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Sequoia Throne - Protest The Hero
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Tabbed by: TheOmegaKitten
Email: yea right
Tuning: Half step down
Hey guys (and maybe girls) this is my first attempt at my own tab and let me
start off by saying PTH is the shizzit, most definitely one of my favorite bands
for sure. I know theres a lot of other tabs on this already (most of them wrong
and unreadable) but i made this tab mainly to help beginner players (not unlike
myself) to master this beautiful piece of art. Also because when i tried learning
this song for myself most of the tabs already on here were wrong in some areas
and right on in others, so this like me putting it all in one place. I am almost %100
sure on the accuracy of this tab and will bet your mother on it. Most of this was
done by ear to be sure, but theres only so far you can go just by going on ear with
a song like this so this instructional video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaFY01h0Pn0)
I found was immensely helpful. Just to be clear, I tried to make this as easy as possible
to read for everyone, I split the riffs based on what I believed to be the best way to
learn this crazy song and did real hard to make the rhythm evident but if you cant
make one out I suggest referring back to video. So without further to do.....
It Begins: Play the intro here three times, note though that after the first time
do a slide up the neck from the fifteen on the e string 15\
T T T T T T T T T
e|----------------------17-------------------------|
B|----17----15-17----15----15----15-17-------14-17-|
G|-------16-------16----------16-------12-15-------|
D|-14----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
e|----------------------17-------------15-17-15----|
B|----17-------17----15----15----15-17----------17-|
G|-------16-------16----------16-------------------|
D|-14-------14-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| x3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------5-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-1-0-0-4-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-7-8-4-5-7-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------7h9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------6h8h9-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5h7h8-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-1-0-0-4-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Notice the rhythm change when playing the E power chords, again refer to the video for help on
rhythm. Basically its the same pattern as the one before, easy right?! By the way, when you reach
the x2, repeat this whole section not just that bar its next to and then finish up
with the last riffs.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2---2---2-2-2-----------------2-2---2---2-2-2-------------5-7-----------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0-0-5-4-0-1-0-0-4-5-0-0---0---0-0-0-5-7-8-4-5-7---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7h9h10-9h10h12-2-|
A|-2-2---2---2-2-2-----------------------------5h7h8-7h8h10----------------2-|
E|-0-0---0---0-0-0-5-4-0-1-0-0-4-5-4h5h7-5h7h8-----------------------------0-|
T T T T T
e|-------19-------17-------------------------------|
B|-12h15----12h15----12h15-19-12h15-17-12h15-------|
G|-------------------------------------------18/19-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------19-------17-------------------------17/19-|
G|-12h15----12h15----12h15-19-12h15-18-12h15-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| x2
T T T T T
e|------16------14---------------------------------|
B|-9h12----9h12----9h12-16-9h12-14-9h12------------|
G|--------------------------------------15/16------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------16------14----------------------14/16------|
G|-9h13----9h13----9h13-16-9h13-15-9h13------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
e|----------------------17-------------15-17-15----|
B|----17-------17----15----15----15-17----------17-|
G|-------16-------16----------16-------------------|
D|-14-------14-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Youre probably wondering why I split it up this way (haha). Again refer back to the video for help
on rhythm.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
+ + + +
e|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------5-5-5-5-|
A|-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2---------|
E|-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------| x2
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|---/5-4-----|
A|------------|
E|-0------5-3-|
Super awesome rock riff!!! I didnt put them in but the following zeros are palm muted.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---/5-4---------/5-4---------/5-4---------/5-4--------------4h5h7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------3h5h7-------------|
E|-0------5-3---0------6-7---0------5-3---0-------3h5h7-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------4h5h7-|
D|---/5-4---------/5-4---------/5-4---------/5-4--------------4h5h7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------3h5h7-------------|
E|-0------5-3---0------6-7---0------5-3---0-------3h5h7-------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---/5-4h5p4---------/5-4h5p4---------/5-4h5p4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------5-3---0----------6-7---0----------5-3-|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------4h5h7---|
D|---/5-4h5p4-------------4h5h7-------4h5h7---------|
A|------------------3h5h7-------3h5h7---------------|
E|-0----------3h5h7---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---/5-4h5p4---------/5-4h5p4---------/5-4h5p4---------/5-4-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------5-3---0----------6-7---0----------5-3---0------|
e|-------------------------------5h7h8-|
B|-------------------------5h7h8-------|
G|-------4h5h7-------4h5h7-------------|
D|-4h5h7-------4h5h7-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------5h7h8--------7h8h10-|
B|-------------------------5h7h8-------7h8h10--------|
G|-------4h5h7-------4h5h7---------------------------|
D|-4h5h7-------4h5h7---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| x4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-3-7-6-3-6-7-3-7-3-7-6-3-6-7-----|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4-5-|
D|-----------------------------4-5-----|
A|-0-7-6-0-6-7-0-7-0-7-6-7-6-7---------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------7h8h10-|
G|-9-7-5-----------5---------------------------------------5h7h9p7p5---5h7h9--------|
D|-------9-7-5-7-9---9-7-5---------------5h7h9p7p5---5h7h9-----------9--------------|
A|-------------------------9-7-5---5h7h9-----------9--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------8--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------10----------------|
B|-8~------10-10b12----12br10-8~------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Start slowing down on the second four.
e|-------5-7-8-7-5---------------------------------|
B|-5-7-8-----------8-7-5---------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-5-4---------------------|
D|-----------------------------7-5-4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------7-5-3---------|
E|-----------------------------------------7-5-5b6-|
Two knuckle shuffle:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---8-7-8-7-----8-7-8-6---8-7-8-7-|
E|-0---------0-0---------0---------| x4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---15-14-15-14-----15-14-15-13---15-14-15-14-|
E|-0-------------0-0-------------0-------------| x2
Like he says on the video when he plays it live he just goes up but for the sake of the album
recording and clarity i put the whole thing up, youre welcome.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------14-------|
B|----------------------------------------------13-------------13----13----|
G|----------12----------------12-------------16----16-------14----------14-|
D|-------14----14----------14----14-------14----------14-13----------------|
A|----14----------14----15----------15-12----------------------------------|
E|-12----------------12----------------------------------------------------| x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------12----------------11----------------11---------------9-------|
D|-------14----14----------13----13----------12----12---------11---11----|
A|----14----------14----14----------14----12----------12---12---------12-|
E|-12----------------11----------------10----------------9---------------|
e|--------------------12-15/19p15-----------------------12-15/17p14----|
B|-----------------13-------------17-----------------13-------------15-|
G|------------9/12------------------------------9/12-------------------|
D|---------10--------------------------------10------------------------|
A|------10--------------------------------10---------------------------|
E|-8h12------------------------------8h12------------------------------|
e|--------------------12-15/19p15-----------------------12-15----------|
B|-----------------13-------------17-----------------13----------------|
G|------------9/12------------------------------9/12-------------------|
D|---------10--------------------------------10------------------------|
A|------10--------------------------------10---------------------------|
E|-8h12------------------------------8h12------------------------------|
My favorite part, careful when doing the slides here, listen carefully for the timing.
e|-19p0-15p0-17-14---19-0-15-0-17-14---14--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p0-15p0-17-14---15----14----15-------15/17-14--------14-15-17-15-14-------------|
B|----------------------17----15----12/13---------15---15----------------17-15-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------14------------------------17-16-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
I guess this is the solo? Ironically one of the easier parts to play.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~------15-15b17r15-13-12-10~------10-12-13-13b15r13-12-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15----------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-15b17----15b17----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
The arpeggios look harder than they are, but theyre actually pretty easy
to learn just hard to get up to speed (I still dont have them up to speed).
Just take it slow and hopefully the speed will come with time, at least thats
what im hoping haha.
e|-15p12----------------------------12-15p12----------------------------12-|
B|-------13----------------------13----------13----------------------13----|
G|----------12----------------12----------------12----------------12-------|
D|-------------14----------14----------------------14----------14----------|
A|----------------15-10h15----------------------------15-10h15-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19p15----------------------------15-19p15----------15-19p15-------------|
B|-------17----------------------17----------17----17----------17----------|
G|----------16----------------16----------------16----------------16-------|
D|-------------17----------17----------------------------------------17----|
A|----------------19-14h19----------------------------------------------19-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------14-17p14----------------------------14-17p14-------------|
B|-------------15----------15----------------------15----------15----------|
G|----------14----------------14----------------14----------------14-------|
D|-------16----------------------16----------16----------------------16----|
A|-12h17----------------------------17-12h17----------------------------17-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------10-14p10----------------------------12-15p12--------------|
B|------------12----------12----------------------13----------13-----------|
G|---------11----------------11----------------12----------------12--------|
D|------12----------------------12----------14----------------------14-----|
A|-9h14----------------------------14-10h15----------------------------15--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------8-12p8---------8-15-10-14h15p14p10-------------------|
B|-----------10--------10---10---------------------13-12----------12-|
G|---------9--------------9------------------------------14-12-14----|
D|------10-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7h12--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13p8h12h13p12p8-------------8p5------------------7-10-|
B|-----------------12-10-----------6--------------8------|
G|-----------------------12-10-------5----------7--------|
D|-------------------------------------7------9----------|
A|---------------------------------------8-10------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12p8---------8-12p8------------------------10-13-13p10----------10-|
B|------10---10--------10------------------11-------------11----11----|
G|---------9--------------9-------------10-------------------10-------|
D|--------------------------10-------12-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------12-13----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-13-12-15-13-12-------------------------------------------12-15--|
B|-------------------15-13-12-15-13-12----------------12-13-15--------|
G|-------------------------------------14-12-10-12-14-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Finally finish with the last part of the intro and youre done.
T T T T T T T T T
e|----------------------17-------------15-17-15----|
B|----17-------17----15----15----15-17----------17-|
G|-------16-------16----------16-------------------|
D|-14-------14-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Hey you did it perfectly! Please comment if you have corrections or questions and please rate with
five stars ;)
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| / 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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