Tabs
Ok, for you Pantera freaks out there, here is a slab of classic Diamond
Darrell-filled riffs and Philip Anselmo-angry vocals. This tune is based
around a chromatic ascending power chord tuned way down to a 
D MajorD (that means,
from high to low, the strings are D, A, F, C, G, D MajorD). To attain that rude
tone that Darrell uses, you must first set your distortion level pretty high.
Second, add a little stereo chorus (with the rate set just before midpoint)
to give the guitar a little breathing room. Personally, I find that tube
amps work GREAT for Pantera's tone. But I read recently in an interview
that Darrell's Randall amps are solid-state!!! (You'll understand what I mean
if you play through a solid state amp and try to get a Pantera-like tone).
It's your call, though. Work with whatever you feel is right. Finally,
throw a wah-pedal in for the interlude. Jam the pickup switch up to the neck
for a fat, chunky sound and your set! Have fun. Any
questions/comments/regrets, please Email me at [email protected].
A augmentedA NEW LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
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by Pantera
Intro (main riff)
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------\-------0-1-2---0-1-2-3----0-1-2-3-4---6-6-6-6------------------------
--------------0-1-2---0-1-2-3----0-1-2-3-4---6-6-6-6------------------------
-pick slide-
Repeat three times
Second Riff
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-0-1-2---0-1-2-3--0-1-2-3-4--6-6-6-6----------------------------------------
|-----HEAVY PALM MUTE------|
Repeat Second Riff three more times, but use LIGHT palm muting on third and
fourth times.
Third Riff
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-0-0-00-0-0-0-00-----0------------------------------------------------------
|---HEAVY P.M----|
Repeat two more times (for a total of three times)
Fifth Riff
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-0-0-00-0-0-0-00---0-0-00-0-0-0-00---0-0-00-0-0-0-00---0-00-/-12-12-12------
|----------------------P.M.--------------------------------|
|-trem. pick-|
Play the fifth riff once more to the verses, yet end with a chord progression
of E5, Bb5, 
F5F5 (instead of the "tremoloed" 
E MajorE note (12th fret).
Sixth Riff (Main Verses)
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-1-1-11-1-1-1-11---1-1-11-1-1-1-11---1-1-11-1-1-1-11---1-11-/-13-13-13------
|-------------P.M. (these are all ONEs)-------------------|
|-trem.pick-|
And on, and on, and on...
Notes: The Sixth Riff uses 
FF notes on the low E MajorE string. Although
some of the notes appear to be 11's, they are actually 1's. They need to be
close enough to show the double-pick speed Darrell is using. Also, on the
tail end of both fifth and sixth riffs, Darrell uses tremolo picking on the
12th and 13th notes (respectively).
