Howling Furies

Anthrax:  Howling Furies

transcribed by: Russ Elton (anthraxtabs@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: 03/23/02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1

NOTE: I’m not sure what they’re doing to get this riff, but
I play it by sliding up the range of diads shown here, picking constantly
throughout with palm muting.
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2-/-/-/-12----2-|  Play 2x
A|-2-/-/-/-12----2-|
E|--------------------|


Riff 2                                     
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9--9-7------12--12-11-|
A|-----7--7-5------10--10--9-|
E|-0-0---------0-0-----------|
   * *         * * 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9--9-7----------------|
A|-----7--7-5----10-9-7------|
E|-0-0---------0--8-7-5--8-7-|
   * *         *


Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
                  x2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2----7----5---2-|
A|-0----5----3-5-0-|
E|-------------3---|
                  x2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4----9----7---4-|
A|-2----7----5-7-2-|
E|-------------5---|


Riff 4
Guitar 1                         x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------2----4-------------2----4-|
A|-5----0----2--------5----0----2-|
E|-3------------------3-----------|

Guitar 2 (last time, only play first bar)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-12~--12-14-14b15-14~--14-15-15b17-15~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-15-15-14----12----------|
G|----------14----14-12-14-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Guitar 3 (last time, only play first bar)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-12~--12-14-14b15-14~--14-16-16b17-16~-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-16-16-14----------------|
D|----------16-17-16-14-16-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Play Riff 2


Riff 5                           x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------14-12-14-|
D|-7--5--4---------------14-12-14-|
A|-5--3--2------7-5-7-------------|
E|----------3~--5-3-5-------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-7--5--4-------------|
A|-5--3--2------7-5-7--|
E|----------3~--5-3-5--|


Play Riff 2   


Song fades out with Riff 2


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill