Madhouse - Anthrax
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: Standard

[Riff 1]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
x6
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
* * * * * *

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *

[Riff 2]
e|---------------------------------|
B|------3------------------------3-|
G|------2------------------------2-|
D|-4----0--2--4------------------0-|
A|-2-------0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--5--0-|
E|----------------------------3----|
* * * * * *
"White coats..."

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3------------------------3-|
G|-----------------2------------------------2-|
D|-4---------------0--2--4------------------0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--5--0-|
E|---------------------------------------3----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I live alone..."

[Riff 2a]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3------------------------3-|
G|-----------------2------------------------2-|
D|-4---------------0--2--4------------------0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--5--0-|
E|---------------------------------------3----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"World of confusion..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Riff 3]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-2tr3-|
A|-2---------0---2-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0-1--------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Trapped..."

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-|
A|-2---------0---2----------2---|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0-1-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I wish..."

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-2tr3-|
A|-2---------0---2-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0-1--------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"As my whole life..."

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------5----|
A|-2---------0---2--------3--6-|
E|-0-0-0-0-1---1-0--0-0-0----4-|
* * * * * * * * *

[Riff 4]
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------2-3-----3-2-------3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-|
D|-2-----2-3-----3-2-----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"...care..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------2-3-----3-2-------------|
D|-2-----2-3-----3-2-------5-4-3-|
A|-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-1-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"Gone without..."

[Riff 1a]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"It's a madhouse..."

[Play Riff 2] "My fears behind..."
[Play Riff 2a] "Won't learn..."
[Play Riff 3] "Trapped..."
[Play Riff 4] "...care..."

[Riff 1b] x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"It's a madhouse..."

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-|
"I'm insane..."

[Riff 2b] (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------|
B|------3-------------3-|
G|------2-------------2-|
D|-4----0--2--4----5--0-|
A|-2-------0--2----2--0-|
E|----------------------|

[Play Riff 3] "Trapped..."
[Play Riff 4] "...care..."
[Play Riff 1a] "It's a madhouse..."

[Ending] x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---|
E|----7---6---5---4-|
"Mad madhouse..."

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-|
"Mad mad mad madhouse."

AND THATS IT

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| x Dead note
| tr Trill
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| * Palm mute

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band: Anthrax
Album: Spreading The Disease
Song: Madhouse

Copyright (c) (Megaforce) (1985)
Version 1.0 - (29/03/05)



. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E



Intro

[-------------PM--------------]
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7---6---5---4----|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---7---6---5---3p-|

Main Riff

[-------PM-------]
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7---6---5---4----|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---7---6---5---3p-| Rpt 6 X

[-------PM-------]
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Verse
[----PM---]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------3-------|
G-4-----------7-----------------------------0--------2-------|
D-4-----------7--------7--------4-----------0--------0-------|
A-2-----------5--------0--------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

[----PM---] [----PM---]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------3-------|
G-4-----------7-----------------------------0--------2-------|
D-4-----------7--------7--------4-----------0--------0-------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--------0--------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt 2 X

Bridge

[--------PM--------] h [---------PM---------]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------3p2-3p2---------------------------3--|
A-2-------------2-----2---------2-------------2---------2----|
E-0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-----------0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-0-1------|

[--------PM--------] h [---------PM---------]
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------3p2-3p2-----------------------5-----|
A-2-------------2-----2---------2-------------2-------3--6--|
E-0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-----------0-0-0-1-4p1p0-0-1p0-0----4--| Rpt

[PM] [PM] [PM]h h [PM] [PM] [PM]
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G-2----2/3----3\2----5p3p0-3p2p0-2----2/3----3\2----------|
D-2----2/3----3\2----------------2----2/3----3\2----5\4\3-|
A---00-----00-----00---------------00-----00-----00-3\2\1-|
E---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt


E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-7---6---5---4----|
E---7---6---5---3p-|

Rpt Main Riff 3 X for Chorus
Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus.


E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-2------------------(2)----------------------|
A-2------------------(2)----------------------|
E-0------------------(0)----------------------|

Backing for guitar solo is Verse riff 4 X

Rpt Bridge and Chorus

E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-7---6---5---4----|
E---7---6---5---3p-| Rpt 2 X

E----|
B----|
G----|
D-2--|
A-2--|
E-0--|




END
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Anthrax - Madhouse

My favourite Anthrax song & one of my all time favourite songs! I HAVE THE SOLO
PEOPLE! Contact me at: rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com

By the way: Gtr I is Dan Spitz & Gtr II is Scott Ian!


[Intro]

Gtr II
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM |---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM |-----------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM|-----------| |-----------|


[Intro Solo]

GtrI
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| (x4)
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|PM |-----------|
|GtrII
e|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-21t~~~(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)-21t~~~-|-21t~(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)(21t~)-21t~~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gtr II plays pretty much the same as above & pulling out the whammy bar at the end!


[Verse I]

Gtr II
e|-------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------------------3-|
G|-----2-----------------------2-|
D|-4---0--2--4-----------------0-|
A|-2------0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5----|
E|--------------------------3----|
PM |-----------|
(x3)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3-|
G|-----------------2-----------------------2-|
D|-4---------------0--2--4-----------------0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5----|
E|--------------------------------------3----|
PM |-----------| |-----------|

Gtr I plays this note constantly through the verse:

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|-2-|
E|---|
PM|-|


[Bridge I]

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3p2h3p2-|
A|-2---------------2---------2---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-1-----------|
PM |-------------| |---------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3~-|
A|-2---------------2---------2----|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-1------|
PM |-------------| |---------|
Repeat the all the above

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-----|
A|-2---------------2--------3--6--|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-----4--|
PM |-------------| |---------|
Repeat Bridge


[Pre-Chorus I]

Gtr I
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-/3---------3-\2---3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-|
D|-2---------2-/3---------3-\2-------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2------------3------------2-------------5--7--|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-0--0-0-0-0-0--3--5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
PM |---------| |---------| |---------|

Gtr I
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-/3---------3-\2-------------------|
D|-2---------2-/3---------3-\2-------------5-4-3-|
A|-0---------------------------------------3-2-1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2------------3------------2-------------5-4-3-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-0--0-0-0-0-0--3-2-1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
PM |---------| |---------| |---------|
Repeat Pre-Chorus


[Chorus I]

Gtr II
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-5-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM |-----------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM |-----------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM|-----------| |-----------|

Verse II: same as Verse I
Bridge II: same as Bridge I
Pre-Chorus II: same as Pre-Chorus I


[Chorus II]

Gtr II
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-5-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM |-----------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-|
PM |-----------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------7----6---5---4---2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----7---6---5---4-0-------------|
PM|-----------|


[Solo Rhythm]

Gtr II (x4)
e|---------------------|
B|-----3-------------3-|
G|-----2-------------2-|
D|-4---0--2--4-------0-|
A|-2------0--2----5----|
E|----------------3----|


[Solo]

Gtr I
e|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|-10(10)---10-10-10-10-10-----------------10(12)~~--|
G|----------------|-9-(11)-------------------10p9p7-9---9p7-----------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0t~------------|---------------------------------------------------|
(Lift bar high)

e|------------------------------------12(14)(13)~~~-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-10p9p7-9~~----------------------|
A|-----------9-10-12-14-----------------------------------|
E|-7-9-10-12------------------------------------------0d--|
PM|--------------------|


e|-7-10-8-7----8-7------7---------------------------------|
B|----------10-----10-8---10-8-7---8-7--7-----------------|
G|-------------------------------9-----9--9-7-4-7-6-4-4~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------17(19)(17)-17(19)-(19)-(19)-(19)-|
B|---------------12----------------------------------|
G|---7-9(10)-9---------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15(16)~~-15(17)~~~--|
G|-------------10-------------------------|
D|-----9-----7----7-----------------------|
A|---7---7-7------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------|End Solo
PM|---------|

Bridge III: same as Bridge I
Pre-Chorus III: same as Pre-Chorus I
Chorus III: same as Chorus I


[Outro] (x2)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---|
E|----7---6---5---4-|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7----6---5---4---2-|
E|----7---6---5---4-0-|

Enjoy!



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Tablature Legend:
PM|-| - Palm mute
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
t - tremolo
d - divebomb
~ - vibrato
?(?) - bend(to what is in the brackets)
p - pull-off
h - hammer-on

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Song info
Madhouse
Anthrax
2001
  • Rock
  • Speed Metal
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