Song: Tyrants Artist: Black Mountain Album: "In the Future [2008]" ****************************************************************** Tab by Devin Miller email: devin3@interchange.ubc.ca ****************************************************************** There are 3 guitars: (1) Electric [Standard tuning] (2) Acoustic [Standard tuning] (3) Electric [Drop D tuning] (4) Electric [Standard tuning] ****************************************************************** 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 Am e|------------------------------------| 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 Dm e|------------------------------------------------| 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 ****************************************************************** VERSE PT. 1 Chord reference: Dm Am Gm e|------------------| 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 ****************************************************************** ACOUSTIC INTERLUDE [Guitar 2] F G C e|-------------------------|--------------------------| 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 D e|-------------------------|--------------------------| 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 C e|-------------------------|--------------------------| 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 Am e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-------1-----------3-----|-----5--------------------| G|-----2---2-------4---4---|----5---------------------| D|---3-------3---5-------5-|---7----------------------| A|-------------------------|--7-----------------------| E|-1-----------3-----------|-5------------------------| ****************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************** VERSE PT. 3 Guitar 3: Drop D Tuning & using an octave pedal CHORDS: F G Dm e|-----------------| 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! ****************************************************************** BRIDGE Guitars 1 & 3 Chord Progression: A# C Dm e|-----------------| 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 ****************************************************************** [Drum Interlude] ****************************************************************** 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-| ****************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************** 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|-----------------------------------------------------------------| ****************************************************************** ACOUSTIC OUTRO Chord reference: F G C Am D e|--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. ****************************************************************** LEGEND: | / slide up | \ slide down | s slide | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ 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