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                             PANTERA
                       The Art Of Shredding
FROM: jamesj@svpal.org

This isnt the full song, just a few riffs that I know and
I thought I would share. If anyone knows anything different,
Send it to me in e-mail or post it at nevada.edu. Thanks


     P.M.  -     -    -   -------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-----4------2----2------------------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2----2---554-554-554-2-0----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

     P.M.  -     -    -   -------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-----4-----2-----2------------------------------------------|
|----2-----2----2-----2---554-554-554-2-0----------------------|

This doesnt sound right but Live with it, Winners
P.M. -   -    -   -   -   -   -   -
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6---6----7---7---6---6---7---7----6-7-6-7--6-7------------|
|----4---4----5---5---4---4---5---5--4-5-4-5--4-5------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

Later on in the song
P.M.                     -----------                 ----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8--7--8--7---8-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2--8-7--8--7--8--3-333333---|
|--6--5--6--5---6-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0--6-5--6--5--6--1-111111---|

P.M.              ==================================
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|3--2--3--2--3-/5--5--5--5--5--5--4---4-4---3--3--3----------|
|1--0--1--0--1-/3--3--3--3--3--3--2---2-2---1--1--1----------|

If anyone knows any of the riffs from DIADEMS by Megadeth,
E-mail me with them.
Thanks. -Jim  


                             The Art Of Shredding
                                  by Pantera
Tuned 1/2 step down?

E[----------------------------------------] this comes after the whammy dives.
B[----------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------] they're are all pinch harmonics..
D[-------4--2-----------------------------]
A[-------------5--4--2-----0--3-----------]
E[-0--2-----------------3--------4~~~-----]

E[------------------------------------------------------]
B[------------------------------------------------------]
G[------------------------------------------------------]
D[-4-----4-----2-----2----------------------------------]
A[----2-----2-----2-----2---5-5-4--5-5-4--5-5-4--2--0---]
E[------------------------------------------------------]

E[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----4-----4---------------------------------------------------------------]
E[-2-----2-----0--2--0--2---5-5-4--5-5-4--5-5-4--2--0-----------------------]

E[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D[-6-----6-----7-----7-----6-----6-----7-----7-----6---6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-]
A[----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]

  hit the gas! (just remember that you jump up 3 each time..)
E[-----------------------------------------]  E[----------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------]  B[----------------------------]
G[*---------------------------------------*]  G[----------------------------]
D[*-----------------------------87-------*]  D[--3--3/4--43---------------]
A[------5---8-----7---10----8---65--------]  A[--1--1/2--24---------------]
E[--0-0-3-0-6-0-0-5-0-8-0-0-6-0------------]  E[----------------------------]

Verse
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G[*-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D[*2-2-2------------------------------------------------2-------------------]
A[-2-2-2------------------------4/6---------------------2-------------------]
E[-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2/4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---]
   . .

E[----------------------]
B[----------------------]
G[---------------------*]
D[--3--3/4--43--3/4---*]
A[--1--1/2--21--1/2----]
E[----------------------]

the slower almost-the-end part..
E[-------------------------------------------------------------]
B[-------------------------------------------------------------]
G[*------------------------------------------------------------]
D[*-32--31--32----------------32--31--33-----------------]
A[--1

 Band: Pantera
Album: Cowboys From Hell
Song: Art Of Shredding
Tuning: Standard (G, D, A, E)
Tabbed by: Niall 'Uncle Clitsta' Polson (lates_dude@hotmail.com) formally 'clitz'
note: requested, for the solo and some of the song adlib

legend
-------
6p4  - Pull Off
4h6  - Hammer on
/    - Slide
~    - Ring Note
0.   - Staccato

Intro (to bass drum beat)
|G|-----------------------------------------------| Note: To get the sound
|D|*---------------------------------------------*| Rex uses you'll have to
|A|*---------------------------------------------*| restring your bass with
|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Heavy Gauge strings and 
                                                    tone up.

Fill Before Verse
|G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|D|*--------4--2--------------------*|------------------------------------------*|
|A|*---------------5-4-2----0-------*|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-4--5-5-4--5-5-4-2-0------*|
|E|---0--2---------------3-----4~----|-------------------------------------------|

                                           Dont worry bout the rise sound, thats the
Cont.                                      Guitar
|G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|D|*--------------------------------------*|---------------------------------|
|A|*--------------------------------------*|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|E|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2--5-5-4--5-5-4--5-5-4-2-0-|---------------------------------|

Chorus
|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|A|*-------------------------------6p5-------------------------------------*|
|E|--0-0-3--0-6-0-0-5-0-8-0-0-6-0.-------0-0-3--0-6-0-0-5-0-8-0-0-6-0.-6p5--|

at the end of that riff play this little riff
|G|-----------------|
|D|-----------------|
|A|-1-1/2--42------|
|E|-----------------|

|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D|*--------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|A|*----------------------------------------------1-1/2-21-1/2-2-2-2-2-*|
|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

Bridge
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|A|-1p0-1p0--1---------------1p0-1p0-1-----------------------------------------------*|
|E|------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------1-1-1-1-1-1--1p0-1p0-1/3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|

for the solo adlib coz its just a bunch of slides up and down the E and A string

Enjoy

Clitz