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Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2001-05-21 15:14:32


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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Here is another great tune by Pantera from their first album, "Cowboys From
Hell".  A few notes about the song itself:  Darrell uses some wicked
finger stretches in his solo.  I advise to seriously warm up your left hand,
especially the pinky.  Other than that, just throw your amp on
mega-distortion, give it a little chorus for breathing room, and throw your
pickup switch up to the neck and rock!  Have fun and good luck.




                        Cowboys From Hell
                        -----------------

                        performed by Pantera

                         transcribed by:

                           Steve Mueller
                       ICSLM@asuvm.inre.asu.edu






Riff A     w/flanger


-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0



                                   Riff B

---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------
---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------
---------------------------------|-----------------------------7-|------------
---------------------------------|---5---5-7-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-8h9---|------------
---------------------------------|-7---7-------------------------|------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|------------

                                   -----Palm Mute----------------





Repeat Riff B two more times, then on the fourth, play Riff B.2



Riff B.2

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---5---5-7-5-7-5-8-7-5------------------------------------------------------
-7---7-----------------7--(7)\----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

------P.M-------





Riff C

--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
---------2---2---------------0--|
---------0---0---1---0---1h2----|
-0-3-0-3---3---3---3---3--------|

|------------P.M--------|



Repeat Riff C two more times, then play Riff C.2 on the fourth time



Riff C.2


------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
---------2---2----------------------
---------0---0---1-0----------------
-0-3-0-3---3---3-----3-0------------

|-------P.M-----|




Now play Riff C three more times and finish with Riff C.2 on the fourth time





Riff D

-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
--------------------------0--
--------------------0h1h2----
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------

|----P.M-----------|



Play Riff D two more times and finish with Riff D.2



Riff D.2

------------------------------
------------------------------
------------------------------
--------------------0-------0-
--------------0h1h2---0h1h2---
-0-0--0--0--0-----------------

|-----P.M.---|








Riff E


----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
--------------------------0-|------------------------------------------------
--------------------0h1h2---|--------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-------------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---------|-0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1---------------

|----P.M-----------|          |----P.M----|



Now repeat Riff E once more and go into Main Verses





Riff F (Main Verses)


--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|--------------------------0------------------------
--------------------------|--------------------0h1h2--------------------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------

|---------------P.M---------------------------|



--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|--------------0h1p0-----0h1p0----------------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1------------------

|----------------P.M.-------------------|



Now Repeat Riff F once more and continue into Riff G



Riff G

-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--7--6-----------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--7--6-----------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3--4--4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--5--4-----------------

|------P.M.-----------|        |------P.M-----------|



--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0-6-5-3-0------------------------------

|----------------P.M--------------------|




Now for the Chorus (here we come, reach for your gun...), play Riff C three
times and finish with Riff C.2 on the fourth, then finish the process by
doing the same thing again.


When going back to the 2nd verse, play Riff D/Riff D.2 once, then play Riff E
and go back to the verses.


If you are going into the SOLO after the verses at this point instead, then
play Riff H before solo.



Riff H

--------------------------
--------------------------
--------------------------
---------2---2-----5-4-3--
---------0---0-----5-4-3--
-0-3-0-3---3---3---3-2-1--

|---P.M---------|





SOLO


  ~~~~~~               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~~                       A.H.~~
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|-15---15---15----15---
-------------|-8---8---8---------|-(8)\/14------(14)\-|---14---14----14------
-7------(7)\-|---7---7-----------|--------------------|----------------------
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------



~~~
---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------
---(15)\-|--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------|-------------------------------------11-12-15-11-12-15--------------
---------|-------------------11-12-15-11-12-15--------------------------------
---------|-11-12-15-11-12-15--------------------------------------------------


-------------------|-------------------11-12-15p12p11-x-11-12-15p12p11-15p12--
-------------------|-11-12-15-11-12-15----------------------------------------
-11-12-15-11-12-15-|----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------




         ----|
-15^(1.5)------12-14-17p14p12--12-14-17p14p12--12-14-17p14p12-12-14-17p14p12-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------



-12h15h19p15p12h15-20p15p12h15-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------20p15p12h15p12--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12-----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


      ~~~~~~                            ~~~~~~              --|
------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------
------------------------|----------------------------|-15^(1)--(15)^(1)------
------------------------|--15----15----15------(15)\-|-----------------------
14-(14)-------(14)\5/---|-----14----14---------------|-----------------------
------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------
------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------



        ~~~~~~
-15----------------------18----18----18^(1.5)--(18)\--------|----------------
---15^(1)-----(15)\8/-17----17----17------------------------|----------------
-------------------------------------------------------7/14-|----------------
------------------------------------------------------------|----------------
------------------------------------------------------------|----------------
------------------------------------------------------------|----------------




-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12---------------12----------------12---------------12----------------------
---15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15---15-14-12-14-15---15-14-12-14-15--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------



A.H.                       ~~
------------------------------14^(1)--|-12-14-------12-15------12-15----------
-12^(1/4)-12^(1/4)--------------------|-------15^(1)-----15^(1)-----15^(1)----
-12^(1/4)-12^(1/4)--------------------|---------------------------------------
-------------------14-12h14-----------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------

          -|            ~~~~
-12-----------------------|--------------15---------19-------20------21-------
---14^(1/2)-(14)p12-------|--------11/12---12-12/15----15/17----17/18--18/19--
-------------------14^(1)-|-(14)\---------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------




BRIDGE
                     A.H.                          A.H.

-----------------------~~~----|----------------------~~~---|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------2-----|-----------------
-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--------|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------
-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0---|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|-----------------

   -P.M.-   -P.M.-     -P.M.-      -P.M-   -P.M-      -P.M.-




                     A.H.

-----------------------~~~-----|---------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|-14p12---12\11----11\9----9\7---7\6----------
-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5---12-12|------14-------12------11-----9-----7--------
-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
-----0-0-----0-0---------------|---------------------------------------------

    -P.M-   -P.M-



                     A.H.                          A.H.

-----------------------~~~----|----------------------~~~---|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------2-----|-----------------
-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--------|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------
-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0---|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|-----------------

   -P.M.-   -P.M.-     -P.M.-      -P.M-   -P.M-      -P.M.-




                     A.H.

----------------------~~~-0-x-|-17p15---15\14----14\12----12\10----10\9------
------------------------------|------17-------15-------14-------12------10---
------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|----------------------------------------------
------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-----0-0-----0-0--------------|----------------------------------------------

    -P.M-   -P.M-




--------------------------
--------------------------
--------------------------
-8-7-5--------------------
--------7-(7)\------------
--------------------------




Now continue the song by playing Riff C 3 times, then finish with Riff C.2,
then play Riff C 3 more times and finish with Riff C.2

Finally, play Riff C once and Riff C.2 once


At the end of the song...



                     A.H.                          A.H.

-----------------------~~~----|----------------------~~~---|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------2-----|-----------------
-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--------|-----------------
------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------
-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0---|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|-----------------

   -P.M.-   -P.M.-     -P.M.-      -P.M-   -P.M-      -P.M.-






-17p15----15\14----14\12----12\10----10\9------|------------------------------
-------17-------15-------14-------12-------10--|------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------2---
-----------------------------------------------|---------------0h1p0------2---
-----------------------------------------------|-0-0-0-0--0----------3--3-0---





That's it!  Have fun and good luck.

Notation
--------


h - hammer
p - pull off

~~~ - vibrato

^ - indicates bend (followed by a number in parentheses indicating magnitude
                    of bend - i.e. ^(1.5) indicates bend up one and a-half
                    steps)

A.H. - artificial harmonic

P.M. - palm mute

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