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NOTHING (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benante
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Frank Bello'
Intro
Q=100
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Gtr I
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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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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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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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 Q
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/11\---||
Verse
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S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-|
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H Q E a E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
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S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
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|-3h5-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-|-3h5-3-3-3-3-3h5-3-3-3-3-||
Pre Chorus
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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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|-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3h5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3h5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S e E Q
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|-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3h5-3-3-3-3-3------||
Chorus
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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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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/nothing_btab.html ]
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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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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------|
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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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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 Q
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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-/12\----||
Guitar Solo
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0-5-5-5-5-5\---0-5-5-5-5-5\---|-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------||
Outro Chorus
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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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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 4x
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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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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 5x
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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
