#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BURST As recorded by Anthrax (From the 1993 Album SOUND OF WHITE NOISE) Transcribed by Mike Sheehan Words by Charlie Benante, John Bush & Scott Ian Music by Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Bush & Scott Ian F#5 2 4 x x x x G5 3 5 x x x x Bb5 6 8 x x x x B5 x 2 4 x x x C#5 x 4 6 x x x D5 x 5 7 x x x Eb5 x 6 8 x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz' Intro Q=184 N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM----| Wx3 H Q S S S S W |------------|-----------------|------| |------------|-----------------|------| |------------|-----------------|------| |------------|-----------------|------| |------------|-----------------|------| |------------|---------6-6-6-6-|------| H Q E E +W +W |--------------|------------|--------|| |--------------|------------|--------|| |--------------|------------|--------|| |--------------|------------|--------|| |--------------|------------|--------|| |-----------/6-|-(6)--------|-(6)----|| Verse $ Gtrs I, II PM----------| PM----------| S S S S S S E H W S S S S S S E H W ||----------------------|----------|---------------------|------| ||o---------------------|----------|---------------------|------| ||----------------------|----------|---------------------|------| ||----------------------|----------|---------------------|------| ||o---------------------|----------|---------------------|------| ||--7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|------| PM----------| PM----------| S S S S S S E H W S S S S S S E H W |---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|| |-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|------|| Pre Chorus Bb5 N.C. PM------------------------------------------------------| 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 e. |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| Bb5 N.C. PM------------------------------------------------------| 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 e. |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| Bb5 N.C. PM------------------------------------------------------| 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 e. |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| Bb5 N.C. PM------------------------------------------------------| 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 e. |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-| PM------------------------------------------------------| 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 e. |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------7h9--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-| To Coda PM------------------------------------------------------| 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 e. |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------7h9--o|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|| Chorus B5 G5 D5 C#5 H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||----------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|-6-------(6)\---| ||o-9-------(9)\--|-5-------(5)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-4-------(4)\---| ||--7-------(7)\--|-3-------(3)/--|---------------|----------------| B5 F#5 D5 A5 H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|----------------|| |-9-------(9)\--|-4-------(4)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-7-------(7)\--o|| |-7-------(7)\--|-2-------(2)/--|---------------|-5-------(5)\---|| Interlude N.C. E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--| |-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--------| |-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--/13\--| PM----| PM----| E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-5-6---------5s7-|-5--------|-5-6---------5s7-|-5----| |-----7-5-7-5-----|----------|-----7-5-7-5-----|------| PM----| PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-6---------5s7-|-5--------|-5-6-------------|-5-6-------------|| |-----7-5-7-5-----|----------|-----7-5-7-5-7-5-|-----7-5-7-5-7-5-|| Guitar Solo Gtr I PM--------| E E E E E E E E W |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5---6-------------5s===7-|-5------------------------------| |-------7---5-7---5--------|--------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5b7---6b8---7b9---8b10---|-9b11---10b12---11b13---12b14---| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| PM-----------| E E E E E E E E W |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |--5----6------------------5s===7-|--5-----------------------| |----------7----5--7----5---------|--------------------------| | | ~~~~~ | E E E E E E E E E E E E H |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-13b15---14b16---15b17---16b18---|-17b19---18b20---19b21----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| PM------| E E E E E E E E W |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-6-----------------5s==7-|-5-------------------------| |--------7---5-7-5----------|---------------------------| | | E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-9-9b10-9p7---9-9b10-9p7---|-9-9b10-9p7---9-9b10-9p7---| |------------9------------9-|------------9------------9-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| PM------| E E E E E E E E W |---------------------------|-------| |---------------------------|-------| |---------------------------|-------| |---------------------------|-------| |-5-6-----------------5s==7-|--5----| |--------7---5-7-5----------|-------| | | ~~ | E E S S E E E S S E W |---------------------------|-------| |---------------------------|-10----| |-9-9b10-9p7---9-9b10-9p7---|--9----| |------------9------------9-|-------| |---------------------------|-------| |---------------------------|-------| PM---------------------------------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H +H H +H |---------------------|---------------------| |-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| -----------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-| | |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H +H H +H |---------------------|---------------------| |-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| PM---------------------------------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H +H H +H |---------------------|---------------------| |-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| D.S. al Coda -----------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-|| | |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H +H H +H |---------------------|---------------------|| |-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Chorus & B5 G5 D5 C#5 Gtrs I, II H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| ||----------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|-6-------(6)\---| ||o-9-------(9)\--|-5-------(5)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-4-------(4)\---| ||--7-------(7)\--|-3-------(3)/--|---------------|----------------| B5 F#5 D5 A5 H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|----------------|| |-9-------(9)\--|-4-------(4)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-7-------(7)\--o|| |-7-------(7)\--|-2-------(2)/--|---------------|-5-------(5)\---|| Interlude N.C. E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--| |-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--------| |-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--/13\--| PM------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-| PM------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-| Outro Gtr I PM----------| S S S S S S E H W |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|--------------------| | | Gtr II | |-3--| | W E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|--------------------| |-x-------------------|-------8-10-8-10-8--| |---------------------|-9-7-9--------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| PM----------| S S S S S S E H W |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------------------| | | ~~~~~~ | W H. +Q |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-13b17=======(13)r----| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| PM----------| S S S S S S E H W |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|-----------------| | | W Q Q Q Q |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-x\--x\--x\--x\--| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| PM----------| S S S S S S E H W |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------------------------| | | W S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| Bb5 Gtrs I, II PM------| E S S e e e Q. W |------------------|------*| |------------------|------*| |------------------|------*| |------------------|------*| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\---|------*| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\---|------*| 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