Thickening - Mastodon - Tabbed by kev Mastodon 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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)ED||--------------------------------------| (022100@1)A||--------------------------------------| F||--------------------------------------| C||--------9--------9--------9--------9--| G||-----7--------7--------7--------7-----| D||--0--------9--------0--------9--------| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| (022100@1)--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------------------------------| (022100@1)--------------------------------------| --------------0-----------------0-----| --------9-----------------7-----------| -----8-----------8-----9-----------9--| --6--------6--------7--------7--------| E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E----------------------------| (022100@1)----------------------0-----| -------------------7-----7--| ------------5S--9-----------| -----5S--7------------------| --0-------------------------| Solo /1\ /1\ /1\ W. H. H E (022100@1)S S |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |--9----------------|--7------------5--------L--4-5-| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------| W -------------------| -------------------| --4----------------| -------------------| -------------------| -------------------| /1\ /1\ /1\ W. H. H E (022100@1)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 (022100@1)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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|--------------------------| (022100@1)|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------2--------2--------| |-----2--------2--------2--| |--0--------2--------3-----| |--3--| |--3--| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------------------|--------------1--0--------0-----| (022100@1)--------------------------|--------2-----------2--------2--| -----------2--------4-----|-----3-----3-----------3--------| --2-----2--------4-----4--|--4-----------------------------| -----0--------2-----------|--------------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------1--0--------0-----|-----7--------5--------3--| (022100@1)--------2-----------2--------2--|--8-----8--7-----7--5-----| -----3-----3-----------3--------|--------------------------| --4-----------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------| ^ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E--------2--------0-----0--|--2---------------------|---------------------------| (022100@1)--5--3-----3--2-----2-----|--2---------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------|------------0--L--------|--------------0------------| --------------------------|--4---------5--4-----4--|--L-----4-----5--4--4S--5--| --------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| --------------------------|-------2----------2-----|-----2-----2---------------| ^ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q. 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E (022100@1)E---------------------0---------0--------|---------0---------0--| (022100@1)--------------3S--1-----3S--7-----7-----|---------7------------| -----------0-------------------------7--|---------5------5-----| --------4-------------------------------|--0------0------------| --4--5----------------------------------|----------------------| ----------------------------------------|----------------------| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------------0-----|--------------------------| (022100@1)--7-----------7--------7--|--------7--------7--------| -----5-----5-----5--------|-----5--------5--------5--| --------0-----------------|--7-----------------------| --------------------------|-----------5--------------| --------------------------|--------------------7-----| ^ ^ ^ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------0-----------|------------0-----------|--------------------------| (022100@1)-----------7-----7--------|-------7-------7--------|--------------------------| --------9-----------9-----|-------9----------9-----|--------0--------0-----0--| -----7--------------------|-------7-------------7--|-----7--------4-----------| --------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| --8--------------------8--|--L---------------------|--5--------2--------2-----| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)-----------------------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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E---------------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)---------------------------|--------------------------| --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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)H E. S S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| (022100@1)---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| --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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E----------------------------------|---------------------------| (022100@1)----------------------------------|---------------------------| --------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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)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 (022100@1) E (022100@1) H S S E|-------------------------------| (022100@1)|-----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 (022100@1) H. E (022100@1) S S S --15----15----15-------------------------------|-----------------------------| -----19----19----19-17-15-17-15------17-19-17--|---L-------------L--17-19-17-| --------------------------------16-------------|-----------------------------| -----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| -----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| -----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| W --------------------| --12----------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| Then comes the heavy 3/4 riff. Not sure if this is correct, but it's a fun riff to play regardless. S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--7-----------7--------7----| |----0-0-0-0-0---0-10-0---10-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ---------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------| --7------------------------|---------------------------| ----0-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-8-10-8-|--7-0-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-8-10-8-| S S S S S S S S S S S S --------------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------| --5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-| --3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Repeat that riff a few times during this solo. Q. Q E (022100@1) Q. Q. H. --12------10----15S--|--12------15------|--17------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| ---9-------7----12S--|---9------12------|--14------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| ---------------------|------------------|----------------| Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1) Q. Q E (022100@1) Q. Q. ---L----14S--15----14--|--12------10----15S--|--12------15------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| ---L----11S--12----11--|---9-------7----12S--|---9------12------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| -----------------------|---------------------|------------------| /1\ H. Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1) Q. Q E--17------------|---L----14S--15----14--|----------------------| (022100@1)----------------|-----------------------|-----------15---------| --14------------|---L----11S--12----11--|--14b------14b----14--| ----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| H E (022100@1) 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 (022100@1) S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) S --------------------17b--22-17b--22-|--17b--22-17b--22-17b--22-17b--22-| --17-12-15-17-12-15-----------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------| H H --17b-----------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| Outro E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)--------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|-----------2--------4-----| --------2--------2--------|--2-----2--------4-----4--| -----2--------2--------2--|-----0--------2-----------| --0--------2--------3-----|--------------------------| Bar A below |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E--------------1--0--------0-----|--------------1--0--------0-----| (022100@1)--------2-----------2--------2--|--------2-----------2--------2--| -----3-----3-----------3--------|-----3-----3-----------3--------| --4-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bar B below ^ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E-----7--------5--------3--|--------2--------0-----0--|--2---------------------| (022100@1)--8-----8--7-----7--5-----|--5--3-----3--2-----2-----|--2---------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------|------------0--L--------| --------------------------|--------------------------|--4---------5--4-----4--| --------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------|-------2----------2-----| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E---------------------------|---------------------0---------0--------| (022100@1)---------------------------|--------------3S--1-----3S--7-----7-----| --------------0------------|-----------0-------------------------7--| --L-----4-----5--4--4S--5--|--------4-------------------------------| ---------------------------|--4--5----------------------------------| -----2-----2---------------|----------------------------------------| ^ Q. H E (022100@1) 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 (022100@1)H |----------------------| |--8------7--7---------| |----------------------| |--5------4--4~--------| |----------------------| |----------------------| Bar B E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)H |------------------------| |--7--8--7--5--7~--------| |------------------------| |--4--5--4--2--4---------| |------------------------| |------------------------| Enjoy! I hope you can learn to master this song. - kev Duration Legend --------------- W - whole H - half Q - quarter E - 8th S - 16th T - 32nd X - 64th . - note dotted |-n-| - n-tuplets Tablature Legend ---------------- 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