Song-Heretic Anthem
Band-Slipknot
Album-Iowa
Guitarists-Mick Thomson and James Root
Tabbed by- Jason Wright

Index:
h-hammer on
p-pull off
/-slide up
\-slide down
- Pinch harmonics

Tuning for this song is drop d tuning, tuned down 2 and a half steps, A-E-A-D-F#-B

Intro:

Spoken- 8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1


B |--------------------------------|-----|
F#|--------------------------------|-----|
D |--------------------------------|--------|   This last part is only played, just before it gets
A |--------------------------------|--------|   really heavy.
E |-------------1-----1-----1-----1|--------|
A |-22\---0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1|--------|
      pm |-----| |---| |---| |---|




Then guitar two comes in with the same riff.

Heavy Part:

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |------------1-----1-----1------|
A |------0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0--|
     pm |-----| |---| |---| |---|




The li'l fill before the first and second verse:

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |-----1---12\-------1---12\-----|
A |-0-0-1-0-12\---0-0-1-0-12\-----|
pm |---|	 |---|




Verse:

This is fast as fuck, but start slow and work your way up to the proper speed.

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |---------6\5------3------------|
A |---------6\5------3------------|
E |-----2h3-4\3-4h3--1---1--------|
A |-0-0-2h3-----4h3----0-1--------|
pm |---|              |-|



Chorus:

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |--2-2-5-4-6-5-6-5-6-5-7-9------|
A |--2-2-5-4-6-5-6-5-6-5-7-9------|
pm  |---|



Fill thingo:

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |-----1---12\-------1---12\-----|
A |-0-0-1-0-12\---0-0-1-0-12\-----|
pm |---|	 |---|



2nd Verse this is hard aswell but practice makes perfect.

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |--------1-----1---2-3--3-2--2-5|
A |--0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-2-3--3-2--2-5|
pm  |-----| |---|



Chorus:

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |--2-2-5-4-6-5-6-5-6-5-7-9------|
A |--2-2-5-4-6-5-6-5-6-5-7-9------|
pm  |---|


After double bass drum

Fill:

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------3----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---1---3--------1-2-3-1-1-2-3----------------------------|
A |-0-1-0-3-000000-1-2-3---1-2-3-000000-6-5-0-5-3-----------|



When singing starts again:

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------3----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---1---3--------1-2-3-1-1-2-3----------------------------|
A |-0-1-0-3--------1-2-3---1-2-3--------6-5-0-5-3-----------|


Fill at the very end after the chorus is played again.

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------3----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---1---3--------1-2-3-1-1-2-3--------1-1-----------------|
A |-0-1-0-3-000000-1-2-3---1-2-3-000000-1-1-----------------|

Thats it any thing I have missed e-mail me at doris_ramirez@ntlworld.com