Among the Living Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1987 Album AMONG THE LIVING)
Words by Joey Belladonna Music by Anthrax
Arranged by Anthrax
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Spitz Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ian Dirty'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Spitz Dirty'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Extra dubbed guitar'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Harmonics'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=126
Gtr I
Q. E Q Q +W Q. E Q Q +W
||o------0-(0)---0---|-(0)--------|-------0-0---0---|-(0)----o||
||o------2--1---(1)--|-(1)--------|-------2-1--(1)--|-(1)----o||
| Gtr II
| W +W +W +W
||o------------------|------------|-----------------|--------o||
||o------------------|------------|-----------------|--------o||
Gtrs II, III
Q. E Q Q +W Q. E Q Q +W
||o--------------|------------|--------------|--------o||
||o-2----2-1--2--|-(2)--------|-2----2-1--2--|-(2)----o||
Slightly Faster Q=128
Gtr III
Q. E Q Q +Q +H. Q. E Q Q +W
|------12-11--12--|-(12)--(12tr13)------|------12-11------|---------|
|-------9--8---9--|--(9)---(9tr10)------|-------9--8------|---------|
| Gtr II
| Q. E Q Q +W Q. E Q Q +W
Q. E Q Q +Q. +E +H Q. E Q Q +W
|------12-11--12--|-(12)---(12)b13r(12)----|------12-11------|---------||
|-------9--8---9--|--(9)----(9)b10r=(9)----|-------9--8------|---------||
| Q. E Q Q +W Q. E Q Q +W
Faster Q=138
Gtr III
>
+W +W W W
| Gtrs II, IV
| PM-------------| PM------------|
| Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
H=H
Gtrs II, III
PM------------| PM------------|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
Slightly Faster Q=140
PM------------| PM------------|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
Accelerate Q=141
PM------------| PM----------|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
PM------| PM------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
Fast Rock Q=200
PM------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E H.. E
W E H.. E H.. E H..
PM--| PM--|
E +S S E +S S E E E E E +S S E +S S E E E E
PM--| PM--|
E +S S E +S S E E E E E +S S E +S S E E E E
PM--| PM--|
E +S S E +S S E E E E E +S S E +S S E E E E
PM--|
E +S S E +S S E E E E E +S S E +S S E +S S Q
1st and 2nd Verse
Faster Q=205
PM| PM| PM|
+W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(9)--------||o-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7----|
|-(7)--------||----0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
#5
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-6-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7----|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-5-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7----|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
#5
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-6-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7----|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-5-----7s6---7---||-5--6--7-------|-6--7--8-------|-5--6--7--------|
|---0-0-5s4---5---||-3--4--5-0-0-0-|-4--5--6-0-0-0-|-3--4--5-0-0-0--|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
Q Q Q Q +W Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------o||-||-------------|
|-6--7--8--9--|-(9)--------o||-||-6--7--8--9--|
Slower Q=155
PM------------| PM| PM|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
PM------------| PM----------|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
3rd and 4th Verse
Faster Q=206
$
PM| PM|
Q E E Q E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7--x-5-6--x-5-|-2--------||-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7----||
|-5--x---4--x---|-0--------||---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----||
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7----|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7----|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-6-----7s6---7---|-6-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7----|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5----|
PM| PM| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-5-----7s6---7---|-5-----7s6---7---||-5--6--7-------|-6--7--8--------|
|---0-0-5s4---5---|---0-0-5s4---5---||-3--4--5-0-0-0-|-4--5--6-0-0-0--|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
Slower Q=155
PM--| PM------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
PM| PM| PM------------|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
To Coda
PM----------|
Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E H.. E
Guitar Solo
Faster Q=160
Gtr III
W E +H. +E H.. +E
|---------------||-12b13r(12)b14============(12)-|-12---------------(12)r-|
| Gtrs II, IV
| PM--|
| Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
S S E E E E S S S E E
PM|
H. E E E E Q E E E E
|-12tr13-----------12-10-|-12-13-12---12-13-12----|
| PM---|
PM------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E H.. S S
|-------------------------|-12-13-12-------------10-|-9tr10------------------|
| PM----| PM--|
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
| PM-------|
PM---------------------| ~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
| PM----|
S E E S E E S E S E E S E S E H
|-x---15-----15-15---15-----15-|-15---15-----15-15tr16------|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
Q +Q +Q +E +E E S E S S S Q +E E
|-22b24r=(22)b24====(22)--(22)-(22)r-|-------------------------|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
D.S. al Coda
W +W
|-12tr13--------|-(12tr13)-----||
| W +W
Q=155
&
Gtrs II, III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
Faster Q=185
Q E E Q E E W Q H. Q H.
Q Q H H H
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