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key:
<>  artificial harmonic (pinch harmonics)
[]  natural harmonic
~   vibrato
h   hammer on
p   pull-off
/   slide
b   bend
r   release

clean riff 1 (main)
e--------------------------------------------------0-------|
B----------2----------0--------------0-----------2---2-----|
G--------2---2------4----4---------4----4------4-------4---|
D------2----------2--------2-----2--------2--0-------------|
A----4----------0------------------------------------------|
E--2--------------------------0----------------------------|

clean riff 2 (fill) this is the 2nd riff in the song
e-------------------------------------------------------0--------|
B----------2-------------0--------------0---------2-------2------|
G--------2-----2-------4----4---------4----4--------4-------4----|
D------2-----2-------2--------2-----2--------2--0-----0-------0--|
A----4------------0----------------------------------------------|
E--2-----------------------------0-------------------------------|

clean riff 3 (part where Phil sings "left in my misery")
e-----0-------0-------0-------0----------|
B-----3/5-----5-----7\(b9)----9-------|
G--4---/6-----6-----7\(b9)----9	-------|
D----------0-------0-------0-------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

clean riff 4 (rhythm)
e------2-----2--------2-----2--------2-----2---------2-----2-----------|
B--------5-----5--------4-----4--------3-----3---------2-----2---------|
G----------2-----2--------2-----2--------2-----2---------2-----2-------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---4---------------4--------------4--------------4--------------------|
E---2---------------2--------------2--------------2--------------------|
                                                                       |
lead (distorted)                                                       |
e----------------------------------------5b6----------4b5--------------|
B---5~~-------------4~-------------3~-------------2--------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

clean riff 4 continued
e------2-----2--------2-----2--------2-----2-------------|
B--------5-----5--------4-----4--------3-----3-----------|
G----------2-----2--------2-----2--------2-----2---------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A---4---------------4--------------4--------------4------|
E---2---------------2--------------2--------------2------|
                                                         |
lead (distorted)                                         |
e-------7b8--------------9b10---------------------5\\--|
B---5~~-------------4~-------------3~--------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

clean fill
e--------------------|
B-------5------------|
G---4h6--------------|
D--------------2-----|
A----------2h4-------|
E--------------------|

distorted track (clean 1 and 2 play behind it listen to the song to know when to bend, 
each bend is a full bend)
e-------------------------------------------------(b9)--(b9)--------|
B--------------------------5b~~~~~~5brbrbrbrb------------12~----|
G---------4b~~~~--4-2--------------------------(b9)---(b9)---------|
D----4~---------------2~----------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

harmonized guitars:
guitar 1
e--10----10-12----12-14----14-16----16-17~~~------|
B-----12-------14-------15-------17---------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
                                                  |
guitar 2                                          |
e-------------------------------------------------|
B--3---3-5---5-7---7-(b9)--(b9)10~~~------------------|
G----4-----6-----7-----(b9)-------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

distorted main riff                                   1st, 2nd time
e---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G---------------------------<4>---------------------|--------------------|
D--2---------2-1h2-<3>--2h3----2h3--2---------2-1h2-|-<3>--1h2---<2>-----|
A--0-0-0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------3----2---|
E---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

3rd time
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D--<3>--1h2---------|
A-----------3--2-3--|
E--------------0-1--|

main riff 2                         4th time ends with..
e-------------------------------|   |------|
B-------------------------------|   |------|
G-------------------------------|   |------|
D--------2-------4-------5------|x4 |--4---|
A--4-----0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3--2-3-|   |--4~--|
E--2-2-2--------------------0-1-|   |--2~--|

at this point the song jumps back into the clean 1 and 2 riffs

prechorus
e--------------|-----------------------------------------|
B--------------|-----------------------------------------|
G--------------|---------2---------2---------2-----------|
D--------------|-----------2-------------------7--7------|
A--------------|-4---3/4---0---3/4---2---3/4---5--4------|
E--/pickslide\-|-2-------------------0----------------0--|

prechorus ending
e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D--7-7-7--7------------------|
A--5-5-5--4--7--7-7/---------|
E------------4--4-5/---------|

chorus is the same as main riff

presolo riff

e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--2-----2-----2-2-----2-2------|
A--0-----0-----0-0-----0-0------|
E----0-1---0-1-----0-1-----0-1--|


GUITAR SOLO
                       hold----|   hold----------|
e----------------------5---5p4~------(b9)--9~------|
B---3p2h3h5/7p3p2~-----2~----------------------|
G---------------------------------(b9)--9~--------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

e------12---10~--10p(b9)-------------------------------|
B---------(b9)----------12---10~---10-(b9)8-7-6-5h6-7~---|
G--/11-----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

e--7---7---------7------5---------|
B----7---7b~-------7b~~~~~~r-5----|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------------------9h10h12p10p9h10/12-|
B--------------9h10h12-9h10h12--------------------|
G--/11-9h10h11------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

e-10h12h14p12p10/12h14h16p14p12/14h16h17p16p14-19b--17----17------|
B------------------------------------------------------1(b9)---1(b9)--|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e--1(b9)-16-16---------------------------------------------------------|
B------------17~~----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------13-14-15-16--|
A-------------------------------12-13-14-15-13-14-15-16--------------|
E-------------------12-13-14-15--------------------------------------|
                    PALM MUTE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

e-------------------------|
B--14-------14-------14~--|
G--14--x-x--14--x-x--14~--|
D------x-x------x-x-------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

e----------14---------------14---------------14-----------14----14------|
B-------14----17p14------14----17p14------14----17p14-17b---17b----17b--|
G--16b--------------16b--------------16b--------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--21p14-17-21p17p14-21p17-20p14h17-20p17p14-20p17-|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

e-19h20p19p17-14-17-19h20p19p17-14-17------|
B-------------------------------------19~--|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

e-----14-16-17p16p14----14-19p17p14----14-17p14-17p14----14-|
B-/17----------------17-------------17----------------17----|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17p14-17p14----14-15p14-15p14----14------------------------|
G--------------17----------------16----16p14-16p14----14------|
D--------------------------------------------------16----16~--|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

use a tremelo bar to play this last part right {} symbolizes dives. you'll have to 
listen closely for timing.
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------dive------------|~~dip the trem here~|------------------------|
G--14h16p14-{14}-13p11/10-(b9)11p10p(b9)11p10p(b9)10p9p8-9{9}{9}p7-{9}-6~-{<6>}-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

after the dive bomb (listen for palm mutes and rhythm, this whole riff is about groove)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------2----------4----------5---------------2----------4-------------|
A--4--------0-0-0--0-0-2-2-2--2-2-3--2-3-4--------0-0-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
E--2-2--2-2--------------------------0-1-2-2--2-2--------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-6--5--2-----------2----------4----------5--------|
A-4--3--0--4--------0-0-0--0-0-2-2-2--2-2-3---2-3--|
E----------2-2--2-2---------------------------0-1--|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------2----------4-------------6--5-----6--5----|
A-4--------0-0-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4--3--6--4--3--6-|
E-2-2--2-2--------------------------------4--------3-|

now it kicks into the main riff again. the end has variations:

e-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-------------------------|-----------------------<4>-----|
D--2---------2-1h2-<3>----|--2---------2-1h2-<3>----------|
A--0-0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------------|

and here come the bar squeals! if you dont know how to do them copy paste this link into 
google, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgtZ7oOCmdM

*minor note* 2.25 means rip a natural harmonic a quarter way to the 3rd fret
e-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-------------|-------------|-------------|
G--[4]--------|--[2.25]-----|--[2.25]-----| fade out.
D-------------|-------------|-------------|
A-------------|-------------|-------------|
E-------------|-------------|-------------|

thats the song! and one of Dimebag's best.
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