American Pompeii by Anthrax #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# AMERICAN POMPEII (Bassline) As recorded by Anthrax (From the 1995 Album STOMP 442) Transcribed by Mike Sheehan Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benate Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Frank Bello' Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb) - 'Frank Bello Drop D' Intro Q=98 4/4 Gtr I Wx5 H Q E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H |------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|| |------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|| |------------|-----------2-|-2-------------2-|-2--------------|| |------------|-------------|---2-2-2-(2)-----|---2-2-2-(2)----|| Verse Q=105 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|-2-------------2-|-2--------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------|---2-2-2-(2)-----|---2-2-2-(2)-----|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q S S Q S E. |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2----2-2----2-5---| S S Q S S Q S E. S S Q S S Q S E. S S Q S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|| |-2-2----2-2----2-5--|-2-2----2-2----2-5--|-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| Pre Chorus Q=112 $ S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. ||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---|| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S Q S E S Q |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2------2-2------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S Q H |---------------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-----------| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| To Coda S E S E S E S E Q S E S E S E S Q. |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |-2-2-----2-2--------|-2-2-----2-2---/12\----|| Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H 3x ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|-2-------------2-|-2--------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------|---2-2-2-(2)-----|---2-2-2-(2)-----|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q S S Q S E. |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2----2-2----2-5---| D.S. al Coda S S Q S S Q S E. S S Q S S Q S E. S S Q S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|| |-2-2----2-2----2-5--|-2-2----2-2----2-5--|-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| Interlude & Gtr II S E S E S E S Q. W E E E E E E E E |--------------------||----------|------------------| |--------------------||----------|------------------| |--------------------||----------|------------------| |-2-2-----2-2--------||-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| ||--0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------o|| |---------------3-5--|---------------3-5---o|| |-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7---------|| E. S Q H H Q Q E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |--------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| |-0------------|---------/11\--|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| W H Q Q E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |----------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |----------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |----------|---------------|---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| |----------|---------/11\--|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| ||--0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------o|| |---------------3-5--|---------------3-5---o|| |-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7---------|| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S E. S E. S E. ||----------------------------------|---------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|--------------------o|| ||o---------------------------------|---------------3-5--o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-3-5--5-7--------|| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| S E S E S E S Q. S E S E S E S Q. |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |-0-0-----0-0--------|-0-0-----0-0---/12\----|| Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H 3x ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)---5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)-----|| H.=H Q=88 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)---5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)----| W +W +W |----------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|--------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|| Outro Q=100H=H H H H Q Q E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |-----------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|---------------|---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| |-----------|---------/12\--|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| |-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| Q=130 E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| |-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--| ||--0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7-------| E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E. |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------o|| |---------------3-5--|---------------3-5---o|| |-0-0-3-5--5-7-------|-0-0-3-5--5-7---------|| 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 www.TAB6.com