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Got The Time
Anthrax
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GOT THE TIME (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1990 Album PERSISTANCE OF TIME)
Transcribed by JimmysRocks@yahoo.com
Words and Music by Joe Jackson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=264
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
||------------------|------------------||---------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||---------------|----------------|
||o---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6---------o||-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|
||--6-6-6-6---------|---------4-4-4-4--||-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q 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 Q
||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||--6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--4---|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Q Q 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 Q
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4--|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--4--||
Pre-Chorus
$
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q Q H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-4----4-(4)-4-4--|-6----------||
|-2----2-(2)-2-2--|-1----1-(1)-1-1/--|-----------------|------------||
Chorus
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6----------|-----------------|--------------|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4p(0)-|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6--------|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
To Coda
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6----------|-----------------|--------------|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4p(0)-|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|
1.
Q E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------o||
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--6\---||
Guitar Solo
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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6---------|---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6----------|
||--6-6-6-6---------|---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6---------|---------4-4-4-4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------o||
|---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|--------------o||
|-6-6-6-6---------|---------4-4-4-0-|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4---||
Interlude
Q 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 E E E
|------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-4-4-6-6-8-6-6--|-4h6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-5s6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|----------------|-------------------|
|--3--|
Q E E E E E E E H. Q
|---------------------------|-18\---------|
|-/14s=16s15s17s16s20s18h20-|-------------|
|---------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------|-------------|
E E E E +E E q E E E E +E E E E
|-6-6---6-(6)-6-6--|--------------------|
|------------------|-8-8---8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q W
|-6-6---6-(6)-6-6--|------------------|----------------|------|
|------------------|-8-8---8-(8)-8----|----------------|------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|------|
|------------------|---------------0--|-4-6---6---6-6--|-0----|
H. Q W E E q E E q E E E E E E Q 6x
|------------|----------||------6-------10--|-----------------||
|------------|----------||o-6h8----8h10-----|----------------o||
|------------|----------||o-----------------|----------------o||
|-6s=====20--|-0--------||------------------|-4h6-6-6---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|
|-4h6-6-6---6-6-6-|-4h6---6---6-6-6-|-4h6---6---6-6-6-|-4h6---6---6-6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4h6-6-6---6-6-6-|-4h6-6-6---6-6-6-|-4h6-6-6-(6)--6-6-|
+Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6-6-|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6-6-|
D.S. al Coda &
5/4 4/4
+Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|---------------------||---------------|
|---------------------||---------------|
|---------------------||-------4-4-4-4-|
|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6--4--||-6--6----------|
E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6--------|-------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6----------|
|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6---|
Q Q E E E E Q Q H W W
|---------------|------------|----------|------*|
|---------------|------------|----------|------*|
|-------4-4-4-4-|-6----------|----------|------*|
|-6--6----------|------------|----------|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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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