Across the River Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1983 Album FISTFUL OF METAL)
Words and Music by Dan Lilker & Scott Ian
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Fast Rock Q=256
N.C. N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|
B5 C5 G5 N.C. B5 C5 D5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------|
Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q 4x
|-------------8--|-----------------|----------------o||
|-2----3-(3)-----|-----------------|-2----3-(3)--5--o||
Guitar Solo
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
H.. +E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------()-|-12-------------------12--14p12----------|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|----15p==12-15p12h==15----12h==15-12h15p==12-|-----12h15-12h15p==12-----12h15-12h15p12--|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|-12------12----12---14-15-12---12----12---15-|-15p14-12----12------17p=12----12----12-|
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|-12------15------------17p12-----------------|-15p12----12---------17p=12-------12S14----|
|----15------15p12h==15---------17-15p12---17-|-------17----15h==17--------17-15----------|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|-17-14---14-14------14-17-14---14-14------14-|-17--14-14-14------14-19p=12-------12----|
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q E
|-/14-14---14-15-15------17-17---17-15-15---15-|-17--17-17-19-19---19-19b21--(19)----|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
E E E E E E E E S E. +H.. +E
|-----------------------------12-15b17---|-(15)-------------(15)----|
|------------11h12h==14------------------|--------------------------|
|-11h12h==14-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| PM----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E E +Q
|-15b17r(15)-12----------12----------12----------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------14-----14-(14)b16r=|
| PM--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
+S S Q E +E E E S S H.. E
|-(14)p12p0------------------|-7------------------|
| PM-------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E +H
|-12h15p==12h15p12h==15p12h15p==12h15-12/---|-17b19---17-(17)-----|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E +Q. +E
|-12h14p==12h14p12h==14p12h14p==12h14p12h==14-|-16b19--(16)-16-(16)----(16)/-|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q.
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------11h12h14-11-12-14-|-------------------11h=12h14----------|
|------------11h12h==14-------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-10h12h==14------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
T T T
E E S S S S S S E E E E +H +Q. +E
|-11h12h==14----------------------------|--------------------------|
| PM--------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
Harmony Breakdown
Slower Q=216
N.C. N.C.
Gtr I
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
||o-20p19p17-19---20p19p17-19---|-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15p14-15---o||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
N.C. N.C.
Gtrs I, II
||o-10h12p10-8h10p8-7h8p7-5h7p5-|-3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2h3-0---o||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------o||
N.C. N.C.
Gtr I
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
||o-20p19p17-19---20p19p17-19---|-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15p14-15---o||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
Fast Rock Q=256
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
HHHH
| Gtr II
| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
HHHH
| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
H H W
| Gtr II
| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
W +H Q Q
|-22b24---------------|-(22)-----22\-----|
| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
Q H. Q. E +q. E
| Gtr II
| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5
W +W
| PM------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
+W +W
| Gtr II
| PM-------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
N.C. B5 C5 D5 E5
/0_______________________________________________
W +H. +Q W
| PM--------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q W
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