Blood And Thunder Mastodon backing track and tabs

Mastodon
Leviathan

Tuning: D,G,C,F,A,D

[INTRO AND VERSE]

Guitar 1 for intro x1 Rhy.Fig.1 Guitar 1 & 2 for verse x2 Rhy.Fig.1
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-9----7/9----7/9----7/9----7/9-10----7/9-10----10-10\9\7/10\9-------------|
G|-7----5/7----5/7----5/7----5/7-8-----5/7-8-----8---8\7\5/8-\7-------------|
D|---00-----00-----00-----00--------00--------00----------------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------end Rhy.Fig.1|
C|---7/9----7/9----7/9----7/9-10----7/9-10----10-10\9\7/10------------------|
G|---5/7----5/7----5/7----5/7--8-----5/7-8-----8--8\7\5/-8------------------|
D|00-----00-----00-----00--------00--------00-------------------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..

[CHORUS] Guitar 1 & 2 x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---/8-8---5-5--/11-11---8-8---/14-14---11-11--/17-17--14-14------------|
D|-0---/6-6---3-3--/9--9----6-6---/12-12---9--9---/15-15--12-12------------|

Guitar 1
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------end Rhy.Fig.2a----------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------17---14---18-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-----x----x----x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---9----15---12---16------12 (bend full and release)---------------------|

Guitar 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------end Rhy.Fig.2b----------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11---/17-17---14-14---11--------------------------------------------|
D|---9--9---/15-15---12-12----9---12-(bend full and release)---------------|

[INTERLUDE]

E5 open
Guitar 3
D|---------------------------------12-|-----------------------------12---12-|
A|12-13-12h13p12----12----12-13-15----|12-13-12h13p12--12--12-13-15----15---|
F|---------------14----14-------------|--------------14--14-----------------|
C|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 4
|--------------------------7------|-------------------------7----7-|
|-7--8-7h8p7---7---7--8-10--------|-7--8-7h8p7---7---7-8-10---10---|
|------------9---9----------------|------------9---9---------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------9-|-------------------------------9-----9--|
|-9--10-9h10p9----9----9-10-12----|-9--10-9h10p9----9----9-10-12----12-----|
|--------------12---12------------|--------------12---12-------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-2-----------------------------|-2-2---------------------|
D|-0-0-----------------------------|-0-0---------------------|

D5/A
Guitar 3
D|----------------------------10-|-----------------------------10--10-|
A|10-11-10h11p10--10--10-11-13---|10-11-10h11p10---10--10-11-13--13---|
F|--------------12--12-----------|---------------12--12---------------|x2
C|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Guitar 4
D|------------------------5-|------------------------5---5---|
A|-5--6-5h6p5---5---5-6-8---|-5--6-5h6p5---5---5-6-8---8-----|
F|------------7---7---------|------------7---7---------------|x2
C|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|---------------------------7--|----------------------------7----7-|
C|-7--8-7h8p7----7----7-8-10----|-7--8-7h8p7-----7----7-8-10---10---|x2
G|------------10---10-----------|-------------10---10---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 1
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|
F|------------------------------|------------------------|x2
C|-0----x--0--------------------|-0----x---0-------------|
G|-0----x--0--------------------|-0----x---0-------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 3 Riff A1
D|----------------------------12-|----------------------------12----12-|
A|-12-13-12----12----12-13-15----|-12-13-12----12----12-13-15----15----|
F|----------14----14-------------|----------14----14-------------------|x1
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------10-|---------------------------10----10-|
A|-10-11-10-----10----10-11-13----|10-11-10----10----10-11-13----13----|
F|-----------12----12-------------|----------12----12------------------|x2
C|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------end--of--riff-A1--|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Riff A
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-----------------------9-|------------------------9----9---|x1
C|-9-10-9----9---9-10-12---|-9-10-9----9----9-10-12---12-----|
G|--------12--12-----------|--------12---12------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

D|------------------------|-----------------------------end-of-riff-A-|
A|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------7-|----------------------7----7---------------|x2
C|-7-8-7----7----7-8-10---|-7-8-7----7----7-8-10---10-----------------|
G|-------10---10----------|-------10---10-----------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
D|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|
F|----------------------|--------------------------|x1
C|------------------5-7-|------------------5-7-5-7-|
G|-7-8-7-5-7-5--7-8-----|--7-8-7-5-7-5-7-8---------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|

D|---------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------|---------------------------|x2
C|-------------------5-|-------------------5---5---|
G|-5-6-5---5---5-6-8---|-5-6-5---5---5-6-8---8-----|
D|-------8---8---------|-------8---8---------------|

D|--------------------7-|--------------------7----7--|
A|-7-8-7---7---7-8-10---|-7-8-7---7---7-8-10---10----|
F|-------9---9----------|-------9---9----------------|x1
C|----------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------|

D|-------------------5-|-------------------5---5--|
A|-5-6-5---5---5-6-8---|-5-6-5---5---5-6-8---8----|x2
F|-------7---7---------|-------7---7--------------|
C|---------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------------|

[BRIDGE]

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---8--8--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-4/5-4---|
|---------------------------4-4-4-4--7-7-7-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-2/3-2---|

[OUTRO]

Guitar 1 & 2 Guitar 1 substitutes Fill second time
D|----------------------------------------------|----------Fill----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F|9-9----------------10\9-9------------------8/-|9-9-----------------12/-|
C|X-X-----------------X----------------------X/-|X-X------------------X--|
G|7-7-----------------8\7-7------------------6/-|7-7-----------------10/-|
D|----2-1-0-1--2-1-0---------2-1-0-1--2-1-0-----|-----2-1-0-1--2-1-0-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 1 ( Guitar 2 repeat the first measure)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/13-13------------------14\13-13-------------------12/---------------|
|---X--X-------------------X--X--X--------------------X----------------|
|-/11-11------------------12\11-11-------------------10/---------------|
|---------2-1-0-1--2-1-0-------------2-1-0-1--2-1-0--------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/13-13------------------14\13--13------------------7/9---------------|
|---X--X-------------------X--X---X------------------X-----------------|
|-/11-11------------------12\11--11------------------5/7---------------|
|---------2-1-0-1--2-1-0--------------2-1-0-1--2-1-0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--9------------------10\9-9-------------------8/9------------------|
|--X--X-------------------X-----------------------X--------------------|
|--7--7-------------------8\7-7-------------------6/7------------------|
|---------2-1-0-1--2-1-0----------2-1-0-1--2-1-0-----------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Just miss the structure of the song... it's easy.
enjoy.!!!

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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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This is my first tab and this is bang on!!! Love Mastodon seen em play twice now and
are shit hot!!! alex J loves sheep =]

Tab: Blood and Thunder
Artist: Mastodon
Album: : Leviathon

Tabber : jak_of_axle

tab guide:
.... = Palm Mute
7/8 = slide from !st number fret to the number fret after the /
9' = vibrato
10>11>10 = the > sign means hammer on or pull off depending on the first and second numbers
| |
|.|
| |
| | = repeat however many times it says next to it
|.|
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Intro: Clean sound

E--------------------------------------------| |
B--------------------------------------------|.|
G--------------------------------------------| |
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-| |
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|.| 2
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------| |
.. .. .. .. . .. .

Verse: Nice metal bassy sound

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-|
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------|
.. .. .. .. . .. .
i think that someone is trying to kill me..

E--------------------------------------------| |
B--------------------------------------------|.|
G--------------------------------------------| |
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-| |
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|.| 2
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------| |
.. .. .. .. . .. .
infecting my blood and destroying my mind

E--------------------------------------------| |
B--------------------------------------------|.|
G--------------------------------------------| |
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-| |
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|.| 2
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------| |
.. .. .. .. . .. .
no man of the flesh could ever stop me

E--------------------------------------------| |
B--------------------------------------------|.|
G--------------------------------------------| |
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-| |
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|.| 2
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------| |
.. .. .. .. . .. .
this fight for this fish is a fight to the death

chorus: same bass sound let the notes sound out... this is going up in steps of minor thirds

E------------------------------------| |
B------------------------------------|.|
G------------------------------------| |
D------------------------10'---------| | 2
A-0-6-3-9-6-12-9-15-12-9-8'-12-9-12'-|.|
D-0-6-3-9-6-12-9-15-12-9----12-9-12'-| |
white whale holy grail

verse 2: same as the first verse but i'll put it on anyway

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-|
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------|
.. .. .. .. . .. .
what remorseless emperor commands me

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-|
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------|
.. .. .. .. . .. .
I no longer govern my soul

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-|
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------|
.. .. .. .. . .. .
I am completely emmersed in darkness

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-|
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------|
.. .. .. .. . .. .
as i turn my body away from the sun

chorus 2: this leads on to the middle 8

E------------------------------------| |
B------------------------------------|.|
G------------------------------------| |
D------------------------10'---------| | 2
A-0-6-3-9-6-12-9-15-12-9-8'-12-9-12'-|.|
D-0-6-3-9-6-12-9-15-12-9----12-9-12'-| |
white whale holy grail

middle 8: thought i'd tab both guitar parts as im that nice

guitar 1 : play all this 6 times
""""""""

E----------------------------------10-|
B--10--11--10>11>10---10---10-11-13---|
G------------------12----12-----------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------10--10-|
B--10--11--10>11>10---10---10-11-13--13---|
G------------------12----12---------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|

E------------------------------8-|
B--8--9--8>9>8--8---8--9--8--11--|
G-------------10--10-------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|

E---------------------------8--8----|
B--8--9--8>9>8--8---8--9--8--11--11-|
G-------------10--10----------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|

guitar 2
""""""""

E-----------------------5--|
B--5--6--5>6>5---5--6--8---|
G--------------7-----------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
D--------------------------|

E-----------------------5---5-|
B--5--6--5>6>5---5--6--8--8---|
G--------------7--------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|

E---------------------------3-|
B--3--4--3>4>3-----3--4--6----|
G---------------5-------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|

E---------------------------3-----3-|
B--3--4--3>4>3-----3--4--6-----6----|
G---------------5-------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|

after middle 8 riff back to chorus:

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--777777777755558888555555552222555522222222---------------------|
A--55555555553333666633333333000033330000000044447777444444442/3/2
D--------------------------------------------44447777444444442/3/2
split your lungs in blood and thunder, when you see the white whale

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--777777777755558888555555552222555522222222---------------------|
A--55555555553333666633333333000033330000000044447777444444442/3/2
D--------------------------------------------44447777444444442/3/2
break your backs and crack your oars men, if you wish to prvail

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--777777777755558888555555552222555522222222---------------------|
A--55555555553333666633333333000033330000000044447777444444442/3/2
D--------------------------------------------44447777444444442/3/2
this ivory leg is what propels me, harpoons thrust in the sky

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--777777777755558888555555552222555522222222---------------------|
A--55555555553333666633333333000033330000000044447777444444442/3/2
D--------------------------------------------44447777444444442/3/2
aim directly for his crooked brow, and look him straight in the eye

chorus:

E------------------------------------| |
B------------------------------------|.|
G------------------------------------| |
D------------------------10'---------| | 2
A-0-6-3-9-6-12-9-15-12-9-8'-12-9-12'-|.|
D-0-6-3-9-6-12-9-15-12-9----12-9-12'-| |
white whale holy grail

outro riff:
E--------------------------------------------| |
B--------------------------------------------|.|
G--------------------------------------------| |
D--7--5/7--5/7--5/7--5/7-8--5/7-8--8-8/7/5/8-| |
A--5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5-6--3/5-6--6-6/5/3/6-|.|
D---00---00---00---00---0-00---0-00----------| |
.. .. .. .. . .. .

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D--7-7-----------5/7---------5/7---------5/7----------|
A--5-5-----------3/5---------3/5---------3/5----------|
D------00000000------00000000----00000000----00000000-|
........ ........ ........ ........

E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-7----------5/7----------5/7----------5/7--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------5---|7 last note stop
A--5-5----------3/5----------3/5----------3/5----------3---|5 it dead
D------00000000-----00000000-----00000000-----00000000-----|
........ ........ ........ ........

thanks this is a great song of a great album..
keep it heavy and nice and give some feedback bout anything that is wrong with this tab..