Black Lodge Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1993 Album SOUND OF WHITE NOISE)
Words and Music by Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, John Bush & Frank Bello
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian Clean'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Dan Spitz Clean'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian Distortion'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Dan Spitz Distortion'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead'
Gtr VI (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead 2'
Q=105
Gtr I
W +W W +W
|-^0----------|-(0)-----------|-^0----------|-(0)-----------|
|-^3----------|-(3)-----------|-^3----------|-(3)-----------|
|-^0----------|-(0)-----------|-^0----------|-(0)-----------|
|-^2----------|-(2)-----------|-^2----------|-(2)-----------|
| Gtr II
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o----2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|----2-----2-------|---2-----2--------o||
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o-^0---------------|-----------------|-^0---------------|------------------o||
||o-^2-------2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-^2-------2---2---|-2---2---2---2----o||
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
||o--------3-(3)-----3-|-(3)-----3-3-3-1-0---|
||o----2-----------2---|-------2-------------|
| W +W
||--^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
||o-^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
||--^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
||--^2-----------------|-(2)-----------------|
||o-^2-----------------|-(2)-----------------|
||--^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
| W +W
|-^0-----------------|-(0)------------------|
|-^0-----------------|-(0)------------------|
|-^0-----------------|-(0)------------------|
|-^2-----------------|-(2)------------------|
|-^2-----------------|-(2)------------------|
|-^0-----------------|-(0)------------------|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
| W +W
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
|-^2-----------------|-(2)-----------------|
|-^2-----------------|-(2)-----------------|
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-----------------|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
| W +W
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-------------------||
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-------------------||
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-------------------||
|-^2-----------------|-(2)-------------------||
|-^2-----------------|-(2)-------------------||
|-^0-----------------|-(0)-------------------||
Pre Chorus
N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| W W
| W W
| W W
|--------0-0-----1-|--3-----3-(3)---3---o||
|----2-------------|--------------------o||
| W W
|-^0---------------|-^3-----------------o||
|-^2---------------|-^5-----------------o||
Pre Chorus
N.C. F5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
| Gtr III
| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q=110
$
N.C. F5
Gtr III
Q Q H Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
| Gtr IV
| Q Q H Q Q Q Q W +W
N.C. F5
Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
| Q Q H Q Q Q Q W +W
N.C. F5
Q Q H Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
| Q Q H Q Q Q Q W +W
To Coda
N.C. F5 N.C.
Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q E E
| Q Q H Q Q Q Q W +H. E E
E5 N.C. E5
W +H. E E W +W
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr I
| W W W +W
|-----------------|-------------------|-^0---------------|-(0)---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-^3---------------|-(3)---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-^0---------------|-(0)---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------|
W +W
| PM-----------------------------------------
| Gtr V
| Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E E E
W +W
| Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E E E
W +W
| PM------------------------------------------
| +Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E E E
W +W
| Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E E E
N.C.
Gtr IV
PM-------------------------------------
| Gtr V
| +W +W
| >
| +W +W
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
| Gtr IV
| PM---------------------------------------
E E E E +E E E E +E E E S S E E E E
Gtrs III, IV
PM| PM| PM| PM------------------------------|
| Gtr V
| Q E E Q E E Q E E W +W
PM| PM| PM| PM-----------------------------------|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E +H +W
PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E Q E E E E E E
PM-----------------------------------------|
| Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +Q Q
D.S. al Coda
PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E +H +W
&
Gtr I
||o------------------|-------------------|
||o----2-----2-------|-----2-----2-------|
| Gtr IV
| W +H. E E
||o------------------|-------------------|
||o--2---------------|-(2)-----------3-5-|
| Gtr II
| W +W
||--^0---------------|-(0)---------------|
||o-^3---------------|-(3)---------------|
||--^0---------------|-(0)---------------|
||--^2---------------|-(2)---------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------o||
|----2-----2-------|-----2-----2--------o||
| W +H. E E 3x
|------------------|--------------------o||
|--2---------------|-(2)-----------3-5--o||
| W +W 3x
|-^0---------------|-(0)-----------------||
|-^3---------------|-(3)----------------o||
|-^0---------------|-(0)-----------------||
|-^2---------------|-(2)-----------------||
|------------------|--------------------o||
Gtr IV
>
W +W +W +W
| Gtr II
| W +W +W +W
|-^0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
|-^3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|-^0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
|-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
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