Bladecatcher Bass Tab

Title: Bladecatcher
Artist: Mastodon
Album: Blood Mountain
Tuning: D Standard (D G C F)
Tab Author: Pearce Hamblin (The Bass Diaries)

[Intro]
No bass part is played during this section (16 bars of 7/8)

[Pre-Verse 1]

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------0-----------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|------------6---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--8-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--1---------5---------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------9-----------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------9-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  (12/8)                        (5/4)
    1  &  a  2  &  a  3  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +
F|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--3-----4-----5-----6--------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--1---------3---------5---------7-----------------|

[Verse 1]

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----0------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----2------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--3-------------------------------------|--2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   |------------3------------|
    1        2        3        4  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|--5-----------5-----------5-----------|--4-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----0------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----0------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)
    1  &  a
F|-----------|
C|--14-------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|

[Riff Section A 1]

  (6/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|--------------------------------12---14--------12-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|--------------------------------12---14--------12-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/4)                          (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------12----------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|------------------------------|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)       (6/4)
    1  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|-----------|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--14-------|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|-----------|--------------------------------12---14--------12-----------|
D|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|--------------------------------12---14--------12-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/4)                          (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------12----------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|------------------------------|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)       (6/4)
    1  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|-----------|------------0-----------------------------------------------|
C|--14-------|--0----2---------2---------0--------------0-----------------|
G|-----------|--------------------------------0----2----------------------|
D|-----------|-----------------------------------------------0------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------0-----------------------------------------------|
C|--0----2---------2----1----0--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2----1----0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------0------------|

  (3/4)                          (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------0-----------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--0----2---------0---------0--|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|------------------------------|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)
    1  &  a
F|-----------|
C|--14-------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|

[Riff Section B 1]

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------0----2----------------------|
D|--0-------------------3-----------------|--2-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------0-----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------|------------0---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--3--------------0----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------0----2----------------------|
D|--0-------------------3----2----0-------|--2----3--------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------0-----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--3----3----5----0----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------3----3----2----0-------|--0----2----3----5----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------5----4------------|
G|--5-------------------7-----------------|--------------------------------7-------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5---------7---------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------2---------------------------|
D|--0-------------------2-----------------|--4--------------4----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--4-------------------------------------|--0----2----4----5----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|

[Bridge 1]

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|------------7-------------------9-------|
G|------------6-------------------8-------|--6-------------------8-----------------|
D|--5-------------------7-----------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------8-------------------10------|--9-------------------11----------------|
C|--7-------------------9-----------------|------------7-------------------9-------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  (6/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

[Pre-Verse 2]

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------0-----------------|

  (3/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +
F|------------------------------|------------------------------|
C|------------6-----------------|------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--1---------5-----------------|

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------0-----------------|

  (12/8)                        (5/4)
    1  &  a  2  &  a  3  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +
F|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--3-----4-----5-----6--------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--1---------3---------5---------7-----------------|

[Verse 2]

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----0------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----2------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--3-------------------------------------|--2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   |------------3------------|
    1        2        3        4           1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|--5-----------5-----------5-----------|--4-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----0------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------5----0------------|--3-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)
    1  &  a
F|-----------|
C|--14-------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|

[Riff Section A 2]

  (6/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|--------------------------------12---14---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12-----------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|--------------------------------12---14---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12-----------|

  (3/4)                          (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------12----------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|------------------------------|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)       (6/4)
    1  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|-----------|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--14-------|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|-----------|--------------------------------12---14---------------------|
D|-----------|-----------------------------------------------12-----------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------12----------------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-------------12----------------|
G|--------------------------------12---14---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12-----------|

  (3/4)                          (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------12----------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--12---14--------14--------12-|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|------------------------------|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3/8)       (6/4)
    1  &  a     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|-----------|------------0-----------------------------------------------|
C|--14-------|--0----2---------2---------0--------------0-----------------|
G|-----------|--------------------------------0----2----------------------|
D|-----------|-----------------------------------------------0------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------0-----------------------------------------------|
C|--0----2---------2----1----0--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2----1----0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------0------------|

  (3/4)                          (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------0-----------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--0----2---------0---------0--|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------0----5----7----7----9--|
D|------------------------------|--0----5----7---------------------------|

   |------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
    1                    2                    3                    4
F|--0-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------12----------12----------14----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (6/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    5    +    6    +
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--14--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff Section B 2]

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------0----2----------------------|
D|--0-------------------3-----------------|--2-------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------0-----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------|------------0---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--3--------------0----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------0----2----------------------|
D|--0-------------------3----2----0-------|--2----3--------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------0-----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--3----3----5----0----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------3----3----2----0-------|--0----2----3----5----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------5----4------------|
G|--5-------------------7-----------------|--------------------------------7-------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5---------7---------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------2---------------------------|
D|--0-------------------2-----------------|--4--------------4----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--4-------------------------------------|--0----2----4----5----------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|

[Outro]

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|------------7-------------------9-------|
G|------------6-------------------8-------|--6-------------------8-----------------|
D|--5-------------------7-----------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|------------8-------------------10------|--9-------------------11----------------|
C|--7-------------------9-----------------|------------7-------------------9-------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  (2/4)
    1    +    2    +
F|--------------------|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

  (4/4)
    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|--9-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

***********************************

| |--3--|  Triplet
| |--7--|  Septuplet

***********************************

Bass Tabs
Title	Bladecatcher
Artist	Mastodon
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	-jZEFoqgCwY

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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide

1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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