BURST
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1993 Album SOUND OF WHITE NOISE)
Words by Charlie Benante, John Bush & Scott Ian Music by Charlie Benante, Frank Bello,
Bush & Scott Ian
F#5
2 4 x x x x
G5
3 5 x x x x
Bb5
6 8 x x x x
B5
x 2 4 x x x
C#5
x 4 6 x x x
D5
x 5 7 x x x
Eb5
x 6 8 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz'
Intro
Q=184
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM----|
Wx3 H Q S S S S W
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|------------|-----------------|------|
|------------|-----------------|------|
|------------|-----------------|------|
|------------|---------6-6-6-6-|------|
H Q E E +W +W
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|-----------/6-|-(6)--------|-(6)----||
Verse
$
Gtrs I, II
PM----------| PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W S S S S S S E H W
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||o---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
||----------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
||----------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
||o---------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
||--7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|------|
PM----------| PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W S S S S S S E H W
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|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|------||
Pre Chorus
Bb5 N.C.
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
Bb5 N.C.
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
Bb5 N.C.
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
Bb5 N.C.
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6h8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-|
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
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|---------------------------------|-------------------------7h9--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-|
To Coda
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------||
Chorus
B5 G5 D5 C#5
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||----------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|-6-------(6)\---|
||o-9-------(9)\--|-5-------(5)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-4-------(4)\---|
||--7-------(7)\--|-3-------(3)/--|---------------|----------------|
B5 F#5 D5 A5
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|----------------||
|-9-------(9)\--|-4-------(4)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-7-------(7)\--o||
|-7-------(7)\--|-2-------(2)/--|---------------|-5-------(5)\---||
Interlude
N.C.
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
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|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|
|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
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|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--------|
|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--/13\--|
PM----| PM----|
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W
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|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-5-6---------5s7-|-5--------|-5-6---------5s7-|-5----|
|-----7-5-7-5-----|----------|-----7-5-7-5-----|------|
PM----| PM--------| PM--------|
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-6---------5s7-|-5--------|-5-6-------------|-5-6-------------||
|-----7-5-7-5-----|----------|-----7-5-7-5-7-5-|-----7-5-7-5-7-5-||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
PM--------|
E E E E E E E E W
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|-5---6-------------5s===7-|-5------------------------------|
|-------7---5-7---5--------|--------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5b7---6b8---7b9---8b10---|-9b11---10b12---11b13---12b14---|
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PM-----------|
E E E E E E E E W
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|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5----6------------------5s===7-|--5-----------------------|
|----------7----5--7----5---------|--------------------------|
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| ~~~~~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
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|-13b15---14b16---15b17---16b18---|-17b19---18b20---19b21----|
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PM------|
E E E E E E E E W
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-6-----------------5s==7-|-5-------------------------|
|--------7---5-7-5----------|---------------------------|
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| E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
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|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-9-9b10-9p7---9-9b10-9p7---|-9-9b10-9p7---9-9b10-9p7---|
|------------9------------9-|------------9------------9-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
PM------|
E E E E E E E E W
|---------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------|-------|
|-5-6-----------------5s==7-|--5----|
|--------7---5-7-5----------|-------|
|
| ~~
| E E S S E E E S S E W
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|---------------------------|-10----|
|-9-9b10-9p7---9-9b10-9p7---|--9----|
|------------9------------9-|-------|
|---------------------------|-------|
|---------------------------|-------|
PM----------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H H +H
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|-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-|
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|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H H +H
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|-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------|
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PM----------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H H +H
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|-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------|
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D.S. al Coda
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--5-3-5-3---5--3-5-3-|--5-3-5-3---5--6-5-3-||
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|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H H +H
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|-10-------(10)-------|-10-------(10)-------||
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Chorus
&
B5 G5 D5 C#5
Gtrs I, II
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||----------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|-6-------(6)\---|
||o-9-------(9)\--|-5-------(5)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-4-------(4)\---|
||--7-------(7)\--|-3-------(3)/--|---------------|----------------|
B5 F#5 D5 A5
H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q H. +Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-7-------(7)\--|----------------||
|-9-------(9)\--|-4-------(4)/--|-5-------(5)\--|-7-------(7)\--o||
|-7-------(7)\--|-2-------(2)/--|---------------|-5-------(5)\---||
Interlude
N.C.
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
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|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|
|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--x--|-5-6---------x---|-x--x--x--------|
|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--x--|-----7-5-7-5-x---|-x--x--x--/13\--|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|
Outro
Gtr I
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3--|
| W E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-x-------------------|-------8-10-8-10-8--|
|---------------------|-9-7-9--------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| W H. +Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-13b17=======(13)r----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|-----------------|
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| W Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-x\--x\--x\--x\--|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
PM----------|
S S S S S S E H W
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6\----|----------------------------|
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| W S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
Bb5
Gtrs I, II
PM------|
E S S e e e Q. W
|------------------|------*|
|------------------|------*|
|------------------|------*|
|------------------|------*|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\---|------*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\---|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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