Band: Anthrax
Album: Spreading The Disease
Song: A.I.R.
Copyright (c) (Megaforce) (1985)
Version 1.0 - 12/03/05
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
[PM] [-PM-]
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D----4-4-(4)---------------|
A----2-2-(2)-5/4\5-2-2-(2)-|
E-0-0--------3/2\3-0-0-(0)-|Rpt 6 X
This guitar enters 3rd time.
[-----------PM---------------]
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G---11--11--11--11-------------|
D-------------------9--9--9--9-|
A-99--99--99--99--77-77-77-77--|
E------------------------------|
Pull up on trem. Pick scrape
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------\--\--------|
A-2--------------(2)----------------------\--\-------|
E-0--------------(0)-----------------------\--\------|
Main Riff
[PM] [PM]
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--|
A-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--|
E-000-6-6-5-000-3-3-0--|Rpt 8 X
Verse Riff
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D-----8-8-7-----5-5-2-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--(2)---|
A-----8-8-7-----5-5-2-----8-8-7-----5-5-2--(2)---|
E-000-6-6-5-000-3-3-0-000-6-6-5-000-3-3-0--(0)---|Rpt 3 X
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
Bridge
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/air_tab_ver_2.html ]
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9----9----9----9----9----9---------------------------------|
D-9----9----9----9----9----9----9\8\7\6\5----5----5----5/7---|
A-7----7----7----7----7----7----7\6\5\4\3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5---|
E---00---00---00---00---00---00------------------------------|
Rpt 3 X
Chorus
[PM] h [PM] h [PM] h
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-4---------------4---------------4---------------4----2------|
D-4---------------4---------------4---------------4----2------|
A-2-----0-1p0-----2-----0-1p0-----2-----0-1p0-----2----0------|
E---000-------3p0---000-------3p0---000-------3p0---------3---|
Rpt 4 X
End of Chorus
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D-4---2--------------------|
A-2---0---5---2-----(2)----|
E---------3---0-----(0)----|
Rpt main riff 8 X
Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus
Intrlude
[--PM---]
E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----------|
A-2-2-2-2--|
E-0-0-0-0--|Rpt 7 X
E-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-9\8\7\5---|
A-7\6\5\3---|
E-----------|
[----PM---] [PM] [----PM---]
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-------------------4-4------------------|
A-2-2----5\4/5---2------2-2-----5\4/5---2----|
E-----00-3\2/3-0-0---00------00-3\2/3-0-0----|Rpt 2 X
[----PM---] [PM] [----PM---]
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-------------------4-4-----------9\7/9--|
A-2-2----5\4/5---2------2-2-----5\4/5-7\5/7--|
E-----00-3\2/3-0-0---00------00-3\2/3--------|Rpt 2 X
[----PM---] [PM] [----PM---]
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-6-6-------------------6-6-----------11911--|
A-4-4----7\6/7---4------4-4-----7\6/7-9\7/9--|
E--------5\4/5-2-2---22---------5\4/5--------|Rpt 2 X
The above riffs are used for the guitar solo backing.
Rpt Main Riff 8 X
Rpt verse
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
Main Riff varient
[PM] [PM]
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D-----8-8-7-----5-5\4-2--|
A-----8-8-7-----5-5\4-2--|
E-000-6-6-5-000-3-3\2p0--|Rpt 5 X
Ending
E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----------|
A-5-5\4-2--|
E-3-3\2p0--|Rpt 2 X
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