Mastodon's "The Czar I. Usurper II. Escape III. Martyr IV. Spiral" track no.4 from the 2009 album "Crack the Skye" Tabbed out by beevvy Please send any feedback, suggestions, corrections, etc. to my e-mail address (above). I uploaded this file because my friends advised me to do so, although it's not a final version yet. There are still many mistakes and I haven't yet tabbed out Lead Guitar (main solo is really difficult to work out!). I'll do it soon. Please don't rate this file until I update it! (Unless you want to give me 5 stars ;-) ) You can also find my Guitar Pro tab of this song here on ultimate-guitar.com. These are almost exact the same, GP version has a bit more information. I made this text version for users who don't have GP5. Tuning: D Standard (down 1 step): DGCFAD Tempo: about 122 in Escape part, Usurper and Martyr are a bit slower Duration Legend --------------- W - whole H - half Q - quarter E - 8th S - 16th T - 32nd . - note dotted |-n-| - n-tuplets Tablature Legend ---------------- AH - artificial harmonic h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend br - bendRelease S - shift slide s - legato slide / - slide into from below or out of upwards \ - slide into from above or out of downwards ~ - vibrato ^ - brush up *** Escape *** ** Intro ** E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 2x ---------------12-------------|-----------------------------|| -------------------10---------|---------------13------------|| *-------10----------------10--|--------10---------10-----9-*|| *-0--0------0----------0------|--0--0------0----------0----*|| ------------------------------|-----------------------------|| ------------------------------|-----------------------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|--------------0--------0--| --------------5-----------|-----------------5--------| --------7--------7-----7--|--------7-----------------| --0--0-----0--------0-----|--0--0-----0--------0-----| --------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------0-----------|--------------0--------0--| -----------------5--------|-----------------5--------| --------7--------------7--|--------7-----------------| --0--0-----0--------0-----|--0--0-----0--------0-----| --------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------| Then play again the first two bars twice. And then: E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|--------------8-----------| --------------9-----------|-----------------9--------| --------7--------7-----7--|--------7--------------7--| --0--0-----0--------0-----|--0--0-----0--------0-----| --------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|--------------8--------8--| --------------9-----------|-----------------9--------| --------7--------7-----7--|--------7-----------------| --0--0-----0--------0-----|--0--0-----0--------0-----| --------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|--------------------------| ** Verse 1 ** E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ---------------12-------------|-----------------------------|| -------------------10---------|---------------13------------|| *-------10----------------10--|--------10---------10-----9-*|| *-0--0------0----------0------|--0--0------0----------0----*|| ------------------------------|-----------------------------|| ------------------------------|-----------------------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 2x --------------------------|--------------8-----------|| --------------9-----------|-----------------9--------|| *-------7--------7-----7--|--------7--------------7-*|| *-0--0-----0--------0-----|--0--0-----0--------0----*|| --------------------------|--------------------------|| --------------------------|--------------------------|| Actually here begins the verse. Play again the first two bars (from Verse 1) twice. And then: E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 2x --------------------------|--------------0--------0--|| --------------5-----------|-----------------5--------|| *-------7--------7-----7--|--------7----------------*|| *-0--0-----0--------0-----|--0--0-----0--------0----*|| --------------------------|--------------------------|| --------------------------|--------------------------|| Then play the first two bars twice. Then 3rd and 4th, twice. Then 1st and 2nd, twice. Then 5th and 6th, twice. ** Verse 2 ** Q E E E Q E E H E E E ---------------------------|---------------------------| -----------------------13--|---------------------------| *------9-----10--9---------|--9h-10-------------9--10--| *---------7----------------|-----------------7---------| --0------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|---------------------------| E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E 2x ------------------------3--|--0-------------0-------------|| ---------------------------|-----------3s5-----5----------|| --S------4-----5--4--------|-----5----------------4h5--4-*|| --S---2-----2--------------|-----------------------------*|| --0------------------------|------------------------------|| ---------------------------|------------------------------|| ** Bridge 1 ** Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E -------------------------|--------------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------| -------5----4h--5-----4--|--------4-----4--4-----4--| -------------------------|-----3-----3--------3-----| --0----------------------|--0-----------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------| Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E --------------0----------|--------------0-----------| -------3h--5-----5--3----|-------3h--5-----5--3--5--| -------------------------|--------------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------| Then go back to Verse 1. Second time you play Verse 2, omit two last bars, and play this: Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|-----------------------------|---------- --------------------------|--6-----5-------------10-----|-12------- --------------------4--4--|-----5-----5s--9h--12-----9--|--------9- -------5p--4--5--5--------|-----------------------------|-----9---- --0-----------------------|-----------------------------|---------- --------------------------|-----------------------------|---------- *** Escape *** ** Riff 1 ** PM--| PM--| PM--| Q E E E Q S S E S S E S S E ------------------|--------------------------------------| ------------------|--------------------------------------| ---------12s--10--|--9~----------5--------7---------8s10-| -2----2--12s--10--|--9~----------5--------7---------8s10-| -2----2--10s---8--|--7~----------3--------5---------5s8--| -0----0-----------|--------0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------| PM--| PM--| PM--------| S S E S S E S S S S E E -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| --------7--------7s9--------------12s--10--| --------7--------7s9--------------12s--10--| --------5--------5s7--------------10s---8--| --0--0-----0--0-------0--0--0--0-----------| PM--| PM--| PM--| Q S S E S S E S S E E E E Q E E E -------------------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------------------|----------------------------| --9~----------5--------7--------8s9--|-----9--9-------------------| --9~----------5--------7--------8s9--|-----9--9--2----2--12s--10--| --7~----------3--------5--------5s7--|-----7--7--2----2--10s---8--| --------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|-----------0----0--10s---8--| PM--| PM--| PM--| Q S S E S S E S S E --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --9~----------5--------7---------8s10-| --7~----------3--------5---------5s8--| --7~----0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0---5s8--| PM--| PM--| PM--------| S S E S S E S S S S E E -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| --------7--------7s9--------------12s--10--| --------5--------5s7--------------10s---8--| --0--0--5--0--0--5s7--0--0--0--0--10s---8--| PM--| PM--| PM--| Q S S E S S E S S E --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| ---------------------------------8s10-| --9~----------5--------7---------8s10-| --7~----------3--------5---------5s8--| --7~----0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--------| PM--------| PM--------| E E S S S S E E S S S S ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| -----10--------------/10--10--------------| -----10--------------/10--10--------------| ------8---------------/8---8--------------| ---------0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--0--| PM--------| PM--------| E E S S S S E E S S S S 3x --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| *-/10--10--------------/10--10-------------*|| *-/10--10--------------/10--10-------------*|| ---/8---8---------------/8---8--------------|| -----------0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--0--|| ** Verse 3 ** PM--| PM--------------| E. S S S E. S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |*--------------------------------------| |*--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---0---0-0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--0--| PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------8h-10-| ------------------------------------7h-9-------| ------------------------9---7--7h-9------------| --------------10s-9h-10------------------------| ----0--10h-12----------------------------------| PM--| PM--------------| E. S S S E. S S S S S S S --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --0---0-0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--0--| PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 2x -----------------------------------------------|| -----------------------------------------5h-7--|| ------------------------------------5h-7------*|| ------------------------9---7--7h-9-----------*|| --------------10s-9h-10------------------------|| ----0--10h-12----------------------------------|| Then play the first two bars from Verse 3. And then: AH AH S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S -------------------------------------------| --12p-10s-8----8s-7------------------------| ------------11------9-11-9s-7---9---7------| ------------------------------9---9---9s-7-| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| PM AH PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ------------------7---------------------| --5---7-7--5-7s-9---9s-7-5----7----5s-6-| ----7----------------------7----7-------| ----------------------------------------| ** Verse 4 ** PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----------| PM-----| E. S S S E S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S S -----------------------------------|-----------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------| -10--10-------10--------9--------9-|---------------9--9----------| -----------------------------------|---------------9--9----------| --8---8--------8--------7--------7-|---------------7--7----------| --------0--0------0--0-----0--0----|-0-0-0--0--0-0-------0-0-0-0-| PM--| PM--| PM----------| PM----| E. S S S E S S Q E S S E E S S E E S S S S ----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ----------------------------------|-----------------------------| -10---10-------10--------12S----9-|---------------9--9----------| ----------------------------------|-----------------------------| --8----8--------8--------10S----7-|---------------7--7----------| ---------0--0------0--0-----------|-0-0-0--0--0-0-------0-0-0-0-| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----------| PM----| E. S S S E S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S S ------------------------------------|-----------------------------| ------------------------------------|-----------------------------| -10---10-------10--------9--------9-|---------------9--9----------| ------------------------------------|-----------------------------| --8----8--------8--------7--------7-|---------------7--7----------| ---------0--0------0--0-----0--0----|-0-0-0--0--0-0-------0-0-0-0-| PM--| PM--| PM--------------| E. S S S E S S Q E S S E E S S E E Q ------------------------------------|------------------------------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------| --10---10-------10--------13S----9--|--------------------9--9------| ------------------------------------|------------------------------| ---8----8--------8--------11S----7--|--------------------7--7------| ----------0--0------0--0------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------x\*-| *hand slide ** Bridge 2 ** Veery very hard part to work out. I hope left guitar plays something like this: E S E S S S S S S S E E E Q. S S S S S S S S --------------------------------|--------------------7-----7-----| -----------------5-6--------6~--|--~\-----------3-/5-----0-----0-| ------------0h-4-----4---4------|----------------------4-----4---| ----------6------------6--------|-------0~-----------------------| -------7------------------------|--------------------------------| --0--5--------------------------|--------------------------------| E S E S S S S S S S S S E E. S S S S S E E S S E ---------------------------------|---------7-----7-\------------| -----------------5-6-----5---6~--|--6~--/5-----0------3--5-5-3--| ------------0h-4-----4-----4-----|-----------4-----\------------| ----------6------------6---------|------------------------------| -------7-------------------------|------------------------------| --0--5---------------------------|------------------------------| S. S. S S S S S S S S S S S E Q Q+S S S S S S S S -----------------------------------|----------------7-----7---7-| -------------------5-6-----5---6~--|--~----3~----/5-----0---0---| --------------0h-4-----4-----4-----|------------------4---------| ------------6------------6---------|-------0--------------------| --------7-5------------------------|----------------------------| --0--5-----------------------------|----------------------------| AH E S E S S S S S S S S S E E. E S S S E E E E ---------------------------------|-----------7---7-\-----------| -----------------5-6-----5---6~--|--6~---/5-----------0--5--5--| ------------0h-4-----4-----4-----|-------------4---\-----------| ----------6------------6---------|-----------------------------| -------7-------------------------|-----------------------------| --0--5---------------------------|-----------------------------| and right one: PM--| E S S T T S S S S S S S S S E Q Q+S S S S S S S S --------------------------------------|----------------7-----7-----| ----------------------5-6-----5---6~--|--~----3~----/5-----5-----5-| -----------------0h-4-----4-----4-----|------------------4-----4---| ---------------6------------6---------|----------------------------| -------7-7--5-------------------------|----------------------------| --0--5--------------------------------|----------------------------| PM--| E S S T T S S S S S S S S S E E. S S S S S E E E E ---------------------------------------|---------7-----7-\-----------| ----------------------5h-6-----5---6~--|--~---/5-----0------3--5--5--| -----------------0h-4------4-----4-----|-----------4-----\-----------| ---------------6-------------6---------|-----------------------------| -------7-7--5--------------------------|-----------------------------| --0--5---------------------------------|-----------------------------| PM--| E S S T T S S S S S S S S S E Q Q S S S S S S S S ---------------------------------------|-------------------7-----7-----| ----------------------5h-6-----5---6~--|--~\----------3-/5-----0-----0-| -----------------0h-4------4-----4-----|---------------------4-----4---| ---------------6-------------6---------|--------0~---------------------| -------7-7--5--------------------------|-------------------------------| --0--5---------------------------------|-------------------------------| PM--| E S S T T S S S S S S S S S E E. E S S S S S E E E --0------------------------------------|-----------7-----7-\----------| ----------------------5h-6-----5---6~--|--6~---/5------0-----0--5--5--| -----------------0h-4------4-----4-----|-------------4-----\----------| ---------------6-------------6---------|------------------------------| -------7-7--5--------------------------|------------------------------| -----5---------------------------------|------------------------------| ** Bridge 3 ** AH E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |*----------------------------|--------------------------| |*----------------------------|--------------------------| |---------8-----7~----------|--8-----7-----8--0--5--7--| |---0--5-----5----------0--5--|-----5-----5--------------| AH E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 2x ----------------------------|---------------------------|| ----------------------------|---------------------------|| ----------------------------|--------------------------*|| ----------------------------|--------------------------*|| --------5-----3~----------|--5-----3-----3-----5--5---|| --0--5-----5----------0--5--|-----5-----5-----0--3--3---|| Then play something like this: E E E E -----------------| -----------------| --------12s--10--| --2--2--12s--10--| --2--2--10s---8--| --0--0-----------| And go back to Riff 1. Second time you play, after Bridge 2 play this: ** Bridge 4 ** PM--| PM--| PM--| E. S S S E. S S S E. S S S Q E E E E E |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |*---------------------------------|----------------------------| |*--5---5-------6~---6-------7---5-|--------5----4--4--2--2--4--| |---7---7-------7~---7-------8---7-|--------7----5--5--3--3--5--| |---------0--0---------0--0--------|--0--0----------------------| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| E. S S S E. S S S E. S S S E S S E E E E E ------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ---------------13br--13-------------|--------------------------------*|| --/9----9---------------------7---5-|-------7~-------5--7--5S--10--9-*|| -/10---10---------------------8---7-|-------5~-------3--5--3S---8--7--|| ----------0--0----------0--0--------|-0--0-----0--0-------------------|| Then play A5 (actually it's G5) and wait for about 8 bars. *** Martyr *** ** Bridge 5 ** |---3--| E. E. E E E+Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|----------------------------10--| |-------------------------------|-----------------10-----13------| |*-----------10------9------10--|---------12---------------------| |*------10----------------------|-----10------10-----------------| |---0------------12-------------|--0------------------0----------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E -------------------------|---------------------------|| -------------------------|---------------------------|| --------2-----4~---------|--2-----4-----5--4--2--4--*|| -----3-----3-------------|--------------------------*|| --0-------------------0--|-----0-----0---------------|| -------------------------|---------------------------|| ** Bridge 3 ** play harmonics only 2nd time AH AH AH E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E ---------------------------|--------------------------| ---------------------------|--------------------------| *--------------------------|--------------------------| *--------------------------|--------------------------| ---------8-----7~----------|--8-----7-----8--0--5--7--| ---0--5-----5--------0--5--|-----5-----5--------------| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E --------------------------|---------------------------|| --------------------------|---------------------------|| --------------------------|--------------------------*|| --------------------------|--------------------------*|| --------5-----3~----------|--5-----3-----3-----5--5---|| --0--5-----5--------0--5--|-----5-----5-----0--3--3---|| ** Verse 5 and Solo ** My interpretation of left guitar part: ^ H H Q E E Q E E -----------0--------|----------0----------0--| -----------1--------|----------0----------0--| *-2--------2--------|--4----4-----5----5-----| *-2--------2--------|--4----4-----5----5-----| --0--------0--------|--2----2-----3----3-----| --------------------|------------------------| H Q E E S S S S E E E E E E 8x -------------------0--|---------------------------------|| -------------------8--|---------------------------------|| --9--------9----9-----|--------------------------------*|| --9--------9----9-----|--2h-3p-2p-0--------------0h--2-*|| --7--------7----7-----|-------------3--5--2h--3---------|| ----------------------|---------------------------------|| And right one: W H H -------------------|--------------------| -------------------|--------------------| *-2----------------|--4--------5--------| *-2----------------|--4--------5--------| --0----------------|--2--------3--------| -------------------|--------------------| W S S S S E E E E E E 8x -------------------|--------------------------------|| -------------------|--------------------------------|| --4----------------|-------------------------------*|| --2----------------|--2h-3p-2p-0--------------0--2-*|| --2----------------|-------------3--5--2h--3--------|| --0----------------|--------------------------------|| Then play Bridge 5. And then (the following part definitely needs corrections): E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E Q --------------------------|---------------0----------| --------------------------|------------------8-------| -----------4--------------|--4--5--7s--9--------9----| --0--2-----------5-----7--|--------------------------| --------------7------7----|--------------------------| --------1-----------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E -----------0--------------|--1--3s--5-----8------0------| -----------------------3--|------------5-----10-----10--| -----2--------2--0--2-----|-----------------------------| --0-----------------------|-----------------------------| --------1-----1-----------|-----------------------------| --------------------------|-----------------------------| *** Spiral *** Play some variation of Verse 1. See GP tab for details. And then play Verse 2 like it would be played 2nd time. And finish the song with E5 (actually D5). Have a good fun! (Sorry for my imperfect English.)