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~~--|