x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sequoia Throne - Protest The Hero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: FacetOfChaos Email: [email protected] Tuning: Half Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#) If you have a questions, corrections, or anything of the sort, then leave me a comment. I figured this all out by ear so it probably isn't perfect but I think it sounds pretty close. *March 30 - Updated tapping sections* (the t in parenthesis are optional taps) ***100% accurate way to play the intro at end of tab*** 0:00 - 0:03 - t t t (t) t t t t t (t) D#|-------------------17-------------------------------------17-------| A#|-17-12-15-17-12-15----15-12-15-17-------14-17-12-15-17-12----15-12-| F#|----------------------------------12-15----------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| - t t D#|-------15-17-15-12-(12)\-| A#|-15-17-------------------| F#|-------------------------| C#|-------------------------| G#|-------------------------| D#|-------------------------| 0:03 - 0:10 - t t t (t) t t t t t (t) D#|-------------------17-------------------------------------17----------| A#|-17-12-15-17-12-15----15-12-15-17-------14-17-12-15-17-12----15-12-15-| F#|----------------------------------12-15-------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| - t t t t t (t) t t t t D#|----15-17-15-12-------------------17----------------------------------| A#|-17-------------17-12-15-17-12-15----15-12-15-17-------14-17-12-15-17-| F#|-------------------------------------------------12-15----------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| - t (t) t D#|----17-------------15-17-15-12-(12)\-| A#|-12----15-12-15-17-------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| 0:10 - 0:24 0:28 - 0:34 D#|------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------------------5-7-| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-1-0-1-4-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-7-8-4-5-7-----| D#|------------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-| C#|------------------------------------------------6-7-9-------| G#|------------------------------------------5-7-8-------------| D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-1-0-1-4-5--0-0-0-0-------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------------------5-7-| D#|-0---0---0-0-0---5-4-0-1-0-1-4-5--0---0---0-0-0---5-7-8-4-5-7-----| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------------7-9-10-9-10-12---| G#|------------------------------------------5-7-8-7-8-10----------------2-| D#|-0---0---0-0-0---5-4-0-1-0-1-4-5--7-5-7-8-----------------------------0-| 0:24 - 0:28 - t t t t t D#|-------19-------17-------------------------------| A#|-12-15----12-15----12-15-19-12-15-17-12-15-------| F#|-------------------------------------------18/19-| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------| - t t t t t D#|-------------------------------------------------| A#|-------19-------17-------------------------17/19-| F#|-12-15----12-15----12-15-19-12-15-18-12-15-------| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------| 0:28 - 0:34 (above where this time marker is listed) 0:34 - 0:49 - t t t t t D#|-------19-------17-------------------------------| A#|-12-15----12-15----12-15-19-12-15-17-12-15-------| F#|-------------------------------------------18/19-| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------| - t t t t t D#|-------------------------------------------------| A#|-------19-------17-------------------------17/19-| F#|-12-15----12-15----12-15-19-12-15-18-12-15-------| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------|x2 - t t t t t D#|------16------14----------------------------| A#|-9-12----9-12----9-12-16-9-12-14-9-12-------| F#|--------------------------------------15/16-| C#|--------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------| - t t t t t D#|--------------------------------------------| A#|------16------14----------------------14/16-| F#|-9-13----9-13----9-13-16-9-13-15-9-13-------| C#|--------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------|x2 - t t t (t) t t D#|-------------------17-------------15-17-15-12-(12)\-| A#|-17-12-15-17-12-15----15-12-15-17-------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------| 0:49 - 0:59 If you prefer, harmonics can be played on the F# A# D# strings fifth frets instead of the 12's D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-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-------------|x2 0:59 - 1:25 (Slide to the five. I can't put the slashes in because it auto-enters if you two of them in a line) D#|-------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------| C#|---3-5-4---------3-5-4---------3-5-4---------3-5-4-----| G#|-2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------| D#|-0-------5-3---0-------5-3---0-------6-7---0-------5-3-| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---3-5-4-------------4-5-7-----3-5-4---------3-5-4---------3-5-4-----| G#|-2-------------4-5-7---------2-------------2-------------2-----------| D#|-0-------3-5-7---------------0-------5-3---0-------6-7---0-------5-3-| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------4-5-7-------------------------------------| C#|---3-5-4-------------4-5-7-----------3-5-4h5p4---------3-5-4h5p4-----| G#|-2-------------4-5-7---------------2-----------------2---------------| D#|-0-------3-5-7---------------------0-----------5-3---0-----------6-7-| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------------------------------------4-5-7-| C#|---3-5-4h5p4---------3-5-4h5p4-------------4-5-7---------4-5-7-------| G#|-2-----------------2-----------------4-5-7---------4-5-7-------------| D#|-0-----------5-3---0-----------3-5-7---------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---3-5-4h5p4---------3-5-4h5p4---------3-5-4h5p4---------3-5-4h5p4-| G#|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------| D#|-0-----------5-3---0-----------6-7---0-----------5-3---0-----------| 1:25 - 1:39 D#|---------------------------------5-7-8-------------| A#|---------------------------5-7-8-------------------| F#|-------4-5-7---------4-5-7-------------------4-5-7-| C#|-4-5-7---------4-5-7-------------------4-5-7-------| G#|---------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------5-7-8--------7-8-10-| A#|-------------5-7-8-------7-8-10--------| F#|-------4-5-7---------------------------| C#|-4-5-7---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------|x4 1:39 - 1:55 D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------4-5------------------------| G#|-----------------3-7-6-3-6-7-3-7-3-7-6-3-6-7-----0-7-6-0-6-7-0-7-0-7-6-7| D#|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------5-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------4-5-7---7-5-4-------4-5-4-------------------------5-7-9-| C#|-4-5-7---------------7-5-7-------7-5-4-------------5-7-9-------| G#|---------------------------------------7-5-3-5-7-9-------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------7-9-10-9-7-----------------10----10----------| A#|---------------8-10------------10-8-8~--10-10--10b12----12r10-8~-| F#|--------7-9-11---------------------------------------------------| C#|-7-9-10----------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| - | where it slows | D#|-------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------------| A#|-5-7-8-----------8-7-5-----------------------------| F#|-----------------------7-5-4-----------------------| C#|-----------------------------7-5-4-----------------| G#|-----------------------------------7-5-3-----------| D#|-----------------------------------------7-5-(5)b6-| 1:55 - 2:07 D#|-------------------------------|---|-------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------|---|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------|---|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|---|---10-9-10-9---10-9-10-8---10-9-10-9-| G#|---8-7-8-7---8-7-8-6---8-7-8-7-|---|-0-----------0-----------0-----------| D#|-0---------0---------0---------|x4-|-------------------------------------|x2 2:07 - 2:23 D#|---------------------------------------------------------11-15-14-12-| A#|------------------------------------------13----------12-------------| F#|-9---11-12-11---9----11-12-11----------16----16-14-11----------------| C#|---9----------9---10----------10----14-------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------12----------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 D#|------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------| F#|-9---11-12-11-9-8---9-11-9-8-7---9-11-9-7-6---7-9-7-6-| C#|---9--------------9------------7------------7---------| G#|------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------12/15-19-15--------------------------12/15-17-14----| A#|-----------------13-------------17--------------------13-------------15-| F#|------------9/12---------------------------------9/12-------------------| C#|---------10-----------------------------------10------------------------| G#|------10-----------------------------------10---------------------------| D#|-8-12---------------------------------8-12------------------------------| D#|--------------------12/15-19-15--------------------------12/15-15-17-| A#|-----------------13-------------17--------------------13-------------| F#|------------9/12---------------------------------9/12----------------| C#|---------10-----------------------------------10---------------------| G#|------10-----------------------------------10------------------------| D#|-8-12---------------------------------8-12---------------------------| 2:23 - 2:37 D#|-19-0-15-0-17-14-0-19-0-15-0-17-14-0-14-0-19-0-15-0-17-14-0-| A#|------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-15-12-14----15------------15/17-14----------14-15-17-15-14-------------|-----| A#|----------15----12-(12)/13----------15----15----------------17-15-------|-----| F#|---------------------------------------14-------------------------17-16-|--\12| C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2---| 2:37 - 2:46 D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------12-----------------------------------------| F#|-14-14b16r14-14-12-11~--11-12-14----14-12-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------15--------| F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14b16----16r14~-| C#|-----------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------| 2:46 - End (These are primarily major and minor arpeggios) D#|-15-12----------------------------12-15-12----------------------------12-| A#|-------13----------------------13----------13----------------------13----| F#|----------12----------------12----------------12----------------12-------| C#|-------------14----------14----------------------14----------14----------| G#|----------------15-10-15----------------------------15-10-15-------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-15/19-15----------------------15-19-15----------15-19-15----------------| A#|----------17----------------17----------17----17----------17-------------| F#|-------------16----------16----------------16----------------16----------| C#|----------------17----17----------------------------------------17-------| G#|-------------------19----------------------------------------------19-15-| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------14-17-14----------------------14-17-14-------------| A#|----------15----------15----------------15----------15----------| F#|-------14----------------14----------14----------------14-------| C#|----16----------------------16----16----------------------16----| G#|-17----------------------------17----------------------------17-| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------10-14-10-------------------------12-15-12-------------| A#|-------------12----------12-------------------13----------13----------| F#|----------11----------------11-------------12----------------12-------| C#|-------12----------------------12-------14----------------------14----| G#|-10-14----------------------------14/15----------------------------15-| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------8-12-8------15-12-14-15-12-------------------| A#|-----------10--------10------------------15-13-12----13-12-| F#|---------9--------------9-------------------------14-------| C#|------10---------------------------------------------------| G#|-8-12------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------| D#|-13-10-12-13-10-10------------------8-5-------------7-10-12-8---------| A#|-------------------13-12-10-------------6---------8-----------10------| F#|----------------------------12-11---------5-----7----------------9----| C#|--------------------------------------------7/9--------------------10-| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-12-8------------------------10-14---15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12----------| A#|------10------------------12------------------15----------------15-13-12-| F#|---------9-------------11------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------10-------12---------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------12/14------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| - t t t t t D#|-------------------------------12-14-15--------------------17-------15-17-15-14-12/-| A#|-13-15-13-12----------12-13-15-----------17-12-15-17-12-15----12-15-----------------| F#|-------------14-12-14---------------------------------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| August 10, 2009 - Went over tab again and tightened everything up Alternative Intro Tapping: This is exactly how Luke plays the intro. You may opt to use one at the top since I think it's easier to play and it's easier to get a cleaner sound, but both work well. - t t t t t t t t t D#-----------------------17-------------------------| A#-----17----15-17----------------15-17-------14-17-| F#--------16-------16-14----14-16-------12-15-------| C#--14----------------------------------------------| G#--------------------------------------------------| D#--------------------------------------------------| - t t t t t t t t t D#-----------------------17-------------15-17-15----15\-| A#-----17----15-17----------------15-17----------17-----| F#--------16-------16-14----14-16-----------------------| C#--14--------------------------------------------------| G#------------------------------------------------------| D#------------------------------------------------------| |( ) ghost note |(t) optional tap | t tap | b bend | r release bend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================