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Here is another great tune by Pantera from their first album, "Cowboys From
Hell". 
A augmentedA few notes about the song itself: Darrell uses some wicked
finger stretches in his solo. I advise to seriously warm up your left hand,
especially the pinky. Other than that, just throw your amp on
mega-distortion, give it a little chorus for breathing room, and throw your
pickup switch up to the neck and rock! Have fun and good luck.
Cowboys From Hell
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performed by Pantera
transcribed by:
Steve Mueller
[email protected]
Riff A augmentedA w/flanger
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-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 
BB
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---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------
---------------------------------|-----------------------------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 BB two more times, then on the fourth, play Riff B.2
Riff B.2
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---5---5-7-5-7-5-8-7-5------------------------------------------------------
-7---7-----------------7--(7)\----------------------------------------------
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------P.M-------
Riff 
C majorC
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--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
---------2---2---------------0--|
---------0---0---1---0---1h2----|
-0-3-0-3---3---3---3---3--------|
|------------P.M--------|
Repeat Riff C majorC two more times, then play Riff C.2 on the fourth time
Riff C.2
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------------------------------------
------------------------------------
---------2---2----------------------
---------0---0---1-0----------------
-0-3-0-3---3---3-----3-0------------
|-------P.M-----|
Now play Riff C majorC three more times and finish with Riff C.2 on the fourth time
Riff 
D MajorD
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-----------------------------
-----------------------------
--------------------------0--
--------------------0h1h2----
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------
|----P.M-----------|
Play Riff D MajorD 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 MajorE
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
--------------------------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 MajorE once more and go into Main Verses
Riff 
FF (Main Verses)
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--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|--------------------------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 FF once more and continue into Riff 
G+G
Riff G+G
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-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-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-----------|
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--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
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-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 majorC 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 MajorE
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
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--------------------------
--------------------------
---------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-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-12h15h19p15p12h15-20p15p12h15-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------20p15p12h15p12--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12-----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12--
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~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ --|
------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------
------------------------|----------------------------|-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-
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-8-7-5--------------------
--------7-(7)\------------
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Now continue the song by playing Riff C majorC 3 times, then finish with Riff C.2,
then play Riff C majorC 3 more times and finish with Riff C.2
Finally, play Riff C majorC 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
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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
COWBOYS FROM HELL
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it's tough to read but the notes are right!!!
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s=slide
b=bend
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
tr=trill
v=vibrato
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3- 7
4- 5 5 75 75 85 75 (7-9)
5- 7 7 s Repeat a few
times
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3- 5 5 75 75 875
4- 7 7 77
5- Play only
once
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5- 5
6- 0 3 0 3 5 3 5 3 6 3 5 3 (5-7)
s Repeat a few
times
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6- 0 3 0 3 5 3 5 3 65 30 Play only
once
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4- 0
5- (0-1-2)
6- 00 0 0 0 0 0 h This is riff1...repeat a few
times
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4- 0
5- (0-1-2)
6- 00 0 0 0 h Slight variation starting at "oh, come
on!"
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riff1 once
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5- (0-1-0) (0-1-0)
6- 00 0 0 0 h+p 33 h+p 3 0 Repeat
once
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0
5- (0-1-2) (0-1-0)
6-00 0 0 0 0 0000 00 0 0 0 0 0 h 00 0 0 0 0 0000 00 0 0 0 h+p
cont'd
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5- (0-1-0)
6- 33 3 0 This is the verse
riff
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5- 5 5 6 5 8 7 6
6- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 4Riff at"you see us
comin'
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5- 1 0
6- 00 0 0 0 0 0000 00 0 0 0 3 0 Riff at "we're takin over this
town"
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5- 5
6- 03 03 53 53 63 53 (5-7)
s Riff @ "Here we come..." Repeat a few
times
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5-
6- 03 03 50 50 65 30 Riff @ "aimed at you.
."
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Here it gets confusing going to codas and stuff. i will put the codas in
at
the end but i can't direct you to where they are in the song...i guess
you
will just have to listen to the song...sorry.
4- 0
5- (0-1-2)
6- 00 0 0 0 0 0 h Riff somewhere after "comin your way.
."
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4- 0
5- (0-1-2)
6-00 0 0 0 h Riff under "yeah", Cont'd on the next
line
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4- 0
5- (0-1-2)
6- 00 0 0 0 0 0 h Continued on the next
line
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5- (0-1-0) (0-1-0)
6- 00 0 0 0 h+p 3 3 h+p 3 0
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0
5- 5 4 3 2
6- 03 03 53 53 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 Riff @ "Comin from you.
."
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Solo here-i left it out but if you want it e-me and i will send it
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solo backing crap:
2- 1
3- 0 2 7 0
4- 2 2 7 2
5- 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 0
6- 6 5 3 2 Continued on the next
line
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2- 1 1 1
3- 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
4- 2 2 2 2 7 2 2 2
5- 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 3 4 4
6- 6 5 3 0 0
Cont'd
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2- 1 1
3- 7 2 2 0 0 2 2
4- 7 0 0 2 2 2 2
5- 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
6- 6 5 3 0 0 Continued on the next
line
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3-
4- 7 5 5 7 7
5- 5 5 4 2 7 5 7 5v 7 5 7 5v
6- 6 5 3 00 0000 0 0 0 0 0000 0 0
Cont'd
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2- (10-8) (8-7) (7-5) (5-3) (3-2)
3- p 9 s 7 s 6 s 4 2
4- (5) 5
5- 7 5 7 5 v x x
6- 0 0
Cont'd
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3-
4- (5) 5 (7)7 (5) 5
5- 7 5 7 5 v 7 5 7 5 v 7 5 7 5 v x x
6- 00 00 00 00
Cont'd
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1- (17-15) (15-14) (14-12) (12-10) (10-9)
2- p 17 s 15 s 14 s 12 s (10)
3- v
4-
5- Finally done..
:)
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3- 7
4- 5 5 75 75 85 75 (7-9)
5- 7 7 s
6- Repeat
once
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3-
4- 5 5 75 75 87 5
5- 7 7 7 7 Riff @
"woh"
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the rest of this is the codas but like i said the book isn't too clear as
to
where they are in the song, sorry...:(
this is coda 1: 5
6- 0 3 0 3 5 3 5 3 6 5 3 0 0 3 0 3 5 3 5 3 6 3 5 3 (5-7) cont'd
s
6- 0 3 0 3 5 3 5 3 6 5 3 0 @ "comin for you..."
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this is coda 2:
5- (0-1-0) 2
6- 0000 0 p 3 3 0 at long last i am done.....:}(really big
grin)
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in case you play bass or are in a band i thought i would mention that
almost
all the bass lines are exactly the same as the guitar...the end.
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DON ROWE [email protected] THANKS!!!
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DON ROWE [email protected] THANKS!!!
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DON ROWE [email protected] THANKS!!!
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