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
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2 x2
e|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|
G|-------4h5-4~~-|--------6h7-6~~-|
D|-/7-5~---------|--/9-7~---------|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|
Guitar 2 x2 x2
e|---------------|----------------|
B|-------5h6-5~~-|--------7h8-7~~-|
G|-/5-4~---------|--/7-6~---------|
D|---------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x4 x2 x2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--4--2--4-2------|-----------------|
A|--7--5--7-5-2-2--|--2--0--2-0-4-4--|--7--5--7-5-2-2--|
E|--5--3--5-3-0-0--|------------2-2--|--5--3--5-3-0-0--|
Guitar 2 x4 x2 x2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7--5~-7p5-------|-9--7~-9p7-------|-7--5~-7p5-------|
A|-----------7-7~~-|-----------9-9~~-|-----------7-7~~-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar 3 x4 x2 x2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5--4~-5p4-------|-7--6~-7p6-------|-5--4~-5p4-------|
D|-----------5-5~~-|-----------7-7~~-|-----------5-5~~-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 3 x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9------------------------10-9--------------------|
A|-7-6--8-7--------------------7-6--8-7--------------------|
E|-5-4------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...--5-4------000000000000000...-|
* * * * * * * ***************
Riff 3a
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------|
A|-7-6--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------7\-|
E|-5-4--------------------0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-4-0-4-0-5-0-5\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-------4-5-4--5-----5-----5-------4-2-4-|
E|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-3-2--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4b
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "We all see in black and white..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/indians_tab.html ]
Riff 4a
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-------4-5-4--5-----5-----5-------|
E|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-3-2--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Apathy can never solve..."
Play Riff 3 "Forced out..."
Riff 3b
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|-----10-|
A|-7-6--8-|
E|-5-4----|
"...we're dissin' them..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----9-----9-----9-7-----10-|
A|-----7-----7-----7-5-9--8-8-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----7--6---|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----9-----9-----9-7----12-11-|
A|-----7-----7-----7-5-9--10--9-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----7--------|
* * * * * *
"On reservations..."
Play Riff 4b
Play Riff 4 "Respect is something..."
Play Riff 4a "Turned into..."
Play Riff 3 "Forced out..."
Play Riff 3b "...we're dissin' them..."
Play Riff 5 "On reservations..."
Play Riff 4b
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-9-7------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7-5--9-9--9\-8-------------------------------|
E|--------------7-7--7\-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-3-3-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Cry for the Indians..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-9-7----------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7-5--9-9--9\-8---------------8-|
E|--------------7-7--7\-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
* * * * * * *
"Die for the Indians..."
Play Riff 4b
Play Riff 4 "Love the land..."
Play Riff 4a "Hatred and prejudice..."
Play Riff 3 "Forced out..."
Play Riff 3b "...we're dissin' them..."
Play Riff 5 "On reservations..."
Play Riff 4b
Play Riff 6 "Cry for the Indians..."
Riff 7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-4-8-7---|
A|-5-2-----2---------5-4-3-2-6-5-8-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-3-2---------6-|
* * * * *** * *
Riff 7a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-4-8-7---|
A|-5-2-----2---------5-4-3-2-6-5-8-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-3-2---------6-|
* * * * *** * * * * * * *
"Territory..."
Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5---------6---5---5-4-3-2-3-4-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-4-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-1-2-|
* * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----7---9-7--------|
A|--2--5---7-5-9-9----|
E|--0----------7-7----|
x2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------7------9-7---------|
A|--2-----5-5-5--7-5-9-9-----|
E|--0-0-0------------7-7-7-7-|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "We all see in black and white..."
Play Riff 4a "Apathy can never..."
Play Riff 3 "Forced out..."
Play Riff 3b "...we're dissin' them..."
Play Riff 5 "On reservations..."
Play Riff 4b
Play Riff 6 "Cry for the Indians..."
Ending x3
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--9--7---9-7------|
A|--7--5---7-5-9-9--|
E|--7----------7-7--|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--9--7---9-7---9\-|
A|--7--5---7-5-9-7\-|
E|--7----------7-7\-|