Anthrax - Armed and dangerous
Tabbed By: Ale
Email: kirkhammett@ciaoweb.it

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Taken from SPREADING THE DISEASE 1985


Riff 1 (Acoustic, Play 4x)
Guitar 1
e|-----0-------0-------5-------8---|
B|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
G|-7-------7-------5-------5-------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-10-----10---8---------12----------10---|
B|--------------------10----10-----8----8-|
G|-----------------10----------10---------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Riff 2 (Acoustic, Play 2x)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6--------8--------8---|
G|---7---7---7---7----9---9----9---9-|
D|-5-------5-------10-------10-------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

1st ending
e|------------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6--------8-------------|
G|---7---7---7---7----9---9-10-9-7----|
D|-5-------5-------10--------------10-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

2nd ending
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6--------8---------------|
G|---7---7---7---7----9---9-10--9--7--7-|
D|-5-------5-------10-----------------7-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------10--------------12--------------|
B|----11--------------13-----------------|
G|-12--------------14--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


At the end of Riff 2, this chord fades in and out (distortion)
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|


Play Riff 1   "Trapped up..."
Play Riff 2   "Can't find a reason..."

Use this for the final bar for Riff 2:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6--------8----------------|
G|---7---7---7---7----9---9-10-9-7-----7-|
D|-5-------5-------10--------------10--7-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
    "I'm leaving alone..."



Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7----7----7-9-10-9-7-5-7-5-|
A|-5--0-5--0-5-7--8-7-5-3-5-3-|
E|----------------------------|
      *    * * *  * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3----3----------3-2-0-----|
A|-1--0-1--0-0-1-3-------3-0-|
E|---------------------------|
      *


Riff 4                     x4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-0--00-3-2-0--2--22-5-3-2-|
D|-0--00-3-2-0--2--22-5-3-2-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
  "I'm out on my way..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-0--00-3-2-0-----|
D|-0--00-3-2-0--2--|
A|--------------0--|
E|-----------------|
  "I have no more fears..."


Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-5-5-10-9-8-|
A|-8-6-5555-8-6-555-0--3-3-3--8-7-6-|
E|----------------------------------|
   * * **** * * *** *

Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-7----10--10----------------------5-5-5-10-9-8-|
A|-5-----8---8--8-6-5555-8-6-555-0--3-3-3--8-7-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
                * * **** * * *** *


Riff 6
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------3p2p0--------5-3-0--|
D|-2------2--------2------5-3-0--|
A|-0-0000-0--------0-0000--------|
E|-------------------------------|
     ****            ****
   "Fire, burns..."


Riff 7                         x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2------4------5------------7-|
A|-0-0000-2-0000-3-0000-3-2-0-5-|
E|------------------------------|
     ****   ****   **** * * *
   "Evil ones..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2------4------5------------10-|
A|-0-0000-2-0000-3-0000-3-2-0--8-|
E|-------------------------------|
     ****   ****   **** * * *
   "We're dangerous..."


Play Riff 5   "Armed and dangerous..."
Play Riff 6   "Am I evil..."
Play Riff 7   "Evil ones..."
Play Riff 5   "Armed and dangerous..."

Riff 8 (Comes in with the last chord of Riff 5)
(Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|-6p5p3-5--------6p5p3-6--------6p5p3-5-3---3------------|
B|-----------------------------------------6---6-5-6--5-3-|
G|-3p2p0-2--------3p2p0-2--------3p2p0-2-0---0------------|
D|--------------2--------------2-----------3---3-2-3--2-0-|
A|---------0000-0---------0000-0--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
           ****           ****


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9------------9------------|
A|-7-7777777777-7-7777777777-|
E|---------------------------|
     **********   **********
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9------------9------12-11-10-|
A|-7-7777777777-7-7777-10--9--8-|
E|------------------------------|
     **********   ****

1st ending:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9------------9------------|
A|-7-7777777777-7-7777777777-|
E|---------------------------|
     **********   **********
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9------------9-----------5-|
A|-7-7777777777-7-7777----0---|
E|----------------------3-----|
     **********   ****

2nd ending:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9------------9------------|
A|-7-7777777777-7-7777777777-|
E|---------------------------|
     **********   **********
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9------9------9--9--9--9-|
A|-7-7777-7-7777-7--7--7--7-|
E|--------------------------|
     ****   ****


Play Riff 5   "Armed and dangerous..."
Play Riff 6   "Fire, burns..."
Play Riff 7   "Evil ones..."
Play Riff 5   "Armed and dangerous..."
Play Riff 8

Ending (Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|-6p5p3-5--------6p5p3-6--------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3p2p0-2--------3p2p0-2--------|
D|--------------2--------------2-|
A|---------0000-0---------0000-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
           ****           ****
e|-6p5p3-5--3-----3------------------|
B|-------------6-----6--5--6----5----|
G|-3p2p0-2--0-----0----------------5-|
D|-------------3-----3--2--3----2----|
A|---------------------------------3-|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7--------8p7p5--7p5----5------------7-|
A|-5-------------------8----8p7--8p7---5-|
E|-----------------------------------8---|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------11p10p8--10p8-----8-----------------|
G|----------------------10----10p9--10p9----7-|
D|-7-------------------------------------10---|
A|-5------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|



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