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THE CZAR
As recorded by Mastodon
(From the 2009 Album CRACK THE SKYE)
Words and Music by Mastodon
Transcribed by GuitarHero_JP/beevvy
Guitar I - Brent Hinds (DGCFAD)
Guitar II - Bill Kelliher (DGCFAD)
Guitar III - Extra Guitar (DGCFAD)
Guitar IV - Acoustic (12 String I think) (DGCFAD)
Intro
Guitar I
|----------12---------|--------------------|----------12---------|--------------------|
|-------------10------|----------13--------|-------------10------|----------13--------|
|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|
|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-----------------|---------0-----0-|
|---------5-------|-----------5-----|---------5-------|-----------5-----|
|-----7-----7---7-|-----7-----------|-----7-----7---7-|-----7-----------|
|-0-0---0-----0---|-0-0---0-----0---|-0-0---0-----0---|-0-0---0-----0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------12---------|--------------------|----------12---------|--------------------|
|-------------10------|----------13--------|-------------10------|----------13--------|
|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|
|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------8-------|-----------------|---------8-------|
|---------9-------|-----------9-----|---------9-------|-----------9-----|
|-----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---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Pre-Verse
Guitar I & II
|----------12---------|--------------------|----------12---------|--------------------|
|-------------10------|----------13--------|-------------10------|----------13--------|
|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|
|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------| x2
|-----------------|---------8-------|-----------------|---------8-------|
|---------9-------|-----------9-----|---------9-------|-----------9-----|
|-----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---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse
Guitar I & II
|----------12---------|--------------------|----------12---------|--------------------|
|-------------10------|----------13--------|-------------10------|----------13--------|
|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|
|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|
|Guitar III
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------12----------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------10-------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------10----|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------12-|-(12)---------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-----------------|---------0-----0-|
|---------5-------|-----------5-----|---------5-------|-----------5-----|
|-----7-----7---7-|-----7-----------|-----7-----7---7-|-----7-----------|
|-0-0---0-----0---|-0-0---0-----0---|-0-0---0-----0---|-0-0---0-----0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------12---------|--------------------|----------12---------|--------------------|
|-------------10------|----------13--------|-------------10------|----------13--------|
|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|-----10-----------10-|-----10------10---9-|
|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|-0-0----0-------0----|-0-0----0-------0---|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|
|Guitar III
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------12----------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------10-------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------10----|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------12-|-(12)---------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------8-------|-----------------|---------8-------|
|---------9-------|-----------9-----|---------9-------|-----------9-----|
|-----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---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Play twice
Pre-Chorus (It's pretty hard to work out the timing)
Guitar I & II
|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------13-|-------------------|
|----9---10-9------|-9-10---------9-10-|
|------7------0----|------------7------|
|-0----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------3-|-0--------0----------|
|-----------------|------3/5---5--------|
|-----4---5-4-----|---5----------4h5p4--|
|---2---2---------|---------------------|
|-0-----------0---|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------| x2
|--------------|-----------------|----------0------|----------0-------|
|--------------|-----------0-----|------3-5---5-3--|-(3)--3-5---5-3-5-|
|----5--4-5--4-|-----4---4-----4-|-(4)-------------|------------------|
|--------------|---3---3-----3---|-----------------|------------------|
|-0------------|-0---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Then play that again
11/8
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|-6---5--------10---12-----|
|------------4-4-|---5---5/9-12----9------9-|
|----5-4-5-5-----|----------------------9---|
|-0--------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
II: Escape
4/4
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|------12-10-9------|-5-----7-----10-----7-----7/9-|
|-2----12-10-9------|-5-----7-----10-----7-----7/9-|
|-2--2-10-8--7------|-3-----5-----8------5-----5/7-|
|-0--0----------0-0-|---0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-----|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|---------12-10-9------|-5-----7-----/9--9-9-|
|---------12-10-9------|-5-----7-----/9--9-9-|
|---------10-8--7------|-3-----5-----/7--7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-|---0-0---0-0---------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-2----12-10-9------|-5-----7-----10-----7-----7/9-|
|-2--2-10-8--7------|-3-----5-----8------5-----5/7-|
|-0--0-10-8--7--0-0-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-8--0-0-5-0-0-5/7-|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|---------12-10-9------|-----5-----7-----10--10-|
|---------10-8--7------|-----3-----5-----8---10-|
|-0-0-0-0-10-8--7--0-0-|-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-8---8--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------10-10----------10--10-|
|---------/8--8----------/8--/8--|
|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------| x3
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|----------10-10---------|
|---------/8--8----------|
|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mastodon/the_czar_tab_ver_2.html ]
Verse
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------8h10-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------7h9------|
|---------------------------|-------------------9--7-7h9----------|
|---------------------------|-----------10p9h10-------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-10h12---------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------5h7-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------5h7-----|
|---------------------------|-------------------9--7-7h9---------|
|---------------------------|-----------10p9h10------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-10h12--------------------------| x2
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------8h10-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------7h9------|
|---------------------------|-------------------9--7-7h9----------|
|---------------------------|-----------10p9h10-------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-10h12---------------------------|
(Shove in an occasional harmonic)
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12p10----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------12p11-12-11-9-11-9\7---9---7-----|---------------7-----------------|
|----------------------------9---9---9\7-|-5---7-7-5-7/9---9-7\5---7---5/6-|
|----------------------------------------|---7-------------------7---7-----|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 2
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-----10-----9-----9-|-(9)-----------9-9---------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-8--8------8------7-----7-|-(7)-----------7-7---------|
|-------0-0----0-0---0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-----10-----12\-9-|-(9)-----------9-9---------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-8--8------8------10\-7-|-(7)-----------7-7---------|
|-------0-0----0-0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-----10-----9-----9-|-(9)-----------9-9---------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-8--8------8------7-----7-|-(7)-----------7-7---------|
|-------0-0----0-0---0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-----10-----13\-9-|-(9)-----------9-9---------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-8--8------8------11\-7-|-(7)-----------7-7---------|
|-------0-0----0-0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
Bridge
|----------------------------|--------------7-----7---7-|
|-------------5-6---------6~-|-(6)-----/3-5-----0---0---|
|---------0h4-----4---4p0----|----------------4---------|
|-------6-----------6--------|-----0--------------------|
|-----7----------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-5------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------7-----7----0-0---|
|-------------5-6---------6~-|-(6)---5-----0----3-----3-|
|---------0h4-----4---4p0----|-----------4--------------|
|-------6-----------6--------|--------------------------|
|-----7----------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-5------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------7-----7---7-|
|-------------5-6---------6~-|-(6)-----/3-5-----0---0---|
|---------0h4-----4---4p0----|----------------4---------|
|-------6-----------6--------|-----0--------------------|
|-----7----------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-5------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------7---7----0-0-|
|-------------5-6---------6~-|-6--5--------0-----|
|---------0h4-----4---4p0----|--------4----------|
|-------6-----------6--------|-------------------|
|-----7----------------------|-------------------|
|-0-5------------------------|-------------------|
Bridge 2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----8---7~------|-8---7---8---5-7-|-----5---3~------|-5---3---3---2--|
|-0-5---5-----0-5-|---5---5---5-----|-0-5---5-----0-5-|---5---5---0-3--| x2
The play Escape intro
Verse
Verse 2
Bridge
Bridge 3
Guitar I
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-5-5-----6-6-----7-7-|-----5-----4-4-2-2-4-|
|-7-7-----7-7-----8-8-|-----7-----5-5-3-3-5-|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0---0-0-----------|
|
|Guitar II
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-8-8-----9-9-----6-6-|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-5-5-----6-6-----3-3-|-----5-----4-4-2-2-4-|
|---------------------|-----7-----5-5-3-3-5-|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0---0-0-----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-----6-6-----7-7-|-----7-----5-7-5-10-9-|
|-7-7-----7-7-----8-8-|-----5-----3-5-3-8--7-|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0---0-0------------|
|
|Guitar II
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-8-8-----9-9-----6-6-|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-----6-6-----3-3-|-----7-----5-7-5-10-9-|
|---------------------|-----5-----3-5-3-8--7-|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0---0-0------------| x2
III: Martyr
|---------^0--------|
|---------^1--------|
|-2-------^2--------|
|-2-------^2--------|
|-0-------^0--------|
|-------------------|
|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-2-----------------|
|-2-----------------|
|-0-----------------|
|-------------------|
Guitar I & IV
|---------0-----|---------5------10-|---------------|-----------------|
|-----6-------6-|-----8-------13----|---------------|-----------------|
|---5-----------|---5---5-----------|-----2---4~----|-2---4---5-4-2-4-|
|-------7-------|-------------------|---3---3-------|-----------------|
|-0-------------|-0---------0-------|-0-----------0-|---0---0---------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| x2
Then play Escape Bridge 2 twice
Verse
Guitar I
|------^0------|------0------0-|---------------|---------------------|
|------^1------|------0------0-|---------------|---------------------|
|-2----^2------|-4--4---5--5---|-9-------------|---------------------|
|-2----^2------|-4--4---5--5---|-9-------------|-2h3p2-----------0-2-|
|-0----^0------|-2--2---3--3---|-7-------------|-------5-3-5-2-3-----|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
|
|Guitar II
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-2------------|-4------5------|-4-------------|---------------------|
|-2------------|-4------5------|-2-------------|-2h3p2-----------0-2-|
|-0------------|-2------3------|-2-------------|-------5-3-5-2-3-----|
|--------------|---------------|-0-------------|---------------------|
Play this 8 times
Heres the solo fills, I havn't worked out the full solo yet so if you know it
please send it to me!
Fill 1
Guitar III
|----------12-15-12-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------13----------13----13-15-13-15-|-15bu(17)-15-13-15--15bu(17)-|
|----14----------------14-------------|-----------------------------|
|-14----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Fill 2 (Not sure about this bit)
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|
|-----------2---3-|-(3)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar I & II
|---------0-----|---------5------10-|---------------|-----------------|
|-----6-------6-|-----8-------13----|---------------|-----------------|
|---5-----------|---5---5-----------|-----2---4~----|-2---4---5-4-2-4-|
|-------7-------|-------------------|---3---3-------|-----------------|
|-0-------------|-0---------0-------|-0-----------0-|---0---0---------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| x2
IV: Spiral
|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-------0---------|-1-3/5---8----10----|
|-----------------|-----------8-----|---------------3-|-------5---10----10-|
|-------4-------2-|-4-5-7-9-----9---|---2-----2-0-2---|--------------------|
|-0-2-----2-5-2---|-----------------|-0---------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----1-----------|--------------------|
|-----1-----------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Then your done! \m/
Hope you found this helpfull and if you do know the solo please tell me! Thankyou
Keep listening to Mastodon and if you havn't already, buy Crack the Skye! Best
album of 2009.
