Anthrax:  God Save The Queen

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

Date last modified: 03/23/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-8/9-9-9--9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-9-|
D|-6/7-7-7--7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6/7-7-7--6/7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
                    x3         
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|-------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8/9-9-9--9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6/7-7-7--7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|---------------------|
   "God save the queen..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|---------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8/9-9-9--9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6/7-7-7--7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 3                         x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9--9--4--4--/9-------9-------|
A|-7--7--2--2--/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------|
                  * * *   * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9--9--4--4--/9---------------|
A|-7--7--2--2--/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------|
                  * * * * * * *
   "No future for you..."

Riff 2a
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|---------------------|
   "God save the queen..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----9----2---------------2-------|
A|-0-0----7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|----------------------------------3~-|
                 * * * * * * * 


Riff 2b                       x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|---------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8/9-9-9--9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-6/7-7-7--7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3


Riff 2c
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|---------------------|
   "God save the queen..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----9----2-------2-----2---2-----2-2-2---|
A|-0-0----7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------------------0-|
                 * * *   * *   *   * * 


Riff 4                          x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------------4--4-----4---4---|
A|-4------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2------------------|
      * * * * *      * *   *
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8/9-9-9--9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-9-|
A|-4--------------6/7-7-7--7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-7-|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
      * * * * * *


Riff 2c
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2----7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0-0----5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|---------------------|
   "God save the queen..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------7-7-7-7--7---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-4--5-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----9----2-----2---------2-----2---------|
A|-0-0----7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
                 * *   * * * *   * *   * * * * 


Riff 5
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7-7----6--4--7-7----6--4-|
A|-5-5----4--2--5-5----4--2-|
E|--------------------------|
   "No future..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8/9-9-9--9-9-9--8/9-9-9--9-9-|
D|-7-7----6--4--6/7-7-7--7-7-7--6/7-7-7--7-7-|
A|-5-5----4--2-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
   "No future..."


Ending
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9----------|
D|-6/7-7-7--6/7-7-7--6/7--------2-|
A|------------------------------0-|
E|--------------------------------|
   "No future for you."


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill