Anthrax - American Pompeii Tab

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AMERICAN POMPEII
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)

Transcribed by Mike Sheehan

Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benate

A5
x 0 2 x x x

E5
0 2 x x x x

F#5
2 4 x x x x

A5V
5 7 x x x x

B5VII
7 9 x x x x

B5
x 2 4 x x x

D5
0 0 0 x x x

F5
3 3 3 x x x

G5
5 5 5 x x x

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Paul Crook'
Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian Drop D'
Gtr IV (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Paul Crook Drop D'
Gtr V (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Overdubs'

 Intro  Q=98
  A5N.A5      N.A5      N.A5      N.A5B5
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E

                                        
                                        
                                        
   2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2  2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4 
   0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2 
                                        

    F#5            B5VII F#5
  E E E E +Q   +E  E   E E E E +Q.   +E

                                          
                                          
                                          
   4                                      
   2 4 4 4 (4)  (4)S9  9 4 4 4 (4)   (4)/ 
     2 2 2 (2)  (2)S7  7 2 2 2 (2)   (2)/ 

  A5N.A5      N.A5      N.A5      N.A5B5    F#5         B5    F#5
  Gtr I
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E +H

                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
   2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2  2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4  4             4  4              
   0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2  2 4 4 4 (4)   2  2 4 4 4 (4)    
                                           2 2 2 (2)        2 2 2 (2)    
|
| Gtr II
| W                   H        Q    E E   E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E +H

                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                      4  4             4  4              
                                      2  2 4 4 4 (4)   2  2 4 4 4 (4)    
                                           2 2 2 (2)        2 2 2 (2)    

 Verse  Q=105
  A5N.A5      N.A5      N.A5      N.A5B5
  Gtrs I, II
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E

                                        
                                        
                                        
   2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2  2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4 
   0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2 
                                        

    F#5            B5VII F#5
  E E E E +Q   +E  E   E E E E +Q.   +E

                                          
                                          
                                          
   4                                      
   2 4 4 4 (4)  (4)S9  9 4 4 4 (4)   (4)/ 
     2 2 2 (2)  (2)S7  7 2 2 2 (2)   (2)/ 

  A5N.A5      N.A5      N.A5      N.A5B5
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E

                                        
                                        
                                        
   2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2  2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4 
   0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2 
                                        

    F#5            B5VII F#5
  E E E E +Q   +E  E   E E E E +Q.   +E

                                          
                                          
                                          
   4                                      
   2 4 4 4 (4)  (4)S9  9 4 4 4 (4)   (4)/ 
     2 2 2 (2)  (2)S7  7 2 2 2 (2)   (2)/ 

  A5                E5                  F#5            E5F#5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H       E E E E +H

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                                  
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 4 4 4 (4)     2 4 4 4 (4)    
                    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 2 2 2 (2)     0 2 2 2 (2)    

  A5                E5                N.C.
                                                        ~~
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   S S e E S S e E S E.

                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                         
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2      4 3     4 3       
                    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2     2 2     2 5   

                    ~~                     ~~                     ~~
  S S e E S S e E S E.   S S e E S S e E S E.   S S e E S S e E S E.

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
       4 3     4 3           4 3     4 3           4 3     4 3       
   2 2     2 2     2 5   2 2     2 2     2 5   2 2     2 2     2 5   

 Pre Chorus  Q=112
  $
                          F#A5V  N.C.                    F#A5V
  PM--------------------|        PM--------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.   S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                           4 7                           4 7  
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5  

  N.C.                    F#A5V  N.C.                    F#A5V
  PM--------------------|        PM--------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.   S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                           4 7                           4 7  
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5  

 Chorus                  B5VII              F#5
  S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S   S E S S E S S E S S S S S

                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  4 4   x x x 4 4   x x x x 
   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  2 2   x x x 2 2   x x x x 

  A5V             B5VII              F#5
  S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S   S E S S E S S E S S E S

                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  4 4   x x x x x x x x x 
   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  2 2   x x x x x x x x x 

  A5V             B5VII               A5V             B5VII
  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

                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9\  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 
   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7\  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 

  A5V             B5VII
  S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S

                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 
   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 

             To Coda  F#5                                 N.C.
  S E S E S E E S E E   S E S E S E S   Q.

                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
   4 4   x 4 4   x x    4 4   x 4 4           
   2 2   x 2 2   x x    2 2   x 2 2   /12\    

   Verse    A5N.A5      N.A5      N.A5      N.A5B5
    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E

                                         
  o                                      
                                         
    2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2  2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4 
  o 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2 
                                         

    F#5            B5VII F#5
  E E E E +Q   +E  E   E E E E +Q.   +E     3x

                                            
                                           o
                                            
   4                                        
   2 4 4 4 (4)  (4)S9  9 4 4 4 (4)   (4)/  o
     2 2 2 (2)  (2)S7  7 2 2 2 (2)   (2)/   

  A5                E5                  F#5            E5F#5
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H       E E E E +H

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                                  
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 4 4 4 (4)     2 4 4 4 (4)    
                    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 2 2 2 (2)     0 2 2 2 (2)    

  A5                E5                N.C.
                                                        ~~
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   S S e E S S e E S E.

                                                           
                                                           
                                                           
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                         
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2      4 3     4 3       
                    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2     2 2     2 5   

                                                      D.S. al Coda                    ~~                     ~~                     ~~
  S S e E S S e E S E.   S S e E S S e E S E.   S S e E S S e E S E.

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
       4 3     4 3           4 3     4 3           4 3     4 3       
   2 2     2 2     2 5   2 2     2 2     2 5   2 2     2 2     2 5   

                       Interlude  &
  F#5                   D5
                        Gtrs III, IV
  S E S E S E S E Q     W          E E E E E E E E

                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                       0                          
   4 4   x 4 4         0         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   2 2   x 2 2         0         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E

                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

    N.C.
    E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                           
  o                                        
                                           
                                           
  o               3 5                 3 5  
    0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

  E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                            
                                           o
                                            
                                            
                 3 5                 3 5   o
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7         

  D5                     N.C.
  E. S Q  H      H    Q    Q     E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
   0                                          3 5                 3 5  
   0                     /11\   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

  Gtrs III, IV
  W            H     Q    Q     E E S E. S E. S E.   E    E S E. S E. S E.

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                             3 5                    3 5      
                        /11\   0 0 3 5  5 7        0    0 3 5  5 7           
|
| Gtr V
| TP   TP      TP    TP         TP                   TP                     TP
| H    H       H     H          W                    H..                   +E

              12    21                                                       
   5    6                      7                   7b8                   (7) 
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             

   E  E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                   3 5                 3 5  
    0  0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       
|
|  TP                    TP
| +W                     W

                                            
   (7)r                  7                  
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            

  E E S E. S E. S E.   E    E S E. S E. S E.

                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                 3 5                    3 5      
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0    0 3 5  5 7           
|
| TP                   TP                     TP
| W                    H..                   +E

                                                 
   7                   7b8                   (7) 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

   E      E S E. S E. S E.    E  E S E. S E. S E.

                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                       3 5                   3 5  
    0      0 3 5  5 7         0  0 3 5  5 7       
|
|  TP                         TP
| +W                         +W

                                                  
   (7)b10                    (7)r                 
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

   E  E S E. S E. S E.    E  E S E. S E. S E.

                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                   3 5                   3 5  
    0  0 3 5  5 7         0  0 3 5  5 7       
|
|  TP                     TP
| +W                     +W

                                              
   (7)                   (7)                  
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              

 Chorus  F5                        G5                          N.C.
   S S  S  S  S    S   S  S  S S  S  S  S    S   S  S    E E S E.  S  E. S E.

                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
    3 3  3  3  3    3   3  3 /5 5  5  5  5    5   5  5                        
    3 3  3  3  3    3   3  3 /5 5  5  5  5    5   5  5                   3 5  
    3 3  3  3  3    3   3  3 /5 5  5  5  5    5   5  5   0 0 3 5   5  7       
|
|                                                        ~~
|  E    S  S  E       +E     E    S  S  E       +E       H         Q     Q

                                        12b14   (12)    10        10\         
              12b13   (12)                                                    
   10   12p10                10   12p10                                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

  F5                                    G5
   S    S  S    S     S    S  S    S     S    S  S    S    S    S   S S

                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
    3    3  3    3     3    3  3    3    /5    5  5    5    5    5   5 5 
    3    3  3    3     3    3  3    3    /5    5  5    5    5    5   5 5 
    3    3  3    3     3    3  3    3    /5    5  5    5    5    5   5 5 
|
|          |---3---|          |---3---|          |---3---| |--3---|
|  E       S  S    S  E       S  S    S  E       S  S    S S  S   S E

                                         13b15                           
           10h13p  10         10h13p  10         10h13p  10 8h10p  8 6   
   12b14              12b14                                              
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         

  N.C.
    E   E S E. S E. S E.

                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                     3 5         
     0   0 3 5  5 7              
|
|   ~~~~~
|   H..                   +E

                                 
                                 
   /10                    (10)\  
                                 
                                 
                                 

  F5                        G5
   S S  S  S  S    S   S  S  S S  S  S  S    S   S  S

                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
    3 3  3  3  3    3   3  3 /5 5  5  5  5    5   5  5\ 
    3 3  3  3  3    3   3  3 /5 5  5  5  5    5   5  5\ 
    3 3  3  3  3    3   3  3 /5 5  5  5  5    5   5  5\ 
|
|  E    S  S  E       +E     E    S  S  E       +E

              13b15   (13)              15b17   (15)    
   15   15p13                15   15p13                 
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        

  F5                         G5
   S     S S  S  S     S S S  S    S   S  S  S     S S S

                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
    3     3 3  3  3     3 3 3 /5    5   5  5  5     5 5 5 
    3     3 3  3  3     3 3 3 /5    5   5  5  5     5 5 5 
    3     3 3  3  3     3 3 3 /5    5   5  5  5     5 5 5 
|
|                                      ~~~~
|  E.         S  Q            E       +E     Q

   13tr15        13tr15       13b15   (13)   18tr20       
              15                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          

  F5                        G5
   S     S S S  S     S S S  S     S S S  S     S S S

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
    3     3 3 3  3     3 3 3 /5     5 5 5  5     5 5 5 
    3     3 3 3  3     3 3 3 /5     5 5 5  5     5 5 5 
    3     3 3 3  3     3 3 3 /5     5 5 5  5     5 5 5 
|
|  Q            Q            Q            Q

   18tr20       18tr20       18tr20       18tr20       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       

  D5                                      N.C.
   S    E S E S E E S E E   S E S E S E S   Q.

                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
    0    0     0 0          0 0     0 0           
    0    0   x 0 0   x x    0 0   x 0 0           
    0    0   x 0 0   x x    0 0   x 0 0   /12\    
|
|  Q        H         Q     W

   20b22                                          
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

   Verse    F5N.F5      N.F5      N.F5      N.F5G5
    Gtrs III, IV
    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E

                                         
  o                                      
                                         
                                         
  o 3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 3  3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 5 
    3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 5 

    D5             G5    D5
  E E E E +Q   +E  E   E E E E +Q.   +E    3x

                                           
                                          o
                                           
                                           
   5 0 0 0 (0)  (0)S5  5 0 0 0 (0)   (0)  o
   5 0 0 0 (0)  (0)S5  5 0 0 0 (0)   (0)   

  H.=H
  F5N.F5      N.F5      N.F5      N.F5G5
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E

                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
   3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 3  3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 5 
   3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 5 

                       Q=88
    D5             G5    D5
  E E E E +Q   +E  E   E E E E +Q.   +E

                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
   5 0 0 0 (0)  (0)S5  5 0 0 0 (0)   (0) 
   5 0 0 0 (0)  (0)S5  5 0 0 0 (0)   (0) 

  +W           +W           +W

                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
   (0)         (0)         (0)    
   (0)         (0)         (0)    

 Outro  Q=10H=H
  N.C.
  Gtr III
  E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                 3 5                 3 5  
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

  Gtrs III, IV
  E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                 3 5                 3 5  
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

  E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                 3 5                 3 5  
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

                       Q=130
  E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                 3 5                 3 5  
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

    E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                           
  o                                        
                                           
                                           
  o               3 5                 3 5  
    0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7       

  E E S E. S E. S E.   E E S E. S E. S E.

                                            
                                           o
                                            
                                            
                 3 5                 3 5   o
   0 0 3 5  5 7        0 0 3 5  5 7         

Duration Legend
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

  - 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
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2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2	2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4
0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2



4
2 4 4 4 (4) (4)S9	9 4 4 4 (4) (4)/
2 2 2 (2) (2)S7	7 2 2 2 (2) (2)/



2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2	2 4 4 4 (4)	2 4 4 4 (4)
	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 2 2 2 (2)	0 2 2 2 (2)




4 7	4 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5




7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9	4 4 x x x 4 4 x x x x
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7	2 2 x x x 2 2 x x x x




7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9	4 4 x x x x x x x x x
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7	2 2 x x x x x x x x x




7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9\	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7\	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

o

2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 2		2 1 2 2 (2) 1 2 4
o 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0		0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 2

	o

4
2 4 4 4 (4) (4)S9	9 4 4 4 (4) (4)/ o
2 2 2 (2) (2)S7	7 2 2 2 (2) (2)/



3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5	3 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5	0 0 3 5 5 7



0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0
0 0 x 0 0 x x	0 0 x 0 0
0 0 x 0 0 x x	0 0 x 0 0 /12\

o


o 3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 3		3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 5
3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3		3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 5

	o


5 0 0 0 (0) (0)S5	5 0 0 0 (0) (0) o
5 0 0 0 (0) (0)S5	5 0 0 0 (0) (0)




3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 3	3 2 3 3 (3) 2 3 5
3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 5