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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MESSAGE IN BLOOD by Pantera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Macejko Not many tabs for this out there, and even fewer are correct so I tried to give it a go. Tuning, as with most of the Pantera songs is STANDARD 1/4 step down (or just adjust the pitch of track in some audio software). Tuning: 1/4 step down Riff # 1: e|---------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-8s7----8s7---8s7---8s7---8s7---7s6---6s5---5s4----| A augmentedA|-6s5----6s5---6s5---6s5---6s5---5s4---4s3---3s2----| E MajorE|------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----5-----4-----3--| . . . . . . . . Riff # 2: e|------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-3-333-333-3-333-333-3-333-333-3-333-333--| E MajorE|-1-111-111-1-111-111-1-111-111-1-111-111--| . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... Chorus riff: e|------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------5-4---4-5---5-4---4-5---5-4------| A augmentedA|-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-2---2-3---3-2---2-3---3-2-5-3--| E MajorE|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-----3-----4-----3-----4-----3-1--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------4-3---3-4---4-3---3-4---4-3------| A augmentedA|-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-2-1---1-2---2-1---1-2---2-1------| E MajorE|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----/19~-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridge riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------| BB|-----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------x-4-----x-4------| D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-|4|~-----------------------------x-4-x-6-x-4-x-6--| A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5-5s10---4-4-4-4|3|~-3-----x-6-----x-6--| E MajorE|-------------3-3-3-3-3s8----2-2-2-2-----1------------------| . . . . . . . . PPP . . . . . ...finish with: e|----------| BB|----------| G+G|----------| D MajorD|-1--------| A augmentedA|-3---0w --| E MajorE|-----2w --| Accents in the verse are: e|------------------------| BB|------------------------| G+G|------------------------| D MajorD|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--| A augmentedA|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--| E MajorE|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--| Verse riff: e|----------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-1---------|1|h4------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3------1---------|1|h4-4--------|2|h3-3-----3-3--| E MajorE|----------------3-3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-2------1-1-1-1-1--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... and finish verse with: e|-------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------| D MajorD|-8s7---7s6---6s5---5s4---------| A augmentedA|-6s5---5s4---4s3---3s2---------| E MajorE|-----6-----5-----4-----3--/3~--| . . . . SOLO: This is not note to note, this is how I play it and sounds accurate, maybe it will help you: PART I (3:12-3:20): e|-16b(17)--16pb(17)~-16pb(17)~-----16pb(17)~-16pb(17)~-----| BB|------------------------------18~---------------------17~-| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-16pb(17)~-16pb(17)~--------------------------------------| BB|---------------------16~--|16|pbr(17)-15~w ---------------| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------10~-9~-|9|-8~| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------| PART II (3:20-3:28): e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-----10br(11)----8----10br(11)----8-------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-8~-----------10---8-----------10---8~-----10-----10br(11)-8--------|11|-|11|---|10|-|10|-| D MajorD|----------------------------------------10----10~------------10-8-------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------9----------8-----------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| PART III (3:28-3:36): e|--------------------------------------------------------------10h12h13p12p10-| BB|-10~-12----------------------------------------10h11h13p11p10----------------| G+G|-10~-12-10b(11)-------------------9h10h12p10p9-------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------12~--9h10h12p10p9--------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-13-12-13-12s13-17-15-13-15-13----18~-15-------18~-15-------| BB|----------------------------------17--------18-17--------18-17-| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|--20b(22)-20-18-17-17h1817----17---------| BB|---------------------------20----20b(22)~| G+G|-----------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------| PART IV (3:36-3:44): e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------9-9-7-7-6-6---------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-|7|br--5---7---5-------------7br-5------------------------------14-12-11-| A augmentedA|----------7---7---------------------7-----------12-10-9-14-12-10----------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------12-10-9---------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-14-12-11-13-11-10-14-12-11-15-13-12-16-14-13-17-15-14-18-16-15-19-17-16-20-18-17-| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V (3:44-3:52): e|-------18~------------20------20~------------21~----------| BB|-19b~------19pbr-19b~----19pb-----19pbr-19b~-------{3}w --| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------| Riff after solo: e|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| BB|----------------------------| BB|----------------------------| G+G|----------------------------| BB|----------------------------| D MajorD|-------3---5-6-5-3---3------| and 2 frets up ? D MajorD|-------5---7-8-7-5---5------| A augmentedA|-5-5-3-1-5-3s4s4-1-5-1-3-4--| A augmentedA|-7-7-5-3-7-5s6s5-3-7-3-5-6--| E MajorE|-3-3-1---3---------3---1-2--| E MajorE|-5-5-3---5---------5---3-4--| . . . . . . . . . . Ending riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------| BB|-----------------------------------------------------| G+G|-----------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-6--3-333-333-3-333-333| E MajorE|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-3-4--1-111-111-1-111-111| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . ... ... e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------------8-888-777-6-666-555-4-444-333-----| D MajorD|----------------------------------6-666-555-4-444-333-2-222-111-----| A augmentedA|-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-6--------------------------------6-5-| E MajorE|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-3-4--------------------------------4-3-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... SONG STRUCTURE: Riff # 1 Riff # 2 Chorus riff (2x) Bridge riff (4x) Accents (2x) Verse riff (4x) Chorus riff (2x) Bridge riff (2x) Accents (2x) Verse riff (4x) Chorus riff (2x) SOLO Riff after solo (4x) - 2 frets up (2x) - back down (2x) Riff # 1 Riff # 2 Chorus riff (2x) Riff # 2 (1/2) Ending riff (1/2) Riff # 2 (2/2) Ending riff (2/2) ************************************ | . palm mute | / slide up | \ slide down | s slide | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | || Pinch harmonics | {} Dimebag squeal technique | w whammy bar (? = pull up) | PP alternative picking
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