American Pompeii Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)
Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benate
A5V
B5VII
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Paul Crook'
Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian Drop D'
Gtr IV (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Paul Crook Drop D'
Gtr V (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Overdubs'
Q=98
A5N.A5 N.A5 N.A5 N.A5B5
Gtr I
F#5 B5VII F#5
E E E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q. +E
|-2-4-4-4-(4)--(4)S9-|-9-4-4-4-(4)---(4)/-|
|---2-2-2-(2)--(2)S7-|-7-2-2-2-(2)---(2)/-|
A5N.A5 N.A5 N.A5 N.A5B5 F#5 B5 F#5
Gtr I
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 +H
| Gtr II
| W H Q E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H
Q=105
A5N.A5 N.A5 N.A5 N.A5B5
Gtrs I, II
F#5 B5VII F#5
E E E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q. +E
|-2-4-4-4-(4)--(4)S9-|-9-4-4-4-(4)---(4)/-|
|---2-2-2-(2)--(2)S7-|-7-2-2-2-(2)---(2)/-|
A5N.A5 N.A5 N.A5 N.A5B5
F#5 B5VII F#5
E E E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q. +E
|-2-4-4-4-(4)--(4)S9-|-9-4-4-4-(4)---(4)/-|
|---2-2-2-(2)--(2)S7-|-7-2-2-2-(2)---(2)/-|
++H
A5 E5 N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S e E S S e E S E.
S S e E S S e E S E. S S e E S S e E S E. S S e E S S e E S E.
Pre Chorus
Q=112
$
F#A5V N.C. F#A5V
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
N.C. F#A5V N.C. F#A5V
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
B5VII F#5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S
A5V B5VII F#5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S
A5V B5VII A5V B5VII
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
A5V B5VII
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
To Coda
F#5 N.C.
S E S E S E E S E E S E S E S E S Q.
A5N.A5 N.A5 N.A5 N.A5B5
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|
F#5 B5VII F#5
E E E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q. +E 3x
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|-2-4-4-4-(4)--(4)S9-|-9-4-4-4-(4)---(4)/--o||
|---2-2-2-(2)--(2)S7-|-7-2-2-2-(2)---(2)/---||
++H
A5 E5 N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S e E S S e E S E.
D.S. al Coda
S S e E S S e E S E. S S e E S S e E S E. S S e E S S e E S E.
&
Gtrs III, IV
S E S E S E S E Q W E E E E E E E E
N.C.
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--|
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------3-5--|---------------3-5---o||
D5 N.C.
E. S Q H H Q Q E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
Gtrs III, IV
W H Q Q E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
| Gtr V
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| H H H H W H.. +E
|-5----6----|-----------------|-7------------------|-7b8===================(7)-|
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
| TP TP
| +W W
|-(7)r=================|=7------------------|
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
| TP TP TP
| W H.. +E
|-7------------------|-7b8===================(7)-|
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
| TP TP
| +W +W
|-(7)b10===================|=(7)r=================|
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
| TP TP
| +W +W
F5 G5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S E. S E. S E.
| E S S E +E E S S E +E H Q Q
|--------------------------------------12b14---(12)---|-10--------10\---------|
|------------12b13---(12)-----------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S E
|---------10h13p==10---------10h13p==10---------10h13p==10-8h10p==8-6---|
N.C.
E E S E. S E. S E.
| H.. +E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S E +E E S S E +E
|------------13b15---(13)--------------15b17---(15)----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E. S Q E +E Q
|-13tr15--------13tr15-------13b15---(13)---18tr20-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
|-18tr20-------18tr20-------18tr20-------18tr20-------|
D5 N.C.
S E S E S E E S E E S E S E S E S Q.
| Q H Q W
F5N.F5 N.F5 N.F5 N.F5G5
Gtrs III, IV
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-3-2-3-3-(3)-2-3-3-|-3-2-3-3-(3)-2-3-5-|
E E E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q. +E 3x
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-5-0-0-0-(0)--(0)S5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)---(0)--o||
|-5-0-0-0-(0)--(0)S5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)---(0)---||
H.=H
F5N.F5 N.F5 N.F5 N.F5G5
Q=88
E E E E +Q +E E E E E E +Q. +E
|-5-0-0-0-(0)--(0)S5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)---(0)-|
|-5-0-0-0-(0)--(0)S5-|-5-0-0-0-(0)---(0)-|
+W +W +W
Q=10H=H
N.C.
Gtr III
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
Gtrs III, IV
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
Q=130
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------3-5--|---------------3-5--|
E E S E. S E. S E. E E S E. S E. S E.
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------3-5--|---------------3-5---o||
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