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