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Pantera: Psycho holiday

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PSYCHO HOLIDAY By Pantera Transcribed by Denzil (aka Khalil Yousaf), aged 15, e-mail yousaf@dircon.co.uk This is one of my favourite Pantera songs and so I thought I'd tab it out just for fun, as you do (not!). To capture Pantera's sound, you'll need very heavy distortion, a little chorus (not too much) and use the neck pickup. The solo is pretty difficult and there's no doubt that I've probably made a couple of mistakes but most of it's fairly accurate. One of the hardest things abut this piece is keeping that chugging triplet rhythm going while you have the 4/4 time going in your head. Ah well, good luck I guess....a metronome will be perfect for this exercise. Hey I may be only 15 but have a look anyway....the solo's note-perfect, almost :) Have fun! Shred yer ballz off...:) This is probably Dimebag's most difficult and technical solo and if you can accomplish this, the rest should be easy...Far Beyond Driven licks a cinch.... Denzil \ / 0 0 | == Drum Intro A ------------------------|---------------------- ------------------------|---------------------- ------------------------|---------------------- ----------------------- |---------------------- x 4 ------------------------|---------------------- ---------1111--11--11--1|1111--11--11-1- p.m. throughout B -------------------------|-------------------------- -------------------------|-------------------------- -------------------------|-------------------------- -----------------8-^^^---|--------------7--^^^--- -----------------8-^^^---|--------------7--^^^--- -3333-33-3----------------|3333-33-3----------- pm..........| p.m........| =======Ź ==========Ź 1. 2. ------------------------|----------------------||------------------- ------------------------|----------------------||------------------- ------------------------|----------------------||-----5 ^^^\/\/\/\- ----------------6-^^^---|---------------5-^^^^-||-------------------- ----------------6-^^^- -|---------------5-^^^^-||-------------------- -3333--33-3-------------|3333-33-3-------------||------------------- pm...........| pm..........| A.H Pre Chorus --------------------------------|----------------------------------- --------------------------------|----------------------------------- --------------------------------|----------------------------------- x4 on Intro BUT ON PRECHORUS: 6--5--4----4--------------------|-6--5---4-----4----------7--------- -----------6----5---------------|-----------6----5--------5--------- --------------------6---4-^^----|------------------6---4------------ ON PRECHORUS.... 1st 2nd and 3rd bars are the same but the 4th bar.... ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------6--------6---6---- ---------7--------7---7-- -0--0----0--0------------- Verse: Empty....... -------------------|------------------------ -------------------|------------------------ -------------------|------------------------ -------------------|------------------------ x8 -------------------|------------------------ 0000-00-00-0-------|0000 00 00 0------ Then Pre-chorus (remember 4th bar) Chorus: w/wah (I think) Now I'm far from home Spending time alone.... ----------------------------------|------------------ ----------------------------------|------------------ ----------------------------------|------------------ 8^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------|-7^^^^^^^^^^^^- 8^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------|-7^^^^^^^^^^^^- ----------------------------------|------------------ ----------------|----------------- ----------------|----------------- ----------------|----------------- 6^^^^^^^^^^-----|5^^^^^^^^^--- 6^^^^^^^^^^-----|5^^^^^^^^^--- ----------------|---------------- Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus NB Fill on last bar of chorus before solo: --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --5--4--3---3-----------xxxxxxx ----------5---4-------------------- -------------------6--3-------------- Solo (oh s**t) __ ___ /\/\/\/ / \/ -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------- ----------------9----------------------9-------|-------------9--12bf-------14bf-r-bf---- ------------9-----12bf------------9-----12^^^^-|---------9------------------------------ 10h11-----------------10h11--------------------|10h11----------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -------------12-------------------- 12---------|---------------16bfh-15----------------- ---------12----15bf-----------12-----15^^^-----|----------12-------------14^^^^--------- 13h14-----------------13h14--------------------|-13h14----------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------15-17-13-15-17-13-- -----------------15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-18-15-17-18-------------------- 15-16-17-15-16-17------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15-17-x-15-17-18-17-18-17-18h17h15----15-17-18h17h15----15---20bf-------- -----------------------------------------------------18-----------18--------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very fast and tricky bit coming up....real finger stretches needed As this is a symmetrical-ish run it's easier than it looks and feels...you may be able to get away with tapping the 22nd frets, I find it easier to stretch, but I have pretty big hands, almost 30cm span! ---------15h18-22p18p15------15-----------------15h18----- -------------------------22------18-22p18p15--------- --x/-x\---------------------------------------------------------- --x/-x\---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 22p18p15------15------------------------------------- ---------------22-----18-22p18p15------15---------- -------------------------------------------18----------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- The last bar and the next one may be a little inaccurate.... /\/\/\/\ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15h18-22p18p15----15-------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------22----18-22p18p15----15--------------------12bfh--------------- ---------------------------------------------------22---18 22p18p15---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------12-----------------------12------------ --------12----15bf^^^ --------12----15^^^---------- 12-13------------------12-13----------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------12-15bf----17bf r bf---------------------------14h15p14------ --------12---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-13--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- t t t t t t t t 19p14h15-18p14h15-17p14h15-18p14h15-|19p14h15-18p14h15-17p14h15-18p14h15 ------------------------------------|---------------------------------- ------------------------------------|---------------------------------- ------------------------------------|---------------------------------- ------------------------------------|---------------------------------- ------------------------------------|---------------------------------- t t t t 19p14h15--18p14h15-17p14h15-18p14h15|-20bf^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ------------------------------------|------------------------- ------------------------------------|-------------------------- ------------------------------------|------------------------- ------------------------------------|------------------------- ------------------------------------|-------------------------- 15-17-18p17h18p17h18p17p15----15-----15-------18p17p15-17-15-----15-------------- ----------------------------------18---18p17----------18----18-17p15h17p15p14----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- w/bar down about 2 tones ----15--------------------------------------------------------------- --------- 15----15-14-15-18-17-15-14-15-14----------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------16bfr-18b2-16-18b2--16\--------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -In this bar is some really heavy vibrato using the bar-------------------------- -------I suggest hitting a high pinch harmonic (I think a G pitch should be right) ---------- and move the bar as hard and as fast-as poss------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- w/bar vibrato dive ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -13-------------------------------------------------------------------- -15bf----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- w/bar ^^^/\/\/\/\ /\/\/\ -----17------------17-20----|------17-19------17-------------------------- ----------------------------|20bf--------20bf----19-20-17------------- ----------------------------|-------------------------------------14-------- ----------------------------|----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------|------------------------------------------12------ ----------------------------|------------------------------------------------ w/bar /\/\/\/\/\ P.H \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ dive /19----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------|----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------|-14bf------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------|------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------|---------------------------------------------- pitch F# Phew it's over!!! One more verse One pre-chorus One chorus again but with artificial harmonics thrown in on second time: _3_ | | | Pull up to E Before repeat of chorus, then A.H. Bb A Ab G F B repeat Bb A Ab then drum solo takes us into the Outro!!!! Bb A -----------------------------------------|-------------------------------- -----------------------------------------|-------------------------------- -----------------------------------------|-------------------------------- -----------------------------------------|-------------------------------- 8---------8---------8-------8-------8----|-7-------7-------7-----7-------7 6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 Ab G -------------------------------|------------------------------- -------------------------------|------------------------------- -------------------------------|------------------------------- -------------------------------|------------------------------- 6-------6-------6---6---------6|5---------5---------------5---- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 Every other repeat bar 4 changes to this -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 5--5--5-3---5--5--5-4----------- 3--3--3-1---3--3--3-2----------- Then on last repeat, last bar is played then: slide w/bar P.H. -------------------|-------------/19----------- -------------------|-------/11-------/11----- -------------------|-3------------------------ --5---5---5---5----|-3------------------------ --5---5---5---5----|-1------------------------ --3---3---3---3----|-------------------------- Pitch Bb octave higher than Bb at 19th Fret on top E ---------------------------- 3-------0-------------------- 3------0-------------------- 3------0---------------- 1------------------------ ------------------------- That's it dooods Please send any comments, praise, criticism, abuse, whatever to yousaf@dircon.co.uk *It's been slow down below*