Contact - Anthrax

Contact

View chords used in this chart
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr I'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr II'
Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr III'
Gtr IV (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr IV'
Gtr V (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr V'
Gtr VI (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr VI'
 
Acoustic only Part
Slowly Q=80
Db5
4/4
Gtr II
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Gtr I
W E E E E H W E E E E H
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-^3-----------|---3---3-------|-^3-----------|---3---3-------|
|-^2-----------|---------0-----|-^2-----------|---------0-----|
|-^0-----------|-0---0---0-----|-^0-----------|-0---0---0-----|
|--------------|-1---2---3-----|--------------|-1---2---3-----|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 
Gtr II
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Gtr I
W E E E E H W E E E E H
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|-^3-----------|---3---3-------|-^3-----------|---3---3-------||
|-^2-----------|---------0-----|-^2-----------|---------0-----||
|-^0-----------|-0---0---0-----|-^0-----------|-0---0---0-----||
|--------------|-1---2---3-----|--------------|-1---2---3-----||
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|
| Gtr III
| W E E E E H W E E E E H
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|-^3-----------|---3---3-------|-^3-----------|---3---3-------||
|-^2-----------|---------0-----|-^2-----------|---------0-----||
|-^0-----------|-0---0---0-----|-^0-----------|-0---0---0-----||
|-^0-----------|-1---2---3-----|-^0-----------|-1---2---3-----||
|-^0-----------|---------------|-^0-----------|---------------||
 
Acoustic + Electric Part
Db5
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Gtrs I, III
W E E E E H W E E E E H
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-^3-----------|---3---3--------|-^3-----------|---3---3--------|
|-^2-----------|----------0-----|-^2-----------|----------0-----|
|-^0-----------|-0---0----0-----|-^0-----------|-0---0----0-----|
|-^0-----------|-1---2----3-----|-^0-----------|-1---2----3-----|
|-^0-----------|----------------|-^0-----------|----------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W Q Q H W Q Q H
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--0-----------|-8---9---10-----|--0-----------|-8---9---10-----|
|--0-----------|-8---9---10-----|--0-----------|-8---9---10-----|
 
Gtr II
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Gtrs I, III
W E E E E H W E E E E H
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-^3-----------|----3---3--------|-^-3---------------|---3---3--------||
|-^2-----------|-----------0-----|-^-2---------------|----------0-----||
|-^0-----------|--0---0----0-----|-^-0---------------|-0---0----0-----||
|-^0-----------|--1---2----3-----|-^-0---------------|-1---2----3-----||
|-^0-----------|-----------------|-^-0---------------|----------------||
|
| Gtr IV
| W Q Q H W Q Q H
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--0-----------|--8---9---10-----|---0---------------|-8---9---10-----||
|--0-----------|--8---9---10-----|---0---------------|-8---9---10-----||
|
| Gtrs V, VI
| < >
| W W +H +H W
|--------------|-10--------------|-(10)-----(10)-----|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
 
Electric only Part
Db5
Gtr II
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Gtrs V, VI
W Q Q H W Q Q H
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0-----------|--------------|-0-----------|--------------|
|-0-----------|-8--9--10-----|-0-----------|-8--9--10-----|
|-0-----------|-8--9--10-----|-0-----------|-8--9--10-----|
 
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q s Q..
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
W Q Q H W Q Q S Q..
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------*|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------*|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------*|
|-0-----------|--------------|-0-----------|----------------*|
|-0-----------|-8--9--10-----|-0-----------|-8--9--10-------*|
|-0-----------|-8--9--10-----|-0-----------|-8--9--10-------*|
 
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

How to play Contact

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Db. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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