Anthrax - Keep It In The Family Chords & Tabs

Anthrax:  Keep It In The Family

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

Date last modified: 04/12/02

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Tuning: Eb tuning with the 6 string dropped another whole step

Riff 1                 x2
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-5---------5---------|
Db|-5---------5---------|
Ab|-h--0-0-0--h--0-0-0--|
Db|----0-0-0-----0-0-0--|
       * * *     * * * 

Riff 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-5-6-0-5-6----6--0-5-6-0------3-5-|
Db|-0-5-6-0-5-6-00-6--0-5-6-0-0000-3-5-|
    * * * * * * **    * * * * ****
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-5-6-0-5-6----6--0-5-6-0-3-6-0-|
Db|-0-5-6-0-5-6-00-6--0-5-6-0-3-6-0-|
    * * * * * * **    * * * *


Riff 3                             x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-4---0-----3---3-4---0---|
Db|-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
      * *     *   * *   *     *   * 
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-4---0-----3-----3-6-0--|
Db|-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-6-0--|
      * *     *   * *   * * 

Riff 3a
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-4---0-----3---3-4---0---|
Db|-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
      * *     *   * *   *     *   * 
   "Mankind..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-4---0-----3-----3-6-0--|
Db|-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-6-0--|
      * *     *   * *   * * 
   "...man who speaks..."

Final time
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------4h5p4p0-------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-4---0-----3-------------3h5p3--1--0-------|
Db|-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0-3-0-0----------------1--0--//\\-|
      * *     *   * *   * * 
   "...think with your dick..."


Play Riff 3a  [speeds up though]  "Yo, I try to understand..."


Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7-----6-5---------7---6-5-----|
Ab|-5-----4-3---0-----5---4-3---0-|
Db|---0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-----0-0-|
      * *     *   * *   *     *
   "Retribution..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----6-5---------7-------7---7-|
Ab|-5-----4-3---0-----5---5-6---6---|
Db|---0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-----------|
      * *     *   * *   *  
   "Constitution..."


Riff 5
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------7\---------------------7-6-5-|
Ab|-1--0--0-0-1-1-1-0--5\---------------1--0--5-4-3-|
Db|-1--0--0-0-1-1-1-0------0-000-000-00-1--0--------|
          * * * * *        * *** *** **
   "I yell..."
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------7\---------------------|
Ab|-1--0--0-0-1-1-1-0--5\---------------1--0--|
Db|-1--0--0-0-1-1-1-0------0-000-000-00-1--0--|
          * * * * *        * *** *** **
   "I yell..."


Riff 6
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-5-------------7-6-5----------|
Ab|-5-4-3----6-5-0----5-4-3----6-5-0-|
Db|----------6-5-0-------------6-5-0-|
   "...what you fear..."
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-5-------------7-6-5----------|
Ab|-5-4-3----6-5-0----5-4-3----6-5-0-|
Db|----------6-5-0-------------6-5-0-|
   "The real world's..."


Riff 7
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------3--1--|
Db|-1-1-1-0--1-1-1-0--1-1-1-0--0-0-0-0--0-1-0-3--1--|
    * * *    * * *    * * *    * * *    * * * 
   "Keep it in the, keep it in the..."


Play Riff 3a   "Don't even try..."
Play Riff 3a   [speeds up though]  "Yo, I try to understand..."
Play Riff 4    "Retribution..."
Play Riff 5    "I yell..."

Riff 6a
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-5-------------7-6-5----------|
Ab|-5-4-3----6-5-0----5-4-3----6-5-0-|
Db|----------6-5-0-------------6-5-0-|
    "...what you fear..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-5-------------7-6-5--------|
Ab|-5-4-3----6-5-0----5-4-3----6-5-|
Db|----------6-5-0-------------6-5-|
   "The real world's..."

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/keep_it_in_the_family_tab.html ]
Riff 8                        x3
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-0------3-0-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-0-0000-3-0-|
    * * **** * *  * * **** * * 
   "When you keep it in the..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-3-4-5-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-3-4-5-|
    * * **** * *  *
   "...family..."


Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)         x3
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-0------3-0-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-0-0000-3-0-|
    * * **** * *  * * **** * * 
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-3-4-5-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-3-4-5-|
    * * **** * *  *           x3
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-0------3-0-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-0-0000-3-0-|
    * * **** * *  * * **** * * 
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0------|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0--0-0-|
    * * **** * *  *  * *


Play Riff 6a  Solo Rhythm


Riff 9
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--3-------------------3--6------------------|
Db|-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
          * * * * * * * *        * * * * * * * * 
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--6-------------------3--6------------------|
Db|-3--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
          * * * * * * * *        * * * * * * * * 


Riff 9a
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--6-------------------3--6------------------|
Db|-3--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
          * * * * * * * *        * * * * * * * * 
    "Acting out..."


Riff 10                               x3
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--5--6--0--5--6--0--5--6--0--5--6-|
Db|-0--5--6--0--5--6--0--5--6--0--5--6-|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * 
   "...hate..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-4h5p4p0-4p0----4h5p4p0-4p0---------|
Ab|-------------3--------------3--1--0-|
Db|-------------------------------1--0-|
   "I'm not gonna..."


Riff 6   "...we rebel..."


Riff 6b                                                   x3
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-5--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-5-0----------------------|
Db|-----------------------------6-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
           * * * * * * * * * *         * * * * * * * * * *
    "I'm the thing..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-5---------------------------|
Ab|-5-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-5-|
Db|-----------------------------6-5-|
           * * * * * * * * * *
    "You've got the longest..."


Riff 8b
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|   ---------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-0------3-0-|            |
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-0-0000-3-0-|            |
    * * **** * *  * * **** * *              |
   "Keep it in the..."                      |
eb|-----------------------|                 |--- Play 3x
Bb|-----------------------|                 |
Gb|-----------------------|                 |
Db|-----------------------|        ---------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-3-4-5-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-3-4-5-|
    * * **** * *  *
   "Keep it in the..."

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0--0-0------3-0-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0--0-0-0000-3-0-|
    * * **** * *  * * **** * * 
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-0-0------3-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0000-3-0-0-|
    * * **** * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------0----|
Ab|-3-4-5-3-4-5-2-3-4-1-0----0----|
Db|-3-4-5-3-4-5-2-3-4-1-0----0----|



Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill