Blink Of An Eye
As performed on "New Found Power"
Lyrics and music by Dimebag Darrel, Vinnie Paul, and Pat Lachman

Drop A# (Drop D, and tune down 2 whole steps)
Low to high:  A# F A# Eb G C

h          hammer on
p          pull off
b          bend
r          return
x          muffled strings

Intro (w/ clean tone, 5time)
c-[------------------------------|
G-[------------------------------|
Eb[------------------------------|
A#[-----14-----------------------|
F-[--------14-13-14--------------|
A#[-14---------------------------|

Main Riff (w/ distortion, x2)
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[----------------------------------------|
A#[----------------------------------------|
F-[-2-5b6r-2-5b6r-2-5b6r-2-7b9r------------|
A#[-2-5b6r-2-5b6r-2-5b6r-2-7b9r------------|

Pre-verse (Guitar 1, w/ distortion, x4)
c-[-------------------------------------|
G-[-------------------------------------|
Eb[-9--------10-------9-----------------|
A#[-x--------x--------x-----------------|
F-[-7--------8--------7-----------------|
A#[-------------------------------------|

Pre-verse (Guitar 2, w/ distortion, x2)
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[----------------------------------------|
A#[-0-----------------0--------------------|
F-[-0-----------------0--------------------|
A#[-0-----------------0--------------------|

Verse pt. 1 (Guitar 1, w/ distortion and wah pedal)
c-[--------------------------------------------------------|
G-[--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------|
A#[--------------------------------------------------------|
F-[--------------------------------------------------------|
A#[-2--4--5--7--9--10--12--14-----2--4--5--7--9--10--3-----|

Verse pt. 2 (Guitar 1, w/ distortion and wah pedal)
c-[--------------------------------------------------------|
G-[--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------|
A#[--------------------------------------------------------|
F-[-2--4--5--7--9--10--12--14-----2--4--5--7--9--10--3-----|
A#[-2--4--5--7--9--10--12--14-----2--4--5--7--9--10--3-----|

Verse (Guitar 2, w/ clean tone, just keep playing it over and over)
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[-------9---------9--------9--------9----|
A#[----9---------9--------9--------9-------|
F-[-7---------7--------7--------7----------|
A#[----------------------------------------|

Then this
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[-------8--------8--------8--------8-----|
Eb[----------------------------------------|
A#[----9--------9--------9--------9--------|
F-[-7--------7--------7--------7-----------|


Chorus (Guitar 1, w/ distortion, x2)
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[----------------------------------------|
A#[----------------------------------------|
F-[-2--------5--------0--------7-----------|
A#[-2--------5--------0--------7-----------|

Chorus (Guitar 2, w/ distortion, x2, not 100% sure about this part, but I think it's close)
c-[-----------------------------------------|
G-[-------12--------14-------10--------22---|
Eb[----11--------13--------9--------22------|
A#[-14--------17--------12-------19---------|
F-[-----------------------------------------|
A#[-----------------------------------------|

Intro

Main Riff

Pre-verse

Verse

Chorus

Interlude pt. 1 (Guitar 1, w/ distortion, x4)  There's not Guitar 2 here
c-[---------------------------------------------------|
G-[---------------------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------------------------------|
A#[----------------------------5----------------------|
F-[----------------------0-5-7-------7p5-----7p5------|
A#[-12b14-12b14-12b14-2-----------2------7p5-----7p5--|

Interlude pt. 2/SOLO (Guitar 1, w/ distortion, x6)
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[----------------------------------------|
A#[----------5-----------------------------|
F-[----0-5-7------7p5-----7p5--------------|
A#[-2-----------2-----7p5-----7p5--5-------|

Throw this in after every 3rd time
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[---------------------------7--9---------|
A#[----------5--------5--------------------|
F-[----0-5-7----0-5-7------7---------------|
A#[-2--------------------------------------|

Bridge (Guitar 1, w/ distortion, x4)
c-[----------------------------------------|
G-[----------------------------------------|
Eb[----------------------------------------|
A#[----------7-----------------------------|
F-[----0-7-9------9p7-----9p7--------------|
A#[-4-----------4-----9p7-----9p7----------|

SOLO 2
c-[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-[-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#[---------5----------------------7b9-7--5--7p5-----7p5------|
F-[---0-5-7------7p5-----7p5---------------------7p5-----7p5--|
A#[-2---------2------7p5-----7p5------------------------------|

c-[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb[--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#[---------7----------------------------------------------------|
F-[---0-5-7------7p5-----7p5--------7-5-0-7-5-0------------------|
A#[-2---------2------7p5-----7p5----------------7-5-0-7-5-0---5--|

Chorus (x2)

Then just keep repeating Guitar 2's verse part.

And that's my tribute to our dear departed Dimebag Darrell. 


Dimebag Darrell......August 20, 1966 - December 8, 2004
"He came, he saw, he conquered"