Anthrax - Tester Chords & Tabs

 

Tester Chords & Tabs

Anthrax Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

Tester Bass Tab

   
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

TESTER (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)

Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
	

Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benante

Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Frank Bello'

 Intro
  Q=78
 4/4        7/8
  Gtr I
  W          E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S E
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                     4/4
  E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-||


   Verse
   7/8                 4/4
    E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S S S S S
||--------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|


 7/8                 4/4
  E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|


 7/8                 4/4
  E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-|


 7/8                 4/4
  E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2-0-||


 Chorus
  Q=72
  E   E   S S S E   E   S   S S S S   E   E   S S S E   E   S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0-|


  E   E   S S S E   E   S   S S S S   E   E   S S S E   E   S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0--||


 Interlude
  Q=96
 5/4                            4/4
  S E. +E  s E E. +E   s E E S   W
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||


    Q=76
    S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|


  S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S    3x
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------||


   Bridge
    S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||--0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|


  S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S    3x
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0------||


  S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0-5-3-3-5-0---|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/tester_btab.html ]
  S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Guitar Solo
  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|
|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|


  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|-3-----3-----3-----3-------||
|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-|---0-6---0-6---0-6---5-3-0-||


   Chorus
    Q=72
    E   E   S S S E   E   S   S S S S   E   E   S S S E   E   S S S S S
||------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0-|


  E   E   S S S E   E   S   S S S S   E   E   S S S E   E   S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-0-|-6b7-6b7-0-0-0-6b7-6b7-3-3-2-2-0--||


  Q=96
 5/4                            4/4
  S E. +E  s E E. +E   s E E S   W
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||


   Outro
    Q=78
   7/8
    E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S E
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S E   E E S S S E E S E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


 4/4
  W          +W           +W           +W
|----------:------------:------------:--------*|
|----------:------------:------------:--------*|
|----------:------------:------------:--------*|
|-0--------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)----*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths