Anthrax - Startin up a posse

STARTIN' UP A POSSE As recorded by Anthrax (From the 1991 EP ATTACK OF THE KILLER B'S) Transcribed by Mike Sheehan Words and Music by Anthrax Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Synth Arr. for Gtr' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian' Intro Q=141(8=s8) N.C. C G N.C. 4/4 Gtr I H H H H Q q Q q q q q q |-----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|-----------|------1----------0--|--------------------| |-----------|-----------|------0----------0--|--------------------| |-----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|-0----2----|--3-----------2-----|--3-----------0--2--| |------3----|-----------|--------------3-----|------3-------------| | | Gtr II | W W q E E H q E E H |-----------|-----------|-----------15-------|-----------15-------| |-----------|-----------|-13--15b17----------|-13--15b17----------| |-----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------| | | q E E H q E E H |-----------15-------|-----------15-------| |-13--15b17----------|-13--15b17----------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| | | q E E H q E E H |-----------15-------|-----------15-------| |-13--15b17----------|-13--15b17----------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| | | Gtr II | q E E H q Q q Q q Q q Q |-----------15-------|---------------|----------------|| |-13--15b17----------|-13------------|---------12-----|| |--------------------|--------12-----|-14-------------|| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|| | | Gtr III | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W W +W |--------------------|---------------|----------------|| |--------------------|--1------------|-(1)------------|| |--------------------|--2------------|-(2)------------|| |--------------------|--0------------|-(0)------------|| |--------------------|--3------------|-(3)------------|| |--------------------|---------------|----------------|| 1st Verse | | q E E H W W H Q E E |-----------15-------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-13--15b17----------|-------------|-------------|------------13-| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| | | +E E E E Q E E +E E Q H W W |------------15-----------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| |-(13)-15b17-----------13-|-(13)-15b17----------|-------------|-------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| $ Chorus Q=224 $$ To Dbl. Coda F5 Eb5 C5 Bb5B5 C5 E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E W |---------------|-------------------|---------| |---------------|-------------------|---------| |-5-5-------15S=|=12-12-------10-11-|-12------| |-3-3-------13S=|=10-10--------8--9-|-10------| |-3-3-------13S=|=10-10--------8--9-|-10------| |---------------|-------------------|---------| Q=141 | | Gtr I | W W Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-----------0--2--| |-------------|-------------|-------3---------| C G Q Q E +E E E ||--10b12--10b12--10b12r(10)-8-10-| ||o-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| | | Q q Q q ||--------------------------------| ||o---------1----------------0----| ||----------0----------------0----| ||--------------------------------| ||o--3-------------2--------------| ||-----------------3--------------| | | q q q q 3x Q q Q q |---------------||-------------------------------| |--------------o||---------1----------------0----| |---------------||---------0----------------0----| |---------------||-------------------------------| |-3------0--2--o||--3-------------2--------------| |----3----------||----------------3--------------| | | W +W W |----------|------------|--------------|| |-1--------|-(1)--------|--------------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|--------------|| |-2--------|-(2)--------|--------------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|--------------|| |----------|------------|--------------|| 2nd Verse D.S. al Coda Q=224 & PM--| PM--------------------| E S S E E H E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------||-||--------------------------| |------------------o||-||o-------------------------| |-------------------||-||--------------------------| |-------------------||-||--------------------------| |-------------8----o||-||o-------------------------| |-8-8-8-10-12-------||-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| PM--------------------| Q H. E S S E S S E S S E S S |------------|---------------------------| |------------|---------------------------| |------------|---------------------------| |------------|---------------------------| |-3--7-------|---------------------------| |------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| 1. 2. Gtr IV PM--| PM--| E S S E E H E S S E E H |-----------------||----------------| |----------------o||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| |-------0-2-3----o||-------0-2-3----| |-3-3-3-----------||-3-3-3----------| | | Gtr I | W W |-----------------||----------------| |----------------o||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| |----------------o||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| Q=141 +W +W +Q Q H |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)\------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| | | W W Q Q Q Q |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|-----------------|| |------------|------------|----------0--2---|| |------------|------------|-------3---------|| 3rd Verse | | Gtr II | W W W Q q q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----12--12-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| | | q Q q Q e E +E E H |---------------|---------------15-------| |--------12-----|-13-15b17-(15)----------| |-14------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| | | e E +E E H e E +E E H |---------------15-------|---------------15-------| |-13-15b17-(15)----------|-13-15b17-(15)----------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | e E Q H e E +E E H |---------------|---------------15-------| |-13------------|-13-15b17-(15)----------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| | | e E +E E H e E +E E H |---------------15-------|---------------15-------| |-13-15b17-(15)----------|-13-15b17-(15)----------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | e E Q H W W W |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-13------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q=224 && PM--| PM--| E S S E E H E S S E E H |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-------------8----|-------------8----| |-8-8-8-10-12------|-8-8-8-10-12------| 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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths