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NOW IT'S DARK (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1988 Album STATE OF EUPHORIA)
Transcribed by B. Johnson
Words and Music by Anthrax
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Frank Bello'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|-12--------|-11--------|-----------|
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W W W W
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|-----------|-----------|-----------|-11----|
|-13--------|-----------|-----------|-------|
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W W W W W
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|-14--------|-----------|-----------|-11--------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-13----|
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W W W W
|-12--------|-11--------|-----------|-------||
|-----------|-----------|-11--------|-14----||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------||
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|-----------------|
|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|---2---3---4---5-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|-----------------|
|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|---2---3---4---5-|
W W W W
|-12--------|-11--------|-10--------|-9----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
W W W W
|-12--------|-11--------|-10--------|-9----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
Tempo Change Q=180
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Verse 1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------|
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
2/4
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 Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-7-5-----|
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------||---------|
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-||---------|
Verse 2
$
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------|
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
2/4
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 Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-7-5-----||
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------||---------||
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-||---------||
Verse 3
$$
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------|
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
2/4
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 Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-7-5-----||
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------||---------||
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-||---------||
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------|
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
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 Q. +H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-5----(5)----||
|-2-3-4-------3-4-|-5-------2-3-4---|-----5-7---------|---------------||
|-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|---------------||
Q Q H W
|-------------|------||
|-------------|------||
|-7\----------|------||
|-------------|------||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E 3x
||-----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------||
||o----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------o||
||o-7--------5-----|--------------|-7-7-----5-----|-----------------o||
||-----0-0-7---0-0-|-5----0--0-0--|-------7-------|-0--x-x-0-0-0-0---||
Q E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7--------5-----|--------------|-7-7-----5-----|----------------|
|----0-0-7---0-0-|-5----0--0-0--|-------7-------|-0--x-x-0-0-0-6-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-|
To Dbl. Coda
+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
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-----------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-(0)--6-5---6-5---|-6--6--6--6--||
Interlude
Tempo Change Q=140
&
+E E E E E E E E +W +W +W
|-------------------||------------|------------|--------|
|-------------------||------------|------------|--------|
|-------------------||------------|------------|--------|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-5-||-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----|
+W +H. S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------|----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|
|------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)--------------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q Q. E +H Q. Q. S S S S
|---------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7--------------|---------------|-----------7p5-7p5-||
|---------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6----|-7----6-(6)----|-7----6------------||
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|----------------|
|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7--------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6----|
Q. E +H Q. Q. S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------------|-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-7----6-(6)----|-7----6------------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7-----------7p5-7p5-|-7------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6---------|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6----||
Guitar Solo
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-0-5-0-5-|-5-5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-0-5-0-5-|
Q. E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----6-(6)----|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|-7----6-(6)----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|-7----6-(6)----|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---0-5-|---5-5-0-5---5---||
Bridge
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|-----------------|
|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|---2---3---4---5-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|---1-1---1-1---1-|-----------------|
|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|---2---3---4---5-|
W W W W
|-12--------|-11--------|-10--------|-9----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
W W W W
|-12--------|-11--------|-10--------|-9----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
Tempo Change Q=180
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Outro
&&
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H Q E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-----------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E H Q E E
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|-----------6-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------------|--------------*|
|-------------------|--------------*|
|-------------------|--------------*|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-5-3-0-|---0---0------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
Artist: Anthrax
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