Got the Time Anthrax
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1990 Album PERSISTANCE OF TIME)
Transcribed by JimmysRocks@yahoo.com
Words and Music by Joe Jackson
[Bb5]6 8 8 x x x
[Db5]x 4 6 6 x x
[Eb5]x 6 8 8 x x
[Ab5]4 6 6 x x x
[Gb5]2 4 4 x x x
[F5]1 3 3 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=264
[Bb5] [Db5] [Eb5] [Ab5] [Bb5]
[4/4] Gtr I
W Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
x o / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
PM----|
Wx7 Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------| |------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------| |------------|----------------||-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8---------| |------------|----------------||-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8--| |------------|----------------||-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8--| |------------|----/x/--13\----||-6--6----------|---------4--4s6--|
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------| |-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---| |-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---| |-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q W +W
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------| |-----------------|--------------|----------|--------| |-----------------|--------------|----------|--------| |-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----| |-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----| |-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--------|-(6)----|
1st Verse
+W +H. Q H Q Q W
|------------|--------------||-------------|------| |------------|--------------||-------------|------| |------------|--------------||-------------|------| |-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------| |-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------| |-(6)--------|-(6)------x\--||-6----6\-----|------| PM--------------------------|
W W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |----------|----------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |----------------|-----------------|---------------| |----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----(6)\-----|
W W W
|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| PM--------------------------| PM-----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--6--|| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--6--|| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--4--||
Pre-Chorus
$
$$
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-6----6-(6)--6--|
|-4----4-(4)--4--|-3----3-(3)--3--|-6----6-(6)--6--|
|-4----4-(4)--4--|-3----3-(3)--3--|-4----4-(4)--4--|
|-2----2-(2)--2--|-1----1-(1)--1--|----------------|
Chorus
PM----|
Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|
|-8----------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8----------|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|-6----------|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|------------|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|
To Dbl. Coda
E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-8-8-8-8--------|-----------------|--------------|
|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|
|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|
|---------4--4p0-|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|
PM----|
E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
To Coda
&
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q W +W
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--------|-(8)----|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--------|-(6)----|
2nd Verse
+W +H. Q H Q Q W
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|------------|--------------||-------------|------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)------x\--||-8----8\-----|------|
|-(6)--------|-(6)------x\--||-6----6\-----|------|
PM--------------------------|
W W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------|----------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------|----------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----(8)\-----|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----(6)\-----|
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
D.S. al Coda
PM--------------------------| PM-----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--6--|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--6--|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--4--|
&
Gtr I
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / /
Gtr II
||--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|
||o-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|
||------------------|---------------------|
||------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|---------------------|
||------------------|---------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / /
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4--|
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / / / o / / o / o / o / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|-4----4-(4)---4--|---4----4--4---||
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|-4----4-(4)---4--|---4----4--4--o||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------o||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------||
Interlude
W +W +W +W +W +W
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
W +W +W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-6--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)----|
+W +W +W +W +W +W
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
+W +W +W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)--------|-(6)----|
Gtrs I, II
Wx4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|------------||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|------------||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|------------||-----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8---||
|------------||o----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--o||
|------------||-----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6---||
Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|----8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|
|----8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|
|----6-6-(6)--6-6-|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6-6-|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
+Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8--6---||
|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-(8)--8--6---||
|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6-6-|-(6)--6-6-(6)--6--4---||
&&
PM----|
E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|---6----6--6--|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|---6----6--6--|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
PM----|
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8--------|-------6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|
Q Q H W W
|------------|----------|------*|
|------------|----------|------*|
|------------|----------|------*|
|-8----------|----------|------*|
|-8----------|----------|------*|
|-6----------|----------|------*|
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
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