PANTERA - "Cowboy From Hell" Tablature
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Album: Cowboy from Hell
Song: Cowboy from Hell
Tuning: D G C F A D
This song sounds best to me when tuned to D (D,G,C,F,A,D)
Some people seem to get confused with D tuning. This tuning is not Drop D.
Drop D is the same as E tuning except the E string is lowered to D (D,A,D,G,B,C)
Everything here is 100% correct. I borrowed the solo from one of the other tabs.
/ = slide to next fret (12/15) Play 12th fret and slide to the 15th
h = hammer on
* = Palm Mute
Riff 1 with flanger
Repeat a couple times
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Riff 1.1 and 1.2
Repeat 3 times
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------12---|
|-------------12----12----13----12----13/14------|
|-12-15-12-15----15----15----15----15------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Then this
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12----12----13\12------------------|
|-12-15-12-15----15----15-------15 12\3----------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2.1 and 2.2
Repeat 3 times
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2-----2--------------------0----------|
|-2-----2-----0-----0----1----0----1/2--------------|
|-0--3--0--3-----3-----3---3-----3------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Then This
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2-----2-------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----0-----0-----1--0-----2----------------|
|-0--3--0--3-----3-----3--------3--0----------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 3.1 and 3.2
Repeat 3 Times
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|-----------------------------0------
|-----------------------0h1/2-------
|-0-0---0---0---0---0-----------
* * * * * *
Then This
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|----------------------0h1/2--------0h1/2--------
|-0-0---0---0---0---0---------3--3---------3--1--
* * * * * * * * * *
Then repeat riff 3.1 one time only followed by riff 3.2. Repeat that twice.
Riff 4
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0-----
|--------------------------------|----------------------0h1/2-------
|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0--|-0-0---0---0---0---0--------------
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------|----------------------0h1/2--------0h1/2--------
|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0--|-0-0---0---0---0---0---------3--3---------3--1--
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6
-------------------------|------------------------------
-------------------------|------------------------------
-------------------------|------------------------------
-5-----5-----5------6--6-|-5-----5-----5------8--7--6--
-5-----5-----5------6--6-|-5-----5-----5------8--7--6--
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--5--4--
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------|------------------1--0-----2----
|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0--|-0-0---0---0---0--------3--0----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CHORUS:
For the Chorus play Riff 2.1 (3 times) followed by Riff 2.2. Repeat that twice.
After the 2nd verse. Play riff 3.1 Follow by this:
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|-------------------------0-------0--
|------------------0h1/2----0h1/2----
|-0-0---0---0---0--------------------
* * * * *
Play this part just before the solo
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------------------------------
------------------------------
------------2---2-----5-4-3---
-2-----2----0---0-----5-4-3---
-0--3--0--3---3---3---3-2-1---
* * * * * * * *
Solo:
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)\\---------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
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Bridge
Riff 8.1 (I think)
Add some harmonics in here to make it sound better.
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|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------5-|------------------------7-|------------------------5-|
|-7/5-------7/5------7/5---|-7/5-------7/5------7/5---|-7/5-------7/5------7/5---|
|------0-0------0-0--------|------0-0------0-0--------|------0-0------0-0--------|
Riff 8.2
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------14/12----12/11----11/9----9/7---7/6----------|
|-12-12-------14-------12------11-----9-----7--------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 8.1 again but end with this riff.
|-0-0--17/15----15/14----14/12----12/10-----10/9-----|
|------------17-------15-------14-------12-------0---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
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Then go back to the some of the beginning riffs followed by Riff 8 again.
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
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