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. [Intro Riff] E|(x 4) -------|------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------|------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------|------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|------------------------------------------------------| A|13---12---8--|13---12---8---12---11---7---11---10---6---10---9---5--| D|13---12---8--|13---12---8---12---11---7---11---10---6---10---9---5--| E|(x 2) ---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3--| D|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3--| [Chorus Riff] (x2) E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| D|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--| D|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| D|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| E|(CHORUS RIFF B: This part x 2 on the 2nd.time ---|(End part:)-------| B|-------------- and no end part ) ---------------|------------------| G|---------------------------------------2nd.time->|5b(8)-r-b-r-\-----| D|---------------------------------------1st.time->|6b(9)-r-b-r-\-----| A|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------| D|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------| [Bridge A] (x4) E|------------------------------------|---------------| B|------------------------------------|---------------| G|------------------------------------|---------------| D|1---------------4b-r----------------|--------0------| A|3---3---3---3----------5---5---5---A|0-1-2-3---4-3-B| D|-----------------------5---5---5---A|---------------| E|----------------------|---------|------|------|------|------| B|----------------------|---------|------|------|------|------| G|----------------------|---------|4-----|1-----|4-----|1-----| D|----------------------|---------|4-----|1-----|4-----|1-----| A|4---4---4---4---3b-r--|3---3---G|------|------|------|------| D|4---4---4---4---------|3---3---G|------|------|------|------| [Bridge B] E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|1--------------------------------| A|3---------------0----------\-----| D|----------------4----------\-----| QUIET VERSE PART (x 2) E|(BASS GOES:) -----------------------------------|-----------------------| B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|--------5--------------| A|3---3-3-3-6-----------------------3---------1-2-|3---3-3---6------------| D|------------5---5-5-5-8-4---4-4-4---3---3-3-----|------------5---5-5-5-0| E|(GUITAR GOES:) --------|-----------|-----------| B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--| D|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--|3---3---.--| [Verse] I (x 3) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|1---------------1---4---------------------------------------------------| A|3---3---3---3-----------5-------------------4---4-------------------3---| D|------------------------5---5---5---5---8-------4---4---4---4---8-------| E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|3-----------3---3---x--| D|3---3---3---3---3---x--| II E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|1---------------1---4--------------------------| A|3---3---3---3-----------5-----------5---5---x--| D|------------------------5---5---5---5---5---x--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|10---9--------9---8-------8---7-------7---6----------------| A|8----7--------7---6-------6---5-------5---4----------------| D|---------10-----------9-----------8-----------7---6-~-~-~--| * CHORUS RIFF B (X 2) * BRIDGE A (X 2) * BRIDGE B * QUIET VERSE PART [Verse] [Chorus Riff C] E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| D|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--| D|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| D|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| E|-------------------------------------------------|------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|6b(9)-r-b-r-\-----| A|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------| D|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6--|------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| D|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--| D|10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---9---10---6---10---9---5---3--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| D|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---5---3--| E|(x 2) --------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|9---8---5---9---10---6---9---8---5---9---10---6\--------------------| D|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) E|15b(17)----(17)---(17)----------(17)---(17)---------(17)---(17)-----------| B|12b(15)----(15)---(15)-18-~-~---(15)---(15)-17-~-~--(15)---(15)-16-~-~--\-| G|-----------------------14-~-~---------------13-~-~--------------12-~-~--\-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (the occational overtone might appear...) E|15---16-------------------------------------------------| B|--------18---\----------------------10b(12)-------------| G|12---13-------------------------------------------------| D|--------15---\-----/10-~-~-~-\-/9-~-----------8-~-~-~-\-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------pb10(12)-r-b(12)--------~---r(10)---8--------8---------| G|8------------------------------------------------------10-------8b(9)-| D|10---~---~---~--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|10b(12)---r(10)---8--------10-----------------------------------------| G|----------------------10--------10---8b(9)--------10------------------| D|---------------------------------------------10--------10---~---~--.--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|10b(11)-r-b(11)-r(10)---8----------------| D|---------------------------10--10--8-----| A|--------------------------------------10-| D|-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--------11---~---11---~-----------10---~---10---~--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|9---~---------------------8---~--------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| B|10---~---~---12-b-r-10-12-----------------| G|10---~---~---12-b-r-10-12-----------------| D|--------------------------12---~---~---~-\| A|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-1A| B|--------------------------------|10-11-13-11-10-13------------------| G|-----------------9-10-12-10-9-1B|-----------------------------------| D|/9-10-12-10-9-12----------------|-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|12-13-15-13-12-17|13-15-17-15-13----13-18-------15-13-17-13-18------| B|-----------------|---------------17---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|15-13----1G|17/22b(23)---20.--19.--18.-17h18p17----17---------------| B|------17---|------------------------------------20----20b(22)---~-~\| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------(0)---------------------------| B|--------------------(0)--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------/9---9-7---6------------------| D|7b(8)----r-5-7-----5-7b(8)-r-5----------------7b(8)-r-5------| A|-----------------7--------------------------------------7----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------14--12--11--| A|-----------12--10--9-|14--12--10--------------| D|12--10--9------------|------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|14-14-12-11-13-13-11-10-14-14-12-11-15-15-13-12-16-16-14-13-17-17-15-1D| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|18-18-16-15-19-19-17-1E| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| E|----------------18----------------------------20------20------| B|19b(20)------------------pb(20)-r(19)-b(20)------(20)---------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------21------21-------21 (<- a slight poke at the)---| B|pb(20)-r--b------(20)-------------( at the whammy here..)---| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------(phew..)-| [Post-Solo] E|(PRE)----|(x 3)-------------------------------------------| B|---------|------------------------------------------------| G|---------|------------------------------------------------| D|---------|------------------------------------------------| A|---------|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--| D|17\------|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--| E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8---5---6--| D|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8---5---6--| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---5---6--| D|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---5---6--| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|------------5--------------------------------------| A|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---5---6--| D|7---7---5---10---7---12-b-r---10---7---10---3---4--| E|(x 2)-------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--| D|5---5---3(s)8---5---10-b-r---8---5---8(s)3---4--| [Intro Riff] [Chorus Riff B] (x2) [Outro] Pt.I (x 2) E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3--| D|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---3---5---5---6---6--| D|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.) E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|8---8-8-8---8-8-7---6---6-6-6---5-5-5---4---4-4-4---3-3-3------------| A|6---6-6-6---6-6-5---4---4-4-4---3-3-3---2---2-2-2---1-1-1---6---5---.| D|------------------------------------------------------------6---5---.| ************************************ | b bend | r release | ~ vibrate | . mute | pb pre-bend | / slide up to | \ slide down (from) | (s) change fret hand position ************************************