As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1983 Album FISTFUL OF METAL)
Transcribed by Riffer Madness
Words and Music by Dan Lilker & Scott Ian
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=256
N.C. N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-||------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|
||------------------|------------------||-||------------------|
||------------------|------------------||-||------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B5 C5 G5 N.C. B5 C5 D5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------|
Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q 4x
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------8--|-----------------|----------------o||
|-4----5-(5)--7--|-----------------|-4----5-(5)--7---||
|-4----5-(5)--5--|-----------------|-4----5-(5)--7---||
|-2----3-(3)-----|-----------------|-2----3-(3)--5--o||
|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
\0.5
|--3---| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
H.. +E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-<12>---------------(<12>)-|-12-------------------12--14p12----------|
|---------------------------|-----15p12-15p12----------------15p12h15-|
|---------------------------|-------------------12--------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------8-------|
|---------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------7-------|
|---------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------5-------|
|---------------------------|--2--------------3----(3)----------------|
|---0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0---|-----------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3---| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12--------------------15--------------------|-15-------------------15------------------|
|----15p==12-15p12h==15----12h==15-12h15p==12-|-----12h15-12h15p==12-----12h15-12h15p12--|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------7--------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------7--------|
|---------------------------------------------|--2--------------3----(3)--------5--------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|------------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12------12----12---14-15-12---12----12---15-|-15p14-12----12------17p=12----12----12-|
|----15------15--------------------15---------|----------15------15--------15----15----|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------8-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4-------------5----(5)--------7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4-------------5----(5)--------5-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--2-------------3----(3)----------------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|----------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12------15------------17p12-----------------|-15p12----12---------17p=12-------12S14----|
|----15------15p12h==15---------17-15p12---17-|-------17----15h==17--------17-15----------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4-------------5----(5)--------7----------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4-------------5----(5)--------7----------|
|---------------------------------------------|--2-------------3----(3)--------5----------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|-------------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3---| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-14---14-14------14-17-14---14-14------14-|-17--14-14-14------14-19p=12-------12----|
|---------------17--------------------17------|--------------17-------------17-17----17-|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------8-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------5-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--2--------------3----(3)----------------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|-----------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3---| |---3---| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q E
|-/14-14---14-15-15------17-17---17-15-15---15-|-17--17-17-19-19---19-19b21--(19)----|
|---------------------15-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------12-|
|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)------7-----|
|----------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)------7-----|
|----------------------------------------------|--2--------------3----(3)------5-----|
|---0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|-------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3---| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-11--12-14-11-12---14-14--------11-12-14-|
|-----------------------11-12---14-12---|--------------------------12-14----------|
|-11-12---13-14-11---14-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------8-------|
|---------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------7-------|
|---------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------5-------|
|---------------------------------------|--2--------------3----(3)----------------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-0-|-----------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E S E. +H.. +E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------12-15b17---|-(15)-------------(15)----|
|-----------------------11-14------------|--------------------------|
|------------11h12h==14------------------|--------------------------|
|-11h12h==14-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---4-----5-(5)--7---------|
|----------------------------------------|---4-----5-(5)--7---------|
|----------------------------------------|---2-----3-(3)--5---------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0--0--0-------0-|--------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E E +Q
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-15b17r(15)-12----------12----------12----------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------16-16-16----16-16-16----16-16-16-|-16--16-16-16-16-12------12--------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------14-----14-(14)b16r=|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------8------|
|------------------------------------------------|--4-----------------5----(5)------7------|
|------------------------------------------------|--4-----------------5----(5)------5------|
|------------------------------------------------|--2-----------------3----(3)-------------|
|--0------0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|-----------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
\0.5/
+S S Q E +E E E S S H.. E
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------9-(9)----------|--------------------|
|-(14)p12p0------------------|-7------------------|
|---------------------10-7-7-|--------------------|
|-------------------7--------|--------------------|
|
| PM-------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-4-------5-(5)--7---|
|----------------------------|-4-------5-(5)--7---|
|----------------------------|-2-------3-(3)--5---|
|---0-----0-0-0--0--0--0-0---|--------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |3-|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E +H
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-12h15p==12h15p12h==15p12h15p==12h15-12/---|-17b19---17-(17)-----|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------8--|
|-------------------------------------------|--4-------5--(5)--7--|
|-------------------------------------------|--4-------5--(5)--5--|
|-------------------------------------------|--2-------3--(3)-----|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-----0-|---------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E +Q. +E
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-12h14p==12h14p12h==14p12h14p==12h14p12h==14-|-16b19--(16)-16-(16)----(16)/-|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4-----------5--(5)--7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4-----------5--(5)--7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--2-----------3--(3)--5-------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3---| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------|-----------12--0---12-15--12----12-------|
|----------------------------------12------12-|-15--12-15----15-------------15----15-12-|
|------------12-12---12-14-12---14----14------|-----------------------------------------|
|-14-12---14----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------8-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4--------------5----(5)--------5-------|
|---------------------------------------------|--2--------------3----(3)----------------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|-----------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q.
|----12---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-15------15-12-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------14---12-14-12---12-12---------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------14---12-|-14--12--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------14-12--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------15-12--([12])------|
|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--4------------5-(5)--------7----|
|---------------------------------------------|--4------------5-(5)--------7----|
|---------------------------------------------|--2------------3-(3)--------5----|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----|---------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
|---3---| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-11h12h14-11-12-14-----------11h12h14-|
|-----------------------11h12h14-11-12-14-|-------------------11h=12h14----------|
|------------11h12h==14-------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-10h12h==14------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------8-------|
|-----------------------------------------|--4--------------5-(5)--------7-------|
|-----------------------------------------|--4--------------5-(5)--------5-------|
|-----------------------------------------|--2--------------3-(3)----------------|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0--0-|--------------------------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
T T T
|----3-----|
E E S S S S S S E E E E +H +Q. +E
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------12-15-|-(15)-----(15)b17----(15)-|
|------------------------------14-------|--------------------------|
|------------16p11-16p12-16p13----------|--------------------------|
|-11h12h==14----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---4----5--(5)-----7------|
|---------------------------------------|---4----5--(5)-----7------|
|---------------------------------------|---2----3--(3)-----5------|
|--0----0--------0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|--------------------------|
Harmony Breakdown
Slower Q=216
N.C. N.C.
Gtr I
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--19p17p15-17---19p17p15-17---|-19p17p15-17p15p14-15p14p12-14----||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-20p19p17-19---20p19p17-19---|-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15p14-15---o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
N.C. N.C.
Gtrs I, II
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------------------|------------------------||
||o-10h12p10-8h10p8-7h8p7-5h7p5-|-3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2h3-0---o||
||------------------------------|------------------------||
||------------------------------|------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------o||
||------------------------------|------------------------||
N.C. N.C.
Gtr I
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--19p17p15-17---19p17p15-17---|-19p17p15-17p15p14-15p14p12-14----||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-20p19p17-19---20p19p17-19---|-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15p14-15---o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Outro
Fast Rock Q=256
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H H H H
|---------------------|------------------|
|-/6\-------/7\-------|-/8\-----/10\-----|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---------------8--|
|---------------------|--4----5--(5)--7--|
|---------------------|--4----5--(5)--5--|
|---------------------|--2----3--(3)-----|
|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H H H H
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-/12\-------/13\-------|-/15\-----/17\-----|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|
| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|---4----5--(5)--7--|
|-----------------------|---4----5--(5)--7--|
|-----------------------|---2----3--(3)--5--|
|---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-|-------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H H W
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-/18\-------/19\-------|-20--------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------8--|
|-----------------------|--4----5-(5)--7--|
|-----------------------|--4----5-(5)--5--|
|-----------------------|--2----3-(3)-----|
|---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-|-----------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +H Q Q
|---------------------|------------------|
|-22b24---------------|-(22)-----22\-----|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|
| PM---------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---4----5-(5)--7--|
|---------------------|---4----5-(5)--7--|
|---------------------|---2----3-(3)--5--|
|--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
\1.5/ \2/ \2/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q H. Q. E +q. E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----0---------------|-0-----0---(0)----12-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|----------------8----|
|---------------------|-4-----5---(5)--7----|
|---------------------|-4-----5---(5)--5----|
|---------------------|-2-----3---(3)-------|
|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +W
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-12---------------|-(12)-------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|
| PM------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---4----5-(5)--7--|
|------------------|---4----5-(5)--7--|
|------------------|---2----3-(3)--5--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 G5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+W +W
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-(12)---------------|-(12)-------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|---------------8--|
|--------------------|---4----5-(5)--7--|
|--------------------|---4----5-(5)--5--|
|--------------------|---2----3-(3)-----|
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
N.C. B5 C5 D5 E5
/0_______________________________________________
W +H. +Q W
|-15-----------------|-(15)----------(15)--|------*|
|-15-----------------|-(15)----------(15)--|------*|
|--------------------|---------------------|------*|
|--------------------|---------------------|-2----*|
|--------------------|---------------------|-2----*|
|--------------------|---------------------|-0----*|
|
| PM--------------|
| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q W
|--------------------|---------------------|------*|
|--------------------|---------------------|------*|
|--------------------|---4----5-(5)----7---|------*|
|--------------------|---4----5-(5)----7---|-2----*|
|--------------------|---2----3-(3)----5---|-2----*|
|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------|-0----*|
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
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- 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
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths