#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Band: MASTODON Album: BLOOD MOUNTAIN Song: CRYSTAL SKULL Transcribed By: (The Kraken) Email: (the_kraken_awakes@yahoo.co.uk) . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - Trill Tuning D G C F A D Solo is untabbed unfortunately but this is the main body of the song Main riff D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------------------| C-------------------------------------------------------------------| X 6 G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------| D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------| Verse riff "Into the black hole..." |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------| |---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------| |--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---16-16-16--13-15-15--10-12-12-----| |---14-14-14--13-15-15--10-12-12-----| - |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------| |---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9--11--8---------------------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------x---x--x--------------------------| |--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7---9--6---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Main riff "the source of consciousness..." D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------------------| C-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4 G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------| D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------| Verse riff "Into the black hole..." |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------| |---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5----------------| |--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---16-16-16--13-15-15--10-12-12-----| |---14-14-14--13-15-15--10-12-12-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-------10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------| |---8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------8--8--8--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------9--11--8---------------------------| |--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5-----------x---x--x---------------------------| |--7-7-7--6-6-6--3-3-3-----------7---9--6---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-9-6---7-9-6--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------7------7-----------------------| |---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7---9--7---9---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------| |------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------| |------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays harmony |----------------| |-12-10h12p10----| |------------12--| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------| |------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------| |------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays harmony |------------| |-8-6h8p6----| |---------9--| |------------| |------------| |------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-9-9-9-6---7-9-9-9-6------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--------------0---------------0-----------0----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------7-7-7--------7-7-7-------------| |---7-10-9-10-7----7-10-9-10-7-----7-------9----7-------9-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--------------0---------------0------------0---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------| |------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------| |------------------7--------7---------10----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays harmony |----------------| |-12-10h12p10----| |------------12--| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-7--------------------------------------------------------------| |------10-9-10-9-7---10-9-6---9-7h9p7-------------------------------| |------------------7--------7---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays harmony |------------| |-8-6h8p6----| |------------| |------------| |------------| |------------| Riff 2 "One million voice!" |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--11--12--8-(8)--------------------9--11--12--8-(8)--------------| |-x--x----x--x-(x)--------------------x--x----x--x-(x)--------------| |-7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------------7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------| |------------------------8-7---------------------------------8-7----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--11--12--8-(8)--------------------9--11--12--8-(8)--------------| |-x--x----x--x-(x)--------------------x--x----x--x-(x)--------------| |-7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------------7--9---10--6-(6)-6h7p6--------| |------------------------8-7---------------------------------8-7----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7h8p7------------------------------------------------------------| |--------9-8---2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------| |----------------------2--------------------------------------------| "Running thru the darkness!" |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------8-(8)--------------------8-(8)------------------------------| |-2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6--------2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6------------------------| |-0-2-3-------------8-7----0-2-3-------------8-7--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------8-(8)--------------------8-(8)------------------------------| |-2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6--------2-4-5-6-(6)-6h7p6------------------------| |-0-2-3-------------8-7----0-2-3-------------8-7--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7h8p7------------------------------------------------------------| |--------9-8---2h3p2p0----------------------------------------------| |----------------------2--------------------------------------------| "The touch is cold!" |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-9---------------9-9---------------------------------------------| |-7-7---------------7-7---------------------------------------------| |-----.3-2-0-3-2-0------.3-2-0-3-2-0--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12--12----------------12-12---------------------------------------| X4 |-10--10----------------10-10---------------------------------------| |--------.3-2-0-3-2-0---------.3-2-0-3-2-0--------------------------| Riff 3 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------| |---------------2-2-----2---------------------2-2-----2-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------| |---------------2-2-----2---------------------2-2-----2-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays harmony |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4-----4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4----------| |----------------5-5-----5---------------------5-5-----5------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| SOLO over riff 3 repeated then back to... Main riff D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------------------| C-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4 G-------------------7-7-7-6~----6~----------------------------------| D-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8---------8-7---8-7-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0h2-2-0h2p0-2-----0-2---0-----------------------------------------| |---------------2-2-----2-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 plays harmony |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4h5-5-4h5p4-5-----4-5---4----------------------------------------| |----------------5-5-----5------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Finish |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-/-2-------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-/-2-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----0-------------------------------------------------------------| Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature