5--8--7--| ||o-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--6--5--| ||------------------------------|------------------------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E. E. E |-----------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-----------------------------|---------------------6--|| |-5-------------5-------------|-5-------------5--8--4--|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--6----o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------|| H H W H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------7----| |-7---------|-----------|-7---------|-------5----| |-5----8----|-10--------|-5----8----|-10---------| |------6----|--8--------|------6----|--8---------| PM--------------| H H W H H S S S S S S S S S Q.. |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------| |-7---------|-----------|-7---------|-------------------------| |-5----8----|-10--------|-5----8----|-------------------------| |------6----|--8--------|------6----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------| PM--------------| PM--------------| E S S S S S S S S S E. E E S S S S S S S S S E. E ||---------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--------------------------|--------------------------| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| ||--2-------------------5--7-|-2-------------------5--7-| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-3--5-| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| PM--------------| E S S S S S S S S S E. E H H |--------------------------|------------|| |--------------------------|-----------o|| |--------------------------|------------|| |-2-------------------5--7-|-5----3-----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-3--5-|-3----1----o|| |--------------------------|------------|| PM--------| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||----------------4--2--5-|--------------------------------|| ||--2-------------2--0--3-|-2-------------2h3p2h3p2p0------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------3p2-o|| ||------------------------|--------------------------------|| PM--------| E S S S S S S E. E. E +W +Q.. S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|------------|--------------------------*| |-----------------------|------------|--------------------------*| |---------------4--2--5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------------------*| |-2-------------2--0--3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----2h3p2h3p2p0-----2-*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|------------|--------------------3p2-0-*| |-----------------------|------------|--------------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 - 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 ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths