Tabs
Drop The Ball by Anthrax
from the album "Stomp 442"
words and music by Charlie Benante, John Bush,
Scott Ian, and Frank Bello
tabbed by Tom Mallon
Dropped-D Tuning (DADGBE)
INTRO INTRO FILL (2nd guitar)
harm. pm..
E MajorE ------------------|----------------------------------
BB ------------------|----------------------------------
G+G ------------------|----------------------------------
D MajorD ---------|----------------------------------
A augmentedA --0-0----|----------------------------------
E MajorE --0-0----|-6^-------6^------6^--------6^----
VERSE
pm...... pm......
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------
BB -----------------------------------------------------
G+G -----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -6---0-0-0-0---6---0-0-0-0---------------------------
E MajorE -6^--0-0-0-0---6^--0-0-0-0---------------------------
VERSE FILL 1 VERSE FILL 2
pm..
E MajorE -------------|---------------------------------------
BB -------------|---------------------------------------
G+G -------------|--------10-----------------------------
D MajorD -------------|--------10-----------------------------
A augmentedA -0-0--3------|--------8------------------------------
E MajorE -0-0--3------|---------------------------------------
BRIDGE BRIDGE 2
E MajorE ------------------------|-----------------------------
BB ------------------------|-----------------------------
G+G ------------------------|-----------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------|-----------------------------
A augmentedA -0---0---0---------5----|-3-3---3-3---3-3-------------
E MajorE -0---0---0---0-5-6---6--|-3-3---3-3---3-3--0-3-0-5-0-6
Note: When bridge speeds up, play BRIDGE 1 and BRIDGE 2
but with hammer-ons in the single notes.