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Band - Pantera
Album - Cowboys From Hell
Track - Message In Blood
Author - fraberjam@hotmail.com

note - song is pretty easy, so have fun. all the time sigs. are marked as well

Riff 1 - 170 bpm
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|- 4 -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|- 4 -|-65--65--65--65--|-65--54--43--32--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----|---6---6---6---6-|---6---5---4---3-|-1-111-111-1-111-|-111-1-111-111-1-|

G|-----|---------||
D|- 2 -|---------||
A|- 4 -|---------||
E|-----|-111-111-||

Riff 2
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|- 4 -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|- 4 -|-----------------|-----------------|-3-2---2-3-2-3-2-|---2-3-2-3-2-----|
E|-----|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-|-----3-----------|-3-----------3-1-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||2x
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-1---2-1---2-1-|---2-1---10\\\\\-||
E|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3---------||

Riff 2a
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-------4---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---6-------6---3-|
E|-------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-2---1-1-1---|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-----4-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------6---3-3-|
E|-----------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-2---1-1-1-----|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-----|---4-------------|
A|-3-3-3-----------|-----------------|---------------6-|-------6---3-3-3-|
E|---------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2---1-1-1-------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|---------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------|- 2 -|-4-------||
A|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-------------6---|- 4 -|-----6---||
E|-------3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|---1-1-1---------|-----|---------||

Riff 3 - 110 bpm
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|- 4 -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|- 4 -|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-----|-----------------|-2---------------|---------3-------|-2-------1-------|

                   |170 bpm -----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2-1---2-1---2-1-|---2-1---3-------|-----------------|
E|---------3-------|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3---------|-3-------2-------|

                             |170 bpm
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|---------2-1---2-|-1---2-1---2-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-1---------------|-3-----------3---|---3-----3-----3-|-------------3-3-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-|-2---1-1-1-1-1-0-|-------------3-3-|-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2---1-1-1-1-1-0-|-------------3-3-|-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-|-2---1-1-1-1-1-0-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|- 2 -|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------|---------2-1---2-|-1---2-1---2-1--^|- 4 -|^^^^^^^^-|
E|-------------3-3-|-3-3-3-------3---|---3-----3-----3-|-----|---------|

Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 2

Riff 2b
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|- 4 -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|- 4 -|-----------------|-----------------|-3-2---2-3-2-3-2-|---2-3-2-3-2-----|
E|-----|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-|-----3-----------|-3-----------3-1-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-1---2-1---2-1-|---2-1---2-1---2-|
E|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3---|

G|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-1---2-1---2-1---|-R---------------||
E|---3-----3-----3-|--------12\\\\\\-||

Riff 4
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------1---343-1-|---1-----------1-|---343-1---1-----|-------1---343-1-|
E|-3-3-1---3-------|-3---1-2-3-3-1---|-3-------3---1-2-|-3-3-1---3-------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---1-----------1-|---343-1---1-----|-------3---565-3-|---3-----------3-|
E|-3---1-2-3-3-1---|-3-------3---3-4-|-5-5-3---5-------|-5---3-4-5-5-3---|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---565-3---3-----|-------1---343-1-|---1-----------1-|---343-1---1-----|
E|-5-------5---1-2-|-3-3-1---3-------|-3---1-2-3-3-1---|-3-------3---1-2-|

Play Riff 1
Play riff 2

Riff 2c
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-2---2-3-2-3-2-|---2-3-2-3-2-----|
E|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-|-----3-----------|-3-----------3-1-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-1---2-1---2-1-|---2-1---2-1---2-|
E|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----2---|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---2-1---2-1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-----3-----3-|-1-111-111-1-111-|-111-3-3-1-3-3-1-|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-666-55|
E|-4-4-1-111-1-111-|-111-111-3-3-1-3-|-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-1-|-3-3-4-4---------|

G|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-5-4-333-222-----|-----------R-----||
E|-------------6-55|-5-444-4-3-------||

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