Cowboys From Hell Chords & Tabs

by Pantera

[Riff A]
w/flanger

e|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A                                                                                
E|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

[Riff B]

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------|
B                                                                                
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7-|------------|
D|---------------------------------|---5---5-7-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-8h9---|------------|
A|---------------------------------|-7---7-------------------------|------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|------------|
-----Palm Mute----------------

Repeat Riff B two more times, then on the fourth, play Riff B.2


[Riff B.2]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G                                                                              
D|---5---5-7-5-7-5-8-7-5------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-----------------7--(7)\----------------------------------------------|
E               
------P.M-------


[Riff C]

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G                                  
D|---------2---2---------------0--|
A|---------0---0---1---0---1h2----|
E|-0-3-0-3---3---3---3---3--------|
|------------P.M--------|

Repeat Riff C two more times, then play Riff C.2 on the fourth time


[Riff C.2]

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G                                      
D|---------2---2----------------------|
A|---------0---0---1-0----------------|
E|-0-3-0-3---3---3-----3-0------------|
|-------P.M-----|
Now play Riff C three more times and finish with Riff C.2 on the fourth time

[Riff D]

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G                               
D|--------------------------0--|
A|--------------------0h1h2----|
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
|----P.M-----------|

Play Riff D two more times and finish with Riff D.2



[Riff D.2]

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G                                
D|--------------------0-------0-|
A|--------------0h1h2---0h1h2---|
E|-0-0--0--0--0-----------------|
|-----P.M.---|


[Riff E]
e|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G                                                                               
D|--------------------------0-|------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0h1h2---|--------------0h1p0-----0h1p0-------------------|
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---------|-0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1---------------|
|----P.M-----------|          |----P.M----|


Now repeat Riff E once more and go into Main Verses


[Main Verses]

(Riff F)

e|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G                                                                                
D|--------------------------|--------------------------0------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------0h1h2--------------------------|
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
|---------------P.M---------------------------|

e|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D                                                                                
A|--------------------------|--------------0h1p0-----0h1p0----------------------|
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0-------3-3-------3-1------------------|
|----------------P.M.-------------------|

Now Repeat Riff F once more and continue into Riff G



[Riff G]

e|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G                                                                                
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--7--6-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--7--6-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3--4--4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--5--4-----------------|
|------P.M.-----------|        |------P.M-----------|

e|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A                                                                                
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0--0-6-5-3-0------------------------------|
|----------------P.M--------------------|


Now for the Chorus (here we come, reach for your gun...), play Riff C three
times and finish with Riff C.2 on the fourth, then finish the process by
doing the same thing again.

When going back to the 2nd verse, play Riff D/Riff D.2 once, then play Riff E
and go back to the verses.

If you are going into the SOLO after the verses at this point instead, then
play Riff H before solo.


[Riff H]

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G                            
D|---------2---2-----5-4-3--|
A|---------0---0-----5-4-3--|
E|-0-3-0-3---3---3---3-2-1--|
|---P.M---------|



[Solo]

Em            C7                  C#dim7               D                   
~~~~~~               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~~                       A.H.~~
e|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B                                                                               
G|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|-15---15---15----15---|
D|-------------|-8---8---8---------|-(8)\/14------(14)\-|---14---14----14------|
A|-7------(7)\-|---7---7-----------|--------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
   Em
~~~
e|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                                
G|---(15)\-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------|-------------------------------------11-12-15-11-12-15--------------|
A|---------|-------------------11-12-15-11-12-15--------------------------------|
E|---------|-11-12-15-11-12-15--------------------------------------------------|

C7

e|-------------------|-------------------11-12-15p12p11-x-11-12-15p12p11-15p12--|
B|-------------------|-11-12-15-11-12-15----------------------------------------|
G|-11-12-15-11-12-15-|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

   C#dim7
----|
e|-15^(1.5)------12-14-17p14p12--12-14-17p14p12--12-14-17p14p12-12-14-17p14p12-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   D                                                                            
e|-12h15h19p15p12h15-20p15p12h15-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------20p15p12h15p12--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------20p15p12h15p12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Em                 C7                           C#dim7   
~~~~~~                            ~~~~~~              --|
e|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------|-15^(1)--(15)^(1)------|
G|------------------------|--15----15----15------(15)\-|-----------------------|
D|14-(14)-------(14)\5/---|-----14----14---------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|

      D
~~~~~~
e|-15----------------------18----18----18^(1.5)--(18)\--------|----------------|
B|---15^(1)-----(15)\8/-17----17----17------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------7/14-|----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|

  Em                                                                            
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---------------12----------------12---------------12----------------------|
G|---15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15---15-14-12-14-15---15-14-12-14-15--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C7                           C#dim7
A.H.                       ~~
e|------------------------------14^(1)--|-12-14-------12-15------12-15----------|
B|-12^(1/4)-12^(1/4)--------------------|-------15^(1)-----15^(1)-----15^(1)----|
G|-12^(1/4)-12^(1/4)--------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------14-12h14-----------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

                 D
-|            ~~~~
e|-12-----------------------|--------------15---------19-------20------21-------|
B|---14^(1/2)-(14)p12-------|--------11/12---12-12/15----15/17----17/18--18/19--|
G|-------------------14^(1)-|-(14)\---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|



[Bridge]
A.H.                          A.H.
e|-----------------------~~~----|----------------------~~~---|-----------------|
B                                                                               
G|------------------------------|----------------------2-----|-----------------|
D|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--------|-----------------|
A                                                                               
E|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0---|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|-----------------|
-P.M.-   -P.M.-     -P.M.-      -P.M-   -P.M-      -P.M.-

A.H.
e|-----------------------~~~-----|---------------------------------------------|
B                                                                               
G|-------------------------------|-14p12---12\11----11\9----9\7---7\6----------|
D|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5---12-12|------14-------12------11-----9-----7--------|
A                                                                               
E|-----0-0-----0-0---------------|---------------------------------------------|
-P.M-   -P.M-

A.H.                          A.H.
e|-----------------------~~~----|----------------------~~~---|-----------------|
B                                                                               
G|------------------------------|----------------------2-----|-----------------|
D|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--------|-----------------|
A                                                                               
E|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0---|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|-----------------|
-P.M.-   -P.M.-     -P.M.-      -P.M-   -P.M-      -P.M.-

A.H.
e|----------------------~~~-0-x-|-17p15---15\14----14\12----12\10----10\9------|
B|------------------------------|------17-------15-------14-------12------10---|
G                                                                               
D|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|----------------------------------------------|
A                                                                               
E|-----0-0-----0-0--------------|----------------------------------------------|
-P.M-   -P.M-

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G                            
D|-8-7-5--------------------|
A|--------7-(7)\------------|
E|--------------------------|



Now continue the song by playing Riff C 3 times, then finish with Riff C.2,
then play Riff C 3 more times and finish with Riff C.2
Finally, play Riff C once and Riff C.2 once
At the end of the song...

A.H.                          A.H.
e|-----------------------~~~----|----------------------~~~---|-----------------|
B                                                                               
G|------------------------------|----------------------2-----|-----------------|
D|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--5-------|-2p0-----2p0-----2p0--------|-----------------|
A                                                                               
E|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0---|-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|-----------------|
-P.M.-  -P.M.-     -P.M.-      -P.M-   -P.M-      -P.M.-
e|-17p15----15\14----14\12----12\10----10\9------|------------------------------|
B|-------17-------15-------14-------12-------10--|------------------------------|
G                                                                                
D|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------2---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------0h1p0------2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-0-0-0-0--0----------3--3-0---|


**********************************************************************
|h      Hammer
|p      Pull off
|~      Vibrato
|^      Bend  (number in parentheses indicating magnitude of bend)
|A.H.   Artificial harmonic
|P.M.   Palm mute
*********************************************************************