Now Its Dark 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# NOW IT'S DARK (Bassline) As recorded by Anthrax (From the 1988 Album STATE OF EUPHORIA) Transcribed by B. Johnson Words and Music by Anthrax Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Frank Bello' Intro Fast Rock Q=150 4/4 Gtr I W W W |-12--------|-11--------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-11--------| |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------| W W W W |-----------|-12--------|-11--------|-------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-11----| |-13--------|-----------|-----------|-------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------| W W W W W |-----------|-12--------|-11--------|-----------|-------| |-14--------|-----------|-----------|-11--------|-------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-13----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------| W W W W |-12--------|-11--------|-----------|-------|| |-----------|-----------|-11--------|-14----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|| 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 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------| |-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-| 2/4 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 Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-7-5-----|| |-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------||---------|| |-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-||---------|| Verse 3 $$ 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------| |-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-| 2/4 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 Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-7-5-----|| |-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------||---------|| |-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-||---------|| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------| |-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------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 E Q. +H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-5----(5)----|| |-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------|---------------|| |-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|---------------|| Q Q H W |-------------|------|| |-------------|------|| |-7\----------|------|| |-------------|------|| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E 3x ||-----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|| ||o----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------o|| ||o-7--------5-----|--------------|-7-7-----5-----|-----------------o|| ||-----0-0-7---0-0-|-5----0--0-0--|-------7-------|-0--x-x-0-0-0-0---|| Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E |----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-7--------5-----|--------------|-7-7-----5-----|----------------| |----0-0-7---0-0-|-5----0--0-0--|-------7-------|-0--x-x-0-0-0-6-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-| To Dbl. Coda +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 |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| To Coda D.S. al Coda H Q E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|| |-----------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)--6-5---6-5---|-6--6--6--6--|| Interlude Tempo Change Q=140 & +E E E E E E E E +W +W +W |-------------------||------------|------------|--------| |-------------------||------------|------------|--------| |-------------------||------------|------------|--------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-5-||-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| +W +H. S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S |------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |------------|----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-| |------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-(5)--------|-(5)--------------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6---------| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q Q. E +H Q. Q. S S S S |---------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|| |-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7--------------|---------------|-----------7p5-7p5-|| |---------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|| |---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6----|-7----6-(6)----|-7----6------------|| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S |---------------------|---------------------| |-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6---------| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q |---------------------|----------------| |-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7--------------| |---------------------|----------------| |---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6----| Q. E +H Q. Q. S S S S E E E E E E S S S S |---------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------|-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-| |---------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-7----6-(6)----|-7----6------------|---6-6-6-6-6---------| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|| Guitar Solo 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-0-5-0-5-|-5-5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-0-5-0-5-| Q. E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7----6-(6)----|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|-7----6-(6)----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|-7----6-(6)----| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---5---|| Bridge 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|-----------------| |-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|---2---3---4---5-| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|-----------------| |-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|---2---3---4---5-| W W W W |-12--------|-11--------|-10--------|-9----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| W W W W |-12--------|-11--------|-10--------|-9----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| Tempo Change Q=180 D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda 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-|| Outro && E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-----------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-| H Q E E +E E E E E E E E H Q E E |-------------|-------------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------------|-------------| |-----------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-----------6-| +E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-------------------|--------------*| |-------------------|--------------*| |-------------------|--------------*| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|---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