The Constant

Anthrax

tono:
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                             Anthrax - The Constant
                                Rhythm Guitar
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: Jorge Alexandre


[Start the song with the drums and the bass]

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-1-1----1-1--|
A|-1-1----1-1--|
E|-1-1----1-1--|


[Intro riff - palm mute the whole thing except the notes marked with a *]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3----------------------------------3----------------3-------5---------|
E|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5---0-3-5-----------|
                *        *       *                 *                *

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0-------------|
A|-----3----------------------------------3------------0-0---0-0-------------|
E|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----0-0---0-0-------------|
                *        *       *                 *                


[Verse - Starts at 0:22 - Palm mute everything except that B note]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5---0-3-5-0------|
                                                                       * Let ring!

The last time this riff is played before the chorus has a different ending:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0----------|


[Chorus - Starts at 0:44 - Use the intro riff again and let the final chord ring]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3----------------------------------3----------------3-------5---------|
E|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5---0-3-5-----------|
                *        *       *                 *                *

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----3----------------------------------3----------------3-------5---0-----|
E|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5---0-3-5-----0-----|
                *        *       *                 *                *

[Post-chorus - Starts at 1:05 - Mute all the notes on the G# string]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-3---5-5-3---5--------5-5-3---5-5-3---5---------5-5-3--------5-5-3----|
A|-5-5-------5-------5------4-4-------4-------4------3-3-------3--2-2--------2--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridging back into the verse at 1:37

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

From here on out, the entire song structure repeats itself.

A new riff shows up at 3:12. Palm mute all the notes marked with a *.

Play this part 3 times         On the fourth time, listen for the "YEAH" and play:

E|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----5--5-3---5-3--5-3---|-----5--5-3-----------|
E|-0-0-------3-----3----3--|-0-0-------3---15~~~--|
    * *                       * *

Same riff at 3:22, different drum arrangement:

Play this part 3 times         On the fourth time, lock in and play the chromatic pattern:

E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----5--5-3---5-3--5-3---|-----5--5-3----------------|
E|-0-0-------3-----3----3--|-0-0-------3~--7-6-5-4-3-2-|
    * *                       * *           * * * * * *

The guitar solo comes up at 3:33. Here's what the rhythm guitar plays:

Play this part two times.     Make sure to let the notes followed by a ~ ring.
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------3~~------------------|
A|-----5--5-3---5-3--5-3---|-----5--5-3----------5--5-3------|
E|-0-0-------3-----3----3--|-0-0-------------0-0--------3~~--|
    * *                       * *           

At 3:55, end the solo section with:

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------3~~------------------|
A|-----5--5-3----------5--5-3------|
E|-0-0-------------0-0--------3~~--|