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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
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