The Mask Of Anarchy Chords & Tabs
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The Mask of Anarchy
By Savage Messiah
From the album Plague of Conscience (c) Earache records 2012
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Notation Legend.-
% = repeat last bar
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
. = palm mute
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/\/\/\ = vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)
b« = bend half step or equivalent
pb« = pre-bend
br« = bend and release
pbr« = pre-bend and release
Tuning: C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#
Mid Paced Progression Rock = 180bpm
Intro (clean):
Guitar 1
|-7--8--5---5----7--8--5---5---2--3--0----0----2--3--5--3--2-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7--7---7----7--7--7---7---3--3--3----3----3--3--3--3--3-----|
|---------0---0----------0---0----------0---0-----------------0--|
Guitar 2 (comes in with vocals)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7br(8)-5---5---7br(8)-5---5----3--5-5----3--5-5--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------2--3-3----2--3-3--|
|-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0--------------------|
Intro (Heavy):
Rhythm:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----10-9-7-9-7---------12-10-9-10-9---7----9-7-5-7-5---9----10-9-7-9-7---|
|-7----7--7-7-7-7---10----8--8--8-8--8---5----5-5-5-5-5---7----7--7-7-7-7---|
|-7----7--7-7-7-7-0-8-----8--8--8-8--8-0-5----5-5-5-5-5-0-7----7--7-7-7-7-0-|
Lead (with minor 3rd harmony)
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-12-11-------16-14-12-17~-|
|-------14~----------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Bridge (Clean)
guitar 1:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-8--7-5----3-----5---12--10-8-7---7-8-10-|
|--------7----0---------------------------|
|---------------0-------------------------|
|-----------2-----3----------------5-7-9--|
|-0-------------------0-------------------|
Guitar 2 (after 2 repetions of guitar 1 part):
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12--10-8-7--7----8---15--13-12-10---10-12-13--|
|---------------0-------------------------------|
|----------------0------------------------------|
|-------------5----7------------------9--10-12--|
|-0--------------------0------------------------|
Verse Heavy:
Guitar 1:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------9-9---10-10-9-9-----------------------5-4-7---------5--|
|-2-----7-7-5----7-7---7--7--7-7--2-----7-7-5----7-5-7-------7-5-\-3----|
|-0-00---0----00-----0------------0-00---0----00------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------4-2-5----------4-|
|-------5-5-4----9-9---10-10-9-9--------5-5-4----5-4-5-------5-4-\-2----|
|-2--------------7-7---7--7--7-7--2-------------------------------------|
|-0-00---0----00-----0------------0-00---0----00------------------------|
Bridge/Chorus:
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----10-9-7-9-7---------12-10-9-10-9---7----9-7-5-7-5---9----10-9-7-9-7---|
|-7----7--7-7-7-7---10----8--8--8-8--8---5----5-5-5-5-5---7----7--7-7-7-7---|
|-7----7--7-7-7-7-0-8-----8--8--8-8--8-0-5----5-5-5-5-5-0-7----7--7-7-7-7-0-|
Lead:
(with minor 3rd harmony)
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-0-7-8-0-10-8-0-7-8-0-10-8-12-10-8-10-|-0-7-8-0-10-8-0-7-8-0-10-8-13-12-10-12-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
(with minor 3rd harmony)
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-0-7-8-0-10-8-0-7-8-0-10-8-12-10-8-10-|-0-7-8-0-10-8-0-7-8-0-10-8-8-7-5-7--|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
SOLO Section after Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/savage_messiah/the_mask_of_anarchy_tab.html ]
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|x2
|-5-4-----------5-4-4---------5-4-4--------------2----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-2----0-4--|
|---------------------------------------3-2-0------2--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|-5----5-4----------5----4-4-----------4----4-2----------------------------|
|-2-22-2-2-22222222-2-22-2-2-222222222-0-00-0-0-00000000-7----7-5----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------3-33-3-3-33333333-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------2--4--|
|-2--5--5--0--2--|
|-0--2--3--------|
Bridge (Clean)
guitar 1:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-8--7-5----3-----5---12--10-8-7---7-8-10-|
|--------7----0---------------------------|
|---------------0-------------------------|
|-----------2-----3----------------5-7-9--|
|-0-------------------0-------------------|
Guitar 2 (after 2 repetions of guitar 1 part):
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12--10-8-7--7----8---15--13-12-10---10-12-13--|
|---------------0-------------------------------|
|----------------0------------------------------|
|-------------5----7------------------9--10-12--|
|-0--------------------0------------------------|
Gutar 1+2 together (heavy)
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-2----------45----2------------|
|-0---------023-00-0------------|
Middle Section:
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---555---777---8---888---777---5---555---777---8-7---8-7-5--|
|---444---555---5---555---555---4---444---555---5-5---5-5-5--|x2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Verse:
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------2----------5--|x2
|-2-------3---3-2-----/3---3------2----|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0--------0-/3------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---555---777---8---888---777---5---555---777---8-7---8-7-5--|
|---444---555---5---555---555---4---444---555---5-5---5-5-5--|x2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0--------|
Verse:
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------2----------5--|x2
|-2-------3---3-2-----/3---3------2----|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0--------0-/3------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---555---777---8---888---777---5---555---777---8-7---8-7-5--|
|---444---555---5---555---555---4---444---555---5-5---5-5-5--|x2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0--------|
9/8 Section Clean:
Backing Chords:
|----------------------------|
|-0-----0-------------0------|
|-9-----9------7------9------|
|-9-----10-----7------9------|
|-7-----7------5------7------|
|-0------------5------0------|
Guitar 1:
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----12--11--9-------|-----12--11--9-------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9---|
|-7-7---7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7---7-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
9/8 Section Heavy:
(guitar 2 plays minor 3rd harmony version)
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----10--9---7-------|-----10--9---7-------|
|-0-0---0---0---0--7--|-0-0---0---0---0--7--|
Guitar 1:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000--|
Guitar 2 (After 4 Bars):
x2 x2 x2 x2
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7-777-777-7777-|-9-999-999-9999-|-10-101010-101010-10101010-|-12-121212-121212-12121212-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Guitar 3 (After 4 Bars):
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----11-----12------14-------9-----11----12-------14---19--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----9------10------12-------7-----9-----10-------12---17--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro "Rise Like lions after slumber...."
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7--4----4---------------|
|-2----2---4--5----5---5--2----2---4-5------5--|
|-0----0-0-2--3----3-0-----------0-2-3------3--|
Outro Lead melody:
|-12-----12--14----14--15-----15--17--15--14--|
|----12---------12--------12------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
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