Tab: Pantera - Strength Beyond Strength
Album: Far Beyond Driven (1994)
Tuning: Standard tuning 1/4 steps down (between E and Eb)
Riff 1, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:00-0:02)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
Riff 2, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:02-0:06)
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e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-------2-2---------2-2-----------------------|
D|-2-2-------2-2---5-5---2-2-----------------------|
A|-0-0-------0-0---3-5---0-0-------7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-------1---------3-3---------1---5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
Riff 2a, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:06-0:10)
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e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-------2-2---------2-2------------------------|
D|-2-2-------2-2---5-5---2-2------------------------|
A|-0-0-------0-0---3-3---0-0------6-6s8-8-6s8-6s8-8-|
E|-------1---------3-3---------1--4-4s6-6-4s6-4s6-6-|
Riff 3, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:10-0:15)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------------4-----6--3-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--6-----4-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3a, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:15-0:20)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------2--2--2--2-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--0--0--0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 1, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:21-0:22)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
Riff 2, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:22-0:26)
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e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-------2-2---------2-2-----------------------|
D|-2-2-------2-2---5-5---2-2-----------------------|
A|-0-0-------0-0---3-5---0-0-------7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-------1---------3-3---------1---5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
Riff 2a, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:26-0:31)
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e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-------2-2---------2-2-----------------------|
D|-2-2-------2-2---5-5---2-2-----------------------|
A|-0-0-------0-0---3-3---0-0-----6-6s8-8-6s8-6s8-8-|
E|-------1---------3-3--------1--4-4s6-6-4s6-4s6-6-|
Riff 3, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:31-0:35)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------------4-----6--3-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--6-----4-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3a, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:36-0:40)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------2--2--2--2-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--0--0--0-|
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Riff 4, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:41-0:57)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|x7
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0h1-1-0h1-1-0h1-2p1-1-1-2p1-1-1-1-|
Riff 4a, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:57-0:59)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------------------7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-0h1-1-0h1-1-0h1S=5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
Riff 3, Gtrs 1, 2 (0:59-1:04)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------------4-----6--3-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--6-----4-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3a, Gtrs 1, 2 (1:04-1:08)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------2--2--2--2-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--0--0--0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 5, Gtrs 1, 2 (1:09-1:26)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|x7
D|-----------------|
A|-3--3--3----3--4-|
E|-1--0--1----1--2-|
Riff 5, Gtrs 1, 2 (1:26-2:02)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3----3--4----3--3--3----3--4----3--3--3----3--4----3--3--3----3--4-|
E|-1--0--1----1--2----1--0--1----1--2----1--0--1----1--2----1--0--1----1--2-|
| |x4
|Gtr 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8s=7--4-(4)s3--(3)\----------------------------------------------|
A|---------x-----x----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------6s=5--2-(2)s1--(1)\----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 (2:03-2:05)
\~~~~~~~/ \2,5__
e|------------------|
B|-[18]-------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|----------x-1-----|
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Riff 6, Gtrs 1, 2 (2:05-2:20)
\2______ \0,5__
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|x7
D|-10--------10----|
A|-8---------8-----|
E|-8---------8-----|
Gtrs 1, 2 (2:20-2:22)
\3,5_________
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-10-----------|
A|-8------------|
E|-8------------|
Solo, Gtr 3 (EF: harmonizer set 1 octave up) (2:22-2:36)
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ \~~~~~~~~~/
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------6--------|
G|----------------4--(4)b5--(5)r4------------------------------4b=5---4pb5r==|
D|/6----------5b6------------------------------/6----------5s6---------------|
A|---------------------------------6-----(6)---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
EF_________________________________________________________________________
(2:36-2:47)
\~~~~~~~/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|=4------(4)----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------/16----15-------------------------------/17----16---------|
A|------------------------------16----15--------------------------------17---|
E|------------------------------------------15---14---15---------------------|
EF_________________________________________________________________________
(2:47-2:53)
~~~~~~ ~ ~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------/17--16------------------------/17--16-------------------|
A|16-------------------------17--16b17r16-------------------17--16b17r16-----|
E|------15--14--15------------------------15--16-------------------------15--|
EF_________________________________________________________________________
(2:53-2:57)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------16--18p16-18----|
G|---------------------------15b16--------------16--17p16-17-----------------|
D|------------17b18--15-------------18--15--18-------------------------------|
A|----16-----------------14--------------------------------------------------|
E|16------15-----------------------------------------------------------------|
EF________
(2:57-2:57)
e|16----------------19p16s15-|
B|---18s17-18p17h18----------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Solo Rythm, Riff 5, Gtrs 1, 2 (2:22-2:57)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|x16
D|-----------------|
A|-3--3--3----3--4-|
E|-1--0--1----1--2-|
Riff 6, Gtr 1, 2 (2:58-3:07)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--2--3-3s4---3--2--3-3s4---3--2--3-3s4---3--2--3-3s4---3--3--3-3-|
E|-1--0--1-1s2---1--0--1-1s2---1--0--1-1s2---1--0--1-1s2---1--1--1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 4, Gtrs 1, 2 (3:08-3:15)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|x3
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0h1-1-0h1-1-0h1-2p1-1-1-2p1-1-1-1-|
Riff 4a, Gtrs 1, 2 (3:15-3:17)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------------------7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-0h1-1-0h1-1-0h1S=5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
Riff 3, Gtrs 1, 2 (3:17-3:22)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------------4-----6--3-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--6-----4-------|
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Riff 3b, Gtrs 1, 2 (3:22-3:27)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------7s6-6-6s5-5-5s4-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5s4-4-4s3-3-3s2-|
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Riff 3, Gtrs 1, 2 (3:27-3:32)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------------4-----6--3-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--6-----4-------|
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Riff 3c, Gtrs 1, 2 (3:32-3:38)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-3--3-------------------3S6-6-6S3--3-------------2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2-|
E|-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1S4-4-4S1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-|
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TAB LEGEND
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| / slide into (slide from/to no specific fret(s))
| \ slide down (slide from/to no specific fret(s))
| s legato slide (slide to certain fret without hitting the target note)
| S shift slide (slide to certain fret hitting the target note)
| = connects slides/hammer-ons/pull-offs
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| \~/ tremolo bar vibrato
| natural harmonic (n=random note)
| [n] artificial harmonic (n=random note)
| (n) ghost note (n=random note)
| x mute note
| +n volume swell (n=random note)
| b bend
| r release bend
| pb pre-bend
| \n/ tremolo bar dip (n=amount to dip indicated in tones)
| n/ tremolo bar up
| \n tremolo bar down
| * guitar effect (kind of effect indicated when the usage of said effect has started)
| T right hand tapping
| . palm mute
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