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Psycho Holiday Tab by Pantera

Psycho Holiday tab by Pantera

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PSYCHO HOLIDAY

				By Pantera

Transcribed by Denzil (aka Khalil Yousaf), aged 15, e-mail yousaf@dircon.co.uk

This is one of my favourite Pantera songs and so I thought I'd tab it out just for fun, as you do (not!). To capture Pantera's sound, you'll need very heavy distortion, a little chorus (not too much) and use the neck pickup. The solo is pretty difficult and there's no doubt that I've probably made a couple of mistakes but most of it's fairly accurate.
	One of the hardest things abut this piece is keeping that chugging triplet rhythm going while you have the 4/4 time going in your head. Ah well, good luck I guess....a metronome will be perfect for this exercise.
	Hey I may be only 15 but have a look anyway....the solo's note-perfect, almost :)

Have fun! Shred yer ballz off...:) This is probably Dimebag's most difficult and technical solo and if you can accomplish this, the rest should be easy...Far Beyond Driven licks a cinch....

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Drum Intro
A
------------------------|----------------------
------------------------|----------------------
------------------------|----------------------
----------------------- |----------------------		x 4
------------------------|----------------------
---------1111--11--11--1|1111--11--11-1-
  p.m. throughout


B
-------------------------|--------------------------
-------------------------|--------------------------
-------------------------|--------------------------
-----------------8-^^^---|--------------7--^^^---
-----------------8-^^^---|--------------7--^^^---
-3333-33-3----------------|3333-33-3-----------

pm..........|           p.m........|
                                    =======¬	 ==========¬
				           1.	         2.
------------------------|----------------------||-------------------
------------------------|----------------------||-------------------
------------------------|----------------------||-----5 ^^^\/\/\/\-
----------------6-^^^---|---------------5-^^^^-||--------------------
----------------6-^^^- -|---------------5-^^^^-||--------------------
-3333--33-3-------------|3333-33-3-------------||-------------------

pm...........|        pm..........|              A.H


Pre Chorus

--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------	x4 on Intro BUT ON PRECHORUS:
6--5--4----4--------------------|-6--5---4-----4----------7---------
-----------6----5---------------|-----------6----5--------5---------
--------------------6---4-^^----|------------------6---4------------

ON PRECHORUS....

1st 2nd and 3rd bars are the same but the 4th bar....

-----------------------------
-----------------------------
------------------------------
---------6--------6---6----
---------7--------7---7--
-0--0----0--0-------------

Verse:

Empty.......

-------------------|------------------------
-------------------|------------------------
-------------------|------------------------
-------------------|------------------------	x8
-------------------|------------------------
0000-00-00-0-------|0000 00 00 0------

Then Pre-chorus (remember 4th bar)

Chorus:

w/wah (I think)

Now I'm far from home     Spending time alone....

----------------------------------|------------------
----------------------------------|------------------
----------------------------------|------------------
8^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------|-7^^^^^^^^^^^^-
8^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------|-7^^^^^^^^^^^^-
----------------------------------|------------------

----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
6^^^^^^^^^^-----|5^^^^^^^^^---
6^^^^^^^^^^-----|5^^^^^^^^^---
----------------|----------------

Verse

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

NB Fill on last bar of chorus before solo:


---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
--5--4--3---3-----------xxxxxxx
----------5---4--------------------
-------------------6--3--------------

Solo (oh s**t)
						                           __  ___
					                           /\/\/\/    /    \/
-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
----------------9----------------------9-------|-------------9--12bf-------14bf-r-bf----
------------9-----12bf------------9-----12^^^^-|---------9------------------------------
10h11-----------------10h11--------------------|10h11-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------


-------------12-------------------- 12---------|---------------16bfh-15-----------------
---------12----15bf-----------12-----15^^^-----|----------12-------------14^^^^---------
13h14-----------------13h14--------------------|-13h14-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------15-17-13-15-17-13--
-----------------15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-18-15-17-18--------------------
15-16-17-15-16-17-------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------


15-17-x-15-17-18-17-18-17-18h17h15----15-17-18h17h15----15---20bf--------
-----------------------------------------------------18-----------18---------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Very fast and tricky bit coming up....real finger stretches needed
As this is a symmetrical-ish run it's easier than it looks and feels...you may be able to get away with tapping the 22nd frets, I find it easier to stretch, but I have pretty big
 hands, almost 30cm span!

---------15h18-22p18p15------15-----------------15h18-----
-------------------------22------18-22p18p15---------
--x/-x\----------------------------------------------------------
--x/-x\----------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

22p18p15------15-------------------------------------
---------------22-----18-22p18p15------15----------
-------------------------------------------18-----------
-------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
The last bar and the next one may be a little inaccurate....
                                                                  /\/\/\/\
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15h18-22p18p15----15--------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------22----18-22p18p15----15--------------------12bfh---------------
---------------------------------------------------22---18 22p18p15----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------12-----------------------12------------
--------12----15bf^^^ --------12----15^^^----------
12-13------------------12-13-----------------------
----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------


-----------12-15bf----17bf r bf---------------------------14h15p14------
--------12----------------------------------------------------------------------
12-13---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


t         t        t        t        t         t        t       t
19p14h15-18p14h15-17p14h15-18p14h15-|19p14h15-18p14h15-17p14h15-18p14h15
------------------------------------|----------------------------------  ------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------------------------------|----------------------------------

 t         t        t        t
19p14h15--18p14h15-17p14h15-18p14h15|-20bf^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
------------------------------------|-------------------------
------------------------------------|--------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------
------------------------------------|--------------------------


15-17-18p17h18p17h18p17p15----15-----15-------18p17p15-17-15-----15-------------- ----------------------------------18---18p17----------18----18-17p15h17p15p14-----
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

						    w/bar down about 2 tones
----15--------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
15----15-14-15-18-17-15-14-15-14-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------16bfr-18b2-16-18b2--16\---------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-In this bar is some really heavy vibrato using the bar--------------------------
-------I suggest hitting a high pinch harmonic (I think a G pitch should be right) ---------- and move the bar as hard and as fast-as poss-------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	w/bar vibrato dive
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-13--------------------------------------------------------------------
-15bf-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

w/bar ^^^/\/\/\/\                                                  /\/\/\
-----17------------17-20----|------17-19------17--------------------------
----------------------------|20bf--------20bf----19-20-17-------------
----------------------------|-------------------------------------14--------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------------12------
----------------------------|------------------------------------------------


    w/bar /\/\/\/\/\           P.H \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ dive
/19----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|-14bf------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
		       pitch F#

Phew it's over!!!

One more verse

One pre-chorus

One chorus again but with artificial harmonics thrown in on second time:

                 				          _3_
						         | | |
Pull up to E Before repeat of chorus, then  A.H. Bb A Ab G F B  repeat Bb A Ab then drum solo takes us into the Outro!!!!

Bb                                        A
-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------
8---------8---------8-------8-------8----|-7-------7-------7-----7-------7
6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5


Ab                              G
-------------------------------|-------------------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------
6-------6-------6---6---------6|5---------5---------------5----
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3

Every other repeat bar 4 changes to this


--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
5--5--5-3---5--5--5-4-----------
3--3--3-1---3--3--3-2-----------

Then on last repeat, last bar is played then:

	        slide w/bar          P.H.
-------------------|-------------/19-----------
-------------------|-------/11-------/11-----
-------------------|-3------------------------
--5---5---5---5----|-3------------------------
--5---5---5---5----|-1------------------------
--3---3---3---3----|--------------------------

			Pitch Bb octave higher than Bb at 19th Fret on top E
----------------------------
3-------0--------------------
3------0--------------------
3------0----------------
1------------------------
-------------------------


That's it dooods


Please send any comments, praise, criticism, abuse, whatever to

yousaf@dircon.co.uk


*It's been slow down below*

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