Atheist - "Mother Man" Bass Tab

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Updated: 2006-08-18 04:27:35
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Band: Atheist
Album: Unquestionable Presence
Song: Mother Man

Copyright (c) Active Records 1991 / Relapse Records 2006
Version 3.0 - 4th of June, 2006 - 7th of August, 2006 (Latest corrections)

Transcribed By: Lassi Nurminen (aka, Epitaph)
Email: Gaborik10@hotmail.com / Gaborik@welho.com

Tuning: EADG

0:00
|-----------------|
|---8-----8-----8-|
|-7-----7-----7---|
|-----------------|

0:06
|-------------------------------------|
|---8-5-----------------8-5-----------| Three
|-7-----00-6-5--------7-----0-6-5-----| Times
|--------------8-7-5--------------8-7-|

0:16
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-10-7----7---7-10-7----7---|
|---------9---9---------9---9-|

0:19
|-------------------------------------|
|---8-5-----------------8-5-----------| Twice
|-7-----00-6-5--------7-----0-6-5-----|
|--------------8-7-5--------------8-7-|

0:26 (Repeat once)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-10-7----7---7-10-7----7---|
|---------9---9---------9---9-|

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-5-8-5----5---5-8-5----5----|
|--------7---7--------7---7--|

0:38
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Twice
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
|-0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|

0:47
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4--------4-------4-----------3--------3-------3-----------4-|
|-0-2-3----0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-0-1-2----0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-0-2-3---|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-----------3--------3-------3-----------4-|
|-0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-0-1-2----0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-0-2-3---|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
|-0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
|-0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|


1:05 (Repeat once)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---0h1-----------0h1-|
|-0-----2-3-0-2-3-----|

|-------------------------|
|-----------------2h3p2p0-|
|---0h1-------------------|
|-0-----2-3-0-2-3---------|

1:15
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Twice
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
|-0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|

1:24
|---9-10---13-10----9-10---13-10-|
|-0------0--------0------0-------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

|---9-10---13-10----9-10---13-10-9-|
|-0------0--------0------0---------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

1:29 (Repeat once)
|----------------14-13-11-11-------------------|
|-------------14-------------14-12-11----------|
|-12-12-12-12-------------------------14-12-11-|
|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------13-12-10-10-------------------|
|-------------13-------------13-11-10----------|
|-11-11-11-11-------------------------13-11-10-|
|----------------------------------------------|

1:38
|---9-10---13-10----9-10---13-10-9-|
|-0------0--------0------0---------| Twice
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

1:43 (Repeat once)
|---------1------------1-----|
|-0-2-3-0---3--0-2-3-0---3-2-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

|---9-10---13--10----9-10---13-10-9-|
|-0------0---------0------0---------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

1:53 (Repeat once)
|----------------------|
|----------------------| Three
|---0h1-----------0h1--| Times
|-0-----2-3-0-2-3------|

|------------------------|
|-----------------2h3p2*-| *I use this fill to keep
|---0h1------------------| in rhytm for the next riff
|-0-----2-3-0-2-3--------|

2:03
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Twice
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
|-0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|

2:12
|-------------------------------------|
|---8-5-----------------8-5-----------| Twice
|-7-----00-6-5--------7-----0-6-5-----|
|--------------8-7-5--------------8-7-|

2:19
|------------------------------------|
|---8-5----------------8-5-----------| Five
|-7-----0---6-3-5-4--7-------6---5-4-| Times
|---------6----------------6---8-----|

2:36
|-9-7-------------|
|-----9-8-7-------|
|-----------9-8-7-|
|-----------------|

2:39 (Repeat once)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------|

|---------4---------4-|
|---------------------|
|-000-0-0---000-0-0---|
|---------------------|

2:45
|-------------------------------9-9-|
|---------------------------999-----|
|-------------------------7---------|
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-----------|

|--------------------------------------11-12-9-|
|------------------------------------9---------| (The fill is something like
|-------------------------77-99-1010-----------| this in the drum&bass track)
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2----------------------|

2:53 (Repeat once)
|---11-12-9---------11-12-9-------|
|-9---------12-11-9---------12-11-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|---9-10-7--------9-10-7------|
|-7--------10-9-7--------10-9-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

3:00 (Repeat once)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-----|
|-2-------5-4-2-------5-4-|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|
|-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|

3:07 (Repeat once)
|---11-12-9---------11-12-9-------|
|-9---------12-11-9---------12-11-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|---9-10-7--------9-10-7------|
|-7--------10-9-7--------10-9-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

3:14 (Repeat once)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-----|
|-2-------5-4-2-------5-4-|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|
|-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|

3:21 Two hand tapping:
|-12----------1212-------1215-15---------15-15---------|
|-12----------1212-------1215---15131210-15---15131213-| (The fills are not
|-------10---------5---5----------13---------8---8-----| 100% correct..)
|----10----10--------3---------13----13--------6-------|

|-1212----------1212-------1215----------1515-------|
|-1212----------1212-------1215----------1515-------|
|---------10---------5---5---------13---------8---8-|
|------10----10--------3--------13----13--------6---|

|-1212-------1212----------1215-------1515--------|
|-1212-------1212----------1215-------1515--------|
|------5---5---------10-----------8----------8----|
|--------3--------10----10------6---6------6---6/-|

3:43 4:01-4:08
|---------------------------------------------6----|
|---------------------------------------6-7-8---8--|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8-----8------------|
|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---6-6---6-6--------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8------|
|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---6-6---6-6--|

|---------------------------------------------6----|
|---------------------------------------6-7-8---8--| Twice
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8-----8------------|
|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---6-6---6-6--------------|

3:58
|------------------10----------|
|---5-----------------8--------| This is how I play it.
|------6-5--------------8-10-8-|
|-3--------8-6-5-6-------------|

|---------------------------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------------6-7-8---8-| Twice
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8-----8-----------|
|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---6-6---6-6-------------|

4:08
|-12----------1212-------1215-15--16--17--18----1515-------|
|-12----------1212-------1215---15--16--17--18--1515-------|
|-------10---------5---5---------13------------------8---8-|
|----10----10--------3--------13----13-----------------6---|

|-1212----------1212----------1215---------1515----------|
|-1212----------1212----------1215---------1515----------|
|---------10------------10------------13-----------13----|
|------10----10------10----10------13----13-----13----13-|

4:23 Tap these with two hands too
|-----12/14-12-10-12--------12-|
|-----12/14-12-10-12-----12----|
|---5-----------------10-------|
|-3----------------------------|

Thats it!

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