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Got The Time

Anthrax

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GOT THE TIME
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1990 Album PERSISTANCE OF TIME)

Transcribed by JimmysRocks@yahoo.com
	

Words and Music by Joe Jackson

Bb5
6 8 8 x x x
	
Db5
x 4 6 6 x x
	
Eb5
x 6 8 8 x x
	
Ab5
4 6 6 x x x

Gb5
2 4 4 x x x
	
F5
1 3 3 x x x

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
  Fast Rock Q=264
                                 Bb5   Db5       Eb5     Ab5  Bb5
 4/4
               Gtr I
  W            Q   Q    H        Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
                   |    |        |  |  | | | |   | | | | |  | |
                   x    o        /  /  / / / /   / / / / /  / /

               Gtr II
                                       PM----|
  Wx7          Q   Q    H        Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|------------|----------------||-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8---------|
|------------|----------------||-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8--|
|------------|----------------||-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8--|
|------------|----/x/--13\----||-6--6----------|---------4--4s6--|


  Gtrs I, II
        PM----|                          PM----|
  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
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|


  Q  E E +E  E Q    E Q  E Q  Q    W          +W
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--------|-(6)----|


                              1st Verse
  +W           +H.      Q      H    Q   Q    W
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------|
|-(6)--------|-(6)------x\--||-6----6\-----|------|


                           PM--------------------------|
  W          W          Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------|----------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


     PM--------------------------|
  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    +Q    Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----(6)\-----|


  W          W          W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|


     PM--------------------------|      PM-----------------------|
  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
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--6--||
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--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--||


 Pre-Chorus
  $
  $$
  Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-6----6-(6)--6--|
|-4----4-(4)--4--|-3----3-(3)--3--|-6----6-(6)--6--|
|-4----4-(4)--4--|-3----3-(3)--3--|-4----4-(4)--4--|
|-2----2-(2)--2--|-1----1-(1)--1--|----------------|


              Chorus
                     PM----|
  Q  Q  H      Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|
|-8----------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8----------|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|-6----------|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|------------|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|


        PM----|                          PM----|
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|


                       To Dbl. Coda
  E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E +E  E Q    E Q  E Q  Q
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-8-8-8-8--------|-----------------|--------------|
|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|
|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|
|---------4--4p0-|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|


        PM----|                          PM----|
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|


                         PM----|
  E E E E Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|


                          To Coda
                                 &
  Q  E E +E  E Q    E Q  E Q  Q    W          +W
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--------|-(6)----|


                              2nd Verse
  +W           +H.      Q      H    Q   Q    W
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------|
|-(6)--------|-(6)------x\--||-6----6\-----|------|


                           PM--------------------------|
  W          W          Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------|----------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


     PM--------------------------|
  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    +Q    Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----(6)\-----|


  W          W          W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|


                                                     D.S. al Coda
     PM--------------------------|      PM-----------------------|
  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
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--6--|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--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--|


    &
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E E E E E
    | | | | | | | |    |  |  |  | | | | |
    o / / / o / / /    o  /  /  / o / / /

    Gtr II
    E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E E E E E
||--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|
||o-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|
||------------------|---------------------|
||------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|---------------------|
||------------------|---------------------|


  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E E E E E
  | | | | | | | |    |  |  |  | | | | |
  o / / / o / / /    o  /  /  / o / / /

  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4--|
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|


                                          Ab5  Ab5     Ab5    Ab5  Ab5
  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 / / / o / / /    o  /  /  / o / / /   /  o /  /  o /    o /  o /  /

  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
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|-4----4-(4)---4--|---4----4--4---||
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|-4----4-(4)---4--|---4----4--4--o||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------o||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------||


 Interlude
  Bb5
  W          +W           +W           +W           +W           +W
  |           |            |            |            |            |
  /           /            /            /            /            /

  W          +W           +W           +W           +W           +W
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-6--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)----|


  +W           +W           +W           +W           +W           +W
   |            |            |            |            |            |
   /            /            /            /            /            /

  +W           +W           +W           +W           +W           +W
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)----|


                 Gtrs I, II
  Wx4            Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q   4x
|------------||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|------------||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|------------||-----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8---||
|------------||o----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--o||
|------------||-----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6---||


  Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   E E +Q   E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|----8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|
|----8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|
|----6-6-(6)--6-6-|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6-6-|


                       D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
                     5/4
  +Q   E E +Q   E E   +Q   E E +Q   Q  Q
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8--6---||
|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8--6---||
|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6-6-|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6--4---||


  &&
 4/4
                       PM----|
  E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|---6----6--6--|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|---6----6--6--|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|


        PM----|                          PM----|
  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
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|


                                         PM----|
  Q  E E +E  E Q    E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|


        PM----|                          PM----|
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|


  Q  Q  H      W          W
|------------|----------|------*|
|------------|----------|------*|
|------------|----------|------*|
|-8----------|----------|------*|
|-8----------|----------|------*|
|-6----------|----------|------*|



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