WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Protest The Hero - Sequoia Throne Tabs | Ver. 1
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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
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