Tester 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# TESTER (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 Benante Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Frank Bello' Intro Q=78 4/4 7/8 Gtr I W E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E |----------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 4/4 E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|| Verse 7/8 4/4 E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S ||--------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-| 7/8 4/4 E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-| 7/8 4/4 E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-| 7/8 4/4 E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|| Chorus Q=72 E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0-| E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0--|| Interlude Q=96 5/4 4/4 S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|| Q=76 S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---| S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------|| Bridge S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---| S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------|| S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---| S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| Guitar Solo E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-3-----3-----3-----3-------|-3-----3-----3-----3-------| |---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-| E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |-3-----3-----3-----3-------|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|| |---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|| Chorus Q=72 E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S ||------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0-| E E S S S E E S S S S S E E S S S E E S S S S S |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0--|| Q=96 5/4 4/4 S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |------------------------------|------|| |---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|| Outro Q=78 7/8 E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| 4/4 W +W +W +W |----------:------------:------------:--------*| |----------:------------:------------:--------*| |----------:------------:------------:--------*| |-0--------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)----*| 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