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                             Anthrax - The Constant
                                Rhythm Guitar

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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------------
E|-3-5---0-3-5-0----3-5-0---3-5-0-----3-5---0-3-5-0----
                *        *       *                 *   

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


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

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


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

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

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|-------3--------------| 
E|-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|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000--0-0-0-0-0-0-0

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

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


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

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

E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|---5-5-3--------5-5-3----| 
A|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 note
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-------
    * *                       * *                      
  s followed by a ~ ring.
E|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|-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~~--|