The Will To Survive by Pantera

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Key: Bm

Intro:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|




G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2------12\------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Preverse:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play 3x
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   PM all notes
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------3-------2---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-5-2-2-2-|-4-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-| play 2x
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

      this riff below gets reused in 'This Love'
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A|-------4-------------------------|-------4-------------------------|
E|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-5-|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-3-------|
                                                             >

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A|-------4-------------------------|-------4-------------------------|
E|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-5-|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-5-------|
                     




Verse 1:

   play this part 2x

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|---------------------------------|



Prechorus:

   play this part 2x

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-2---0-2---0-3---------0-2-3---|-0-2---0-2---5-3-0-2-3---0-2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2---0-2---0-3---------0-2-3---|-0-2---0-2---3---0-2-3---2-3-4---|



Chorus:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---------------x-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------/12--12-----------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Preverse 2:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A|-------4-------------------------|-------4-------------------------|
E|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-5-|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-3-------|
                                                             >

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A|-------4-------------------------|-------4-------------------------|
E|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-5-|-0-1-2---2-2---2-5-3-4-5-5-------|



Verse 2:

   play this part 2x

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|---------------------------------|



Prechorus 2:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-2---0-2---0-3---------0-2-3---|-0-2---0-2---5-3-0-2-3---0-2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2---0-2---0-3---------0-2-3---|-0-2---0-2---3---0-2-3---2-3-4---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-2---0-2---0-3---------0-2-3---|-0-2---0-2---5-3-0-2-3---0-2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-0-2-2-|
E|-0-2---0-2---0-3---------0-2-3---|-0-2---0-2---3---4-2-3-4---------|



Chorus 2:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---------------x-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------/12--12-----------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Bridge:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------5-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------3---2---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------/7---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|



Solo:

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---1-1---1-1---1---|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---1-1---1-1---1---|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---|



Solo Uptempo part:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play 2x
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|



Bridge 2:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------3---2---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------5/7---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|



Chorus 3:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---------------x-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------/12--12-----------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2------/10~~~----0-0----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Chorus repeat-
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-----------0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3---2---3-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3-------------------|



Outro:

G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-1-0---------------------------| Play 3x 
A|-------3-2-0-2-------2-2-2---2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-1-0---------------------------| 
A|-------3-2-0-0-------0-0-0---0-0-|
E|------------->-------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-1-0---------------------------|-2-1-0---------------------------|
A|-------3-2-0-2-------2-2-2---2-2-|-------3-2-0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3-------3-3-3---3-3-|

G|---------------------------------|-2-1-0---------------------------|
D|-2-1-0---------------------------|-------2-1-0---------------------|
A|-------3-2-0-1-------1-1-1---1-1-|-------------2-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


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| x   Dead note
| >   Accented note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

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Published: November 22, 2022
Last Updated: January 20, 2026