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Band: Pantera
Album: I am the Night (1985)
Song: Forever Tonight
Transcribed by: Simon Seipel
Email: webmaster@simonseipel.de
Webpage: http://www.simonseipel.de/
Version 1.0 - 27. September 2003
this Version 1.1 for MetalTabs.com, edited 9. January 2004
Tuning: Standard, half step down
Tapped harmonics:
Hold down the tabbed fret, then tap 12 frets above to cause the harmonic.
Scroll to the end of the file to see in which order the riffs are played.
If you have any questions or suggestions concerning this tab, you can use
my email adress to contact me.
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/ - slide up to \ - slide down to
~ - vibrato () - let note ring
h - hammer on p - pull off
b - bend r - release
* - artificial harmonic
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[riff 1]
clean riff, use compressor and a light flanger
all notes in that riff are tapped harmonics
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---6----6-5-------3-------5------------|
G-|------------5-------3-------5----------|
D-|-7---7--------5\3-----3/5-----5--------|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
for intro repeat 4 times, then play a tabbed
harmonic for the 6th fret on the H string
[riff 2]
main dist. riff, dry sound w/o reverb
at the beginning of the song, play a D5
powerchord, fade it in and then play a
slide down on the two lowest strings
before this riff appears the first time
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------[0]-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----3-3--5--5-5-----3-3--5--5-5-------|
D-|-----3-3--5--5-5-----3-3--5--5-5-------|
A-|-[0]-1-1---------[0]-1-1---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
[riff 3]
dist. lead guitar played from 00:20 to 00:34
E-|----12b13r12----12---------------------|
B-|-------------13----13----13-----\\-----|
G-|-14-------------------12-(12)---\\-----|
D-|---------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
E-|----12b13r12----12---------------------|
B-|-------------13----13----13b15---------|
G-|-14-------------------12---------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
[riff 4]
dist. bridge
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|-12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12-|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|-12(17)---------------------------------------------|
E-|---------\\-----------------------------------------|
note: hold down the 12th fret and tap the 17th fret to
get the very high harmonic dimebag plays in the song
[riff 5]
dist. solo- and chorusbacking
E-|-----------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------|
G-|-77-777\-3-3-5-5-5-----------------------|
D-|-77-777\-3-3-5-5-5-----------------------|
A-|-55-555\-1-1-3-3-3-----------------------|
E-|-----------.-.---------------------------|
[riff 6]
dist. solo, much reverb
listen to the song for stereo effects
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|-*12b14~-*10b12-*10p9-10p9--/7\-------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------13p12~-|
G-|-*12b14r12\-*10b12r10-10p9-*10p9--/7--------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|-15b17-15b17-(17)-17r15-17r15-17r15~b16r15--|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|-13-12-13-12-12b14r12b13p12----12---13-12---|
B-|----------------------------13--------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|-13-12-13-12-12b14r12b13p12----12-12b15r12~-|
B-|----------------------------13--------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|-------20b22-------18b20-------17b18--------|
B-|-20b22-------18b20-------17b18-------15b17--|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------8-10------|
G-|--------7------8----7-9----7-9-10-----------|
D-|-\\8-10---8-10---10-----10------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
b c d b c esc d e c d e f g a
E-|------------10-8-----20b23r20-18-16-15-13---|
B-|----8-10-11------11-------------------------|
G-|-10-----------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
f g a b d c b c->d->c b as g f
E-|-15p13--------------------------------------|
B-|-------15-13----13--------------------------|
G-|-------------15----15-14-15-14-12----12-----|
D-|----------------------------------15----15--|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
g--f d c b c b a b a g f g f
E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|-14-15-12b15r12b14r12b14r12~\---------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
e f d
guitar 1| guitar2 | guitar 3
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INTRO
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
| |
| riff 2 | riff 3
| riff 2 | ()
VERSE 1
| riff 2 |
| riff 2 |
BRIDGE
| riff 4 |
CHORUS
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
VERSE 2
| riff 2 |
| riff 2 |
BRIDGE
| riff 4 |
CHORUS
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
riff 1 | |
BRIDGE
| riff 4 |
| (2. half part) |
SOLO
| riff 5 | riff 6
| riff 5 | ()
| riff 5 | ()
| riff 5 | ()
| riff 4 | ()
| (cut before end) |
VERSE 3
| riff 2 |
| riff 2 |
BRIDGE
| riff 4 |
CHORUS
riff 1 | riff 5 |
riff 1 | riff 5 |
riff 1 | riff 5 |
riff 1 | riff 5 |
repeat last chorus and fade out
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