Pantera - Forever Tonight Chords & Tabs

 

Forever Tonight Chords & Tabs

Pantera Chords & Tabs

Version: 5 Type: Tab

Forever Tonight Tab

Song:   Forever Tonight
Band:   Pantera
Album:  I Am the Night
Year:   1985
Part:   Whole song


*I based this on the previous tab (actually copied and pasted)
and fixed the sections that were in error. Mostly good other than
a couple minor fixes*


For the intro, Darrell uses tap harmonics. Simply tap 12 frets above the notes given
and it should cause a harmonic effect. It takes practice if you've never done this.

Intro:
E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|

Pre verse (fades in):
E-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|
G-|---7---------------|
D-|---7---------------|
A-|---5-----x--\------|
E-|---------x--\------|


E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|


Fill: (over the preverse)
E-|----12b13r12----12---------------------|
B-|-------------13----13----13-----\\-----|
G-|-14-------------------12-(12)---\\-----|
D-|---------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|----12b13r12----12---------------------|
B-|-------------13----13----13b15---------|
G-|-14-------------------12---------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|


Verse:
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|

Pre chorus:
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|


E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7b8r7----just keep bending and releasing----------|
A-|-----------a few times until the chorus-------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|


The Chorus has the same tap harmonic technique as the intro

Chorus:
E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|

E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|

Verse:
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|

Pre chorus:
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pantera/forever_tonight_tab_ver_5.html ]
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7b8r7----just keep bending and releasing----------|
A-|-----------a few times until the chorus-------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|

E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|

Pre solo:
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7b8r7----just keep bending and releasing------------|
A-|-----------a few times until the solo-----------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|-*12b14~-*10b12-*10p9-10p9--/7\-------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|


E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------13p12~-|
G-|-*12b14r12\-*10b12r10-10p9-*10p9--/7--------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|

E-|-15b17-15b17-(17)-17r15-17r15-17r15~b16r15--|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|

E-|-13-12-13-12-12b14r12b13p12----12---13-12---|
B-|----------------------------13--------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|

E-|-13-12-13-12-12b14r12b13p12----12-12b15r12~-|
B-|----------------------------13--------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|

E-|-------20b22-------18b20-------17b18--------|
B-|-20b22-------18b20-------17b18-------15b17--|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------8-10------|
G-|--------7------8----7-9----7-9-10-----------|
D-|-\\8-10---8-10---10-----10------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|


E-|------------10-8-----20b23r20-18-16-15-13---|
B-|----8-10-11------11-------------------------|
G-|-10-----------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|


E-|-15p13--------------------------------------|
B-|-------15-13----13--------------------------|
G-|-------------15----15-14-15-14-12----12-----|
D-|----------------------------------15----15--|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|


E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|-14-15-12b15r12b14r12b14r12~\---------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|


Verse:
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|-----7-7--5--5-5-----7-7--5--5-5-------|
D-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
A-|-----5-5---------(0)-5-5---------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|----------6--5-5----------6--5-5-------|
G-|----------5--5-5----------5--5-5-------|
D-|-----8-8--5--5-5-----8-8--5--5-5-------|
A-|-(0)-------------(0)-------------------|
E-|-----6-6-------------6-6---------------|

Pre chorus:
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8-7-8/10---8h10p8--12-12h13p12-10-\\-|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-5/7--5-7/8--7-8/10--8h10p8--------------------|
E-|-3~-------------------------------------------------|


E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7b8r7----just keep bending and releasing----------|
A-|-----------a few times until the chorus-------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|

E-||-------------------------------------|
B-||------6---6-5---------5-------6------|
G-||--------7-----5---------5-------7----|
D-||----7-----------7---7-------7--------|
A-||--5---------------5-------5----------|
E-||-------------------------------------|