Pantera – Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks (Bass Tab)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E) • Video Lesson
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5 String Bass tuned down 1 1/2 steps tabbed by jjhand I believe this is how Rex played this song. He was known for using 5 string bass a lot in this era and it fits the keys of the song better (Verses in C#, Intro and bridge riffs in G#). [Intro]
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
C#|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5-------6/8----|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|

E |------------------|-----7h9-------12~~\-|-----------------|-----------------------|
B |----------------5-|-5/7------12h14------|-----------------|-----------------------|
F#|------------5h7---|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
C#|-0----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-6-------5------3------|
G#|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
[Main Theme]
E |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------| play 3x
C#|-7----------------|-7------------------|-7---------------3-|-5--5--5-\1--3--3--3--0-|
G#|-0----------------|-0------------------|-0-----------------|------------------------|

E |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
C#|-7----------------|-7------------------|-7---------------3-|-5--5--5-\1--3--3--3--2-|
G#|-0----------------|-0------------------|-0-----------------|------------------------|
                                                                 slow down slightly
[Verse 1]
    mute open string notes, faster tempo
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-0-0-0-3~--0-0-0-3~--0-3---1---|
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    play Verse 4x
[Chorus]
    Slower tempo again
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1---1---1---1---0----------|
G#|-0--------------------------|-----------------------3----|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1-------2-------3----------|
G#|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1------------0-------------|
G#|-0--------------------------|---------------------3------|

E |------------------------------|----------------------------|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|-----------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------7\-----|-1-------2-------3----------|
G#|-0---0---0---0----------------|----------------------------|
[PreVerse]
    no repeats this time, let notes ring
E |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
C#|-7----------------|-7------------------|-7---------------3-|-5--5--5-\1--3--3--3--0-|
G#|-0----------------|-0------------------|-0-----------------|------------------------|

E |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
C#|-7----------------|-7------------------|-7---------------3-|-5--5--5-\1--3--3--3--2-|
G#|-0----------------|-0------------------|-0-----------------|------------------------|
[Verse 2]
    mute open string notes, faster tempo
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-0-0-0-3~--0-0-0-3~--0-3---1---|
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    play Verse 4x
[Chorus 2]
    Slower tempo again
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1---1---1---1---0----------|
G#|-0--------------------------|-----------------------3----|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1-------2-------3----------|
G#|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1------------0-------------|
G#|-0--------------------------|---------------------3------|

E |------------------------------|----------------------------|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|-----------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------7\-----|-1-------2-------3----------|
G#|-0---0---0---0----------------|----------------------------|
[Short Bridge]
    fourth note is off-beat        timing is on-beat again
E |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-8----------------------------|-8--------7------------------------|
G#|---------4-------7--------8---|------------------6--------4-------|

                                   triplets
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-8-------8br9-----------------|-6---------------8--------------|
G#|-----------------------6------|-------6----7---------7----6----|

    Play Intro again:
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
C#|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5-------6/8----|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|

E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|--5--7-----------|----------------/12\----|
C#|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5--------------|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
E |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------/12\---------|-------7--8--7-----------|-------7--8--7-----0-----|
C#|-5m----5------------5--7--|-5-----5-----5-----5--7--|-5-----5-----5-----------|
G#|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E |--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B |----9---------10-------11-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-7------7/8-------8/9-----|-------------/12\---------|-------7--8--7-----------|
C#|--------------------------|-5-----5------------5--7--|-5-----5-----5-----5--7--|
G#|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----3--------4-----5-----|
F#|-------7--8--7-----0-----|-------------------------|
C#|-5m----5-----5-----------|-1-----1--2-----3--------|
G#|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E |-------------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-5-----------------------|-7----------3-------------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------2/-----|
G#|-------------------------|--------------------------|

    repeat first part again
E |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------/12\---------|-------7--8--7-----------|-------7--8--7-----7\----|
C#|-5m----5------------5--7--|-5-----5-----5-----5--7--|-5-----5-----5-----5\----|
G#|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E |---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B |----10--------11-----11----|------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-8------8--9------9------9-|-5----------------3--5--|-7----------3------------|
C#|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

E |-------------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|--------------------------|
C#|-5-----------------------|--------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|--------------------------|

E |-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------5----------/10-----|--------------------------|
F#|-5-----------------3--5--|-5/7----------------------|-12-hold------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------/8------------|--------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Intro Repeat]
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
C#|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5-------6/8----|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|

E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
F#|-----------------|-----------------|--5--7-----------|------------------------|
C#|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5-------3------|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
[Last Verse]
    mute open string notes, faster tempo
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-0-0-0-3~--0-0-0-3~--0-3---1---|
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C#|-1---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-0-0-0-3~--0-0-0-3~--0-0-0-3~--0-0-0-3---|
G#|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
                                      6 beats
[Final Chorus]
    Slower tempo again
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1---1---1---1---0----------|
G#|-0--------------------------|-----------------------3----|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1-------2-------3----------|
G#|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------/7-------------7\----|-1------------0-------------|
G#|-0--------------------------|---------------------3------|

E |------------------------------|----------------------------|
B |------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|-----------------5------------|----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------7\-----|-1-------2-------3----------|
G#|-0---0---0---0----------------|----------------------------|
[Outro]
    fourth note is off-beat        timing is on-beat again
E |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-8----------------------------|-8--------7------------------------|
G#|---------4-------7--------8---|------------------6--------4-------|

                                   triplets
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------8------|-------8----9-------------------|
C#|-8-------8br9-----------------|-----------------8--------------|
G#|------------------------------|----------------------7----6----|

    fourth note is off-beat        timing is on-beat again
E |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-8----------------------------|-8--------7------------------------|
G#|---------4-------7--------8---|------------------6--------4-------|

                                   triplets
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-8-------8br9-----------------|-6---------------8--------------|
G#|-----------------------6------|-------6----7---------7----6----|

repeat and fade:
E |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-8----------------------------|-8--------7------------------------|
G#|---------4-------7--------8---|------------------6--------4-------|
************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | m muted note, usually with fret hand | N Tremolo ************************************