March of the Fire Ants Mastodon
MARCH OF THE FIRE ANTS
As recorded by Mastodon
(From the 2002 Album REMISSION)
Words and Music by Mastodon
Gtr I (A G C F A D) - 'Guitar I'
Gtr II (A G C F A D) - 'Guitar II'
Gtr III (A G C F A D) - 'Extra Guitar'
Intro
Q=135
[3/4] Gtr I[4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
||-----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||o----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||o-2--5--3--|-2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-|----2h3p2-2h3p2-|----2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2--| ||--0--3--1--|-0-----------------|-0--------------|-0---------------------|
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| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q H
||-----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||o----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||--------5--|-4-----------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||o-2--5--3--|-2-----------------|----------------|-----------------------| ||--0--3-----|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
[4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|| |----------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|| |-2--5--3--|-2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-|------2h3p2-2h3p2-|------2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2--o|| |-0--3--1--|-0-----------------|--0---------------|--0-----------------------||
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| Q Q Q H. +H. +W
|----------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|| |-------5--|-4-----------------|-(4)--------------|-(4)----------------------|| |-2--5--3--|-2-----------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)---------------------o|| |-0--3-----|-0-----------------|-(0)--------------|-(0)----------------------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
||-----------|-------------------| ||o----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-------------------| ||o-2--5--3--|-2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-| ||--0--3--1--|-------------------|
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| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
||-----------|-------------------| ||o----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-8h9p8-8h9p8-8h9p8-| ||--------5--|-------------------| ||o-2--5--3--|-------------------| ||--0--3-----|-------------------|
[4/4]
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E 4x
|------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|--------------------------------|| |----2h=3p2-2h=3p2-|-----2h=3p=2--2h=3p=2--2h=3p=2-o|| |-0----------------|-0------------------------------||
|
| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E 4x
|------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------|----12h13p12-12h13p12-12h13p12-o|| |------------------|--------------------------------|| |----9h10p9-9h10p9-|--------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-0----------------|-0------------------------------||
Verse
[3/4] Gtrs I, II[4/4]
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +E Q. Q Q 4x
|----------||------------------|-----------------|| |----------||o-----------------|----------------o|| |----------||------------------|-----------------|| |----------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-(4)-------------|| |-2--5--3--||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|-(2)-5----5--3--o|| |-0--3--1--||------------------|-----3----3--1---||
1.,2.,3.
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E +E Q. Q Q 4x
||------------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-(4)-------------|| ||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|-(2)-5----5--3--o|| ||------------------|-----3----3--1---||
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E +E Q. Q Q 4x
||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-|-(7)-------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-(4)-------------|| ||------------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----5----5--3--o|| ||------------------|-----3----3--1---||
Chorus
4.
Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E Q. E Q.
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |---------3----|---------4----|---------9----|---8------10----| |-2--2--2-1----|-2--2--2-2----|-2--2--2-7----|-2-6----2--8----| |-0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0------0-------|
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| Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E Q. E Q.
|-7-------6----|---------7----|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |-4-------3----|---------4----|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|---------9----|---8------10----| |----2--2------|-2--2--2------|-2--2--2-7----|-2-6----2--8----| |----0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0------0-------|
Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E Q. E Q. 3x
||---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| ||----------3----|---------4----|---------9----|---8------10----|| ||o-2--2--2-1----|-2--2--2-2----|-2--2--2-7----|-2-6----2--8---o|| ||--0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0------0-------||
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| Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E Q. E Q. 3x
||----------6----|---------7----|--------------|----------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------o|| ||----------3----|---------4----|--------------|----------------|| ||---------------|--------------|---------9----|---8------10----|| ||o-2--2--2------|-2--2--2------|-2--2--2-7----|-2-6----2--8---o|| ||--0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0------|-0------0-------||
Interlude
Q=140
Gtrs I, II
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----15-14-----15--14----15-|----17-14-----17--14----17-| ||--17-------17---------17----|-15-------15---------15----| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||--12----------(12)-12----12-|-10----------(10)-10----10-| ||o-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8-----------(8)--8-----8-| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |----14-12-----14--12----14-|----15-12----15--12----15---|| |-15-------15---------15----|-13-------13--------13------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
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| H +E Q E H +E Q E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8----------(8)--8-----8---|| |--8-----------(8)--8-----8-|--6----------(6)--6-----6--o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
Gtr I
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----15-14-----15--14----15-|----17-14-----17--14----17-| ||--17-------17---------17----|-15-------15---------15----| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||------8--7------8---7-----8-|----10--7-----10---7----10-| ||o-10-------10---------10----|--8--------8----------8----| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||--12----------(12)-12----12-|-10----------(10)-10----10-| ||o-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8-----------(8)--8-----8-| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |----14-12-----14--12----14-|----15-12----15--12----15---|| |-15-------15---------15----|-13-------13--------13------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----7--5------7---5-----7-|-----8--5-----8---5-----8---|| |--8--------8----------8----|--6--------6---------6-----o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8----------(8)--8-----8---|| |--8-----------(8)--8-----8-|--6----------(6)--6-----6--o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----15-14-----15--14----15-|----17-14-----17--14----17-| ||--17-------17---------17----|-15-------15---------15----| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-----4--3------4---3-----4-|-----6--3------6---3-----6-| ||---5--------5----------5----|--3--------3----------3----| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||--12----------(12)-12----12-|-10----------(10)-10----10-| ||o-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8-----------(8)--8-----8-| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |----14-12-----14--12----14-|----15-12----15--12----15---|| |-15-------15---------15----|-13-------13--------13------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----3--1------3---1-----3-|-----4--1-----4---1-----4--o|| |--3--------3----------3----|--1--------1---------1------|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8----------(8)--8-----8---|| |--8-----------(8)--8-----8-|--6----------(6)--6-----6--o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||-----15-14-----15--14----15-|----17-14-----17--14----17-| ||--17-------17---------17----|-15-------15---------15----| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||------8--7------8---7-----8-|----10--7-----10---7----10-| ||o-10-------10---------10----|--8--------8----------8----| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||--12----------(12)-12----12-|-10----------(10)-10----10-| ||o-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8-----------(8)--8-----8-| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |----14-12-----14--12----14-|----15-12----15--12----15---|| |-15-------15---------15----|-13-------13--------13------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----7--5------7---5-----7-|-----8--5-----8---5-----8---|| |--8--------8----------8----|--6--------6---------6-----o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| H +E Q E H +E Q E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |-10----------(10)-10----10-|--8----------(8)--8-----8---|| |--8-----------(8)--8-----8-|--6----------(6)--6-----6--o|| |---------------------------|----------------------------||
Bridge
[3/4] Gtrs I, II
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
||-------------|------------|---------0--|---------0---| ||o---------0--|---------0--|---------5--|---------5---| ||----------4--|---------4--|------------|-------------| ||-------------|------------|------------|-------------| ||o------------|------------|------------|-------------| ||--0-3-0-3----|-0-3-0-3----|-3-5-6-3----|-3-5-6-3-----|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------------|------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------------| |---------0--|------------|---------0--|-------------| |-7-7-----5--|------------|-7-7-----5--|-------------| |-5-5--------|-5----------|-5-5--------|-5-----------| |-----6-4----|----6-4-6-4-|-----6-4----|----6-4-6-4--|
Gtr I
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q 4x
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|| |---------6-----|---------6-----|---------4----|---------4------o|| |---------8b10r-|---------8b10r-|---------6b8r-|---------6b8r----|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|| |-6-8-4-6-------|-6-8-4-6-------|-4-6-2-4------|-4-6-2-4--------o|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q 4x
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|| |---------6-----|---------6-----|---------4----|---------4------o|| |---------8b10r-|---------8b10r-|---------6b8r=|---------6b8r----|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------o|| |-4-6-2-4-------|-4-6-2-4-------|-2-4-0-2------|-2-4-0-2---------||
Outro
[4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-2--5--3--|-2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-|----2h3p2-2h3p2-|----2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2--| |-0--3--1--|-0-----------------|-0--------------|-0---------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q H
|----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-------5--|-4-----------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-2--5--3--|-2-----------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-0--3-----|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
[4/4]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |-2--5--3--|-2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-|------2h3p2-2h3p2-|----2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2--| |-0--3--1--|-0-----------------|--0---------------|-0---------------------|
|
| Q Q Q H. +H.
|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |-------5--|-4-----------------|-(4)--------------|-----------------------| |-2--5--3--|-2-----------------|-(2)--------------|-----------------------| |-0--3-----|-0-----------------|-(0)--------------|-----------------------|
Gtrs I, II
Q Q Q Q W
|-------------|----------*|---| |-------------|----------*|---| |-------------|----------*|---| |-------------|----------*|---| |-2--5--3--2--|----------*|---| |-0--3--1--0--|----------*|---|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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