Mastodon – Thickening (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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I was finally able to decipher this crazy song. Here are all the riffs in relative
order, repeat as neccesary.
Some parts are not 100% correct, but pretty close.
E E E E E E E E E E E E D||--------------------------------------| A||--------------------------------------| F||--------------------------------------| C||--------9--------9--------9--------9--| G||-----7--------7--------7--------7-----| D||--0--------9--------0--------9--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------0------------------0-----| --------9--------9--------9--------9--|---------7--------7---------7--------7--| -----7--------7--------7--------7-----|-----10-----------------10--------------| --0--------9--------0--------9--------|--8---------8--------8---------8--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------0-----------------0-----| --------9-----------------7-----------| -----8-----------8-----9-----------9--| --6--------6--------7--------7--------| E E E E E E E E ----------------------------| ----------------------0-----| -------------------7-----7--| ------------5S--9-----------| -----5S--7------------------| --0-------------------------|
Solo
/1\ /1\ /1\ W. H. H E S S |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |--9----------------|--7------------5--------L--4-5-| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| W -------------------| -------------------| --4----------------| -------------------| -------------------| -------------------| /1\ /1\ /1\ W. H. H E S S W --------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| --10----------------|--8------------7--------L--5-7-|--5----------------| --------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| --------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| --------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| --------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| /1\ W. |--10----------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| /1\ /0 H. H. W --8------------7------------|--7----------------| ----------------------------|-------------------| ----------------------------|-------------------| ----------------------------|-------------------| ----------------------------|-------------------| ----------------------------|-------------------| /1\ /1\ /1\ W. H. H E S S |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |--9----------------|--7------------5--------L--4-5-| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| W -------------------| -------------------| --4----------------| -------------------| -------------------| -------------------|
Repeat the rhythm guitar sequence a few times underneath the solo, then switch to this...
E E E E E E E E |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------2--------2--------| |-----2--------2--------2--| |--0--------2--------3-----|
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|--------------1--0--------0-----| --------------------------|--------2-----------2--------2--| -----------2--------4-----|-----3-----3-----------3--------| --2-----2--------4-----4--|--4-----------------------------| -----0--------2-----------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------1--0--------0-----|-----7--------5--------3--| --------2-----------2--------2--|--8-----8--7-----7--5-----| -----3-----3-----------3--------|--------------------------| --4-----------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------| ^ E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E --------2--------0-----0--|--2---------------------|---------------------------| --5--3-----3--2-----2-----|--2---------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------|------------0--L--------|--------------0------------| --------------------------|--4---------5--4-----4--|--L-----4-----5--4--4S--5--| --------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------|-------2----------2-----|-----2-----2---------------| ^ E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. E E ---------------------0---------0--------|---------0---------0--| --------------3S--1-----3S--7-----7-----|---------7------------| -----------0-------------------------7--|---------5------5-----| --------4-------------------------------|--0------0------------| --4--5----------------------------------|----------------------| ----------------------------------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------0-----|--------------------------| --7-----------7--------7--|--------7--------7--------| -----5-----5-----5--------|-----5--------5--------5--| --------0-----------------|--7-----------------------| --------------------------|-----------5--------------| --------------------------|--------------------7-----| ^ ^ ^ E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------0-----------|------------0-----------|--------------------------| -----------7-----7--------|-------7-------7--------|--------------------------| --------9-----------9-----|-------9----------9-----|--------0--------0-----0--| -----7--------------------|-------7-------------7--|-----7--------4-----------| --------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| --8--------------------8--|--L---------------------|--5--------2--------2-----| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|--------------------------| -----------------------0--|--------------------------| --------0-----2-----------|--0-----------0--------0--| -----4-----4-----4--------|--------4--------4--------| x 3 --------------------------|--------------------------| --3-----------------3-----|-----3-----3--------3-----|
This riff is a bit ad lib, feel free to rake how you like.
E. S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E ---------------------------|--------------------------| ---------------------------|--------------------------| --4---4-x-x-4--------------|--------------------------| ------------------4-----4--|-----4-----4-----4-----4--| --2---2-x-x-2--------------|--------------------------| --3---3-x-x-3-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--| /0\ E. S S S E E E E E E E E E H E. S S S E E E E E ---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| --4---4-x-x-4-----6-----6--|-----6-----6--6--------|--4---4-x-x-4--------------| ---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------4-----4--| --2---2-x-x-2-----4-----4--|-----4-----4--4--------|--2---2-x-x-2--------------| --3---3-x-x-3--------------|-----------------------|--3---3-x-x-3-----2-----2--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S E E E E E ----------------------------------|---------------------------| ----------------------------------|---------------------------| --------0---L---L-----------------|--4---4-x-x-4-----6-----6--| --0-4-5---5-4-2-0-2-0---0---------|---------------------------| ----------------------4---4-5-4-2-|--2---2-x-x-2-----4-----4--| ----------------------------------|--3---3-x-x-3--------------| /0\ E E E E H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S -----------------------|------------------------------------| -----------------------|------------------------------------| -----6-----6--6--------|------------------------------------| -----------------------|------------------------------------| -----4-----4--4--------|--------------10-10-------------9-9-| -----------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------10-10-------------9-9-|--------------10-10-------------9-9-| --7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----|--6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------10-10-------------9-9-|--------------10-10-------------9-9-| --6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------10-10-------------9-9-|--------------10-10-------------9-9-| --7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----|--6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| --------------10-10-------------9-9-| --6-6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
Repeat that sequence of riffs, with this solo inbetween.
E E H S S E |-------------------------------| |-----15br--12--------12-15-17--| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| Q. S S S S S S S S S S -------------------15-------15-17-15----| ---L------15-17-19----17-19----------19-| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H. E S S S
--15----15----15-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----19----19----19-17-15-17-15------17-19-17--|---L-------------L--17-19-17-|
--------------------------------16-------------|-----------------------------|
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W
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--12----------------|
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--------------------|6/8 Riff, 6 beats per measure, played with all 16th notes for a total of 12 notes per measure.
I found it easiest to count 2 groups of 6 per measure, which I've marked.
Repeat these 4 measures 4 times but note that the 4th measure varies: 1st and 3rd | 2nd and 4th
|----1----| |------2-----| |----1----| |-----2----| |----1----| |----2----|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
S S S S S S S S S S S S | S S S S S S S S S S S S | S S S S S S S S S S S S
d|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-10-0-13-10-|--12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-10-7-|--8-0-0-0-0-0-8-0-7-0-8-7-|Play this 1st and 3rd time Play this 2nd and 4th time
|----1----| |----2----| |----1----| |----2----|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S d|--------------------------| d|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| F|--------------------------| F|--------------------------| C|--------------------------| C|--------------------------| G|----------5-5---------3-3-| G|--------5-5-5-------3-3-3-| D|--3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-----| D|--3-3-3-------1-1-1-------|
Solo
Q. Q E Q. Q. H. --12------10----15S--|--12------15------|--17------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| ---9-------7----12S--|---9------12------|--14------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| Q E Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. ---L----14S--15----14--|--12------10----15S--|--12------15------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| ---L----11S--12----11--|---9-------7----12S--|---9------12------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| /1\ H. Q E Q E Q. Q E --17------------|---L----14S--15----14--|----------------------| ----------------|-----------------------|-----------15---------| --14------------|---L----11S--12----11--|--14b------14b----14--| ----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| H E S S H. S S S S S S S S S S S S ----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------| ----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------| --12---------L--12-14-|--11------------|--11-12-11----11----------------------| ----------------------|----------------|-----------14----14-12----14----12-14-| ----------------------|----------------|-----------------------14----14-------| ----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|-----------------------14-15-17-12-15-17-12-| ----------------11-12----11-|--12-14-15-16-14-15-16----------------------| --14------12-14-------14----|--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| S S S S S S E S E S E S E S E S E S --------------------17b--22-17b--22-|--17b--22-17b--22-17b--22-17b--22-| --17-12-15-17-12-15-----------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| H H --17b-----------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------|
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|-----------2--------4-----| --------2--------2--------|--2-----2--------4-----4--| -----2--------2--------2--|-----0--------2-----------| --0--------2--------3-----|--------------------------|
Bar A below
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------1--0--------0-----|--------------1--0--------0-----| --------2-----------2--------2--|--------2-----------2--------2--| -----3-----3-----------3--------|-----3-----3-----------3--------| --4-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bar B below
^ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E -----7--------5--------3--|--------2--------0-----0--|--2---------------------| --8-----8--7-----7--5-----|--5--3-----3--2-----2-----|--2---------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------|------------0--L--------| --------------------------|--------------------------|--4---------5--4-----4--| --------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------|-------2----------2-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ---------------------------|---------------------0---------0--------| ---------------------------|--------------3S--1-----3S--7-----7-----| --------------0------------|-----------0-------------------------7--| --L-----4-----5--4--4S--5--|--------4-------------------------------| ---------------------------|--4--5----------------------------------| -----2-----2---------------|----------------------------------------| ^ Q. H E W ---------0--------L--|--L----------------|| ---------7--------L--|--L----------------|| ---------5--------L--|--L----------------|| --0------0--------L--|--L----------------|| ---------------------|-------------------|| ---------------------|-------------------||
Here are some nice layered guitar parts played on the outro, played at the designated bars.
Bar A
Q. E H |----------------------| |--8------7--7---------| |----------------------| |--5------4--4~--------| |----------------------| |----------------------|
Bar B
E E E E H |------------------------| |--7--8--7--5--7~--------| |------------------------| |--4--5--4--2--4---------| |------------------------| |------------------------|
Enjoy! I hope you can learn to master this song.
- kev
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down