Artist: Mastodon Song: Black Tongue Album: The Hunter Tuning: D-Standard (DGcF) Key: h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide up ~ = vibrato / let ring ()= variation/optional addition |:--:|= repeat this section (once if not specified Intro: Technically the bass is not in the intro, but I like to beef it up. F|--------------9~----------------| c|--------------9~----------------| G|--------------7~----------------| D|---0~---------0~----------------|x1 Main/Chorus Riff: F|------------------------------------------------------------| c|----9~-----9-8--8-----------------9~-----9-8--8--------7-8--| G|------------------10--10-9-8--------------------10--10------| D|0~-----0-0~-------------------0~-----0-0~-------------------| Verse Riff: Triplets optional, but I like them in there. F|------------------------------------------------------------| c|------------------------(7-777-7-7-7-6-666-6-6-6)-----------| G|-------------8-888-8-8-8-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-7-7------------| D|-5-555-5-5-5------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------| c|------------------------(6-666-6-6-6-5-555-5-5-5)-----------| G|-------------8-888-8-8-8-7-777-7-7-7-6-666-6-6-6------------| D|-5-555-5-5-5------------------------------------------------| Chorus Verse Break: F|-------------0-------0-------0--| c|------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4~| G|-----5---6----------------------| D|-3---------------6-------3------| Interlude: Part A F|------------------------------------------------| c|------------------------------------------------| G|-------7p6-7--9--12--10--------7p6-7--12--10--9-| D|-0-000-------------------0-000------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| c|------------------------------------------------| G|-------7p6-7--9--12--10------121212-----666-----| D|-0-000-------------------888--------333---------| Part B I'm a little unsure about this part, especially the ends of the riffs. F|-------------------------------------------------------------| c|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7p6-7--------9p7-9--------10p9-10--7-----12-10-9------| D|-0-000--------0-000--------0-000------------0-0--------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| c|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7p6-7--------9p7-9--7-----12-----9-----10p9-10--------| D|-0-000--------0-000----------0-0----0-0---0-0----------------| Part C "BEND ALL THE NOTES!!! " F|-------------------------------------------------------------| c|----------------------------------------9------------9-------| G|-----5~--8~--7~----------5~--8~--10-8-7---8-7-10-8-7---8-7---| D|-5~--------------4~--5~--------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| c|----------------------------------------9------------9b~~~---| G|-----5~--8~--7~----------5~--8~--10-8-7---8-7-10-8-7---------| D|-5~--------------4~--5~--------------------------------------| Intro Chorus Outro: Still unsure about the ending :/ F|------------------------------------------------| c|------------------------------------------------| G|-------7p6-7--9--12--10--------7p6-7--12--10--9-| D|-0-000-------------------0-000------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------| c|---------------------------------------------------| G|-------7p6-7--------9p7-9--7-----12-----9-----10-9-| D|-0-000--------0-000----------0-0----0-0---0-0------| So yeah, this was mostly pieced together from the guitar tab and my terrible ear. If you have corrections, PM me or comment or something. Thanks!