Mastodon - Thickening Tab

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I was finally able to decipher this crazy song. Here are all the riffs in relativeorder, repeat as neccesary.
Some parts are not 100% correct, but pretty close.

     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

  D                                       
  A                                       
  F                                       
  C         9        9        9        9  
  G      7        7        7        7     
  D   0        9        0        9        

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E   E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                       0                  0     
          9        9        9        9           7        7         7        7  
       7        7        7        7          10                 10              
    0        9        0        9          8         8        8         8        

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                                        
                                        
                0                 0     
          9                 7           
       8           8     9           9  
    6        6        7        7        

  E  E   E  E   E  E  E  E

                              
                        0     
                     7     7  
              5S  9           
       5S  7                  
    0                         

 Solo
  /1\                 /1\          /1\
   W.                  H.           H        E  S S

                                                    
                                                    
    9                  7            5        L  4 5 
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    

  W

                     
                     
    4                
                     
                     
                     

   /1\                 /1\          /1\
   W.                  H.           H        E  S S    W

                                                                        
    10                  8            7        L  5 7   5                
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

   /1\
   W.

    10                
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      

  /1\          /0
  H.           H.              W

    8            7              7                
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

   /1\                 /1\          /1\
   W.                  H.           H        E  S S

                                                    
                                                    
    9                  7            5        L  4 5 
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    

  W

                     
                     
    4                
                     
                     
                     

Repeat the rhythm guitar sequence a few times underneath the solo, then switch to this...
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                            
                            
                            
          2        2        
       2        2        2  
    0        2        3     

                                         |--3--|  |--3--|
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                                          1  0        0     
                                    2           2        2  
             2        4          3     3           3        
    2     2        4     4    4                             
       0        2                                           
                                                            

              |--3--|  |--3--|
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                1  0        0          7        5        3  
          2           2        2    8     8  7     7  5     
       3     3           3                                  
    4                                                       
                                                            
                                                            

                             ^
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    Q    E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E

          2        0     0    2                                                
    5  3     3  2     2       2                                                
                                        0  L                      0            
                              4         5  4     4    L     4     5  4  4S  5  
                                                                               
                                   2          2          2     2               

                                                  ^
  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E  E     Q.     Q.     E  E

                       0         0                 0         0  
                3S  1     3S  7     7              7            
             0                         7           5      5     
          4                                 0      0            
    4  5                                                        
                                                                

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                      0                               
    7           7        7          7        7        
       5     5     5             5        5        5  
          0                   7                       
                                       5              
                                                7     

                                  ^                                  ^     ^
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    Q    E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                0                       0                                     
             7     7               7       7                                  
          9           9            9          9             0        0     0  
       7                           7             7       7        4           
                                                                              
    8                    8    L                       5        2        2     

        ^     ^        ^                 ^        ^
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                                                      
                         0                            
          0     2             0           0        0  
       4     4     4                4        4         x 3
                                                      
    3                 3          3     3        3     

This riff is a bit ad lib, feel free to rake how you like.
  E.  S S S E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                                                       
                                                       
    4   4 x x 4                                        
                    4     4       4     4     4     4  
    2   2 x x 2                                        
    3   3 x x 3     2     2       2     2     2     2  

                                          /0\
  E.  S S S E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  H           E.  S S S E  E  E  E  E

                                                                               
                                                                               
    4   4 x x 4     6     6       6     6  6          4   4 x x 4              
                                                                      4     4  
    2   2 x x 2     4     4       4     4  4          2   2 x x 2              
    3   3 x x 3                                       3   3 x x 3     2     2  

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    E.  S S S E  E  E  E  E

                                                               
                                                               
          0   L   L                   4   4 x x 4     6     6  
    0 4 5   5 4 2 0 2 0   0                                    
                        4   4 5 4 2   2   2 x x 2     4     4  
                                      3   3 x x 3              

              /0\
  E  E  E  E  H           S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S

                                                             
                                                             
       6     6  6                                            
                                                             
       4     4  4                      10 10             9 9 
                           7 7 7 7 7 7       7 7 7 7 7 7     

  S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S

                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                10 10             9 9               10 10             9 9 
    7 7 7 7 7 7       7 7 7 7 7 7       6 6 6 6 6 6       6 6 6 6 6 6     

  S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S

                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                10 10             9 9               10 10             9 9 
    6 6 6 6 6 6       6 6 6 6 6 6       7 7 7 7 7 7       7 7 7 7 7 7     

  S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S

                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                10 10             9 9               10 10             9 9 
    7 7 7 7 7 7       7 7 7 7 7 7       6 6 6 6 6 6       6 6 6 6 6 6     

  S S S S S S  S  S S S S S S S S S

                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                10 10             9 9 
    6 6 6 6 6 6       6 6 6 6 6 6     

Repeat that sequence of riffs, with this solo inbetween.
   E   E     H         S  S  E

                                 
       15br  12        12 15 17  
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

   Q.      S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

                     15       15 17 15    
     L      15 17 19    17 19          19 
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          

                                                                     |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  E      H.            E   S  S  S

    15    15    15                                                            
       19    19    19 17 15 17 15      17 19 17     L             L  17 19 17 
                                  16                                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

   W

                      
    12                
                      
                      
                      
                      

 Then comes the heavy 3/4 riff. Not sure if this is correct, but it's a fun riffto play regardless.

   S S S S S S S S  S S S  S

                              
                              
                              
                              
    7           7        7    
      0 0 0 0 0   0 10 0   10 

  S S S S S S S S S S  S S    S S S S S S S S S S  S S

                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
    7                                                   
      0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 10 8   7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 10 8 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S

                            
                            
                            
                            
    5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 
    3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 

Repeat that riff a few times during this solo.
   Q.      Q     E       Q.      Q.         H.

    12      10    15S    12      15        17            
                                                         
     9       7    12S     9      12        14            
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         

   Q     E    Q     E      Q.      Q     E       Q.      Q.

     L    14S  15    14    12      10    15S    12      15      
                                                                
     L    11S  12    11     9       7    12S     9      12      
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                

                                                            /1\
   H.               Q     E    Q     E      Q.       Q      E

    17               L    14S  15    14                        
                                                    15         
    14               L    11S  12    11    14b      14b    14  
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               

   H         E   S  S     H.               S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

                                                                              
                                                                              
    12         L  12 14   11              11 12 11    11                      
                                                   14    14 12    14    12 14 
                                                               14    14       
                                                                              

                                                        |--3--|  |--3--|
   Q.      S  S  S  S  S  S     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

                                                                          
                                                     14 15 17 12 15 17 12 
                  11 12    11   12 14 15 16 14 15 16                      
    14      12 14       14                                                
                                                                          
                                                                          

   S  S  S  S  S  S  E    S  E    S     E    S  E    S  E    S  E    S

                      17b  22 17b  22   17b  22 17b  22 17b  22 17b  22 
    17 12 15 17 12 15                                                   
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

   H         H

    17b                 
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        

Outro
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                                                      
                                                      
                                       2        4     
          2        2          2     2        4     4  
       2        2        2       0        2           
    0        2        3                               

Bar A below

              |--3--|  |--3--|                 |--3--|  |--3--|
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E

                1  0        0                   1  0        0     
          2           2        2          2           2        2  
       3     3           3             3     3           3        
    4                               4                             
                                                                  
                                                                  

                                                       Bar B below

                                                        ^
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    Q    E  E  E  E

       7        5        3          2        0     0    2                     
    8     8  7     7  5       5  3     3  2     2       2                     
                                                                  0  L        
                                                        4         5  4     4  
                                                                              
                                                             2          2     

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E     E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E  E

                                                  0         0        
                                           3S  1     3S  7     7     
                0                       0                         7  
    L     4     5  4  4S  5          4                               
                               4  5                                  
       2     2                                                       

         ^
  Q.     H        E     W

           0        L    L                
           7        L    L                
           5        L    L                
    0      0        L    L                
                                          
                                          

Here are some nice layered guitar parts played on the outro, played at the designated bars.
Bar A

   Q.     E  H

                        
    8      7  7         
                        
    5      4  4~        
                        
                        

Bar B

   E  E  E  E  H

                          
    7  8  7  5  7~        
                          
    4  5  4  2  4         
                          
                          

Enjoy! I hope you can learn to master this song.

     - kev

Duration Legend
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-|  - n-tuplets
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4 4 x x 4 6 6	6 6 6	4 4 x x 4
		4 4
2 2 x x 2 4 4	4 4 4	2 2 x x 2
3 3 x x 3		3 3 x x 3 2 2


0 L L	4 4 x x 4 6 6
0 4 5 5 4 2 0 2 0 0
4 4 5 4 2	2 2 x x 2 4 4
	3 3 x x 3




10 10 9 9	10 10 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7	6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6