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Track 7 of Emperor of Sand (2017).

Tuning: 5-string E standard (BEADG)
Time signature: 4/4


Intro [00:00]
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|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| x2
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
|-3--3--6~--------|3--3--6~--------|3--3--5~--------|3--3--5~---------|

Verse 1 [00:13]
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|*----------------|----------------|------3---3-3-3-|------3---3-3-3-*|
|-------7---7-7-7-|------7---7-7-7-|----------------|-----------------| x4
|*---6------------|---6------------|---5------------|---5------------*|
|-3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3----------------|
              When the Sultan gives orders to take your head / You
  must ride the winds to safety or you'll wind up dead
              Through the evil and darkness you make your stand / Only
  skeletons of war will guide you by the hand

Pre-chorus 1 [00:41]
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|------3~--------|----------------|----------------|
|3--3------6-6---|3--3------6-6---|3--3--6~--5-5---|3--3--5~--6-3---|
                  Silence growing loud

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|------3~--5-----|----------------|----------------|
|3--3------6-6---|3--3--------6---|3--3--6~--5-5---|3--3--5~--6-3---|
                  Failure is not allowed
Verse 2 [00:55]
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|*----------------|----------------|------3---3-3-3-|------3---3-3-3-*|
|-------7---7-7-7-|------7---7-7-7-|----------------|-----------------| x2
|*---6------------|---6------------|---5------------|---5------------*|
|-3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3----------------|
                   The battle that rages before my eyes      Is no
  different than the one that is inside my head

Pre-chorus 2 [01:08]
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|------3~--------|----------------|----------------|
|3--3------6-6---|3--3------6-6---|3--3--6~--5-5---|3--3--5~--6-3---|
                  Silence growing loud

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|------3~--5-----|----------------|----------------|
|3--3------6-6---|3--3--------6---|3--3--6~--5-5---|3--3--5~--6-3---|
                  Failure is not allowed
Chorus 1 [01:22]
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|6~--6-6-6~--6-6-|6~--6-6-6-6-6-6-|5~--5-5-5~--5-5-|5~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                  Ancient kingdom still remains

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3~--3-3-3~--3-3-|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|1~--1-1-1~--1-1-|1~--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 Crumble slowly

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6~--6-6-6~--6-6-|6~--6-6-6-6-6-6-|5~--5-5-5~--5-5-|5~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                  Ride beyond mortality

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3~--3-3-3~--3-3-|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3~--3-3-3~--3-3-|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
 Leaving beauty now

Bridge 1 [01:49]
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|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|*------5~--------|------5~--------|------4~--------|------4~--------|
|-3--3------------|3--3------------|2--2------------|2--2------------|
                   Falling rain, sensing
                   Falling rain, sensing

 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
 |------3~--------|----------------|------2~--------|-----------------| x2
 |1--1------------|------4~--------|0--0------------|------3~--------*|
 |----------------|2--2------------|----------------|1--1-------------|
  Pain of mind
  Pain of mind

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|----------------|------2~--------|----------------|
|1--1------------|------4~--------|0--0------------|------3~--------|
|----------------|2--2------------|----------------|1--1------------|
 Pain of mind

Guitar solo [02:24]
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|*----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|/8--8--7~--------|----------------|/5--5--3~---------| x2
|*----------------|-----------------|5--5--5~--------|-----------------*|
|-3--3--3~--------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|8--8--7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|5--5--3-3-3-3-3--| x2
|*----------------|----------------|5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|----------------*|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

Bridge 2 [02:51]
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|*------5~--------|------5~--------|------4~--------|------4~--------|
|-3--3------------|3--3------------|2--2------------|2--2------------|
                   Falling rain, sensing
                   Falling rain, sensing

 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
 |------3~--------|----------------|------2~--------|-----------------| x2
 |1--1------------|------4~--------|0--0------------|------3~--------*|
 |----------------|2--2------------|----------------|1--1-------------|
  Pain of mind
  Pain of mind

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|----------------|------2~--------|----------------|
|1--1------------|------4~--------|0--0------------|------3~--------|
|----------------|2--2------------|----------------|1--1------------|
 Pain of mind

Fill [03:25]
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Pre-chorus 3 [03:32]
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|------3~--------|----------------|----------------|
|3--3------6-6---|3--3------6-6---|3--3--6~--5-5---|3--3--5~--6-3---|
                  Silence growing loud

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------3~--------|------3~--5-----|----------------|----------------|
|3--3------6-6---|3--3--------6---|3--3--6~--5-5---|3--3--5~--6-3---|
                  Failure is not allowed
Chorus 2 [03:46]
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-6~--6-6-6~--6-6-|6~--6-6-6-6-6-6-|5~--5-5-5~--5-5-|5~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                   Ancient kingdom still remains
                   Ride beyond mortality

 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
 |----------------|----------------|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| x2
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
 |3~--3-3-3~--3-3-|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|-----------------|
  Crumble slowly
  Leaving beauty now

|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|--------------6-|----------------|--------------5-|
|/6~--6-6-6~--6-6-|6~--6-6-6-8-9---|5~--5-5-5~--5-5-|5~--5-5-5-6-8---|
                   Sparks explode into the air

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|----------------|
|3~--3-3-3~--3-3-|3~--3-3-3-5-6---|----------------|----------------|
 Live forever

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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------6-|----------------|--------------5-|
|6~--6-6-6~------|/6-6-6-6-6-8-9---|5~--5-5-5~--5-5-|5~--5-5-5-6-8---|
                   Ageless sounds they never die

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-1-0---3-1-0---|
|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|------3-------3-|
|3~--3-3-3~--3-3-|3~--3-3-3-5-6---|----------------|----------------|
 And I will remain

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|1~--------------|
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Legend:

   ~      Let ring
   /      Slide
|------|
|*----*|
|------|  Repeat section
|*----*|
|------|


Song structure:

00:00  Intro
00:13  Verse 1
00:41  Pre-chorus 1
00:55  Verse 2       half of Verse 1
01:08  Pre-chorus 2  same as Pre-chorus 1
01:22  Chorus 1
01:49  Bridge 1
02:24  Guitar solo
02:51  Bridge 2      same as Bridge 1
03:25  Fill          no bass
03:32  Pre-chorus 3  same as Pre-chorus 1
03:46  Chorus 2


References:

* https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/mastodon/ancient_kingdom_tabs_1973925 (guitar; by sashki)
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WqpK2Z7OT0 (Live at the Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE (6/18/2018))
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGq8QsXmna4 (Rock Allegiance Camden, NJ 10/7/17)
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO5nO8-Thc4 (live in Melbourne 24/3/18)
* https://genius.com/Mastodon-ancient-kingdom-lyrics
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