Crystal Skull - Mastodon
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: D G C F A D

(Solo is untabbed unfortunately but this is the main body of the song)

[Main riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x6)
A|-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------|

[Verse riff]
"Into the black hole..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
E|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
D|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
A|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---16-16-16--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|
E|---14-14-14--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
E|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9--11--8---------------------------|
D|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------x---x--x---------------------------|
A|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7---9--6---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Main riff]
"the source of consciousness..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
A|-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------|

[Verse riff]
"Into the black hole..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
E|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
D|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------|
A|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---16-16-16--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|
E|---14-14-14--13-15-15--10-12-12-----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
E|---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9--11--8---------------------------|
D|--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------x---x--x---------------------------|
A|--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7---9--6---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Interlude]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-9-6---7-9-6--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7------7-----------------------|
D|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7---9--7---9---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
A|------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
(plays harmony)
e|----------------|
B|-12-10h12p10----|
G|------------12--|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
A|------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
(plays harmony)
e|------------|
B|-8-6h8p6----|
G|---------9--|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-9-9-9-6---7-9-9-9-6------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0-----------0----------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7-7-7--------7-7-7-------------|
D|---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-------9----7-------9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0------------0---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
A|------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
(plays harmony)
e|----------------|
B|-12-10h12p10----|
G|------------12--|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------|
A|------------------7--------7---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
(plays harmony)
e|------------|
B|-8-6h8p6----|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

[Riff 2]
"One million voice!"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--11--12--8-(8)--------------------9--11--12--8-(8)--------------|
D|-x--x----x--x-(x)--------------------x--x----x--x-(x)--------------|
A|-7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------------7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------|
E|------------------------8-7---------------------------------8-7----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--11--12--8-(8)--------------------9--11--12--8-(8)--------------|
D|-x--x----x--x-(x)--------------------x--x----x--x-(x)--------------|
A|-7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------------7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------|
E|------------------------8-7---------------------------------8-7----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7h8p7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------9-8---2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------2--------------------------------------------|

"Running thru the darkness!"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-(8)--------------------8-(8)------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6--------2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------8-7----0-2-3-------------8-7--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-(8)--------------------8-(8)------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6--------2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------8-7----0-2-3-------------8-7--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7h8p7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------9-8---2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------2--------------------------------------------|

"The touch is cold!"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9---------------9-9---------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7---------------7-7---------------------------------------------|
E|-----.3-2-0-3-2-0------.3-2-0-3-2-0--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12--12----------------12-12---------------------------------------| (x4)
A|-10--10----------------10-10---------------------------------------|
E|--------.3-2-0-3-2-0---------.3-2-0-3-2-0--------------------------|

[Riff 3]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------|
A|---------------2-2-----2---------------------2-2-----2-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------|
A|---------------2-2-----2---------------------2-2-----2-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
(plays harmony)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4-----4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4----------|
A|----------------5-5-----5---------------------5-5-----5------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo]
(over riff 3 repeated)
then back to...

[Main riff]
e|D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|F-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|C-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
A|G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------|
E|D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------2-2-----2-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr 2)
(plays harmony)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4----------------------------------------|
A|----------------5-5-----5------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Ending]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-/-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-/-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------|


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| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up

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Song info
Crystal Skull
Mastodon
2001
  • Rock
  • Math Rock
  • Post Rock
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