Pantera - Cemetary Gates Tab

key:
<>  artificial harmonic (pinch harmonics)
[]  natural harmonic
~   vibrato
h   hammer on
p   pull-off
/   slide
b   bend
r   release

Clean riff 1 (main)

e 0
B 2 0 0 2 2
G 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 2 2 2 2 2 0
A 4 0
E 2 0

Clean riff 2 (fill) this is the 2nd riff in the song

e 0
B 2 0 0 2 2
G 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
A 4 0
E 2 0

Clean riff 3 (part where Phil sings "left in my misery")

e 0 0 0 0
B 3/5 5\7 7\9 9\10
G 4 /6 6\7 7\9 9\11
D 0 0 0
A
E

Clean riff 4 (rhythm)

e 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D
A 4 4 4 4
E 2 2 2 2
| lead (distorted) |
e 5b6 4b5
B 5~~ 4~ 3~ 2
G
D
A
E

Clean riff 4 continued

e 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 5 5 4 4 3 3
G 2 2 2 2 2 2
D
A 4 4 4 4
E 2 2 2 2
| lead (distorted) |
e 7b8 9b10 5\\\\
B 5~~ 4~ 3~
G
D
A
E
clean fill
e
B 5
G 4h6
D 2
A 2h4
E
distorted track (clean 1 and 2 play behind it listen to the song to know when to bend, each bend is a full bend)
e 9 9
B 5b~~~~~~5brbrbrbrb 12~
G 4b~~~~ 4 2 /9 9
D 4~ 2~
A
E
harmonized guitars: guitar 1
e 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 17~~~
B 12 14 15 17
G
D
A
E
| guitar 2 |
e
B 3 3 5 5 7 7 9 9 10~~~
G 4 6 7 9
D
A
E

Distorted main riff 1st, 2nd time

e
B
G <4>
D 2 2 1h2 <3> 2h3 2h3 2 2 1h2 <3> 1h2 <2>
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
E
3rd time
e
B
G
D <3> 1h2
A 3 2 3
E 0 1

Main riff 2 4th time ends with..

e
B
G
D 2 4 5 x4 4
A 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4~
E 2 2 2 0 1 2~

At this point the song jumps back into the clean 1 and 2 riffs

Prechorus

e
B
G 2 2 2
D 2 7 7
A 4 3/4 0 3/4 2 3/4 5 4
E /pickslide\ 2 0 0

Prechorus ending

e
B
G
D 7 7 7 7
A 5 5 5 4 7 7 7/
E 4 4 5/

Chorus is the same as main riff

Presolo riff

e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

GUITAR SOLO

hold hold
e 5 5p4~ 9 9~
B 3p2h3h5/7\5p3p2~ 2~
G /9 9~
D
A
E
e 12 10~ 10p9
B 9 12 10~ 10 9 8 7 6 5h6 7~
G /11
D
A
E
e 7 7 7 5
B 7 7b~ 7b~~~~~~r 5
G
D
A
E
e 9h10h12p10p9h10/12
B 9h10h12 9h10h12
G /11 9h10h11
D
A
E
e 10h12h14p12p10/12h14h16p14p12/14h16h17p16p14 19b 17 17
B 19 19
G
D
A
E
e 19 16 16
B 17~~
G
D 13 14 15 16
A 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16
E 12 13 14 15
PALM MUTE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
e
B 14 14 14~
G 14 x x 14 x x 14~
D x x x x
A
E
e 14 14 14 14 14
B 14 17p14 14 17p14 14 17p14 17b 17b 17b
G 16b 16b 16b
D
A
E
e 21p14 17 21p17p14 21p17 20p14h17 20p17p14 20p17
B
G
D
A
E
e 19h20p19p17 14 17 19h20p19p17 14 17
B 19~
G
D
A
E
e 14 16 17p16p14 14 19p17p14 14 17p14 17p14 14
B /17 17 17 17
G
D
A
E
e
B 17p14 17p14 14 15p14 15p14 14
G 17 16 16p14 16p14 14
D 16 16~
A
E
use a tremelo bar to play this last part right {} symbolizes dives. you'll have to listen closely for timing.
e
B dive ~~dip the trem here~
G 14h16p14 {14} 13p11/10 9 11p10p9 11p10p9 10p9p8 9{9}{9}p7 {9} 6~ {<6>}
D
A
E

After the dive bomb (listen for palm mutes and rhythm, this whole riff is about groove)

e
B
G
D 2 4 5 2 4
A 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
E 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2
e
B
G
D 6 5 2 2 4 5
A 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3
E 2 2 2 2 0 1
e
B
G
D 2 4 6 5 6 5
A 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 6 4 3 6
E 2 2 2 2 4 3

Now it kicks into the main riff again. the end has variations:

e
B
G <4>
D 2 2 1h2 <3> 2 2 1h2 <3>
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E
thats the song! and one of Dimebag's best.

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