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Were A Happy Family
Anthrax
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WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 2003 Album WE'VE COME FOR YOU ALL)
Transcribed by Max van Hanegem
Words and Music by The Ramones
Arranged by Anthrax
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. I'
Intro
Q=200
A5 E5 B5 F#5
2/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||--------|---------|----------||-||--------------|-------------|
||o-------|---------|---------o||-||o-------------|-------------|
||--------|---------|----------||-||--------------|-------------|
||-----9--|---------|----------||-||--11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
||o-7--7--|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-o||-||o--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
||--5-----|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--||-||--------------|-------------|
A5 B5 E5 G5 A5
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------|---------|---------|--------||
|-------|---------|---------|-------o||
|-------|---------|---------|--------||
|-------|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-|--------||
|-7--9--|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5--7--o||
|-5--7--|---------|---------|-3--5---||
Chorus
E5 G5 E5 A5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||--9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=9-9-9-9S14-14-14-14S|
||o-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=7-7-7-7S12-12-12-12S|
||----------------------|---------------------|
E5 G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Verse 1
E5 G5 E5 A5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||--9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=9-9-9-9S14-14-14-14S|
||o-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=7-7-7-7S12-12-12-12S|
||----------------------|---------------------|
E5 G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Interlude
A5 E5 B5 F#5
2/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||--------|---------|----------||-||--------------|-------------|
||o-------|---------|---------o||-||o-------------|-------------|
||--------|---------|----------||-||--------------|-------------|
||-----9--|---------|----------||-||--11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
||o-7--7--|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-o||-||o--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
||--5-----|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--||-||--------------|-------------|
A5 B5 E5 G5 A5
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------|---------|---------|--------||
|-------|---------|---------|-------o||
|-------|---------|---------|--------||
|-------|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-|--------||
|-7--9--|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5--7--o||
|-5--7--|---------|---------|-3--5---||
Verse 2
E5 G5 E5 A5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||--9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=9-9-9-9S14-14-14-14S|
||o-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=7-7-7-7S12-12-12-12S|
||----------------------|---------------------|
E5 G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Verse 1
E5 G5 E5 A5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||--9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=9-9-9-9S14-14-14-14S|
||o-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=7-7-7-7S12-12-12-12S|
||----------------------|---------------------|
E5 G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Interlude
A5 E5 B5 F#5
2/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||--------|---------|----------||-||--------------|-------------|
||o-------|---------|---------o||-||o-------------|-------------|
||--------|---------|----------||-||--------------|-------------|
||-----9--|---------|----------||-||--11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
||o-7--7--|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-o||-||o--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
||--5-----|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--||-||--------------|-------------|
A5 B5 E5 G5 A5
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------|---------|---------|--------||
|-------|---------|---------|-------o||
|-------|---------|---------|--------||
|-------|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-|--------||
|-7--9--|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5--7--o||
|-5--7--|---------|---------|-3--5---||
Chorus
E5 G5 E5 A5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||--9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=9-9-9-9S14-14-14-14S|
||o-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=7-7-7-7S12-12-12-12S|
||----------------------|---------------------|
E5 G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-9-9-9-9S12-12-12-12S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|-7-7-7-7S10-10-10-10S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|---------------------|-------------------||
Outro
A5 E5 B5 A5 E5 B5
2/4
Q Q E E E E E E E E 3x Q Q H
||--------|---------|----------||-------|-------*|
||o-------|---------|---------o||-------|-------*|
||--------|---------|----------||-------|-------*|
||-----9--|---------|----------||----9--|-------*|
||o-7--7--|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-o||-7--7--|-9\----*|
||--5-----|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--||-5-----|-7\----*|
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
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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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