COLONY OF BIRCHMEN

As recorded by Mastodon
(from the 2006 Album "BLood Mountain")
Words by Mastodon
Music by Mastodon

A Intro
P = 127
V V V V V V V V}
V V V V V V gV V V V V V V
4 V V
1
I4 V V V V V V V V V Pz V
V V V } } } } } } } } }
Gtr II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring
15 15 14 15 15 15 17 14 0
T 12 12 12 13 12 x 0 0
12 12 11 12 12 12 14 11 0 6 7
A 9 9 9 10 9 5 7
B x x x x x x x x x
0 0 0
sl. sl. sl. sl. H sl.

4 V V V V} V} V V V} V
I4 V V V V} V} V gV V} V V V V V V V V V V V VV
V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring
0
T 0 0 0
12 12 11 4 4 4 5 4 12 12 12 14 11 0 0
A x x x x x x 5 7
B 10 10 9 2 2 2 3 2 10 10 10 12 9 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
sl. sl.

B Verse
3x
5
I VV gVV gV VV V gVV gV VV V gVV gV VV gV V
V V V V V V V gVV VV
V V V V V fV V V V V V fV V V V V V fV V
Gtrs I, III
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
B 7 11 11 7 11 11 7 11 11 11 11 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 0

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C Pre-Chorus

9
I VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 2
B 7 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

gVV V
I V VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr III

T
13 11
A 14 9
B 11 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11
I VV V
V V V gV V
V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9
B 7 7 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

V}
I V}V V V V gV V
V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
7 9
A x x
B 5 7 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

D Chorus

13
I V V gV V V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V
Gtrs I, III
P.M.
T
A
B 9 7 6 4 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

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E Verse
3x
15
I V gVV VV V gVV VV V gVV VV gV V V V
VVV V gV V gV V gV V V V V VgV V
VVVVVVVVVV V V V V V fV V V V V V fV V V V V V fV VV
Gtr III
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
B 7 5 7 7 11 11 7 11 11 7 11 11 11 11 9 9
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 9 9 1010 11 11 0 0
H

3x
I VVV V gVV VV V gVV VV V gVV VV gV V V V
V gV V gV V gV V V V V VgV V
VVVVVVVVVV V V V V V fV V V V V V fV V V V V V fV VV
Gtr I
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 5 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
B 7 11 11 7 11 11 7 11 11 11 11 9 9
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 9 9 1010 11 11 0 0
H

F Pre-Chorus

21
I VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 2
B 7 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V
I gV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
11
A 14 9
B 11 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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23
I VV V
V V V gV V
V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9
B 7 7 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

V}
I V}V V V V gV V
V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
7 9
A x x
B 5 7 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

G Chorus

25
I V V gV V V V gV V VVV
V V gV V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V
VVVVVVVVVV VV VVVV VV
P.M.
T
A
B 9 7 6 4 9 7 6 4 7 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
H

I V V gV V V V gV V VVV
V V gV V V
VVVVVVVVVV V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 5 4 5
B 9 7 6 4 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
H

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H Bridge

V} V} V V V V V V V}
28
I V V }V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring
T
12 12 11 5 7 9 7 5 4 12 12 12 14 16 11 0
A x x x x 0 0
B 10 10 9 2 3 5 7 5 3 2 10 10 10 12 14 9 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
sl. sl. sl. sl.sl. sl.

c V W
j c k c k j c V V V V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V V u
Gtr III let ring
||||| \\
T 10 10
7 7 7 9 11
A 11 11
B 10 12 14 12 10 9
10 10 9 17
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

V} V} V} V} V} V}
I V
VV
V V
VV V gV V V V V V V V V V V
V
V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V P V V
Gtr II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring
T
7 7 6 5 7 9 7 5 4 12 12 12 14 16 11 7 0
A 5 5 4 x x x x x x 0 0 0
B 2 5 5 4 2 3 5 7 5 3 2 10 10 10 12 14 9 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
sl. sl.

I Time Change

32 6
I8 V V VV VV gVV V
gV V V V V V V V V V V fV V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 6 9
8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10

6
I8 V V VV VV gVV V
gV V V V V V V V V V V fV V
V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 6 9
8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 0

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V fV V V VV V V 4x
35
I gV V V gV V V V gV V fV V
Gtr IV
let ring
0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 8 8 8 11
A 10 9 9 12
B
sl. sl.

4x
V V fV V V V V V
I V V V V gVV V fV V
gV V
Gtrs I, II
let ring
0 0
T 0 0
0 0
A 10 9 9 12
B 7 7 6 6 9
8 7 7 10
sl. sl.

J Pre-Chorus

4
38
I 4 VV V
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9
B 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 V V
I 4 gV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr III

T
11
A 14 9
B 11 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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40
I VV V
V V V gV V
V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9
B 7 7 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

V}
I V}V V V V gV V
V V gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
7 9
A x x
B 5 7 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0

K Chorus

42
I V V gV V V V gV V VVV
V V gV V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V
VVVVVVVVVV VV VVVV VV
P.M.
T
A
B 9 7 6 4 9 7 6 4 7 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
H

I V V gV V V V gV V VVV
V V gV V V
VVVVVVVVVV V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 5 4 5
B 9 7 6 4 9 7 6 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
H

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L Bridge

V} V} V V V V V V V}
45
I V V }V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring
T
12 12 11 5 7 9 7 5 4 12 12 12 14 16 11 0
A x x x x 0 0
B 10 10 9 2 3 5 7 5 3 2 10 10 10 12 14 9 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

c V W
j c k c k j c V V V V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V V u
Gtr II let ring
||||| ||||| \\
T 10 10
7 7 7 9 11
A 11 11
B 10 12 14 12 10 9 9
10 10 9
sl. sl. sl. sl.

V} V} V} V} V} V}
I V
VV
V V
VV V gV V V V V V V V V V V
V
V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V P V V
Gtr III
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring
T
7 7 6 5 7 9 7 5 4 12 12 12 14 16 11 7 0
A 5 5 4 x x x x x x 0 0 0
B 2 5 5 4 2 3 5 7 5 3 2 10 10 10 12 14 9 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
sl. sl.

M Time Sig. Change

49 6
I8 V V VV VV gVV V
gV V V V V V V V V V V fV V V
Gtrs I, III
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 6 9
8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10

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V fV V V VV V V 4x
52
I gV V V gV V V V gV V fV V
Gtr IV
let ring
0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 8 8 8 11
A 10 9 9 12
B
sl. sl.

4x
V V fV V V V V V
I V V V V gVV V fV V
gV V
Gtrs I, II
let ring
0 0
T 0 0
0 0
A 10 9 9 12
B 7 7 6 6 9
8 7 7 10
sl. sl.

N Breakdown

55 4
I4 V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4
I4 V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, III
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H

57
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, III
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H H

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59
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H

O Guitar Solo

61
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, III
P.M. P.M. P.M.
f P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H H

6:4 6:4 6:4

I U V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr V

N.H.
fff
T
A
B [7] 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 14
15
H P H P H P H P H P H H P H P H sl.

63
I V VV VV VV VV V V VV VV
VVVVVVV VV VV VVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVV VV VV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H P H

V V V V VVVVVVVVVVVV
I V VV VV V W VV V V V V
\\\\ tr || |||| tr||||||||||||||| ||||||||
T 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 14
A 9 7 (5) 5 9 12 12 14 14 14 14
B 14 7 (5) 9 (9) 14 14 14 14 14
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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66
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P H

V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
I
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 3
M
Full
Y Y Y Y Y
12 12 12
T 12 15 15 15 15 15 10 8 10 8 7 7 8 7 3 5 3 5 3
14
A
B
sl. sl. P P H P sl. H H

68
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P H

V V V V V V V V V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
Y ||| ||||||
0 0 0 0
T 3 3 5 5
11 11 11 11 9 11 9 7 7 9 9 (9) 2 2 4 4
A 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5
B
H P sl. sl.

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70
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P H

V V V V V V
I V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0
T 3 3
4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
A 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 2
B

72
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P H

VV VV V
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V }
V
M
1/2

12 12 12
T x 12 12 15
A 4 4
0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
O4 4 4
B 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 5
5
sl.
sl.

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74
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P H

V V V gV V V V
I V

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
T 15 12 10 9 7 5 3 2
A
B

V V V V V V V V
I
Gtrs II, IV

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12 10 9 7 5 0 0 0
T
A
B

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76
I V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H

V V V V W V V
I V V V V V

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
0 0
T 0 2 3 2 0 5 5 2 2 7
A
B

U W V
I u
Y Y
0
T 5 5
A
B
sl.

U U U U
78
I
M
Full

10 12 12 12
T
A
B

I UU U
U
U
U
U
U
U U U U
T
A 9 9 9 9
B 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0

I U UU UU UU
U
U U U U
T
A 2 2 2 2
B 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

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