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I Am the Law Guitar Tablature
ANTHRAX - I AM THE LAW
(Among The Living, 1987)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato 
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.

Riff 1

E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G --------4--------------------
D -----2--4--5---5-7-------2---
A -----2--2--5---5-7-2-0-2-2---
E -0-0-0-----3---3-5-3-2-3-0---

Riff 1A

E --------------------------
B --------------------------
G ----4---------------------
D -2--4--5---5-7-5-4-5-2----
A -2--2--5---5-7-5-4-5-2----
E -0-----3---3-5-3-2-3-0----

Riff 2

E -----------------------
B -----------------------
G -----------------------
D ----------5------------
A ----------5------------
E -3-0-33-0-3------------

Riff 2A

E --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G --------------------------------
D ----------5---------------------
A ----------5---------------------
E -3-0-33-0-3------------3-0-00-0-


Riff 3

E ------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------
E -3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-5-6-

Riff 3A

E ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E -3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-5-6-3-0-00-0-

Riff 3B

E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------7-5-4-5-
A ---------------------------------------------7-5-4-5-
E -3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-5-6-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-5-3-2-3-

Riff 3C

E ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------4-2-0-2-
E -3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-33-5-3-2-3-

Riff 3D

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------2-
A -------------------------------------------------------4-2-0-2-2-
E -3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-3-0-33-0-5-3-2-3-0-

Riff 4

E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D -5------4----3----2------------5------2----2----2-----------
A -5------4----3----2------------5------2----2----2-----------
E -3--0-0-2--0-1--0-0-0-3-0-33-0-3--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--3-0-33-0-

Riff 4A 

E ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------
D -5------4----3----2------------5------2----2----2--
A -5------4----3----2------------5------2----2----2--
E -3--0-0-2--0-1--0-0-0-3-0-22-0-3--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--

Riff 5

E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --------4-5-4---------10-9---------4-5-4---------9--10--
D -2------4-5-4---3-----10-9--2------4-5-4---3-----9--10--
A -2------2-3-2-0-3-----8 -7--2------2-3-2-0-3-----7--8 --
E -0--0-0---------1---0-------0--0-0---------1---0--------

Riff 5A

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------10--9------------------------9--10--9-9-9-9----------------
D -2------9-10-9-7-3-----10--9--2------9-10-9-7-3-----9--10--9-9-9-9----------------
A -2------9-10-9-7-3-----8 --7--2------9-10-9-7-3-----7--8 --7-7-7-7----------------
E -0--0-0-7-8 -7-5-1---0--------0--0-0-7-8 -7-5-1---0-------------------00-3-0-33-0-

Riff 5B

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G --------4-5-4---------10--9---------4-5-4---------9--10--9-9-9-9-
D -2------4-5-4---3-----10--9--2------4-5-4---3-----9--10--9-9-9-9-
A -2------2-3-2-0-3-----8 --7--2------2-3-2-0-3-----7--8 --7-7-7-7-
E -0--0-0---------1---0--------0--0-0---------1---0----------------

Riff 6

E ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G -7--6--5--------------------------------7--5--6-----------------
D -7--6--5--------------------------------7--5--6--5--5--5--5--5--
A -5--4--3--------------------------------5--3--4--5--5--5--5--5--
E ----------33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33----------3--3--3--3--3--

Riff 6A

E -----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------
G -----------------------------------
D -----------------------------------
A -5--4--3-----------5---3--4--------
E ----------33-33-33---3-------3-3-3-

Riff 6B

E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G -7--6--5-------7--5--6-------
D -7--6--5-------7--5--6-------
A -5--4--3-------5--3--4-------
E ---------3-3-3---------3-3-3-

Riff 7

E --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G --------------------------------
D --------------------------------
A -3--2--1----------3--1--2-------
E ---------11-11-11---------0-0-0-

Riff 7A

E -----------------------------
B -----------------------------
G -5--4--3-------5--3--4-------
D -5--4--3-------5--3--4-------
A -3--2--1-------3--1--2-------
E ---------1-1-1---------0-0-0-

Riff 8

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -4-------5-------6---------------4-------5-------6---------------
D -4-------5-------6---------------4-------5-------6---------------
A -2-------3-------4---------------2-------3-------4---------------
E ---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

Order

Riff 1 x 5
Riff 2 x 3
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 3 x 5
Riff 2 x 3
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 4 x 3
Riff 4A x 1
Riff 3 x 3
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 3B x 1
Riff 1A x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 5A x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 3B x 1
Riff 1A x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 5B x 1
Riff 6 x 6
Riff 6A x 4
Riff 7 x 4
Solo over Riff 8 x 4
Solo over Riff 7 x 4
Riff 6A x 4
Riff 6B x 4
Riff 7A x 4
Riff 3C x 1
Riff 1A x 4
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 3D x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2003
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