Band: MASTODON
Album: BLOOD MOUNTAIN
Song: CRYSTAL SKULL
Transcribed By: (The Kraken)
Email: (the_kraken_awakes@yahoo.co.uk)
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning D G C F A D
Solo is untabbed unfortunately but this is the main body of the song
Main riff
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------| X 6
G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------|
Verse riff
"Into the black hole..."
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|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|
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|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3----------------|
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Gtr 2 plays
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|---16-16-16--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|
|---14-14-14--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|
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|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|
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|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9--11--8---------------------------|
|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------x---x--x--------------------------|
|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7---9--6---------------------------|
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Main riff
"the source of consciousness..."
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------|
Verse riff
"Into the black hole..."
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|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|
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|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3----------------|
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Gtr 2 plays
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|---16-16-16--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|
|---14-14-14--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|
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|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|
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|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9--11--8---------------------------|
|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------x---x--x---------------------------|
|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7---9--6---------------------------|
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Interlude
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|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-9-6---7-9-6--------------------|
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|-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------------------------|
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|------------------------------------7------7-----------------------|
|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7---9--7---9---------------------|
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|-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------------------------|
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|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
|------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------|
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Gtr 2 plays harmony
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|-12-10h12p10----|
|------------12--|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
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|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
|------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------|
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Gtr 2 plays harmony
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|-8-6h8p6----|
|---------9--|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mastodon/crystal_skull_tab.html ]
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|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-9-9-9-6---7-9-9-9-6------------|
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|-0--------------0---------------0-----------0----------------------|
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|------------------------------------7-7-7--------7-7-7-------------|
|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-------9----7-------9-----------|
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|-0--------------0---------------0------------0---------------------|
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|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
|------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------|
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Gtr 2 plays harmony
|----------------|
|-12-10h12p10----|
|------------12--|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
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|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
|------------------7--------7---------------------------------------|
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Gtr 2 plays harmony
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|-8-6h8p6----|
|------------|
|------------|
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Riff 2
"One million voice!"
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|-9--11--12--8-(8)--------------------9--11--12--8-(8)--------------|
|-x--x----x--x-(x)--------------------x--x----x--x-(x)--------------|
|-7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------------7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------|
|------------------------8-7---------------------------------8-7----|
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|-9--11--12--8-(8)--------------------9--11--12--8-(8)--------------|
|-x--x----x--x-(x)--------------------x--x----x--x-(x)--------------|
|-7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------------7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------|
|------------------------8-7---------------------------------8-7----|
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|--7h8p7------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-8---2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------2--------------------------------------------|
"Running thru the darkness!"
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|-------8-(8)--------------------8-(8)------------------------------|
|-2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6--------2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6------------------------|
|-0-2-3-------------8-7----0-2-3-------------8-7--------------------|
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|-------8-(8)--------------------8-(8)------------------------------|
|-2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6--------2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6------------------------|
|-0-2-3-------------8-7----0-2-3-------------8-7--------------------|
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|--7h8p7------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-8---2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------2--------------------------------------------|
"The touch is cold!"
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|-9-9---------------9-9---------------------------------------------|
|-7-7---------------7-7---------------------------------------------|
|-----.3-2-0-3-2-0------.3-2-0-3-2-0--------------------------------|
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|-12--12----------------12-12---------------------------------------| X4
|-10--10----------------10-10---------------------------------------|
|--------.3-2-0-3-2-0---------.3-2-0-3-2-0--------------------------|
Riff 3
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|-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------|
|---------------2-2-----2---------------------2-2-----2-------------|
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|-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------|
|---------------2-2-----2---------------------2-2-----2-------------|
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Gtr 2 plays harmony
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|--4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4-----4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4----------|
|----------------5-5-----5---------------------5-5-----5------------|
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SOLO over riff 3 repeated
then back to...
Main riff
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------|
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|-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------------------------------------|
|---------------2-2-----2-------------------------------------------|
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Gtr 2 plays harmony
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|--4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4----------------------------------------|
|----------------5-5-----5------------------------------------------|
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Finish
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|-9-/-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-/-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------|