Mother Puncher Lyrics

MOTHER PUNCHER
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'
Q=105
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E S
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||
|--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|-----------------o||
Gtrs I, II
S E E S S E E S
Main Riff
$
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|--------------12h14-14-14-14-14--|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E S
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||
|--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|-----------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E S
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o--------------12h14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------------|
D.S.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S 3x
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||-||o------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||-||o------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S 3x
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||-||o------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-----------------o||-||o------------------o||
Riff 2
PM| PM| ~~
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E
| PM| PM| ~~
| E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E
PM| PM| ~~ ~~~ ~~~
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S E. S E. S E.
| PM| PM| ~~ ~~~ ~~~
| E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S E. S E. S E.
PM| PM| ~~
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E
| PM| PM| ~~
| E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E
PM| PM| ~~ ~~~
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S E. S E.
| PM| PM| ~~ ~~~
| E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S E. S E.
PM| PM| ~~
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E
| PM| PM| ~~
| E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S E
PM| PM| ~~ ~~~ ~~~
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S E. S E. S E.
| PM| PM| ~~ ~~~ ~~~
| E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S E. S E. S E.
Gtrs I, II
~~~PM-| PM-| PM-| PM-|
||o--------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------1--------|-2--------1--------|
PM-| PM-| PM-| PM-|
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-2--------1--------|-2--------1--------o||
~~~PM-| PM-|
S E E S S E E S E. E. E. E. E. E.
PM-| PM-|
E. E. E. E. E. E. S E E S S E E S
|-------------------||o-----------------o||
|-2--------1--------||o-----------------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM------------| PM PM| PM|
||o--------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-2-----7--8-7-------------|---5---5-----3-----2-3-2-o||
Gtr I
PM| PM-----------------| PM PM| PM|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-2------7--8--7-------------------|-----5-----5--------3-----2-3-2--o||
| Gtr II
||o-------12-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-7-8-7--o||
||o-2--------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM------------| PM PM| PM|
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-2-----7--8-7-------------|---5---5-----3-----2-3-2--o||
Gtr I
PM| PM-----------------| PM PM| PM|
||o----------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-2------7--8--7-------------------|-----5-----5--------3-----2-3-2--o||
| Gtr II
||o-------12-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-7-8-7--o||
||o-2--------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM------------| PM PM| PM|
PM| PM------------| PM PM| PM|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths