Anthrax:  Deathrider

transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: 03/16/02

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Tuning: Standard

Intro (Play 4x)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2---------9-7-10---------2h3-0h2p0---|
A|-0-000000--7-5--8--000000-----------3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
     ******          ******


Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------9-7-10---------2h3p2p0-2p0-----|
A|-0-000000--7-5--8--000000-------------3p2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
     ******          ******


Riff 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-5--------5--------5--------5--8--7-|
A|-3-000000-3-000000-3-000000-3--6--5-|
E|------------------------------------|
     ******   ******   ******
   "Riding hard..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------6-|
D|-5--------5--------5--------5--8--4-|
A|-3-000000-3-000000-3-000000-3--6----|
E|------------------------------------|
     ******   ******   ******
   "Winged steed of..."


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7----3----5-----7----3----5----12-12\-|
A|-5----1----3-----5----1----3----10-10\-|
E|---------------------------------------| 
   "Hear the screams..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7----3----5-----7----3----5---------5-|
A|-5----1----3-----5----1----3-3333333-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
   "We ride with death..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Conquering all..."
Play Riff 3   "Hear the screams..."


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4----------------2-4-5--6-7-8-|
A|-2-22222222222222-0-2-3--4-5-6-|
E|-------------------------------|
     **************
                 "Here it comes..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4----------------0----2--|
A|-2-22222222222222-0----0--|
E|--------------------------|
     **************
                 "You better hide..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)  x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5-|
E|---------------------|
     ******
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7--5----3-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5--3----1-|
E|-----------------------------|
     ******

Final time
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7--5----3----2-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5--3----1----0-|
E|----------------------------------|
     ******



Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2    "Gripping the reins..."
Play Riff 3    "Hear the screams..."

Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5-|
E|---------------------|
     ******
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------5--7--5----3-|
A|-0-000000-3p2p0-3--5--3----1-|
E|-----------------------------|
     ******


Play Riff 1


Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------9-7-10--------2h3p2p0-2p0-------|
A|-0-000000--7-5--8--------------------3p2p0-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
     ****** 


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill