MARCH OF THE FIRE ANTS

As recorded by Mastodon
(from the 2002 Album "Remission")
Transcribed by Woutjinho Words by Mastodon
Music by Mastodon
Arranged by Woutjinho

A Intro
P = 133
` D5
C5 C5 C5 `
ee 3 4
1
Ie e ee 4 V ff VV ff VVV V 4
fV fV
Gtr I

T
5
A 4 7 5 4
B 2 5 3 2

ee 3 4
Ie e ee 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4
fV fV fV fVfV V V V V V V V VfV V V V V VfV V V V V V V V
V V V fV fV
Gtr II

T
A
B 2 5 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2
0 3 1 0 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

C5 ` D5 F5 C5 `
ee 3 4 U
5
Ie e ee 4 V ff VV f VV W W 4
fV fW W U
T
A 4 7 10 4 4 4
B 2 5 8 2 2 2

ee 3 4
Ie e ee 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
V 4
fV fV V fVfV V V V V V V V VfV V V V V VfV V V V V V V V
V V fV fV
T
A
B 2 5 8 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2
0 3 6 0 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

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P = 135
C5` D5 F5

ee 3 V V fV eV V fV eV V fV eV V fV eV V fV eV
9
Ie e ee 4 V ff VV f VV V f V V V V V 44
fV 3 3
3 3 3
3 3
fV fV
||||
T
8 8 9 8 8 9 8 11 12 11 11 12 11 11 12 11
A 4 7 10 9 10 9 9 10 9
B 2 5 8
0 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

ee 3 4
Ie e ee 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
V 4
fV fV V fV VfV V V V V VfV V V V V VfV V V V V V V V
V V fV fV
||||
T
A
B 2 5 8 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2
0 3 6 0 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

P = 142
`
C 5 D5 C5 `
C 5 D5 F5

ee 3 V Vf Ve V Vf Ve V Vf Ve V Vf Ve V Vf Ve V 3
13
Ie e ee 4 V ff VV ff VV Vf V V V V V 44 4 V ff VV f VV
fV 3 3
3 3 3 fV
3 3
fV fV
|||
T
8 8 9 8 8 9 8 11 12 1111 12 1111 12 11 5
A 4 7 5 9 10 9 9 10 9 4 7 3
B 2 5 3 2 5
0 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

ee 3 4 3
Ie e ee 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 V
fV fV fV f V Vf V V V V V Vf V V V V V Vf V V V V V V V V fV fV V
V V V fV fV V V
|||
T
A
B 2 5 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 5 8
0 3 1 0 0 0 3 6
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

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B Verse
accel.
B5 ` `
C5 D C B5 ` C5 ` C ` D C5
ee 4 c c
18
Ie e ee 4 V V V V V V V V V fV V
t V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V
A.H.
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 [8] 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3
A b sl.
0 3

ee 4 c c
Ie e ee 4 V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V V
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

P = 147
B5 ` C5 ` D C B5 ` C5 ` `
C D C5
c c
ee
22
Ie e ee VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV VV V V V V V V V V V fV
V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V fV V fV fV fV
V V V V V
P.M.
T
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

ee c c
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

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accel.
B5 ` C5 ` D D C B5 ` C5 ` C ` D C5
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V
ee e e f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
26
I ee fV
u fV V fV u fV fV fV
V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M.
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
A 5
B 5 5 3 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3
sl. sl.

ee c c
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V V
Gtr II

T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

B5 ` C5 ` D C B5 ` C5 `
f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV VV f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV
ee
30
Ie e ee u
fV V fV
V V V
P.M.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
T 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
A
B 5 5 3
3 3 1
sl.

ee c
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV
V V V
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
3 3 1

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C Chorus
P = 149
` `
C5 C B5 ` C ` C5 ` C ` E5 E5 ` F5

VV eV V
ee k f VV k VV fV
33
Ie e ee V eV V
fV V fV V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
11 6 7
T 12 3 4
3 4
A 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

ee fV
Ie e ee V V V V eV V
V fV V ceV fV V c V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 3 4 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C ` B5 ` C ` C5 ` C ` E5 E5 ` F5
eV V
ee k f VV k VV fV
37
Ie e ee V eV V
fV V fV V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
6 7
T 3 4
3 4
A 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ee fV
Ie e ee V V V eV V
fV V ceV fV V c V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 3 4 9 8 10
B 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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C ` B5 ` C ` C5 ` C ` E5 E5 ` F5
eV V
ee k f VV k VV fV
41
Ie e ee V
fc V
eV V
fV V V fV V V fV V V cV c
V V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
6 7
T 3 4
3 4
A 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ee fV
Ie e ee V V V
fc V
eV V
fV V V ce V fV V V cV fV V V cV c
V V V V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 3 4 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D Verse
accel.
B5 ` C5 ` D C B5 ` C5 ` C ` D C5
ee 4 c c
45
Ie e ee 4 V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V V
Gtrs I, II

T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

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P = 153
B5 ` C5 ` D C B5 ` C5 ` C ` D C5
ee c c
49
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M.
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

ee c c
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V
t V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V
Gtr II
A.H. P.M.
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 [8] 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
Ab
3 3 0 3
sl.

B5 ` C5 ` D C B5 ` C5 ` C ` D C5
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V
ee e e f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
53
I ee fV
u fV V fV u fV fV fV
V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
A 5
B 5 5 3 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3
sl. sl.

ee c c
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V V fV fV
fV
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV
V V V V V
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
3 3 1 0 3

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B5 ` C5 ` D C B5 ` C5 `
f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV VV f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV f VV
ee
57
Ie e ee u
fV V fV
V V V
P.M.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
T 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
A
B 5 5 3
3 3 1
sl.

ee c
Ie e ee V V V V V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV
V V V
T
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
3 3 1

E Chorus
C5 C ` ` B5 ` C ` C5 ` C ` E5 E5 ` F5

VV eV V
ee k f VV k VV fV
60
Ie e ee V eV V
fV V fV V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
11 6 7
T 12 3 4
3 4
A 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

ee fV
Ie e ee V V V V eV V
V fV V ceV fV V c V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 3 4 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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C ` B5 ` C ` C5 ` C ` E5 E5 ` F5
eV V
ee k f VV k VV fV
64
Ie e ee V eV V
fV V fV V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
6 7
T 3 4
3 4
A 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ee fV
Ie e ee V V V eV V
fV V ceV fV V c V fV V c V
f c V c
V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 3 4 9 8 10
B 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C ` B5 ` C ` `
C5 C ` E5 E5 ` F5
eV V
ee k f VV k VV fV
68
Ie e ee V eV V
fV V V fV V V fV V V cf V cV c
V V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M.
6 7
T 3 4
3 4
A 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ee fV
Ie e ee V V V
fc V
eV V
fV V V ce V fV V V cV fV V V cV c
V V V V V V V V V V V V fV fV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 3 4 9 8 10
B 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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F Interlude
rit. P = 140
G5 F5 E5 `
V V V fV fV V V V V fV V V V
ee e e fV fV V V V V V V V fV fV V V V V V V V V
72
I ee
Gtrs I, II

T
15 14 15 14 15 17 14 17 14 17 14 12 14 12 14 15 12 15 12 15
A 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13
B

c c c c c c
e e fW V V V fW V V V fW V V V
Ie e ee f W V V V W V V V W V V V U
U
Gtr III

T
A 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
B 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6

P = 153 accel.
G5 F5 E5 `
V V V fV fV V V V V fV V V V
ee e e f V f V V V V V V V V fV fV V V V V V V V V
76
I ee
Gtr I
P.M.
T
15 14 15 14 15 17 14 17 14 17 14 12 14 12 14 15 12 15 12 15
A 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13
B

ee fV fV V V V
Ie e ee f V V f V V V V V V V V V V fV fV V V V V V V
V fV
V
V V V
V
Gtr II
P.M.
T
3 2 3 2 3 5 2 5 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 3
A 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
B

e e fU fU fU
Ie e ee f U U U U
U
Gtr III

T
A 12 10 10 8
B 10 8 8 6

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P = 157
G5 F5 E5 `
V V V fV fV V V V V fV V V V
ee e e f V f V V V V V V V V fV fV V V V V V V V V
80
I ee
T
15 14 15 14 15 17 14 17 14 17 14 12 14 12 14 15 12 15 12 15
A 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13
B

ee V fV V V V V V V fV V V V V fV V V V
Ie e ee f V V V V V fV fV V V V V V V V V

T
8 7 8 7 8 10 7 10 7 10 7 5 7 5 7 8 5 8 5 8
A 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
B

e e fU fU fU
Ie e ee f U U U U
U
T
A 12 10 10 8
B 10 8 8 6

rit. P = 153
G5 F5 E5 `
e e fV V fV V V V V V fV fV V V V V fV V V V
84
Ie e ee fV V V fV fV fV V V V V V V V V

P.M.
T
A 15 14 15 14 15 17 14 17 14 17 14 12 14 12 14 15 12 15 12 15
B 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13

ee fV fV V V V
Ie e ee f V V f V V V V V V V V V V fV fV V V V V V V
V fV
V
V V V
V
P.M.
T
A 8 7 8 7 8 10 7 10 7 10 7 5 7 5 7 8 5 8 5 8
B 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6

e e fU fU fU
Ie e ee f U U U U
U
T
A 12 10 10 8
B 10 8 8 6

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G Outro
P = 157
C ` C `
ee 3 V V
88
Ie e ee 4 V V V V V V
fV V fV V
V V fV fV V V fV fV fV fV V V fV fV V V
Gtrs I, II
0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
B 2 2 2 2
0 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 3 5 6 5 3 5 6 5
sl. sl. H H P H H P

D5 D5

ee
92
Ie e ee ff VV VV fV fV
fV V
fV V fV fV
V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 7 7 5 0 7 7 5 0
B 5 5 5 5
6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4

ee V V V V 4x
96
Ie e ee V V f V V V V fV V V V fV V V V fV V
Gtr I \\\\\\\\\\P.M. \\\\\\\\\\P.M. \\\\\\\\\\P.M. \\\
P.M.
M M Full M M Full Full Full

T
8 8 6 6
A
B 6 8 5 6 6 8 5 6 4 6 3 4 4 6 3 4

4x
ee j j j j
Ie e ee
V V fV V V V fV V V V fV V V V fV V
Gtr II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 4 6 3 4 4 6 3 4 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 2

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H Ending
P = 133
C5` D5 C5 C5 `
ee 3 4
100
Ie e ee 4 V ff VV ff VVV V 4
fV fV
T
5
A 4 7 5 4
B 2 5 3 2

ee 3 4
Ie e ee 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4
fV fV fV fVfV V V V V V V V VfV V V V V VfV V V V V V V V
V V V fV fV
Gtr II

T
A
B 2 5 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2
0 3 1 0 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

`
C 5 D5 F5 C5 ` `
C 5 D5 C5 C5 `
ee 3 4 U
104
Ie e ee 4 V ff VV f VV W W 4 V ff VV ff VV e V
V V
fV fW W U fV
T
5
A 4 7 10 4 4 4 4 7 5 4
B 2 5 8 2 2 2 2 5 3 2

ee 3 4
Ie e ee 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
V 4
fV fV V f Vf V V V V V V V V Vf V V V V V Vf V V V V V V V V f V f V f V V
V V fV fV V V V V
T
A
B 2 5 8 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 5 3 2
0 3 6 0 0 0 3 1 0
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

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