Artist: Pantera
Album: Cowboys from Hell
Title: The Sleep

Tabbed by: Ellis Wade

h= hammer on
p= pull off
/= slide up
\= slide down
<>= harmonics
08= eighth fret (i.e. notes like that don’t denote speed picking)
~= vibrato
w= whammy dive to the given pitch if the pitch is higher, start on the
   pitch and go up.
X= ghost note
()= hold note

 Intro
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-(0)----(0)----(8)-----0-6-0-6-6/(7)----(7)----(8)----0-6-0-6---------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Pre-Verse
  X2
G-----------------------|-----|-----------|
Do---------------------o|-(2)-|-----------|
Ao-0-(3)----(5)--0-(3)-o|-(0)-|-2-4-5-----|
E--------3--------------|-----|-0-2-3-----|
If you’re one of those "conformist
bassists," just play the bottom note on all
power chords.  I however, like it this way.
  Verse
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Do-1/2-1/2---------1-1/2-1-------------1/2-1/2---------1-1/2-1---o|
Ao-2/3-2/3-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-2-4-----4-5-4-2/3-2/3-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-2-4-o|
E--------------------------2-2-2-2-3-2-------------------------2--|

  Pre-Chorus Riff
G------------|
D------------|
A-4-4-4--4-4-|
E-2-2-2--2-2-|

  Chorus
   Repeat this part then………………………………………………play this part once.
G----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Do-------------------------4-(2)--------o|-------------------------4-2-|
Ao-------------------------2-(0)--------o|-------------------------2-0-|
E--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3----------3p2--|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-----|

  Solo Backing Riff 1                        Riff 2
G------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Do---------------------7-7-7-7^-----------o|---------------------o|
Ao-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-3/-5-5-5-5^-5-5-5-5-6-o|--------------1----2-o|
E--5-5-5-5\-1-1-1-1-1/----------3-3-3-3-4--|-0-0-0----0-0----0----|




   Riff 3
G----------------------------------------------|
Do-----------------------7-7-7-7-7^-----------o|
Ao-7-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-3/-5-5-5-5-5^-5-5-5-5-6-o|
E--5-5-5-5-5\-1-1-1-1-1/------------3-3-3-3-4--|

   Riff 4
G------------------------------------------------|
Do------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------o|
Ao-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-o|
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1/---------------3-3-3-4--|

Intro x1
Held Power Chord x1
Pre-Verse x1
Verse x4
Pre-Chorus Riff x1
Chorus x1
Pre-Verse Riff x1
Verse x3
Pre-Chorus Riff x1
Chorus x1
Intro x1
Solo Riff 1 x4
Solo Riff 2 x2
Solo Riff 1 x2
Solo Riff 3 x2
Solo Riff 4 x2
Solo Riff 2 x2
Play a Power-Chord on the E-string
Pre-Chorus Riff x1
Verse x1
Chorus x2

There is probably a very, VERY long list that could be written
containing all of the mistakes in this tab.  The riff countings
are probably way off.  Please feel free to comment on this tab
and give me your honest opinion.  Thanks.