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-|
-----------------------|
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-----------------------|
-----------------------|
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-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
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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
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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------------------------|
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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 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!
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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
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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------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_mountain/tyrants_tab.html ]
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 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.
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LEGEND:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
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