Anthrax - Now Its Dark guitar tab
Anthrax: Now It's Dark
transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 03/26/02
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-12------------------------|
A|-10------------8--------5--|
E|---------------6--------3--|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
A|---1-1---1-1---1----1-1---1-1---1-|
E|-3-----3-----3----2-----2-----2---|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-|
A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-|
E|-1-----1-----1----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---|
* * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
A|---1-1---1-1---1----1-1---1-1---1-|
E|-0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0---|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3-------------------2-|
A|---1-1---1-1---1----4----5----6----0-|
E|-0-----0-----0----0-2--0-3--0-4--0---|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 Play 2x
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------2---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9---------|
A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7---------|
E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"In dreams..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-------5-6-7-------4-5-6-------7-9----------10-9-|
A|-2-3-4-------3-4-5-------2-3-4-------5-7----------1210-|
E|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"With me..."
Ending to Riff 4
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|------|
"...one fucking..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-----4/7-----2-----------|
A|-7-----2/5-----0---2-------|
E|---0-0-----0-0---0-0--0000-|
* * * * * ****
"...man..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-9---4/7-----------------|
A|-7-7---2/5-----2-----2-----|
E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * *
Last time
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-9---4/7---------------|
A|-7-7---2/5-----2-------5-|
E|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
* * * * * * *
"...don't you fucking..."
Riff 6 x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
"...intoxication..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2----1p0---1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-----0-----0-------------3-|
* * *
Play Riff 4 "A candy coated..."
Play Riff 5 "...man..."
Riff 6a x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2------------2-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
"...intoxication..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-7-[let ring]-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-5------------|
Riff 7 x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5---------------------|
A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-|
E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-|
****
Riff 7a x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I'll send you..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5---------------------|
A|---------9--9-8-------9--9-8-|
E|---------7--7-6--6666-7--7-6-|
****
"...heart..."
Riff 7b
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7-----------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"You'll be..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7p5-7p5-7-----------7p5-7p5-7---------------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The candy coated..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2-----2-|
A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0-----0-|
E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---0-3---|
* * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4----3------2---|
A|-2----1------0---|
E|-----------0---0-|
Last time:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---2-2---2-----2----2-2---2------|
A|---0-0---0-----0----0-0---0------|
E|-0-----0---0-3----0-----0---//-|
* * *
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 2
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "I'm your man..."
Play Riff 5 "...man..."
Ending x4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
x3
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2--|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0--|
"Now it's dark..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8-8-7-5-2-2-2-|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-5-3-0-0-0-|
"Now it's dark..."
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
