Caught in a Mosh Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1987 Album AMONG THE LIVING)
Words and Music by Anthrax
Arranged by Anthrax
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.I'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead I'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead II'
Moderately Q=94 1.
Gtr I
H.. E H.. E H.. E H.. E
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||o-5--------------|-5--------------|-5--------------|-7--------------o||
| Gtr II
| H. S S E H. S S E H. S S E H. S S E
||o----------x-x---|----------x-x---|----------x-x---|----------x-x---o||
||o----------x-x---|----------x-x---|----------x-x---|----------x-x---o||
2. Double Time Q=188
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
+W +H.. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|--------------||o-------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)--------|-(2)----------||o-------------------|---------1-2-3---|
1.,2. 3. Faster Q=205
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E +E H. E
|-------------------|-----------------o||-----------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------3-2-1---o||---------3-2-1-7-|-(7)-----------|
Verses
$
PM--------------------------| PM| PM|
Wx3 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---------------|---------------9s|=10-----10-9-----8-|
|------------||o-7---------------|---------------9s|=10------8-7-----6-|
|------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s|==8-0-0------0-0---|
PM--------| PM--------------------------| PM| PM|
|-9-------------9-|-(9)---------------|---------------9s|=10-----10-9-----8-|
|-7-------------7-|-(7)---------------|---------------9s|=10------8-7-----6-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s|==8-0-0------0-0---|
PM--------| PM--------------------------| PM| PM|
|-9-------------9-|-9---------------|---------------9s|=10-----10-9-----8-|
|-7-------------7-|-7---------------|---------------9s|=10------8-7-----6-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s|==8-0-0------0-0---|
PM--------| PM--------------------------| PM| PM|
|-9-------------9-|-(9)---------------|---------------9s|=10-----10-9-----8-|
|-7-------------7-|-(7)---------------|---------------9s|=10------8-7-----6-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s|==8-0-0------0-0---|
PM------| PM------------------|
E E E E E E Q +Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E
PM------------------| PM------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E
PM------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E H +E W +W
W 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 E E E E E E E E W +W
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1. 2. Slower Q=164
To Coda
PM
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H.. E
|-------------------|-----------------o||-----------------||--------------|
|-------------------|---------3-2-1-7-o||---------3-2-1-2-||-(2)--------3-|
PM PM
H.. E H.. E W H. Q
|-------------|-------------|----------||o-------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------||----------9S==|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2--------||--2-------9S==|
|-2---------3-|-2---------3-|-2--------||o-2-------7S==|
Bridge Verse
PM--------| PM--|
W Q E E E E E E E S S E Q +E E +E H. Q
|----------|----------------|-----------------------o||-||o---------------|
|-5--------|----------------|------------------------||-||----------9S====|
|-5--------|-4--------------|---------7--(7)-7-(7)\--||-||--2-------9S====|
|-3--------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-------7--(7)-7-(7)\-o||-||o-2-------7S====|
Faster Q=205
PM--------| PM--| PM------------|
W Q E E E E E E E S S E Q +E E +E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------------|-----------------------o||-||-------------------|
|-3--------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-------7--(7)-7-(7)\-o||-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
PM----------------------------------------------| PM----------|
PM--| PM------------------| PM----------|
E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM-------------
E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
| Gtrs III, IV
| <
| H +H +W
|-12b14========(12)------|-(12)---------------|
Guitar Solo
E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
| +W H +E E S S S S
|-(12)-------------||--------------------14-15h17p15p14---|
|------------------||-16b18========(16)r------------------|
Gtrs III, IV
H. +E +E H. E E
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---| PM-------------
| E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
E H +E E E H. E E
|------| PM-----------|
| E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
H. E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------12-12h13p==12----12-|
| PM---| PM------------------------
| E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
E E E E Q. E E +Q. +E +E a +E +E
|-------12-13-15-----13-|-15pb17r(15)-----(15)b17==(15)r(15)b17==(15)-(15)r--|
|-------| PM PM| PM-|
| E E E Q Q E +E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
| PM---| PM| PM PM| PM|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
+W E E E E E E Q +E
|-(14)--------------|-12h14p==12----12---------------|
| PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
E S S E E E Q. E E E E E E E E Q +H.
| PM--| PM| PM PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Harmony Solo Section
Gtr III
E +H +Q +E E S S E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-12h=13p12----12-------------|
|-15b17==(15)----(15)--(15)r-|-----------15----13-15-12-13-|
| Gtr IV
| E +H +Q +E E S S E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-12h=13p12----12-------------|
|-14b16==(14)----(14)--(14)r-|-----------14----12-14-11-11-|
| Gtrs I, II
| W +H. E E
S E. +H. E S S E E E E E E
|-15p13--(13)------|-12h=13p12----12-13-12---------|
| S E. +H. E S S E E E E E E
|-14p12--(12)------|-11h=12p11----11-12-11---------|
| W +H. E E
W E E E E H
| W E E E E H
| W +H. E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S H
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S H
| W E Q. E Q.
E +H +Q +E E S S E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-12h=13p12----12-------------|
|-15b17==(15)----(15)--(15)r-|-----------15----13-15-12-13-|
| E +H +Q +E E S S E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-12h=13p12----12-------------|
|-14b16==(14)----(14)--(14)r-|-----------14----12-14-11-11-|
| Gtrs I, II
| W +H. E E
S E. +H. E S S E E E E E E
|-15p13--(13)------|-12h=13p12----12-13-12---------|
| S E. +H. E S S E E E E E E
|-14p12--(12)------|-11h=12p11----11-12-11---------|
| W +H. E E
W E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
| W E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
| W +H. E E W
| E Q. E Q.
W +H. E E +E +H..
|------------------|----------------/20-22b24==|=(22)-(22)--------------|
| W +H. E E +E +H..
|------------------|--------------------22b24==|=(22)-(22)--------------|
+H. +E E +E +E H.
|-(22)-----------(22)r-22b24==|=(22)-(22)r\--------------|
| +H. +E E +E +E H.
|-(22)-----------(22)r-22b24==|=(22)-(22)r\--------------|
Gtrs I, II
D.S. al Coda
&
E E E E E E E E H Q. E H E E Q
+H E E E E Q +E +E 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