Anthrax

ANTHRAX - A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET
(Among The Living, 1987)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato 
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.

Riff 1

E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D -4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-
A -4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-
E -2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-

Riff 2

E -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-

Riff 3

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-

E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G ---------------------------5-
D -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----5- x 2
A -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----3-
E -3--3--3-1-0-1-3--3--3-0-1---

Riff 4

E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D -2--------------------------------------------------------
A -2--------------------------------------------------------
E -0----------------00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-

E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G ---------------------------5-
D -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----5- x 2
A -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----3-
E -3--3--3-1-0-1-3--3--3-0-1---

Riff 5
		1,2,3	      4
E ------------- ------------- ---------------
B ------------- ------------- ---------------
G -------4--3-- ------------- ---------------
D -2--4--4--3-- ---4-----4--- ---4-----4-----
A -2--4--2--1-- ---4-----4--- ---4-----4-1-2-
E -0--2-------- -0-2---0-2--- -0-2---0-2-----

Riff 5A

E -------------------------
B -------------------------
G -------4--3--------------
D -2--4--4--3----4-----4---
A -2--4--2--1----4-----4---
E -0--2--------0-2---0-2---

Riff 6

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----
D -----2-2-2-2---------7-7-7-7---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----
A -----2-2-2-2-1-2-----7-7-7-7-1-2-----1-2-----1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-
E -3-0-0-0-0-0-----3-5-5-5-5-5-----3-0-----3-0---------------------

Riff 7

E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D -9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-
A -9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-
E -7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-

Riff 7A
		    1,2,3	      4	
E ----------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
B ----------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
G ----------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------
D -9-------8------- -5-------2------- -5-----------------------------------------------
A -9-------8------- -5-------2------- -5-----------------------------------------------
E -7-0-0-0-6-0-0-0- -3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -3-0-0-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-

Riff 8

E ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E -22-22-33-33-11-11-44-44-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-

Riff 8A

E -------------
B -------------
G -------------
D -4--5--3--6--
A -4--5--3--6--
E -2--3--1--4--

Riff 8B

E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------
A ---------------------------------
E -2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-

Order

Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 4
Solo over Riff 7 x 4
Solo over Riff 7A x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 8 x 4
Riff 8A x 4
Riff 8B x 1
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 6
Riff 5A x 4

Tabbed by Radiohater 2002