Song: Tyrants
Artist: Black Mountain
Album: "In the Future [2008]"
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Tab by Devin Miller
email: devin3@interchange.ubc.ca
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There are 3 guitars:
(1) Electric [Standard tuning]
(2) Acoustic [Standard tuning]
(3) Electric [Drop D tuning]
(4) Electric [Standard tuning]
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INTRO
[Play the following riffs in order]:
Slide out from high on the fretboard into this riff:
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|-------------------0-----|-----------------------|E|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5--0-1-3---3-1-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
-----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| -3--3-3-3-3-3---1---1/-| x4
Am Dm A# C Ame|------------------------------------|B|--5------6-------------------5------|G|--5------7------7-----9------5------|D|--7------7------8-----10-----7------|A|--7------5------8-----10-----7------|E|--5-------------6-----8------5------| x2
Am Dme|------------------------------------------------|B|--5------6--------------------------------------|G|--5------7--------------------------------------|D|--7------7--------------------------------------|A|--7------5--------------------------------------|E|--5-------------8-8\-----3-3\-----1-1/-----3-3--| x2
e|----------------------------|B|--5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----|G|--5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----|D|--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-----|A|--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-----|E|--5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----| x1
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VERSE PT. 1
Chord reference:
Dm Am Gme|------------------|B|--6----5----3-----|G|--7----5----3-----|D|--7----7----5-----|A|--5----7----5-----|E|-------5----3-----|
Dm Am Gm Am
'A-tyrant, you'll be damned by your power!
Dm Am Gm Am
Oh, and the blood you've spilt
Dm Am Gm Am
You will die by the sword
Dm Am Gm Am
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ACOUSTIC INTERLUDE [Guitar 2]
F G Ce|-------------------------|--------------------------|B|-------1-----------3-----|-------5-----------5------|G|-----2---2-------4---4---|-----5---5-------5--------|D|---3-------3---5-------5-|---5-------5---5----------|A|-------------------------|-3-------------------3----|E|-1-----------3-----------|-------------3------------|
F G De|-------------------------|--------------------------|B|-------1-----------3-----|-------7------------------|G|-----2---2-------4---4---|-----7---7----------------|D|---3-------3---5-------5-|---7-------7--------------|A|-------------------------|-5-------------------5\---|E|-1-----------3-----------|-------------5------------|
F G Ce|-------------------------|--------------------------|B|-------1-----------3-----|-------5-----------5------|G|-----2---2-------4---4---|-----5---5-------5--------|D|---3-------3---5-------5-|---5-------5---5----------|A|-------------------------|-3-------------------3----|E|-1-----------3-----------|-------------3------------|
F G Ame|-------------------------|--------------------------|B|-------1-----------3-----|-----5--------------------|G|-----2---2-------4---4---|----5---------------------|D|---3-------3---5-------5-|---7----------------------|A|-------------------------|--7-----------------------|E|-1-----------3-----------|-5------------------------|
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VERSE PT. 2
Dm Am Gm Am
The violence we suffer, why you live for?
Dm Am Gm Am
The walls of creation have been destroyed
Dm Am Gm Am
You may raise your rifle to the sun
Dm Am Gm Am
But you have not won! No no, you have not won
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VERSE PT. 3
Guitar 3: Drop D Tuning & using an octave pedal
CHORDS:
F G Dme|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|--3----5----0----|A|--3----5----0----|D|--3----5----0----|
F G Dm
Bastard, you won't be forgiven!
F G Dm
And no, we won't lay down!
F G Dm
Tyrant, you're the plague of existence!
F G Dm
Tyrant, you're the king of the damned!
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BRIDGE
Guitars 1 & 3 Chord Progression:
A# C Dme|-----------------|B|------------6----|G|--3----5----7----|D|--3----5----7----|A|--1----3----5----|E|-----------------| x3
Next:
Guitar 1:e|----------------------------------|B|------------5---------------------|G|------------5---------------------|D|--3----5----7---------------------|A|--3----5----7---------------------|E|--1----3----5---------------------| x1
Guitar 3:e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|--3----5----7---------------------|A|--3----5----7---------------------|D|--3----5----7---------------------| x1
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[Drum Interlude]
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GUITAR JAM PT. 1
[Guitar 1 & 4]...[Guitar 4 only play the chords]
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-----------0-/9-7-5-7-5-4-|-----------0-/9-7-5-4~~~--|D|-7-7-7-7------------------|-7-7-7-7------------------|A|-7-7-7-7------------------|-7-7-7-7------------------|E|-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-----------0-/9-7-5-7-5-4-|----------5-4-5s7s9-7~~~\-|D|-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5------------------|A|-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5------------------|E|-3-3-3-3------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-----------0-/9-7-5-4~~~--|------------4-2-4-4s5~~~\-|D|-3-3-3-3------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------|A|-3-3-3-3------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------|E|-1-1-1-1------------------|-1-1-1-1------------------|
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|G|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------------|D|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------------|A|-------7\----|-------7\----|-------7\----|-------------|E|-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Repeat once, then play:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-------------/9~~~--7~~~--|-----------0-/9-7-5-4~~~--|D|-7-7-7-7------------------|-7-7-7-7------------------|A|-7-7-7-7------------------|-7-7-7-7------------------|E|-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-----------0-/7~~~--5~~~--|----------5-4-5s7s9-7~~~\-|D|-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5------------------|A|-5-5-5-5------------------|-5-5-5-5------------------|E|-3-3-3-3------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------|
Then:
Guitar 1:e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-----------0-/5~~~--4~~~--|-2~~~--4~~~--5~~~--/9~~~--|D|--------------------------|--------------------------|A|--------------------------|--------------------------|E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| | | |Guitar 4: | | e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|--------------------------|D|-3-3-3-3------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------|A|-3-3-3-3------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------|E|-1-1-1-1------------------|-1-1-1-1------------------|
Guitar 1:e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|G|-7-----5-----|-4-----5-----|-4h5p4h5p4h5p|4h5p4h5p4....|D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| | | | | |Guitar 4: | | | |e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|G|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------------|D|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------9\----|-------------|A|-------7\----|-------7\----|-------7\----|-------------|E|-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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GUITAR JAM PT. 2
Both guitars 1 & 4:
e|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|B|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|G|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|x4|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2
e|-------------| |-------------|B|-------------| |-------------| G|-------------| |-------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|x2|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x2 repeat once more, then:
e|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|B|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|G|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|x2|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x2
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GUITAR SOLO
Guitar 4 [rhythm]:
e|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|B|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|G|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|x2|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x2|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2
e|-------------| |-------------|-------------|B|-------------| |-------------|-------------| G|-------------| |-------------|-------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\----------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\----------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|x2|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3\----------|
Guitar 1 [solo]:
e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-/9-7-5-7-5-4-5---4h5p4-2---0-|D|------------------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------| x3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-4~~5~~s7~~s9~~s14~~s16~~s17~~-19b(21)-19-17~~-19b(21)~~~~~~~~\--|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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ACOUSTIC OUTRO
Chord reference:
F G C Am De|--1----3----3--------------|B|--1----3----5----5----7----|G|--2----4----5----5----7----|D|--3----5----5----7----7----|A|--3----5----3----7----5----|E|--1----3----3----5---------|
F G
The battles of this fashioned war
C F
Ain't what we've been fighting for
Am C G
'A-tyrant, you know, your time has come
F G C F
Oh, as soldiers emptied their rounds into your side
Am C G
'A-tyrant, you know, your time has come
F G
Oh, as soldiers marched on
D
Oh, your empty skin.
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LEGEND:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
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