Pantera - Message In Blood Chords & Tabs

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   Pantera - "Message In Blood" off the record Cowboys From Hell.
   (c) Copyright Atco Records 1990. Music by Dime, Vinnie, Rex & Phil.

   Full tab including solo by Robert the Razor Robertsen may 05

   ** Feast your eyes! This is a wild ride! **

   DROP-D TUNING

   Note: In my opinion Dime did not use Drop-D tuning.
         I decided to do a tab that would be somewhat easy to learn and
         play... (..the word somewhat is strongly emphasised..)

   **     I have never seen the original music sheets for this song.
          This tab does not represent the author's work
          in any way and is merely an interpretation based on my ear.

   Legend: b   bend
           r   release
           ~   vibrate
           .   mute
           pb  pre-bend
           /   slide up to
           \   slide down (from)
           (s) change fret hand position


  INTRO RIFF

1|(x 4) -------|------------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
3|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
5|13---12---8--|13---12---8---12---11---7---11---10---6---10---9---5--|
6|13---12---8--|13---12---8---12---11---7---11---10---6---10---9---5--|

1|(x 2) ---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------|
5|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|
6|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|

  CHORUS RIFF (X 2)

1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|

1|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--|
6|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
                                                    
1|(CHORUS RIFF B: This part x 2 on the 2nd.time ---|(End part:)-------|
2|--------------  and no end part ) ---------------|------------------|
3|---------------------------------------2nd.time->|5b(8)-r-b-r-\-----|
4|---------------------------------------1st.time->|6b(9)-r-b-r-\-----|
5|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------|
6|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------|

  BRIDGE A (X 4)

1|------------------------------------|---------------|
2|------------------------------------|---------------|
3|------------------------------------|---------------|
4|1---------------4b-r----------------|--------0------|
5|3---3---3---3----------5---5---5---5|0-1-2-3---4-3-2|
6|-----------------------5---5---5---5|---------------|

1|----------------------|---------|------|------|------|------|
2|----------------------|---------|------|------|------|------|
3|----------------------|---------|4-----|1-----|4-----|1-----|
4|----------------------|---------|4-----|1-----|4-----|1-----|
5|4---4---4---4---3b-r--|3---3---3|------|------|------|------|
6|4---4---4---4---------|3---3---3|------|------|------|------|

  BRIDGE B

1|---------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------|
4|1--------------------------------|
5|3---------------0----------\-----|
6|----------------4----------\-----|

  QUIET VERSE PART (x 2)

1|(BASS GOES:) -----------------------------------|-----------------------|
2|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
3|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
4|------------------------------------------------|--------5--------------|
5|3---3-3-3-6-----------------------3---------1-2-|3---3-3---6------------|
6|------------5---5-5-5-8-4---4-4-4---3---3-3-----|------------5---5-5-5-0|

1|(GUITAR GOES:) --------|-----------|-----------|
2|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
3|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
4|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
5|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|
6|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|

  VERSE 

  I (x 3)
1|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|1---------------1---4---------------------------------------------------|
5|3---3---3---3-----------5-------------------4---4-------------------3---|
6|------------------------5---5---5---5---8-------4---4---4---4---8-------|

1|-----------------------|
2|-----------------------|
3|-----------------------|
4|-----------------------|
5|3-----------3---3---x--|
6|3---3---3---3---3---x--|

  II
1|-----------------------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------------------|
3|-----------------------------------------------|
4|1---------------1---4--------------------------|
5|3---3---3---3-----------5-----------5---5---x--|
6|------------------------5---5---5---5---5---x--|

1|-----------------------------------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------------------------------|
3|-----------------------------------------------------------|
4|10---9--------9---8-------8---7-------7---6----------------|
5|8----7--------7---6-------6---5-------5---4----------------|
6|---------10-----------9-----------8-----------7---6-~-~-~--|

* CHORUS RIFF B (X 2)

* BRIDGE A (X 2)

* BRIDGE B

* QUIET VERSE PART

* VERSE

  CHORUS RIFF C 

1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|

1|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--|
6|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
                                                  
1|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------|6b(9)-r-b-r-\-----|
5|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------|
6|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|

1|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--|
6|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--|
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1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--|
 
1|(x 2) --------------------------------------------------------------|
2|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6\--------------------|
6|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6\--------------------|

 
  SOLO (1st.Guitar: starts on 2nd.string. 2nd.Guitar: starts on 1st.string)

1|15b(17)----(17)---(17)----------(17)---(17)---------(17)---(17)-----------|
2|12b(15)----(15)---(15)-18-~-~---(15)---(15)-17-~-~--(15)---(15)-16-~-~--\-|
3|-----------------------14-~-~---------------13-~-~--------------12-~-~--\-|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (the occational overtone might appear...)

1|15---16-------------------------------------------------|
2|--------18---\----------------------10b(12)-------------|
3|12---13-------------------------------------------------|
4|--------15---\-----/10-~-~-~-\-/9-~-----------8-~-~-~-\-|
5|--------------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------------|

1|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------pb10(12)-r-b(12)--------~---r(10)---8--------8---------|
3|8------------------------------------------------------10-------8b(9)-|
4|10---~---~---~--------------------------------------------------------|
5|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

1|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|10b(12)---r(10)---8--------10-----------------------------------------|
3|----------------------10--------10---8b(9)--------10------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------10--------10---~---~--.--|
5|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

1|-----------------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------------|
3|10b(11)-r-b(11)-r(10)---8----------------|
4|---------------------------10--10--8-----|
5|--------------------------------------10-|
6|-----------------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------|
3|--------11---~---11---~-----------10---~---10---~--|
4|---------------------------------------------------|
5|9---~---------------------8---~--------------------|
6|---------------------------------------------------|

1|------------------------------------------|
2|10---~---~---12-b-r-10-12-----------------|
3|10---~---~---12-b-r-10-12-----------------|
4|--------------------------12---~---~---~-\|
5|------------------------------------------|
6|------------------------------------------|

1|---------------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-15|
2|--------------------------------|10-11-13-11-10-13------------------|
3|-----------------9-10-12-10-9-12|-----------------------------------|
4|/9-10-12-10-9-12----------------|-----------------------------------|
5|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

1|12-13-15-13-12-17|13-15-17-15-13----13-18-------15-13-17-13-18------|
2|-----------------|---------------17---------------------------------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

1|15-13----13|17/22b(23)---20.--19.--18.-17h18p17----17---------------|
2|------17---|------------------------------------20----20b(22)---~-~\|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

1|-------------------------------(0)---------------------------|
2|--------------------(0)--------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------/9---9-7---6------------------|
4|7b(8)----r-5-7-----5-7b(8)-r-5----------------7b(8)-r-5------|
5|-----------------7--------------------------------------7----|
6|-------------------------------------------------------------|

1|----------------------------------------------|
2|----------------------------------------------|
3|----------------------------------------------|
4|----------------------------------14--12--11--|
5|-----------12--10--9-|14--12--10--------------|
6|12--10--9------------|------------------------|

1|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|14-14-12-11-13-13-11-10-14-14-12-11-15-15-13-12-16-16-14-13-17-17-15-14|
4|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
5|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
6|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

1|-----------------------|
2|-----------------------|
3|18-18-16-15-19-19-17-16|
4|-----------------------|
5|-----------------------|
6|-----------------------|

1|----------------18----------------------------20------20------|
2|19b(20)------------------pb(20)-r(19)-b(20)------(20)---------|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--------------------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------------------|

1|--------------21------21-------21 (<- a slight poke at the)---|
2|pb(20)-r--b------(20)-------------(   at the whammy here..)---|
3|--------------------------------------------------------------|
4|--------------------------------------------------------------|
5|--------------------------------------------------------------|
6|-----------------------------------------------------(phew..)-|

  POST-SOLO RIFF

1|(PRE)----|(x 3)-------------------------------------------|
2|---------|------------------------------------------------|
3|---------|------------------------------------------------|
4|---------|------------------------------------------------|
5|---------|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--|
6|17\------|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--|

1|------------------------------------------------|
2|------------------------------------------------|
3|------------------------------------------------|
4|------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8---5---6--|
6|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8---5---6--|

1|---------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------|
5|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---5---6--|
6|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---5---6--|

1|---------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------|
4|------------5--------------------------------------|
5|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---5---6--|
6|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---3---4--|

1|(x 2)-------------------------------------------|
2|------------------------------------------------|
3|------------------------------------------------|
4|------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--|
6|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--|

* INTRO RIFF

* CHORUS-RIFF B (X 2)

  OUTTRO

  Pt.I (x 2)

1|-------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------|
5|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3--|
6|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3--|

1|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---6---6--|
6|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---6---6--|

  Pt.II (Alternately 6th.string all the way start on fret 13.)

1|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
2|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
3|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
4|8---8-8-8---8-8-7---6---6-6-6---5-5-5---4---4-4-4---3-3-3------------|
5|6---6-6-6---6-6-5---4---4-4-4---3-3-3---2---2-2-2---1-1-1---6---5---.|
6|------------------------------------------------------------6---5---.|

 Robert Robertsen l1nkpost@hotmail.com