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Armed And Dangerous
Anthrax
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1985 Album ARMED AND DANGEROUS)
Transcribed by B. Johnson
Words and Music by Anthrax
Arranged by Anthrax
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Vocals'
Intro
Slow Rock Q=130 1.
4/4
Gtr I
H. E E H H H. E E H H
||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------||
||o-------------|------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-5-------5-7s|==8---------|-5-------5-7s|==8----10----o||
||--------------|-------8----|-------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W H H W H H
||--7-----------|-10----5----|-7-----------|-10----12-----||
||o-------------|------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-------------|------------|-------------|-------------o||
||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------||
2.
H H W H +E E Q W
|------------||------------|---------------------|-------|
|------------||------------|---------------------|-------|
|--8---------||-/10--------|-12----(12)-10--/12--|-10----|
|-------8----||------------|---------------------|-------|
|
| H H W H +E Q. W
|-10----5----||--12--------|-14----(14)-14-------|-12----|
|------------||------------|---------------------|-------|
|------------||------------|---------------------|-------|
|------------||------------|---------------------|-------|
|--3--|
H Q Q Q W H E E E E H E E Q
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------12-10-----|-----------|-------10-12-10----|----------------|
|-12----------12--|-10--------|-12-------------12-|-10----10-8-10--|
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
|
| W W W W
|-14--------------|-12--------|-14----------------|-12-------------|
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
|-3--|
H Q Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------|--------||
|-12----12-10-8--|-5--------|-(5)----||
|----------------|----------|--------||
|
| >
| H H W W
|-12-------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------|--------||
H. E E H H H. E E H H
|---------7h9s|=10----------|---------7h9s|=10----------|
|-------------|-------10----|-------------|-------10----|
|-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|
| W H H W H H
|-7-----------|-10-----5----|-7-----------|-10-----5----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
H. E E H H H. E E H H
|---------7h9s|=10----------|---------7h9s|=10----------|
|-------------|-------10----|-------------|-------10----|
|-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|
| W H H W H H
|-7-----------|-10-----5----|-7-----------|-10-----5----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
H. E E H E Q. H +E E Q W
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
|----------5---|---------7--------|-----------5----|-------|
|--------------|-------------7----|----------------|-------|
|--3---------3-|--5---------------|--3----(3)---3--|--5----|
|
| W H +E Q. W W
|-12-----------|-14----(14)-14----|-12-------------|-14----|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
H. E E H E Q. H +E E Q W
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
|----------5---|---------7--------|-----------5----|-------|
|--------------|-------------7----|----------------|-------|
|--3---------3-|--5---------------|--3----(3)---3--|--5----|
|
| W H +E Q. W W
|-12-----------|-14----(14)-14----|-12-------------|-14----|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------|
W +W
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
|-5--------|-(5)----||
|----------|--------||
|
| >
| W +W
|-7--------|-(7)----||
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
Q. E H E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o-------------|---3-3-3---------|---------------|------------------o||
||o-5----0h5----|-5-------5-3-5-3-|---------------|-------8-7-5------o||
||--------------|-----------------|-6----5h6----5-|-5-6-8-------8-5---||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------5-----|----------7-----|----------5-----|----------7-----|
|------------5---|------------7---|------------5---|------------7---|
|-3----3-3-----3-|-5----5-5-----5-|-3----3-3-----3-|-5----5-5-----5-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------||
|----------5-----|----------7-----|----------5-----|------||
|------------5---|------------7---|------------5---|------||
|-3----3-3-----3-|-5----5-5-----5-|-3----3-3-----3-|-5----||
Faster Q=195H=H
3/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+H. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------||--------------------------|-------------||
|----------||-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------||
|----------||--------------------------|-3-3-3-8-7-6-||
|-(5)------||--------------------------|-------------||
Pre-Verse
Fast Rock Q=200(8=s8)
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o||
||o-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6--o||
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
1st, 2nd, 3rd Verses
$
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
||--5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|---5-5-5-5-3----|
|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5-----------5--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|-5--6-6-6-5--6-5-3-|-5--6-6-6-8-6-5-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------5--|-------------------|-------------5--|
|-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----|-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-------------5--|-------------------|-------------8--||
|-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----|-5--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-|-8--6-6-6-5-----||
Chorus
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|
To Coda
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------o||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-o||
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------||
Bridge
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------||---7----------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||-----7--------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||-5-----8-7-5--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--------------||
Guitar Solo
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||o-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||-----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q 3x
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|----------5-4-3---o||
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7---------o||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------5-4-5-||
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-------||
|----------------------|----------------||
Chorus 2
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o||
||o-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6--o||
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
D.S. al Coda
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------||
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-||
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------||
&
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------||
|---------------------|-------------||
|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6-||
|---------------------|-------------||
Out-Chorus
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E Q Q E Q E +Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o||
||o-5-5-5--5-5-5-8-|-(8)-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-8-7-6--o||
||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------||
Outro
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1.,2.,3. 4.=H
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------||--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||-7-5----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||-----8-5-8-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--------------|
Slower Q=130 Faster Q=200(8=s8)
1/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q +H W +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|--------------||-----------||-------||-------------------------|-------------*|
|--------------||-----------||-------||-7-5---5-----------------|-------------*|
|-8-7----------||-----------||-------||-----8---8-7-8-7-5-7-5---|-5\----------*|
|-----8-(8)----||-10--------||-(10)--||-----------------------8-|-------------*|
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
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