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TESTER
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
F5
3 3 3 x x x
F#5
4 4 4 x x x
G5
5 5 5 x x x
Bb5
8 8 8 x x x
C5
10 10 10 x x x
D5
0 0 x x x x
C
x 3 x x x x
E5
2 2 x x x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Paul Crook'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Overdubs & Solo'
Intro
Q=78
F5 Bb5 F#5C5 D5
4/4 7/8
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
Q E E Q E E E E S S S E E S E E E S S S E E S E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
|-3s=8---4s=10---|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
F5 E5 D5
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-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-||
|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-||
Verse
F5 E5 D5
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-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
||--0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
F5 E5 D5
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-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-3-3-\2-2-0-|
N.C. F5 E5 D5
7/8 4/4
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-\2-2-0-|
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-----3-3-\2-2-0-|
N.C. F5 E5 D5
7/8 4/4
PM--| PM--|
e e S S S e e S E e e S S S e e S S S S S
|-------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------||
|-3-3-------3-3-0-0-|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-\2-2-0-||
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-----3-3-\2-2-0-||
Chorus
Q=72
N.C.
Gtr I
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
F5 E5 D5
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-|
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
F5 E5 D5
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o||
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0--||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|----------------------------------------------------||
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------o||
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------------||
Interlude
Q=96
F5 Bb5 F#5 C5 G5 F5
5/4 4/4
Gtr I
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|------------------------------|------|
|------------------------------|------|
|------------------------------|------|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----|
Q=76
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
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---|
---------------------------------------|
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---|
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------------
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---|
|
| Gtr III
| W
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
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---|
|
| <
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3---------3---------3---------3---------|
|-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
PM---------------------------------------
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---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3---------3---------3---------3---------|
|-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
---------------------------------------|
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---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3---------3---------3---------3---------|
|-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
Bridge
PM---------------------------------------
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---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||o-3---------3---------3---------3---------|
||--------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
---------------------------------------|
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------||
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S 3x
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-3---------3---------3---------3-----------o||
|-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0----||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/tester_tab.html ]
PM---------------------------------------
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---|
|
| ~ ~ ~
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3---------3---------3---------3---------|
|-------0-6-------0-6-------0-6---5---3-0-|
D5
---------------------|
S T T S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-0-3-5-0---0-3-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|
| ~ ~
| E S S E S S H
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-3---------3-------------------------||
|-------0-6-------0-6-----------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-------------3-------------3------------3--------------|
|---------0--6----------0--6----------0--6------5-----3--0-|
|
| E S S E S S E S S S T T S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-----10-10--10-----10-10--10-----10-10-----------------|
|-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12r-12b14==12-12-12r-12p10----10-|
|----------------------------------------------------12----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------3------------3------------3---------|
|--------0--6----------0--6--------0---6-----5-3--0-|
|
| ~~~
| E. S E S S S S S S E. S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------10--10-----10-10-10-10-10----------------|
|-12b14====12r-12b14==12-12-12-12-12r-12p10---------|
|------------------------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
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-||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q E E Q S E S Q Q Q S S S S
|-10-------------10-------------------|-10-----13-----17-----22/----------||
|--------12-10----------10-12b14---10-|-----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------10-12-10-||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Chorus
Q=72
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-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
||----------------------------------------------------|
||o-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
||--12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
||----------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------------|
F5 E5 D5
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-|
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----6b7---0----0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------|
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)--(12)r\-------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
F5 E5 D5
E E S S S E E S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------3----3----\2-2-0-o||
|--6b7---6b7--0-0-0--6b7---6b7-----3----3----\2-2-0--||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E S E E +S +E E
|----------------------------------------------------||
|-10----10----------10----10------------------------o||
|-12b14-12b14-------12b14-12b14==(12)-(12)r\---------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------------||
Q=96
F5 Bb5 F#5 C5 G5 F5
5/4 4/4
Gtr I
S E. +E s E E. +E s E E S W
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|------------------------------|------||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
|---3--(3)s8---4--(4)s10---5---|-3----||
Outro
Q=78
D5
7/8
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|
| Gtr III
| W W H. E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=|
|-------------------|-------------------|-3s==============8s=|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| H Q. W W
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12s==========18--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
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
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
H.. +H.. +H.. +H..
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-----------:------------:------------:---------*|
|-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
|-0---------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)-----*|
|-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
