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Workhorse Tab

Send "Workhorse" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Mastodon 
Workhorse
A G C F A D


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://metaltabs.com/band/433/
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Intro:
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|----------------|--------------|---------|
|------9-5-------|---5--------5-|---------|
|-7-10-7-3--7--2-|-2-3--7--2--3-|--8-7----|
|-5--8------5--0-|-0----5--0----|--6-5----|
|----------------|--------------|---------|

|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|------9-5-------|---5-5-------5-|-------------|
|-7-10-7-3--7--2-|-2-3-3-7--2--3-|--8-7---b8r--|
|-5--8------5--0-|-0-----5--0----|--6-5---b6r--|
|----------------|---------------|-------------|

|----------------|---------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|---------|
|------9-5-------|---5-5-------5-|---------|
|-7-10-7-3--7--2-|-2-3-3-7--2--3-|--8-7----|
|-5--8------5--0-|-0-----5--0----|--6-5----|
|----------------|---------------|---------|

|----------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|-------------|
|------9-5-------|---5--------5-|-------------|
|-7-10-7-3--7--2-|-2-3--7--2--3-|--8-7---b8r--|
|-5--8------5--0-|-0----5--0----|--6-5---b6r--|
|----------------|--------------|-------------|

Pre-Verse:
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|-10-13----13--10----|-----13--10-----13-|-(13)-11-10--|
|------------------9-|-(9)---------9-----|-------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|
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                                              ~~
|-------12-----------|----------------|-----------|
|-10-13----13--10----|--13--10-----13-|--11-10----|
|------------------9-|----------9-----|-----------|
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                                              ~~
|-------12-----------|----------------|---------|
|-10-13----13--10----|--13--10-----13-|--11-10--|
|------------------9-|----------9-----|---------|
|--------------------|----------------|---------|
|--------------------|----------------|---------|
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                                              ~~
|-------12-----------|----------------|--------------|
|-10-13----13--10----|--13--10-----13-|--11-10------|
|------------------9-|----------9-----|--------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------|

Verse: x4
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----5-5-5-------|
|-4-4-4--4-4/-7-7-|-7-5-5-5-3-3-3--|-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2--2-2/-5-5-|-5-3-3-3--------|-3-3-------3-3-3-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

Chorus: x4
                     PM--------------------|
|-----------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|---------------|
|-----------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|---------------|
|-------5-4-------|--------------------------------|------------5--|
|-4-4-4-3-2-7-4p3h|4-------------------------5-4-5-|-7--5-4-5-5-3--|
|-2-2-2-----5-2p1h|2-------------------------3-2-3-|-5--3-2-3-3----|
|-----------------|--------------------------------|---------------|

Verse x4

Chorus x4

          Interlude: 1 x3
    PM              PM-|            PM-|            PM-|           PM-|
|-----|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-4---|  |-4--5-4--7-----4--5-|-4--7-----4--5-4--7-|-----4--7--5-4------|
|-2---|  |-2--3-2--5-----2--3-|-2--5-----2--3-2--5-|-----2--5--3-2------|
|---0-|  |-----------0-0------|------0-0-----------|-0-0-----------0-0--|
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|   PM              PM-|            PM-|            PM-|           PM-|
|-----|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-4---|  |-9-10-9-12-----9-10-|-9-12-----9-10-9-12-|-----9-12-10-9------|
|-2---|  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0-|  |-----------0-0------|------0-0-----------|-0-0-----------0-0--|

Interlude: 2
            PM-|            PM-|            PM-|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-4--5-4--7-----4--5-|-4--7-----4--5-4--7-|-----4--7--5-4---|
|-2--3-2--5-----2--3-|-2--5-----2--3-2--5-|-----2--5--3-2---|
|-----------0-0------|------0-0-----------|-0-0-------------|
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|           PM-|            PM-|            PM-|          ~
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-9-10-9-12-----9-10-|-9-12-----9-10-9-12-|-----9-12-10-9---|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-0------|------0-0-----------|-0-0-------------|

Interlude: 3 x3
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|-4-5-4-7---4-5-|-4-7---4-5-4-7-|---4-7-5-4---|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|-2-3-2-5---2-3-|-2-5---2-3-2-5-|---2-5-3-2---|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|

Interlude: 4
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-4-5-4-7---4-5-|-4-7---4-5-4-7-|-(7)--4-7-5-4---|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2-3-2-5---2-3-|-2-5---2-3-2-5-|-(5)--2-5-3-2---|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
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|                                          ~
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|-4-5-4-7---4-5-|-4-7---4-5-4-7-|---4-7-5-4---|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|-2-3-2-5---2-3-|-2-5---2-3-2-5-|---2-5-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|

Interlude: 5 x3
          ~           ~        ~~~~~       ~
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|-4-5-4-7---4-5-|-4-7---4-5-4-7-|---4-7-5-4---|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|
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|---------------|---------------|-------------|

Interlude: 6
         ~           ~         ~~~~~
|---------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|
|-4-5-4-7---4-5-|-4-7---4-5-4-7-|---4-7-5-4-|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|

Verse x2

Chorus x2

Outro:
|----------------|-------------|-----------|
|----------------|-------------|-----------|
|------9-5-------|--5--------5-|-----------|
|-7-10-7-3--7--2-|--3--7--2--3-|--8-7------|
|-5--8------5--0-|-----5--0----|--6-5------|
|----------------|-------------|-----------|

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Workhorse Tab

Send "Workhorse" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/m/mastodon/276056.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Shotgun Average	#1 by Shotgun Joe at Dec 26, 1972 at 9:45 PM EST
	That quote is the basic meaning. The song is also about comparing work to slavery and also about how we've accepted having to work just to live in our society ("Consequences we have paid to be free in a world we've made"). It's like if we didn't work, we wouldn't be able to live, but we still regret it. I'm a bit disappointed how the lyrics on the booklet don't match the ones in the song, these lyrics are missing a line and the final verse.

No Picture Jeremy Rhythm Player	#2 by Jeremy Dosser at May 24, 1987 at 9:24 AM EST
	"This song is about work. Work fucking sucks!Workhorse!" Roskilde 2005, one of my greatest concerts ever

No Picture ¿Josh Rhythm Player	#3 by ¿Josh Kirkpatrick? at Oct 28, 2001 at 7:41 PM EST
	This is one of the best metal songs i have heard in a while!! when i bought the record Remmision, and listened to this song, i wa blown away!!! the guitar work is amazing!!! Love it!!!

No Picture Braxton Lead Player	#4 by Braxton Overby at Jan 5, 2006 at 4:11 AM EST
	"This next song is about work, and how it sucks." That's what they said it was about in concert a few years ago. The lyrics are deeper sounding than that, but that's the overall theme.