ANTHRAX - A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET
Among The Living, 1987

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
                         play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part

Riff 1

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

Riff 2

E -----------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-|

Riff 3

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-|

E0-00-0-

E -----------------------------|
B -----------------------------|
G ---------------------------5-|
D -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----5-| x 2
A -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----3-|
E -3--3--3-1-0-1-3--3--3-0-1---|

Riff 4

E ----------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------|
D -2--------------------------------------------------------|
A -2--------------------------------------------------------|
E -0----------------00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-|

E -----------------------------|
B -----------------------------|
G ---------------------------5-|
D -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----5-| x 2
A -5--5--5-------5--5--5-----3-|
E -3--3--3-1-0-1-3--3--3-0-1---|

Riff 5
                1,2,3         4
E ------------- ------------- ---------------|
B ------------- ------------- ---------------|
G -------4--3-- ------------- ---------------|
D -2--4--4--3-- ---4-----4--- ---4-----4-----|
A -2--4--2--1-- ---4-----4--- ---4-----4-1-2-|
E -0--2-------- -0-2---0-2--- -0-2---0-2-----|

Riff 5A

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

Riff 6

E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
D -----2-2-2-2---------7-7-7-7---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
A -----2-2-2-2-1-2-----7-7-7-7-1-2-----1-2-----1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
E -3-0-0-0-0-0-----3-5-5-5-5-5-----3-0-----3-0---------------------|

Riff 7

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
A -9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
E -7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|

Riff 7A
                    1,2,3             4
E ------------ --------------- --------------------------------------------|
B ------------ --------------- --------------------------------------------|
G ------------ --------------- --------------------------------------------|
D -9----8----- -5-----2------- -5------------------------------------------|
A -9----8----- -5-----2------- -5------------------------------------------|
E -7-0-0-0-6-0-0-0- -3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -3-0-0-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-|

E-0-00-0-00-0-

Riff 8

E ---------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------|
E -22-22-33-33-11-11-44-44-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-|

Riff 8A

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

Riff 8B

E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------|
E -2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-2-3-1-4-|

Order

Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 4
Solo over Riff 7 x 4
Solo over Riff 7A x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 8 x 4
Riff 8A x 4
Riff 8B x 1
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 6
Riff 5A x 4
 ENJOY!

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