================================================================================ Title : The Sleep Artist : Pantera Album : Cowboys From Hell Transcribed by : By DimeBolt (dime_bolt@email.com) ================================================================================ Legend ------ h = hammer-on p = pull-off ^ = bend (number of semi-tones above) / = slide up/down ~ = vibrato w = with whammy bar (number of semi-tones above) <> = Natural harmonic Note: Most of this song's transcription is based on the midi by Mark Degarmo Chung. As a result many parts may be played differently or in different positions. I have just put it into tablature and in the way I play it. This tab is not perfect. The solos and acoustic parts are pretty damn close but some verse parts may be a bit off. Enjoy. 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6||------------------||-----------0-2-3-||-----------------|-------2---22232-| Ending before chorus 1||-----------------|-----------------||------------------|| 2||-----------------|-----------------||------------------|| 3||-----------------|-----------------||------------------|| 4||-1/2-1/2---22211-|-1/2-1-----------||-1/2-1------------|| 5||-2/3-2/3---33322-|-2/3-2-0---------||-2/3-2-0---222-20-|| 6||-----------------|-------2---------||-------2---333-32-|| Chorus Alternate endings 1||--------------------|------------------||------------------||----------------|| 2||--------------------|------------------||------------------||----------------|| 3||--------------------|------------------||------------------||----------------|| 4||------------------2-|------------------||-----2---2---2----||----------------|| 5||-2---4---5--5/9\5-0-|------------------||---2-0-2-0-2-0----||----------2-0-2-|| 6||-000022223333/7\3---|---------------32-||----3---3---3--32-||----------0-2-3-|| Acoustic in 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