Tabbed by: SLASHBAG Opening Rhythm 1: Dimebags best acoustic ballad. Play several times. Simple bar chord with a few inversions. E :----------------|----------------|----------------|------0--------- 1| B :--------2-------|------0---------|------0---------|----2-----2----- || G :------2-----2---|----4-----4-----|----4-----4-----|--4---------4---*|| D :----2-----------|--2---------2---|--2---------2---|----------------*|| A :--4-----------0-|----------------|--------------4-|---------------- || E :2---------------|--------------0-|----------------|--------------0- || E :----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0------- 1| B :--------2-------|------0---------|------0---------|--2-------2----- || G :------2-----2---|----4-----4-----|----4-----4-----|----4-------4---*|| D :----2-----------|--2---------2---|--2---------2---|----------------*|| A :--4-----------0-|----------------|--------------4-|------4--------- || E :2---------------|--------------0-|----------------|--------------0- || Opening Rhythm 2: E :---------------------------|----------------------------------|| B :------3-/-6---------5-/-7--|------------0-------------0-------|| G :--4---4-/-5---------6-/-7--|--7---------7-/-9---------9-/-11-*|| D :-----------------0---------|--------0-------------0----------*|| A :---------------------------|----------------------------------|| E :---------------------------|----------------------------------|| I'm not covering the first solo because it's on like two strings and it's just single notes and bends and a few artificial harmonics in F#. You can figure it out. First Solo Rhythm: E :--2--2-------2--------|--2--2--------2--------|| B :--5-----5-------5-----|--4-----4--------4-----|| G :--2--------2-------2--|--2--------2--------2--|| D :--2-------------------|--2--------------------|| A :--4-------------------|--4--------------------|| E :--2-------------------|--2--------------------|| E :--2--2--------2-------|--2--2--------2--------|| B :--3-----3--------3----|--2-----2--------2-----|| G :--2--------2--------2-|--2--------2--------2--|| D :--2-------------------|--2--------------------|| A :--4-------------------|--4--------------------|| E :--2-------------------|--2--------------------|| Then back to Opening Rhythm 2 at the end of the solo Main/Chorus Riff: Put your pickup selector on treble to make the artificial harmonics squeal like Dime does. Use all downstrokes to make it sound heavier. Don't slide between any of the notes, or the artificial harmonic will die out. Hammer-on and pull-off to each note. The timing isn't right, so you can figure it out. P.M. * * * * * * * * A.Harmonics " " " " " " " " E :-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| B :-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| G :-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| D :-------------------------|--------7~-----------|-----------------------| A :7--7--7--7--7--7p6h7---8~|---7h8-----7h8----7--|7--7--7--7--7p6h7-8~--6| E :5--5--5--5--5------------|------------------5--|5--5--5--5-------------| " " " " E :----------------- 1| B :----------------- || G :-----------------*|| D :-----------------*|| A :-7---6----------- || E :---8---7~-------- || Into the pre-verse: Cut off the last 2 notes of the main riff and play this. Once again, all downstrokes. Palm mute the low E and F power chords the third time through. End the sequence with Palm Muted low E and F power chords then a regular F# power chord. P.M. * * * * * * E :-----------------------|-----------------------| B :-----------------------|-----------------------| G :-----------------------|-----------------------| D :-----------------------|-----------------------| A :2---3---4--4-4---7--7-7|---9--9-9---10---------| E :0---1---2--2-2---5--5-5|---7--7-7----8---------| Back to the chorus with the opening rhythm Pre-chorus: Pretty simple and straight forward E :----------------|----------------|----------------|---- B :----------------|----------------|----------------|---- G :----------------|----------------|----------------|---- D :----------------|----------------|----5----4------|---- repeat A :4-----------2---|--------4-------|----3----2-----2|-4-- E :2-------2/5-0---|----2/5-2-------|2-5------------0|-2-- Solo: The rhythm is the opening acoustic ballad, then half way through it switches to the pre-verse riff. The solo is in F#. It's a lot harder than it sounds. It's harder than faster solos like "Domination" and "Cowboys from Hell." Have your pinky stretched well cause you gotta stretch quite a bit. I spaced it out quite a bit so it won't be too complicated to look at. Good Luck. B= Bend Full Step. If it's a different amount the number is next to it. **All notes in brackets() are notes you don't pick. They are notes you slide from, notes that result from tapping another note, or implied notes.** Sl. ----------------------------------5-----5--4--~~~~-------12---12--9------ 2----3----5-5/75--3p2~~~~~~~~-2----2------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------(4)/9----9------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sl. 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