Burst Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1993 Album SOUND OF WHITE NOISE)
Words by Charlie Benante, John Bush & Scott Ian Music by Charlie Benante, Frank Bello,
Bush & Scott Ian
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz'
Q=184
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----|
Wx3 H Q S S S S W
H Q E E +W +W
$
Gtrs I, II
PM----------| PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W S S S S S S E H W
||o---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
||o---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
PM----------| PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W S S S S S S E H W
Pre Chorus
Bb5 N.C.
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 e.
Bb5 N.C.
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 e.
Bb5 N.C.
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 e.
Bb5 N.C.
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 e.
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------------------------------------------------------|
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 e.
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
To Coda
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 e.
|---------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7h9--o||
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-9-------(9)\--|-5-------(5)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-4-------(4)\---|
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|-9-------(9)\--|-4-------(4)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-7-------(7)\--o||
N.C.
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
PM----| PM----|
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W
|-5-6---------5s7-|-5--------|-5-6---------5s7-|-5----|
PM----| PM--------| PM--------|
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-6---------5s7-|-5--------|-5-6-------------|-5-6-------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
PM--------|
E E E E E E E E W
|-5---6-------------5s===7-|-5------------------------------|
| Gtr II
PM-----------|
E E E E E E E E W
|--5----6------------------5s===7-|--5-----------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
PM------|
E E E E E E E E W
|-5-6-----------------5s==7-|-5-------------------------|
| E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
PM------|
E E E E E E E E W
|-5-6-----------------5s==7-|--5----|
| E E S S E E E S S E W
PM----------------------------------------
| H +H H +H
| H +H H +H
PM----------------------------------------
| H +H H +H
D.S. al Coda
| H +H H +H
&
Gtrs I, II
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-9-------(9)\--|-5-------(5)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-4-------(4)\---|
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|-9-------(9)\--|-4-------(4)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-7-------(7)\--o||
N.C.
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
| Gtr II
| W E E E E E E E Q
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
| W H. +Q
|---------------------|-13b17=======(13)r----|
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
| W Q Q Q Q
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
| W S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
Gtrs I, II
PM------|
E S S e e e 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