Anthrax - Black Lodge Chords & Tabs

Anthrax:  Black Lodge

transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: 04/05/02

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean, some effect is used)
NOTE: This is used in the background through most of the song.
eb|--------0---------0-|
Bb|-------0---------0--|
Gb|------0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2----|
Ab|----2---------2-----|
Eb|---0---------0------|


Riff 2 (clean)                      x4
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0------|
Ab|---2-----2---------2-----2--------|
Eb|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----1--3-|



Riff 3 (clean)                              x4
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-0h1p0-----0--------0-0h1p0-----3-|
Gb|---------------0--------------------0-----|
Db|-----2-----------2--------2-----------2---|
Ab|---2--------------------2-----------------|
Eb|-0--------------------0-------------------|
   "Worship the ground..."

Riff 4 (clean)                       
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------3--------3--------3-3-3-1-0---|
Gb|-----------------------------------0-|
Db|-----2--------2--------2-------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2---------------|
Eb|-0--------0--------0-----------------|
   "Deny your body..."
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------3--------3--------3-3-3-1-0---|
Gb|-----------------------------------0-|
Db|-----0--------0--------0-------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2---------------|
Eb|-3--------3--------3-----------------|
   "But your heart..."
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------3--------3--------3-3-3-1-0---|
Gb|-----------------------------------0-|
Db|-----2--------2--------2-------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2---------------|
Eb|-0--------0--------0-----------------|
    "Just to fall alseep..."
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------3--------3--------3-3-3-1-0-1-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----0--------0--------0-------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2---------------|
Eb|-3--------3--------3-----------------|
    "Until your demons..."

Riff 5 (clean)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----0-------0-------------------------------------------|
Db|---1---1---0---0-----0---------3-------0-------3-------0-|
Ab|-3-------1---------1---1---3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Eb|-----------------3-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|

Final time:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----0-------0-------------------------------------0-----|
Db|---1---1---0---0-----0---------3-------0-------3---------|
Ab|-3-------1---------1---1---3-------3-------3-------------|
Eb|-----------------3-------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-|
    "I am a witness..."


Riff 6 (clean)                         x4
eb|-------------------------------0-----|
Bb|-------0-0h1p0-----0-3-----3-3---3---|
Gb|---------------0-------0-----------0-|
Db|-----2-----------2-------0-----------|
Ab|---2---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------------------|
    "Your biggest secret..."


Play Riff 4   "You try to hold..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/black_lodge_tab.html ]
Play Riff 5   "I am a witness..."

Riff 7 (distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-1-0----1-0-----------3-------0-------3--------|
Ab|-----1------1-3---3-------3-------3-------3----|
Eb|----------------1---1-------1-------1--------1-|
  "Give me..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-1-0----1-0----------|
Ab|-----1------1-3-3----|
Eb|----------------1----|
  "Give me..."


Riff 2a (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-3/5-2----------------3/5-2-|
Eb|-1/3-0----------------1/3-0-|

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0------|
Ab|---2-----2---------2-----2--------|
Eb|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----1--3-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *      


Riff 8
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------5-7-8~-|
Gb|-777\--777\--777-5-4-------777\--777\--777--------|
Db|---------------------5~---------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (not sure about this)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|-555\--555\--555-3-2-------555\--555\--555-7-9-10~-|
Ab|---------------------5~----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|



Riff 9
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
    * * * * * * * *
   "Deny your body..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...-|
    * * * * * * * *
   "But your heart..."

Guitar 2 plays Riff 4


Riff 10 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-----5--3-----3---------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--5-----5--3---------------|
Eb|-------------------3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-...-|
      * *      * *      * *      * * * * * 
   "I am a witness..."


Play Riff 7   "Give me..."


Ending: (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-3/5-2----------------3/5-2-|
Eb|-1/3-0----------------1/3-0-|

Guitar 2                             Final chord (with effect)
eb|----------------------------------|------0-|
Bb|----------------------------------|-----0--|
Gb|----------------------------------|----0---|
Db|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0------|---2----|
Ab|---2-----2---------2-----2--------|--2-----|
Eb|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----1--3-|-0------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *      


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill