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Cowboys From Hell Tab

by Pantera
ver5
ver5

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

                        performed by Pantera

                         Hey I copyed this because it sounded right

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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Janatha wrote on January 16 2008, 04:33 pm

so who gonna teach me how to reads tabs??????

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extra_t wrote on February 10 2008, 04:44 pm

hey i will...if you want to know something. drop me at cbushrun_7@hotmail.com

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PuppySlayer117 wrote on June 18 2008, 07:29 pm

This tab is pretty much exactly like the song. Awesome job man! R.I.P. Dimebag.

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