Tester Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)
Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benante
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Paul Crook'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Overdubs & Solo'
Q=78
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
Q e E Q e E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
||o-------------------|--------------------------|
||o-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S S S S S
N.C. F5 E5 D5
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S
N.C. F5 E5 D5
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S
Q=72
N.C.
Gtr I
E E S S S E E S S S S S
| Gtr II
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
E E S S S E E S S S S S
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------|
N.C.
E E S S S E E S S S S S
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o||
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------o||
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
Q=96
Gtr I
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
Q=76
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
| Gtr III
| W
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
| <
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-3---------3---------3---------3---------|
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S 3x
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------o||
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S 3x
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-3---------3---------3---------3-----------o||
PM---------------------------------------
S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S E S S H
Guitar Solo
N.C.
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
| E S S E S S E S S S T T S S
|-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12-12r-12p10----10-|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
| E. S E S S S S S S E. S
|-12b14====12r-12b14==12-12-12-12-12r-12p10---------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
| Q E E Q S E S Q Q Q S S S S
Q=72
E E S S S E E S S S S S
||o---------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------------|
| E E E S E E +S +E E
||o-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
||--12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
||o---------------------------------------------------|
E E S S S E E S S S S S
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------|
N.C.
E E S S S E E S S S S S
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o||
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------o||
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
Q=96
Gtr I
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
Q=78
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
| Gtr III
| W W H. E
|-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=|
|-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
| H Q. W W
|-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
H.. +H.. +H.. +H..
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
|-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
|-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
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