Submitted By: Nick S.
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SPREADING THE DISEASE (1985)

palm-muted 'cause you can figure that out by listening to it. Click for the full
screen version so it doesn't look screwed up. Special thanks to my guitar
teacher for helping me out with this one. Here's the tab:

Riff 1
A-2---------------2-----------------
E-0--0-3-0-3-0-0--0--0-3-0-2-3-5----

Riff 2
D-9-8-5-4-2---
A-7-6-3-2-0--- (play this chords 9x each then)

A-5-5-4-4-2----
E-3-3-2-2-0----

Riff 3
D-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-5-4-2----
A-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-3-2-0----

Riff 4
D-------2-----------5-----------2-----------------3---3-------
A-2-----0-----5-----3-----2-----0-----5-----0-2-3---3---3-----
E-0-----------3-----------0-----------3-----------------------

Riff 5
D-5-----7-----9-----10/9--7--4-----
A-3-----5-----7------8/7--5--2-----

Ending for Riff 5
D-5-----7-----
A-3-----5-----

Riff 6
G----------------------------7------------------------------------
D-10/9--10/9--10/9-----------5---10/9--10/9--10/9-----------------
A--8/7---8/7---8/7--7-7-7-7-------8/7---8/7---8/7--7-7-7-7----5---
E-------------------0-0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-0----3---

Song order:

Riff 1 4x
Riff 2 once
Riff 3 8x
Riff 4 twice
Riff 3 8x
Riff 4 twice
Riff 5 3x (Riff 5 ending after 3rd time)
Riff 6 twice
Riff 3 8x
Riff 4 twice
Riff 5 3x (Riff 5 ending after 3rd time)
Riff 6 6x
Riff 5 7x (Riff 5 ending after 7th time)
Riff 1 4x
play this last part 4x
A-2---------------2----

Joey Belladonna: vocals
Frank Bello: bass
Charlie Benante: drums
Scott Ian: rhythm guitar
Danny Spitz: lead guitar