Band: Anthrax
Album: Spreading The Disease
Song: Madhouse
Copyright (c) (Megaforce) (1985)
Version 1.0 - (29/03/05)
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--------------]
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7---6---5---4----|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---7---6---5---3p-|
Main Riff
[-------PM-------]
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7---6---5---4----|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---7---6---5---3p-| Rpt 6 X
[-------PM-------]
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Verse
[----PM---]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------3-------|
G-4-----------7-----------------------------0--------2-------|
D-4-----------7--------7--------4-----------0--------0-------|
A-2-----------5--------0--------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/madhouse_tab_ver_3.html ]
[----PM---] [----PM---]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------3-------|
G-4-----------7-----------------------------0--------2-------|
D-4-----------7--------7--------4-----------0--------0-------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--------0--------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt 2 X
Bridge
[--------PM--------] h [---------PM---------]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------3p2-3p2---------------------------3--|
A-2-------------2-----2---------2-------------2---------2----|
E-0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-----------0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-0-1------|
[--------PM--------] h [---------PM---------]
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------3p2-3p2-----------------------5-----|
A-2-------------2-----2---------2-------------2-------3--6--|
E-0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-----------0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-0----4--| Rpt
[PM] [PM] [PM]h h [PM] [PM] [PM]
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G-2----2/3----3\2----5p3p0-3p2p0-2----2/3----3\2----------|
D-2----2/3----3\2----------------2----2/3----3\2----5\4\3-|
A---00-----00-----00---------------00-----00-----00-3\2\1-|
E---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-7---6---5---4----|
E---7---6---5---3p-|
Rpt Main Riff 3 X for Chorus
Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus.
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-2------------------(2)----------------------|
A-2------------------(2)----------------------|
E-0------------------(0)----------------------|
Backing for guitar solo is Verse riff 4 X
Rpt Bridge and Chorus
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-7---6---5---4----|
E---7---6---5---3p-| Rpt 2 X
E----|
B----|
G----|
D-2--|
A-2--|
E-0--|
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