#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET (Bassline) As recorded by Anthrax (From the 1987 Album AMONG THE LIVING) Transcribed by B. Johnson Words and Music by Anthrax Arranged by Anthrax Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderate Rock Q=152 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------| ||--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4--||-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-| Faster Q=208 E E E E E E E E W W |-----------------||-----------|-------|| |-----------------||o----------|------o|| |-----------------||o----------|------o|| |-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-||-----------|-------|| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||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---|| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E ||----------------|----------------||-| ||o---------------|---------------o||-| 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Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------1-2-|---0-0-0-0-0-1-2-|-----1-2-----1-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-----|-3---------------|-3-0-----3-0-----|-----------------| To Coda 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|| |-------------1-2-|---0-0-0-0-0-1-2-|-----1-2-----1-2-||-1-1-1-1-|| |-3-0-0-0-0-0-----|-3---------------|-3-0-----3-0-----||---------|| 4/4 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------| 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|----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14-|-------12-14-------12-14-------12-14-------12-14-| |-12----------12----------12----------12----------|-12-15-------12-15-------12-15-------12-15-------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------3-|---------------|-------------3-| |-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S 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-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-5-|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-3-| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------3-|---------------|-------------3-| |-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S 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-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|---------------------------------------------| |-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| D.S. al Coda Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|-------------3-|---------------|-------------3-|| |-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|| & Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----7-----------|-----------------|| |-6\----6S2-5h6---|-8---5---2-------|| |---------------7-|---7---------4---|| |-----------------|-------6---3---0-|| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------1-------|-----------------|-2-------1-------|-----------------| |---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-| 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|| |-2-------1-------|-----------------|-2-------1-------||---------|| |---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-||-1-1-1-1-|| 4/4 S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S 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-| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-0---|| Interlude S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E 4x Q Q Q Q ||----------------------------------|--------------------------||-------------| ||o---------------------------------|-------------------------o||-------------| ||o---------------------------------|-------------------------o||-------------| ||--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-2--3--1--4--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-2--3--1--4--|-2--3--1--4--|-2--3--1--4--|-2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-| E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E 3x |-----------------||--------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-----------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| 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|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S 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-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14-|-------12-14-------12-14-------12-14-------12-14-| |-12----------12----------12----------12----------|-12-15-------12-15-------12-15-------12-15-------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 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|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S 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-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|---------------------------------------------| |-15-12-15-12-15-12-15-12-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------3-|---------------|-------------3-| |-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---|-3--3--3-2-0-2-|-3--3--3-1-0---| Out-Solo && E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-------------1-2-|---0-0-0-0-0-1-2-|-----1-2-----1-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2--o|| ||--3-0-0-0-0-0-----|-3---------------|-3-0-----3-0-----|-------------------|| Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q 3x Q Q Q Q E E Q E Q E ||--------------|----------------||-------------|----------------*| ||o-------------|---------------o||-------------|----------------*| ||o-------2--1--|---------------o||-------2--1--|----------------*| ||--0--2--------|-0-2----0-2-----||-0--2--------|-0-2----0-2s=1--*| 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