Pantera\floodsguit

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                 * Floods *   VERSION 1.1 transcribed by Jonathan Z. Gehman
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    From 'THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL'
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like many other Pantera songs...
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drop D tune then drop all strings 1/2 step
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note: i put most of the effort figuring out the outro solo (6:14 to 6:59)
        because it sounds so damn good. I think i nailed that part pretty
        well. What i have of the verse part is sketchy -- a few riffs and
        the heavy interlude chords. This tab is much more complete than my
        first post, but it still needs a little help. I'll be offline this
        summer, so hopefully by the time i get back in September '96 someone
        will have completed it.

main verse riff -- acoustic
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Eb||------------------------------------------||
Bb||------------------------------------------||
Gb||.----------------------------------------.||
Db||.----0--4--3---4--------4--0--3--4--0----.||
Ab||--2---------------1--------------------1--||
Db||------------------------------------------||

"Wash away us all..." -- stomp on the distortion
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Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------3---|
Gb|-----------------------2---|
Db|-----------4-----------0---|
Ab|--------5--------5-----0---|
Db|-0--/4--------3-----4--0---|

here's a stab at the acoustic chords:

"then throughout..."                                  "cold hearted..."
"and at night..."                                     "wash away..."
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------0--|
Bb|--2-----3---------2-----3----------2-----3----------7-----3--|
Gb|--4-----3---------4-----3----------4-----3----------7-----2--|
Db|--4-----5---------4-----5----------4-----5----------7-----0--|
Ab|--2-----5---------2-----5----------2-----5----------5-----0--|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------0--|
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   strum (listen to it to get the correct pattern)

INTERLUDE
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the heavy interludes seem to be a mix of these riffs:

RIFF 1

bend up
RIFF 2

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0--1--0--0////3^--|
Ab|--0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0--1--0--0////3^--|
Db|--0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0---0\_/0--1--0--0////3^--|
       |
i think they use a whammy                           bend up full
here to drop the open power                          and release
chord, but it could be hammer-
on the 1st or 2nd fret then
sliding off

play RIFF 1, then RIFF 2, then RIFF 1, then RIFF 2 without final
0 -> 3 slide. Insert this riff instead:

Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|--0--1--2--3------3--0--3--2--|
Ab|--0--1--2--3------3--0--3--2--|
Db|--0--1--2--3------3--0--3--2--|

and now the first solo (yea, right!)

actually, it's a bit like the second solo, so looking at that may help

Here's the outro solo. It should be pretty darn correct -- right down to
the last note. Enjoy!- this one sounds SO cool with massive reverb, a
touch of delay, and of course, a fair level of distortion.

KEY
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/ = slide
^ = bend up
~ = vibrato
* = doublepick

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Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------11----11--9--------7-----7--5--------2-----2--4--------9-----9--7-|
Ab|----9-----9-----------5-----5-----------0-----0-----------7-----7-------|
Db|-9-----------------5-----------------0-----------------7----------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------11----11/12--------7-----7//9-------14----14/16-------16----16/17-|
Ab|----9-----9-----------5-----5----------12----12----------14----14-------|
Db|-9-----------------5----------------12----------------14----------------|

Eb|-------9-----9-----------5-----5-----------0-----0-----------7-----7----|
Bb|---------------12-----------------8-----------------3----------------10-|
Gb|---11----11-----------7-----7------------2----2-----------9-----9-------|
Db|/9-----------------5-----------------0-----------------7----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------9-----9-----------5-----5-----------0-----0----|
Bb|---------------12-----------------8-----------------3-|
Gb|---11----11-----------7-----7------------2----2-------|
Db|-9-----------------5-----------------0----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|

altered riff ending

Eb|-------7-----------7----|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|----9-----9-----9-----9-|
Db|-7-----------8----------|
Ab|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|

Eb|-------9-----9-----------5-----5-----------0-----0-----------7-----7----|
Bb|---------------12-----------------8-----------------3----------------10-|
Gb|---11----*11---------7-----*7-----------2----*2----------9-----*9-------|
Db|-9-----------------5-----------------0-----------------7----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pause
Eb|-------9-----9-----------5-----5-----------0-----0-----------7----------|
Bb|---------------12-----------------8-----------------3-------------------|
Gb|---11----*11----------7-----*7-----------2----*2----------9-----9-------|
Db|-9-----------------5-----------------0-----------------7-----------8\\\-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(repeat of beginning riff w/ a few changes):

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------11----11/12--------7-----7//5--------2-----2--4--------9-----9--7-|
Ab|----9-----9-----------5-----5-----------0-----0-----------7-----7-------|
Db|-9-----------------5-----------------0-----------------7----------------|

fade out...................................................almost inaudible
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|------11----11^~~--------7-----7//9-------14----12/14-------16----16/17-
Ab|----9-----9-----------5-----5----------12----12----------14----14-------
Db|-9-----------------5----------------12----------------14----------------
bend