Cowboys From Hell

Pantera

Composição de: Vinnie Paul / Dimebag Darrell / Rex Rocker / Phil Anselmo
Tom:
Afinação:
Riff A     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 B


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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-|-------------------------------|----

Repeat Riff B 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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*
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Riff C


--------------------------------| 
--------------------------------| 
--------------------------------| 
---------2---2---------------0--| 
---------0---0---1---0---1h2----| 
-0-3-0-3---3---3---3---3--------| 

|*| 

Repeat Riff C 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------------ 

|*| 

Now play Riff C three more times and finish with Riff C.2 on the fourth
 time





Riff D


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-----------------------------   
-----------------------------   
--------------------------0--   
--------------------0h1h2----   
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------   

|*| 
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Play Riff D two more times and finish with Riff D.2



Riff D.2


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------------------------------ 
------------------------------ 
--------------------0-------0- 
--------------0h1h2---0h1h2--- 
-0-0--0--0--0----------------- 

|-----P.*| 

Riff E


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----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
--------------------------0-|-----------------------------------------
--------------------0h1h2---|--------------0h1p0-----0h1p0------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---------|-0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1--------

|*|          |*|   

Now repeat Riff E once more and go into Main Verses





Riff F (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------------------------

|*| 
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--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|--------------0h1p0-----0h1p0--------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1----------

|----------------P.*| 

Now Repeat Riff F once more and continue into Riff G



Riff 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.*|        |*|                      

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--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0-6-5-3-0----------------------

|*| 

Now for the Chorus (here we come, reach for your gun...), play Riff C 
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
and go back to the verses.


If you are going into the SOLO after the verses at this point instead, 
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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-- 

|*| 

SOLO


  ~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~~                      
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|-15---15---15-
-------------|-8---8---8---------|-(8)\/14------(14)\-|---14---14----
-7------(7)\-|---7---7-----------|--------------------|--------------
-------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------
-|-------- 
-|-------- 
-|---15--- 
-|14------ 
-|-------- 
-|-------- 

---------|------------------------------------------------------------
---------|------------------------------------------------------------
---(15)\-|------------------------------------------------------------
---------|-------------------------------------11-12-15-11-12-15------
---------|-------------------11-12-15-11-12-15------------------------
---------|-11-12-15-11-12-15------------------------------------------
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-------------------|-------------------11-12-15p12p11-x-11-12-
-------------------|-11-12-15-11-12-15------------------------
-11-12-15-11-12-15-|------------------------------------------
-------------------|------------------------------------------
-------------------|------------------------------------------
-------------------|------------------------------------------
-|15p12p11-15p12-- 
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 

         ----|                                                      
-15^(1.5)------12-14-17p14p12--12-14-17p14p12--12-14-17p14p12-12-14-
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
 |          
-|17p14p12- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
--------- 

-12h15h19p15p12h15-20p15p12h15-------------------------------
-------------------------------20p15p12h15p12----------------
----------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12-
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 
-|20p15p12h15p12-- 
-|---------------- 
-|---------------- 

------------------------|----------------------------|---------
------------------------|----------------------------|-15^(1)--
------------------------|--15----15----15------(15)\-|---------
-|-------------- 
-|(15)^(1)------ 
-|-------------- 
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------------------------|----------------------------|----------------
-|------- 
-|------- 

-15----------------------18----18----18^(1.5)--(18)\--------|---------
---15^(1)-----(15)\8/-17----17----17------------------------|---------
-------------------------------------------------------7/14-|---------
------------------------------------------------------------|---------
------------------------------------------------------------|---------
------------------------------------------------------------|---------

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-12---------------12----------------12---------------12---------------
---15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15---15-14-12-14-15---15-14-12-14-15-
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A.H.                ~~
------------------------------14^(1)--|-12-14-------12-15------12-15
-12^(1/4)-12^(1/4)--------------------|-------15^(1)-----15^(1)-----
-12^(1/4)-12^(1/4)--------------------|-----------------------------
-------------------14-12h14-----------|-----------------------------
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-|---------- 
-|15^(1)---- 
-|---------- 
-|---------- 
-|---------- 
-|---------- 

-12-----------------------|--------------15---------19-------20------
---14^(1/2)-(14)p12-------|--------11/12---12-12/15----15/17----17/18
-------------------14^(1)-|-(14)\------------------------------------
--------------------------|------------------------------------------
--------------------------|------------------------------------------
--------------------------|------------------------------------------
-|21------- 
-|--18/19-- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 

BRIDGE
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                     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----
------------------------------|------17-------15-------14-------12-
------------------------------|------------------------------------
-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|------------------------------------
------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----0-0-----0-0--------------|------------------------------------
-|10\9------ 
-|-----10--- 
-|---------- 
-|---------- 
-|---------- 
-|---------- 
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    -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 3 times, then finish with Riff 
C.2,
then play Riff C 3 more times and finish with Riff C.2

Finally, play Riff C 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--|---------------------
-----------------------------------------------|---------------------
-----------------------------------------------|---------------------
-----------------------------------------------|---------------0h1p0-
-----------------------------------------------|-0-0-0-0--0----------
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
-|--------- 
-|-----2--- 
-|-----2--- 
-|3--3-0--- 

That's it!  Have fun and good luck.
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Notation
-------- 

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 
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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   
6|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 
6|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 
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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
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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
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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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  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • G
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