Medusa Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1985 Album SPREADING THE DISEASE)
Words and Music by Anthrax
Arranged by warlockmb
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=160
F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
H Q 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
|-------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------4-||o-----4---5-----4-|-----4---5-----4-|-----4---5-----4-|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----2---------4-o||-----4---5-----4-|-----4---5-----4-|-----4---5-----4--|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5F#5 F#5 E5F#5 A5 E5
PM| PM PM--| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
E5F#5 F#5 E5F#5 B5 C5 F#5 F#5 N.C. F#5
PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM| PM PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
N.C. F#5 N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
| Gtr III
| W W
N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM-| PM PM-|
| H Q E E +H +E +E E E
N.C. E5
PM---| PM PM---|
| E S S E E E S S E E
N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5
PM---| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
| Q e E +Q. +E W W
|-15b17---15-15-(15)-----(15)\-|-----------------|------------------|
N.C. F#5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5F#5 F#5 E5F#5 A5 E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| Gtr III
| W W H Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------xs|=xsxsxsxs==xsxsxsx--|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------xs|=xsxsxsxs==xsxsxsx--|
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
N.C. N.C.
PM----| PM----|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E
N.C. N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM-------|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E
| Gtr III
| W W
N.C. N.C.
PM----| PM----|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E
| W W
N.C. F#5/C# A5F#E5F#5/C#
PM----|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S E E E E Q E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x
|---------------------||o-------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------3-(3)-------||o-4-4-4-4---4-2-4\--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
F#5 F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. E5
PM PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
| Gtr III
| W W
N.C. E5 N.C. F#5
PM---| PM PM---| PM---| PM PM|
| E S S E E E S S E E Q e E +Q. +E
|-------------------------------------|-15b17---15-15-(15)-----(15)\--|
N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM--|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| Gtr III
| H Q S S E +H H
|--------------x-x-14--|-(14)---------17b19\-----|
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| W W
N.C. N.C.
PM----| PM----|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E
N.C. N.C.
PM----| PM----|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E
N.C. N.C. N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E E S S e E +E E E E
F#5/C# A5F#E5F#5/C#N.C.
Gtr I
E S S E E E E Q E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x
||o-------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4---4-2-4\--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
| Gtr II
| E S S E E E E Q E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x
||o-------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4---4-2-4\--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
Guitar Solo
E S S E E E E Q
| H +E E +Q
N.C. F#5/C# A5F#E5F#5/C#
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q
| H. E E E E +H +E E
|---------------------5S19---|-------------------------------|
N.C.
E S S E S S E S S E S S
| H Q. E
E S S E E E E Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
E S S E S S E S S E S S
| S S S S S S S S Q. E
E S S E E E E Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
E S S E S S E S S E S S
| S S S S S S S S H
Gtr I
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| Gtr II
| 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
| Gtr III
| 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|
E E E S S H
| 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
|-7h=9p7-5-7--9-10--9--9h10p=9-7--9-10-12-10-|
PM|
E E E S S Q Q
| S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
| S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| E E +H +Q Q. S S E Q.
|-17b19-17-(17)b19--------(17)--|---------------14-(14)----|
|-------------------------------|---------16p14----(14)----|
| E E +H +Q W
|-13b15-13-(13)b15--------(13)--|--------------------------|
PM|
E E E S S H
| E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
PM| PM|
E E E S S Q Q E E E S S H
| ~~ ~~~ PM--------|
| S S E S S S S Q E E E E +Q +E S S S S S S
|-9-11-13-13-14-16-14-13--13s2-|-b6-4-(4)-----(4)b6==4-4-4-4-4-4-|
PM|
E E E S S Q Q
| Q Q Q S +E. +Q
|------------r-(4)-(4)--|
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E Q
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
PM|
E E E S S H
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM|
E E E S S Q Q
| TP
| E S S E S S Q Q Q
F#5 F#5 N.C. F#5
PM PM PM| PM| PM PM|
| PM| PM PM|
| E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E
|-16b18-16-(16)b18---(16)-------|-----------------|
N.C. F#5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5 N.C. F#5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. F#5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM|
N.C. E5 N.C. E5F#5 F#5 E5F#5 A5 E5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q
| Gtr III
| W W W H +H
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-17b19---------(17)\------|
PM| PM|
E E E S S H E E E S S Q Q E S S E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------||o-------------------|
|-2-4-------4----|-2-4-------2--3--||o-4-4-4-4---4-2-4\--|
N.C. F#5/C# A5F#E5F#5/C#
E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x E S S E E E E Q
|-------------------------o||-------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-4-4-4-4---4-2-4\--|
Gtrs I, II
E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E
| Gtr III
| \7______________________________________________
| W W +H. +E E
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