Atheist - "Mother Man" Guitar Tab
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ATHEIST-Mother Man
Unquestionable Presence-1991
Copyright Active Records
Transcribed by Daniil Laletin
e-mail: dlaletin@mail.ru
version 1.0 March 2006
All corrections are welcome.
" - tremolo
/ - slide down
\ - slide up
. - palm mute
~ - long sound
x - rest
p - pull off
h - hammer on
tr - trill
() - ghost note, sustained note
* - artificial harmonics
b - bend
Tuning from low to high: E A D G B E
================================
Intro -00.02 -00.06 -00.10
|-------------| |------| |-3~~~--------------|
|---5~~~------| |------| |----------2~~~-----|
|-3-----------| |------| |-------------------|
|-------------| |---3--| |-------------------|gtr 1
|-------------| |-2-1--| |-------------------|
|-------------| |-0----| |-------------------|
| =A= | =B= | =C=
|-------------| |------| |-------------------|
|-------------| |------| |-5~~~--------------|
|---6~~~------| |------| |----------3~~~-----|
|-5-----------| |---3--| |-------------------|gtr 2
|-------------| |-2-1--| |-------------------|
|-------------| |-0----| |-------------------|
-00.17
|-3-6-3----3----3-6-3----3----|
|-------2----2--------2----2--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|gtr 1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
| =D=
|-----------------------------|
|-5-8-5----5----5-8-5----5----|
|-------3----3--------3----3--|
|-----------------------------|gtr 2
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
-00.20 Intro =C=
-00.27 Intro =D=
-00.29
|-2-5-2----2----2-5-2----2----|
|-----------------------------|
|-------4----4--------4----4--|
|-----------------------------|gtr 1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
| =E=
|-----------------------------|
|-3-6-3----3----3-6-3----3----|
|-------1----1--------1----1--|
|-----------------------------|gtr 2
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
-00.33 Intro =D=
-00.36 Intro =E=
Riff 1 -00.39
x4 x4
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|
|-------2-|-------1-|gtr 1
|-------#-|-------#-|
|-0-2-3---|-0-2-3---|
| # # # # # #
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|
|-------5-|-------4-|gtr 2
|-------#-|-------#-|
|-3-5-6---|-3-5-6---|
# # # # # #
Riff 2 -00.47
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------2x---------2-------2-----|gtr 1
|-------#----------#-------#-----|
|-0-2-3------0-2-3---0-2-3---0-3-|
| # # # # # # # # # # #
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------5x---------5-------5-----|gtr 2
|-------#----------#-------#-----|
|-3-5-6------3-5-6---3-5-6---3-6-|
# # # # # # # # # # #
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------1x---------1-------1-----|gtr 1
|-------#----------#-------#-----|
|-0-2-3------0-2-3---0-2-3---0-3-|
| # # # # # # # # # # #
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------4x---------4-------4-----|gtr 2
|-------#----------#-------#-----|
|-3-5-6------3-5-6---3-5-6---3-6-|
# # # # # # # # # # #
-00.56 Riff 1
Riff 3 -01.05
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7h8-----|gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---5-6---2-3---0-2-3-5h6-0---5-6---2-3---0-2-3-----5h6-|
| # # # # # #
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---5-6---2-3---0-2-3-5h6-0---5-6---2-3---0-2-3-5h6-2h3-|
# # # # # #
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7h8-----|gtr 1
|-----3-4-----------------------3-4-----------------------|
|-0---------5-6---0-2-3-5h6-0---------5-6---0-2-3-----5h6-|
| # # # # # #
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---5-6---2-3---0-2-3-5h6-0---5-6---2-3---0-2-3-5h6-2h3-|
# # # # # #
-01.15 Riff 1
Fill 1 -01.25
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-5----|gtr 1
|-3----|
|------|
|
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-5----|gtr 2
|-3----|
|------|
Riff 4 -01.30
|---------------------------------|
|---5-6---8---6-5---5-6---8-6-5---|
|-7-----7---7-----7-----7-------6-|
|---------------------------------|gtr 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------(7)-------------|gtr 2
|-5---------------(5)-------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---5-6---8---6-5---5-6---8-6-5---|
|-6-----6---6-----6-----6-------6-|
|---------------------------------|gtr 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6---------------(6)-------------|gtr 2
|-4---------------(4)-------------|
|---------------------------------|
Fill 2 -01.38
|--------|
|--------|
|-5------|
|-3------|gtr 1
|--------|
|--------|
|
|--------|
|--------|
|-5------|
|-3------|gtr 2
|--------|
|--------|
Riff 5 -01.44
|---3-4---6---4-3---3-4---6-4-3---|
|-6-----6---6-----6-----6-------5-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|gtr 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|
|---5-6---8---6-5---5-6---8-6-5---|
|-7-----7---7-----7-----7-------6-|
|---------------------------------|gtr 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Bass line for riff 5
|---------------------------------|
|---2-3---5---3-2---2-3---5-3-2---|
|-5-----5---5-----5-----5-------4-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----9-10----12----10-9----9-10----12-10-9----|
|-12------12----12------12------12---------11-|
|---------------------------------------------|
-01.53 Riff 3
-02.03 Riff 1
Fill 3 -02.12
|-----------------------|
|------------5----------|
|------------4----------|
|-2----------5----------|gtr 1
|-2---------------------|
|-0---------------------|
|
|-----------------------|
|------------5----------|
|------------4----------|
|-2----------5----------|gtr 2
|-2---------------------|
|-0---------------------|
Riff 6 -02.20
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----8--5------------------8--5------------|gtr 1
|-7-------------7---7-5-7----------7---7-5-|
|----------66-6-.-6-.-.----------6-.-6-.-.-|
| .. . . . .
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----8--5------------------8--5------------|gtr 2
|-7-------------7---7-5-7----------7---7-5-|
|----------66-6-.-6-.-.----------6-.-6-.-.-|
.. . . . .
|-7~~~~------------------------------------|
|-5~~~~------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----8--5------------------8--5------------|gtr 2
|-7-------------7---7-5-7----------7---7-5-|
|----------66-6-.-6-.-.----------6-.-6-.-.-|
.. . . . .
|------------------------------------------|
|-6~~~~------------------------------------|
|-3~~~~------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----8--5------------------8--5------------|gtr 2
|-7-------------7---7-5-7----------7---7-5-|
|----------66-6-.-6-.-.----------6-.-6-.-.-|
.. . . . .
x2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----8--5------------------8--5------------|gtr 1
|-7-------------7---7-5-7----------7---7-5-|
|----------66-6-.-6-.-.----------6-.-6-.-.-|
| .. . . . .
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----8--5------------------8--5------------|gtr 2
|-7-------------7---7-5-7----------7---7-5-|
|----------66-6-.-6-.-.----------6-.-6-.-.-|
.. . . . .
Fill 4 -02.36
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2-0-------------|gtr 1
|-#-#-2-1-0-------|
|-----#-#-#-2-1-0-|
| # # #
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-5-3-------------|gtr 2
|-#-#-5-4-3-------|
|-----#-#-#-5-4-3-|
# # #
Riff 7 -02.38 x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
|-###-#-#-#-#-###-#-#-#-#-###-#-#-#-#-###-#-#-#-#-|
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
|-###-#-#-#-#-###-#-#-#-#-###-#-#-#-#-###-#-#-#-#-|
x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
| ... . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-222-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
... . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . .
x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|gtr 1
|-2-------5-4-2-------5-4-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|
|-2-#-#-#-5-4-2-#-#-#-5-4-0-#-#-#-3-2-0-#-#-#-3-2-|
| # # # # # # # # # # # #
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
x1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|gtr 1
|-2-------5-4-2-------5-4-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|gtr 2
|-2-------5-4-2-------5-4-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
x1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|gtr 1
|-2-------5-4-2-------5-4-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---7-8-5-------7-8-5-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|gtr 2
|-5-------8-7-5-------8-7-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|
|-2-#-#-#-5-4-2-#-#-#-5-4-0-#-#-#-3-2-0-#-#-#-3-2-|
| # # # # # # # # # # # #
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|gtr 2
|---4-5-2-------4-5-2-------2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|
|-2-#-#-#-5-4-2-#-#-#-5-4-0-#-#-#-3-2-0-#-#-#-3-2-|
# # # # # # # # # # # #
Fill 5 -03.21
|--------|
|--------|
|-3~~----|
|-5~~----|gtr 1
|--------|
|--------|
|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|gtr 2
|-1~~----|
|-3~~----|
Riff 8 -03.29
|-14h16~-------------------------------------14h16~~--|
|----------12----12-----------------------------------|
|-------------12-----12-10-12--8-7-10~----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------3-3-------------------6----------6-6----|
|--3----------3-3-------------------6----------6-6----|
|--5----------5-5-------------------8----------8-8----|gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-19-18-14-16~--------------------------------14h16~--19-18-14-|
|----------------12----12--------------------------------------|
|-------------------12-----12-10-12--8-7-10~-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3--------3-3------------------6--------6-6----------|
|----------3--------3-3------------------6--------6-6----------|
|----------5--------5-5------------------8--------8-8----------|gtr 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-11-----------------------------14h16~~---|
|-------12-----------------------12-----------|
|----------12---------------7-10--------------|
|-------------12-8--------8-------------------|gtr 1
|------------------10---8---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------6---|
|-----------------------------------6-7-8---8-|gtr 2
|-5----5----5----5------8----8----8-----------|
|---33---33---33---33-----66---66-------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
|-16-11----------14h16~~------------------------15//--|
|-------12--------------------------------13-15-------|
|----------12-10---------------7-10-13-15-------------|
|----------------------------8------------------------|gtr 1
|--------------------------8--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------6--------|
|--------------------------------------6-7-8---8------|gtr 2
|-5----5----5----5---------8----8----8----------------|
|---33---33---33---33--------66---66------------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
|-3----3----3----3----6----6----6----6------|
|---33---33---33---33---66---66---66---66---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------6-7-8---8-|gtr 2
|-5----5----5----5----8----8----8-----------|
|---33---33---33---33---66---66-------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
|-33---33---33---33---66---66---66---66-----|
|----3---3----3----3----6----6----6----6----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------6-7-8---8-|gtr 2
|-5----5----5----5----8----8----8-----------|
|---33---33---33---33---66---66-------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6\--|
|---3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-------|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6\--|
|---3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8-----8-----|gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 9 -04.01
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------6-7-8---8-|gtr 1
|-5----5----5----5----8----8----8-----------|
|---33---33---33---33---66---66-------------|
| .. .. .. .. .. ..
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------6-7-8---8-|gtr 2
|-5----5----5----5----8----8----8-----------|
|---33---33---33---33---66---66-------------|
.. .. .. .. .. ..
Fill 6 -04.08
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|gtr 1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3-3~------3-3~------6-6~------6-6~------|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|gtr 2
|-----------------------------------------|
|-6-6~------6-6~------9-9~------9-9~------|
Ending line -04.22
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-------5--7--5--3-------|gtr 1
|----5--------------5----|
|-3-----------------3----|
|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5-----5--7--5--3--5----|gtr 2
|----5--------------5----|
|------------------------|
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