Anthrax - Tester guitar tab
Anthrax: Tester
transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 03/31/02
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Tuning: Drop D
Riff 1 (w/ slide)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10--|
A|-3-/-8----4-/--10--|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10--|
Riff 2 x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-32-2-|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-32-2-|
Riff 2a
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
"I've changed..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-32-2-|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-32-2-|
"What does..."
Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-5--5--------5--5-------|
A|-3--3--x-x-x-3--3--0-0--|
D|-------x-x-x-------0-0--|
"How does it..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5--5--------5--5------------|
A|-3--3--x-x-x-3--3--3-32-2-|
D|-------x-x-x-------3-32-2-|
"How does it..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|-6b7-6b7--0-0-0--6b7-6b7--6b7-0-0-0-0-|
"Test the new..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3-32-2-2-|
D|-6b7-6b7--0-0-0--6b7-6b7--3-32-2-2-|
"Test the new..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-11----11--------11----11------------|
G|-13b14-13b14~----13b14-13b14~--(14)-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2a "Planted..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it..."
Play Riff 4 "Test the new..."
Riff 1a (w/ slide)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10----5--3--|
A|-3-/-8----4-/--10----5--3--|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10----5--3--|
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3-5-0--0--3-5-0--0--3-5-0--5--3--3-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Last time
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0--3-5-0--0--3-5-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------3~------3~------3-------|
D|-----0-6-----0-6-----0-6---5-3-0-|
Play Riff 4 "Test the new..."
Play Riff 1a
Ending
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
Towards the end, just hit the open D chord and make noise.
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
