• Song:

    Sleeping Giant

  • Artist:

    Mastodon

Tabbed by:George


Tuning:Drop C - (low to high): CGCFAD

Intro Section:


|--------------------15-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0---------0--------------|
|----0h2h3----0h2h3------0h2h3---3p2p0----0---|
|----0--------0----------0----------------0---|
|----0--------0----------0----------------0---|
intro

|----------15-----------------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
|-----------0----------0--------0---------0-----|------------|
|----0h2h3-------0h2h3---3p2p0----0h2h3/5---7---|--7---------|
|----0-----------0------------------------------|----7---7---|
|----0-----------0------------------------------|------0-----|
intro cont.                                        harmonics

repeat, then:

|-------------------------------------------------------------0------|
|------------0--------------0-------------------------------3---3----|
|----------5---5----------4---4---4/5--2/4----------0--3---------|
|------------------------------------------------0h2h3---------------|    X2
|---0h5h7----------0h5h7---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
intro part 2  (with fill) 

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---11/12	-9/11\(b9)---------|
|-------------------7h9h10---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
fill guitar 2

|--------0---------------------------------------|
|----------1-----------0-------------------------|
|------------2------2----2-------1---------4-----|
|-----2-----------3-----------2-----2---5-----5--|
|---0-----------2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------2---------5----------|
into lead intro part

|---22\------------17\--10--10-12-10-13-10------------------------------|
|---------18----18--------------------------10v--11v--10v--11v--10v-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------10v--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|    X2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
lead  with delay

|---10----10--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------11----11----11-----------------8-10-11-10v-|--11v-10v-11v--10-------|
|---------------10-----7--(b9)---7-(b9)7--------------|-------------------10-9v|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
                                                                
|-10----10-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----11----11----11----------------8-10-11-10v-|v-11v-13v--15-15-15-15v---|
|-------------10-----7--(b9)--7-(b9)7--------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
                    
|--------1-------0----|---------1-------0-----|
|------3-----------3--|-------3-----------3---|
|----2---------2------|-----3---------3-------|
|--0---------0--------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|--1----------1---------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
rhythm behind lead    play each bar 4 times and repeat

Verse 1:

|---0--0---------0----------------------0--0---------0---------------|
|---6--6---------6---(b9)-9--8--5/6---6--6---------6---(b9)-(b9)-6--8--|
|---7--7---------7--10-10--9--6/7---7--7---------7--10-10--7--(b9)-|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
verses

|---------------------------------------0--0---------0---------------|
|---1---1--------1---(b9)-9--8--5/6---6--6---------6---------------|
|---2---2--------2--10-10--9--6/7---7--7---------7---(b9)-(b9)-6--8--|
|---2---2--x--x--2----------------------0-----x--x---0--10-10--7--(b9)-|  PLay this section twice
|---0---0--x--x--0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|----------x--x-------------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
verses continued                                       |--Play 1st---|
                                                       |--Time Only--|



Chorus 1:


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10------2---2--x--x--2--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--0---2---2--x--x--2---8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--------------------0---2---2--x--x--2---------------------|
chorus 1


|---0--0---------0----------------------0--0---------0---------------|
|---6--6---------6---(b9)-9--8--5/6---6--6---------6---(b9)-(b9)-6--8--|
|---7--7---------7--10-10--9--6/7---7--7---------7--10-10--7--(b9)-|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
verses

|---------------------------------------0--0---------0---------------|
|---1---1--------1---(b9)-9--8--5/6---6--6---------6---------------|
|---2---2--------2--10-10--9--6/7---7--7---------7---(b9)-(b9)-6--8--|
|---2---2--x--x--2----------------------0-----x--x---0--10-10--7--(b9)-|  Play this Section Twice
|---0---0--x--x--0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|----------x--x-------------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
verses continued                                       |--Play 1st---|
                                                       |--Time Only--|

Chorus 2:


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|------------------------2---2--x--x--2---------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--0---2---2--x--x--2---8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--------------------0---2---2--x--x--2---------------------|
Chorus 2

|----0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0------------0--0--------|
|----6--6--6--6------------6--6--6--6------------6--6--------|
|----7--7--7--7------------7--7--7--7------------7--7--------|
|----0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0------------0--0--------|
|----0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0------------0--0--------|
|----0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--12\---|
post chorus      PM----|              PM----|


Interlude:


|-------------------------------------------------------------0------|
|------------0--------------0-------------------------------3---3----|
|----------5---5----------4---4---4/5--2/4----------0--3---------|
|------------------------------------------------0h2h3---------------|    X2
|---0h5h7----------0h5h7---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
intro part 2  (with fill)

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---11/12	-9/11\(b9)---------|
|-------------------7h9h10---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
fill guitar 2

|--------0---------------------------------------|
|----------1-----------0-------------------------|
|------------2------2----2-------1---------4-----|
|-----2-----------3-----------2-----2---5-----5--|
|---0-----------2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------2---------5----------|
into lead intro part


Solo:


|---22\------------17\--10--10-12-10-13-10------------------------------|
|---------18----18--------------------------10v--11v--10v--11v--10v-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------10v--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|    X2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
lead  with delay

|---10----10--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------11----11----11-----------------8-10-11-10v-|--11v-10v-11v--10-------|
|---------------10-----7--(b9)---7-(b9)7--------------|-------------------10-9v|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
                                                                
|-10----10-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----11----11----11----------------8-10-11-10v-|v-11v-13v--15-15-15-15v---|
|-------------10-----7--(b9)--7-(b9)7--------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                          
|-17-----------|-------------15--17--17--|
|----18-17-15--|--15--17--18--*---*------|
|--------------|--*---*---*--------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
 play 5 times            *= trem pick

|---22\------------17\--10--10-12-10-13-10vvvvvvvvv---------------------|
|---------18----18------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:


Repeat Verse
|---0--0---------0----------------------0--0---------0---------------|
|---6--6---------6---(b9)-9--8--5/6---6--6---------6---(b9)-(b9)-6--8--|
|---7--7---------7--10-10--9--6/7---7--7---------7--10-10--7--(b9)-|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|---0-----x--x---0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
verses

|---------------------------------------0--0---------0---------------|
|---1---1--------1---(b9)-9--8--5/6---6--6---------6---------------|
|---2---2--------2--10-10--9--6/7---7--7---------7---(b9)-(b9)-6--8--|
|---2---2--x--x--2----------------------0-----x--x---0--10-10--7--(b9)-|    PLay this Section Twice
|---0---0--x--x--0----------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
|----------x--x-------------------------0-----x--x---0---------------|
verses continued                                       |--Play 1st---|
                                                       |--Time Only--|


Chorus 2:



Repeat Chorus 2 & Post-Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|------------------------2---2--x--x--2---------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--0---2---2--x--x--2---8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--------------------0---2---2--x--x--2---------------------|
Chorus 2

|----0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0------------0--0--------|
|----6--6--6--6------------6--6--6--6------------6--6--------|
|----7--7--7--7------------7--7--7--7------------7--7--------|
|----0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0------------0--0--------|
|----0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0------------0--0--------|
|----0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--12\---|
post chorus      PM----|              PM----|



Interlude 2:


|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|------0------0-----------|--------------------|  repeat both
|-----------0-------------|--------------------|
|----------------6-5-4----|----4---7---5---8---|
|---0---1h5------------6--|----4---7---5---8---|
interlude
play this bar 4 times, then:



Bridge:


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1---------------------------------------------------------0---------|
|--------------------------0------0-------1-----3------3------1-----0-----|
|-0-2---0--4--0-0--4-----0---2-4-------0----2-4---4-4----2-4------4-----0-|
|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------4--------------------------------4---|
bridge part  guitar 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------0----------------------------------0------------|
|-0-2---0--4--0-0--4----0---2-0-1------0--2---0-4-0-0--4---0---2-0-1----0-|
|---------------------3---------------------3------------3----------------|
|------------------------------------4--------------------------------4---|
bridge part guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|------------------------0-------0-------1-----3------3-------1------0--|
|--2---0--4--0-0--4----0---2---4------0----2-4---4-4----2-4-------4-----|
|----3---------------3--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
bridge cont guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0----------------------------------0-----------|
|--2---0--4--0-0--4----0---2---0-1----0--2---0-4-0-0--4---0---2---0--1--|
|----3---------------3---------------------3------------3---------------|
|-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
bridge cont guitar 2

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---4---7---5---8---5/7--7--(b9)-9/12--|
|---4---7---5---8---5/7--7--(b9)-9/12--|
both guitars  bridge end



Outro section:
All high e notes are hammered on guitar 1 parts



|---17----17----17----16----16----16----14----14----14----13----13----13----|
|15----15----15----14----14----14----12----12----12----11----11----11----11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro part 1

|-10-----------------(b9)-----------------7-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------11----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 outro part 1

|--11---11---11---10---10---10---8---8---8---7---7---7--|
|(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---8----8----8----6---6---6---5---5---5----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro part 1 end 1st time

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|(b9)-------------8---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10----------(b9)-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 outro part 1 end 1st time

|---17----17----17----16----16----16----14----14----14----13----13----13----|
|15----15----15----14----14----14----12----12----12----11----11----11----11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro part 1

|-10-----------------(b9)-----------------7-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------11----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 outro part 1

|--10--(b9)-7-------------10-(b9)7---------------|
|------------10--8--7----------10-8-7--------|
|-------------------------------------(b9)7-6--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
both guitars outro part 1 end 2

|---17----17----17----16----16----16----14----14----14----13----13----13----|
|15----15----15----14----14----14----12----12----12----11----11----11----11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro part 1

|-10-----------------(b9)-----------------7-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------11----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 outro part 1

|--11---11---11---10---10---10---8---8---8---7---7---7--|
|(b9)---(b9)---(b9)---8----8----8----6---6---6---5---5---5----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro part 1 end 1st time

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|(b9)-------------8---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10----------(b9)-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 outro part 1 end 1st time

|---17----17----17----16----16----16----14----14----14----13----13----13----|
|15----15----15----14----14----14----12----12----12----11----11----11----11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro part 1

|-10-----------------(b9)-----------------7-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------11----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 outro part 1

|--10--(b9)-7-------------10-(b9)7---------------|
|------------10--8--7----------10-8-7--------|
|-------------------------------------(b9)7-6--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
both guitars outro part 1 end 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1---------------------------------------------------------0---------|
|--------------------------0------0-------1-----3------3------1-----0-----|
|-0-2---0--4--0-0--4-----0---2-4-------0----2-4---4-4----2-4------4-----0-|
|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------4--------------------------------4---|
bridge part  guitar 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------0----------------------------------0------------|
|-0-2---0--4--0-0--4----0---2-0-1------0--2---0-4-0-0--4---0---2-0-1----0-|
|---------------------3---------------------3------------3----------------|
|------------------------------------4--------------------------------4---|
bridge part guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|------------------------0-------0-------1-----3------3-------1------0--|
|--2---0--4--0-0--4----0---2---4------0----2-4---4-4----2-4-------4-----|
|----3---------------3--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
bridge cont guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0----------------------------------0-----------|
|--2---0--4--0-0--4----0---2---0-1----0--2---0-4-0-0--4---0---2---0--1--|
|----3---------------3---------------------3------------3---------------|
|-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
bridge cont guitar 2

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---4---7---5---8---5/7--7--(b9)-9/12--|
|---4---7---5---8---5/7--7--(b9)-9/12--|
both guitars  bridge end


|---17v-----16v-----14v-----13v--|
|15v-----14v-----12v-----11v-----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

************************************
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