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Now Its Dark

Anthrax

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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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---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
  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-||


 Verse 1
  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-||---------|


 Verse 2
  $
 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-||---------||


 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