How do you play the cemetery gates intro?

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Similarly, what did Pantera tune to? For the most part, the band’s guitarist Dimebag Darrell and bassist Rex Brown tune to E standard. This, however, changed over time as they started using drop D and other tunings. And, with some of their later albums, they even started using “in-between” tunings.

Furthermore, what is the meaning behind cemetery gates?

Lyrics. The lyrics lament the death of a female lover and the prospect of dying or committing suicide and rejoining her in the afterlife. Phil Anselmo has credited numerous inspirations for the song. He stated in an interview in 1991 that the song was written about his good friends that had committed suicide.

What is the tuning for cemetery gates?

Guitars: standard tuning (E A D G B E). Dime experimented with guitar tuning, his guitar tech has admitted that his guitars were tuned to D# plus 40 cents – the A string was G# plus 40 cents, D was C# plus 40 cents, etc. Bass: standard tuning (E A D G). Bass guitar was tuned in the same way as guitars.

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What tempo is cemetery gates?

Cemetery Gates is a song by Pantera with a tempo of 146 BPM. It can also be used half-time at 73 BPM or double-time at 292 BPM.

What tuning did Dimebag use?

This tuning (D,G,C,F,A,D-a quarter step flat) was used extensively on “Walk” and “A New Level.” Further use of this tuning was used on Far Beyond Driven (“Becoming,” “I’m Broken,” “5 Minutes Alone,” etc.), and by Reinventing the Steel it was Dime’s main “standard” tuning.

Who covered cemetery gates?

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