ANTHRAX - IMITATION OF LIFE
(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 -7-----6-----6-6-8-----7-----6h7p6-----------------------------------
D -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------8-7-----7-5-----5-8-----8-4-4-4-4-
A -------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 1A

E ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G -7-----6-----6-6-8-----7-----6h7p6------------------------------
D -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------8--7-----7-5-----5-8-----8-4-
A --------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E ----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2

E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G -------------5------------------3-
D -4-4-5-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-2-4-4----3-
A -4-4-5-2-4-4-3-5-4-4-5-2-4-4----1-
E -2-2-3-0-2-2---3-2-2-3-0-2-2-02---

Riff 2A

E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G -------------5------------------3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
D -4-4-5-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-2-4-4----3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A -4-4-5-2-4-4-3-5-4-4-5-2-4-4----1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
E -2-2-3-0-2-2---3-2-2-3-0-2-2-02---------------------------

Riff 3

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -5-4---5-4-----------------------------5-4---5-4-----------------------------
D -3-2---5-4---3-2-----------------------3-2---5-4---4-5-----------------------
A -------3-2---3-2-----------------------------3-2---4-5-----------------------
E -----0-----0-1-0--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-------------2-3--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-

Riff 3A

E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -5-4---5-4-----------------------------5-4---5-4-------
D -3-2---5-4---3-2-----------------------3-2---5-4---4-5-
A -------3-2---3-2-----------------------------3-2---4-5-
E -----0-----0-1-0--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-------------2-3-

Riff 4

E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G -10-9---8-7-------10-9---12-11-12-11-
D -8 -7---6-5-------8 -7---10-9 -10-9 -
A ------0-----0-0-0------0-------------
E -------------------------------------

Riff 5

E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G -10-9---8-7-------10-9---12-11-12-11-
D -10-9---8-7-------10-9---12-11-12-11-
A -8 -7---6-5-------8 -7---10-9 -10-9 -
E ------0-----0-0-0------0-------------

Riff 6

E -----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------
G -9-----------------------9-10------
D -9-----------------------9-10-9-10-
A -7-----------------------7-8 -9-10-
E ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------7-8 -

Riff 7

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

Riff 8

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------7-6-----------------
D -9-8---9-8---8-7-----------------9-8---9-8---7-6-----------------
A -9-8---9-8---8-7-----------------9-8---9-8---5-4-----------------
E -7-6-0-7-6-0-6-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-0-7-6-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

Order

Riff 1 x 3
Riff 1A x 1
Riff 2 x 7
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 3 x 3
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 3 x 7
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 4
Riff 3 x 7
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 4
Riff 6 x 4
Riff 5 x 8
Solo over Riff 7 x 4 (this may not be right)
Solo over Riff 8 x 2
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 4
Riff 3 x 7
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 2 x 4

Tabbed by Radiohater 2002