Bass tabs
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The Motherload - Mastodon
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Tabbed by: Joe B.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:C,G,C,F
Part 1
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5---------8-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7-8-10-----| Play 3x
Part 2 (same as part 1 but with alternate ending)
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5-----------7---3-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7---10-----------|
Part 1
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5---------8-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7-8-10-----|
Part 2
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5-----------7---3-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7---10-----------
Chorus:
Part 1
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-----------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-----1-1-1--3-3-5-3-0------|
C|-0-----0----0-----0--------------------5-3--|
Part 2
F|----------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-------------------3-3-|
C|-0-----0----0-----0---5-5-5-5--3-3------|
Part 1
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-----------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-----1-1-1--3-3-5-3-0------|
C|-0-----0----0-----0--------------------5-3--|
Part 2
F|----------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-------------------3-3-|
C|-0-----0----0-----0---5-5-5-5--3-3------|
Post Chorus
F|----------------------|
C|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
C|-10-8-7-7---5-3-0-3-5-| Play 4x
Part 1
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5---------8-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7-8-10-----|
Part 2
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5-----------7---3-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7---10-----------|
Part 1
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5---------8-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7-8-10-----| Play 3x
Part 2
F|-----------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
C|--------7-----------------7---7-10-----------7---------------------------|
G|----5h8---8-5-3-5-----5h8---8------------5h8---8-5-3-5-----------7---3-5-|
C|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------7---10-----------|
Chorus:
Part 1
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-----------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-----1-1-1--3-3-5-3-0------|
C|-0-----0----0-----0--------------------5-3--|
Part 2
F|----------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-------------------3-3-|
C|-0-----0----0-----0---5-5-5-5--3-3------|
Part 1
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-----------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-----1-1-1--3-3-5-3-0------|
C|-0-----0----0-----0--------------------5-3--|
Part 2
F|----------------------------------------|
C|---------3----------3-------------------|
G|---3/5--------3/5-------------------3-3-|
C|-0-----0----0-----0---5-5-5-5--3-3------|
Play Post Chorus 4x
Bridge:
Part 1
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-7--7--7-7-7-5--5--5-5-5-| Play 2X
Part 2
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-7--7--7-7-7----------------------------------------|
G|-------------8--8--8-8-8-5--5--5-5-5-3--3-3--2--2-2-|
C|----------------------------------------------------| Play 1X
Part 3
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-7--7--7-7-7-------------------------------------|
G|-------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-2--2--2-2-2-|
C|-------------------------------------------------| Play 1X
Part 4
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-8--8--8-8-8-5--5--5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------| Play 4X
Part 5
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-8--8--8-8-8-5--5--5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-| Play 8X
Ending Part/Post Chorus
F|----------------------|
C|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
C|-10-8-7-7---5-3-0-3-5-| Play 3x
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
C|-10-8-7-7(r)--5-3-0-3-5-0--|
End on open C and let ring out.
** On last riff of post chorus there is a slight rest between two notes with emphasis
on the second note,shown with (r)
Listen to the song for timing.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
