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Song: Anthem Part II
Artist: blink-182
Album: Take off Your Pants and Jacket (All three
versions.)
Guitarist: Tom Delonge
Transcriber: Mark Schoeck
(checkmark_chiefs25@yahoo.com)
INTRO:
-4---4---2---2---1---1---2---2---
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
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-4---4---2---2---1---1---2---2---
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
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after a few of these, this comes in:
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------2/3-----2-----2/3-----2-
-3-3-----3-3---3-3-----3-3----
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p.m.| ---| ---| ---|
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------2/3------2-----0------0-
-3-3------3-3---3-3---3-3-----
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p.m.| ---| ---| ---|
(after the 16th notes on the snare drum, this riff is
played)
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-3---4---3---------3---4---3---------
------------3--5----------------3--5-
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-3---4---3---------3---4-----
------------3--5-----------3-
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VERSES:
bass alone for the first part, then...:
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-7-7-7-7-
-7-7-7-7-
-5-5-5-5-
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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p.m.----------------------------|
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---------------------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---------------------
p.m.---------------------------------|
CHORUS:
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-4--4-4-4--4-4-5-5--5--5-
-4--4-4-4--4-4-5-5--5--5-
-2--2-2-2--2-2-3-3--3--3-
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-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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after this, you play the same riff as the verses,
then:
if we're.....................
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------------------7-
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7- you're to blame.
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-
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p.m.------------|
there's the interlude, where tom sings,
"everything has fallen to pieces" a buncha times, and
that's the verse bass part... so this is it. cd's
brand new, so it's all my work. be sure to check out
my tabs for stay together for the kids, and story of a
lonely guy. have fun... email questions.
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Anthem Part Two (Bass)
- Anthem Part Two (Chords)
- Anthem Part Two (Ver2) (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: February 10, 2026