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Cemetery Gates

Pantera
Bass Tab
4.8(24)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

this varies a little, but it mainly goes like this:

(x5) Final Time (6th Time)

G|---------------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------0----------5-4--2---------|-------0---------5-|
E|--2---------0------------5--0----|--2---------0------|

(Rest while guitars start the squealing,then play this along with guitar:)

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

(Play intro riff like this before heavy part)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------0----------5-4--2------------0---------5~~~~~~~--|
E|--2---------0------------5--0--2---------0--------------|

(Heavy Part:)

(x2)

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--6-7---6----|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5--------------8---7--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--6-7-------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5--------------8\0--1--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8|

(x3)

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|0--1--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|0--1--2~~~~~|

"Reverend"....

(x3)

G|---------------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------0----------5-4--2---------|-------0---------5-|
E|--2---------0------------5--0----|--2---------0------|

"Well I Guess You Took My Youth"....

(x4)

G|----------------------------|
D|--------2-------------------|
A|---2/4-----0--2/4-----5--4--|
E|-------------------2--------|

(Play Heavy Part Again:)

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--6-7---6----|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5--------------8---7--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--6-7-------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5--------------8\0--1--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8|

(x3)

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|0--1--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8]
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|0--1--2~~~~~]

(Back to the slow part:)

(x3)

G|---------------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------0----------5-4--2---------|-------0---------5-|
E|--2---------0------------5--0----|--2---------0------|

"Through all those complex years".....

(x3) Final Time (Forth x)

G|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------2--------------------|----------2---------------|
A|-----2/4-----0---2/4-----5--4--|-----2/4-----0---2/4------|
E|--2-------------------2--------|--2--------------------2--|

(Outro before heavy part:)

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--5-5-5-4-2------|
E|------------5-5--|

(x3)

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--6-7---6----|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5--------------8---7--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5----------|

(Play this three times before the heavy part once again)

(x3)

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------0----------5-4--2---------|
E|--2---------0------------5--0----|

(After about the third time the rhythm changes, but its basically the same as this)

(x8)

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|0--1--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8|

(Then play this to the end)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-6-7-8--6-7-------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-1-1--1---1/5-5-5-5-5--------------8\0--1--2--2-2-5--5-5-7--7-7-8|

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| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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