ReLyOnTaB - A tab you can rely on (Best viewed in Notepad) 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--| 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 ( 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