Mastodon Pedulous Skin (cover)

[bigperson666]

best cover of the song so far... most of these guys butcher the shit out of it and play it like a machine. yours has soul

[h3adcrabbio]

Nice cover anyway

[TALLMIDGET818]

i think if mastodon did a remake of this song in standard tuning like this guy, it would be soo delicious. u can tell it's pendulous skin, but it's in a different  form of musical orgasm in our ear pussies

[brownsmoke49]

Dude this is fantastic, really fantastic, i'm thinking of doing this for an upcoming solo performance on my music course, any chance of some tabbage? Keep it up!

[h3adcrabbio]

PENDULOUS SKIN THATS WHAT ITS SPELLED LIKE YOU WANKER.

[steelerjenn]

nice:) this song melts my heart

[jwspitz35]

amazing dude nice work

[rohouse1990]

This is awesome man. I can play this song myself, bur I learned it from a tab. Your version really is way more correct then the tab version. Props!

[samsmith09]

Nice job! definitely one of the best Mastodon songs. Shows their superiority in melody aswell as violent metal riffs!

[TheAvinashNair]

Great cover. Im having a nice time figuring out the lyrics! Haha!

[Zeedink]

How humans can compose this song ? Probably Mastodon are Gods ...

[edrock78]

Sounds great man

[TheBlackmetalhead]

My rhythm guitarist can finger pick this

[TheAvinashNair]

@TheBlackmetalhead Finger picking this is way easier than using a pick. :|

[coryu711]

only saw one mistake in there and this is a tough song. impressive shit man.

[DeMoNiX77]

You make it look so easy :(

[Tdrummer888]

My favorite non metal song from Mastodon, nice cover and your user name rocks lol

[ChainsawVsGod]

You misspelled the title. You can change it you know.

[PEREYDARAY]

love love love love it!!!!!!!!!

[masterfuzzer]

wonderful!!!

[SpasmOfJoy]

This is beautiful...

[sillymonkey829]

Brent Hinds is a musical fucking genius, especially as he is completely self taught and knows very little musical theory.

[DeadpoolX9]

This isn't in standard tuning right?

[Assballs2]

@DeadpoolX9 Sure it is ^^ May be that the guitar is not correclty tuned to an A = 440hz, but this is playable with a standard tuning. The original is played at DCFCAD or whatever standard below 2 is =P

[Ultraspontane]

bravo

[ImmortalReaver]

Great cover dude, also nice user name haha/

[howhighdrummer]

He hybrid picks this , might make it easier.

[StaulkHolm]

Faith acoustics? \m/

[MastodonRockss]

Wow, really nice cover. Where did you get the tab? (Or do you actually have the song book?). Also, nice user name. lol

[Assballs2]

@MastodonRockss I learned this by ear mostly i think. some years ago now =P

[gabrielarsantos]

(this is such a perfect song )

beautifully played! congratulation.

[TheMan750]

this type of song needs two guitarist playing

[masteroflicks]

Can someone explain the concept behind Blood Mountain?

[mittensandfobeo]

@masteroflicks well mastodon had the idea of making a theme to all of their albums, remissions was fire, leviathan was water, blood mountain earth, crack the skye air. remissions through blood mountain had the ending song for the albums be themed off the elephant man; elephant man, jospeh merrick, and pendulous skin respectively... but i still don't understand the point of most of the songs XD

[orcgoat]

@masteroflicks climbing a mountain in search of the crystal skull, over comming every obstacle, and using the skull to purge the evil spirits from your body

[renzolikescheez]

@masteroflicks Ok!!! Heres this one dude, wants to climb blood mountain for some reason. He comes along a bunch of weird stuff, and thats pretty much it. Thats what the lyrics describe.

[SpasmOfJoy]

every one is saying this song is instrumental....its not...er well im pretty sure its not becuz u can kinda hear brent at certain points singing this one part(and this is a possiblity im not 100% sure) but it sounds like hes saying"ill have you know thattttt, im on my wayyyyyyy back" and mostly everything else i hear is indestinct

[ODonnell94]

It is though

[Reesy666]

@SpasmOfJoy yeah, he is audibly singing in parts, but the lyrics are veryy unclear and apparently mastodon want to keep it so that no one knows the words or something

[SpasmOfJoy]

There geniuses becuz i think by that he means that he put the crystal skull on the mountain and either it worked and the whole human race evolved again or it didnt work but either way the main character decide "fuck it im going back home" hence the lyrics i think hes saying"im on my way back" maybe, just a theory

[Reesy666]

@SpasmOfJoy Possibly. I would be more inclined to share your thoughts if pendulous skin wasn't another homage to the elephant man, as with the last tracks of Remission and Leviathan. Very possible though

[SpasmOfJoy]

True ture because Pendulous means to hang loosely such as like the elephant mans skin and entire body so that could be it also both are likly because Josef merrick is a big hero to them

[Reesy666]

@SpasmOfJoy Yeah, it could have a twin meaning or mean something completely different; you never know with Mastodon. What i do know, thought, is that this is one amazing song, and a great cover (Y)

[SpasmOfJoy]

yes, yes indeed....oh and at the begining it sounds like brent is singing either "lost and so cold" or "lost and so alone"

but yes its a very relaxing song i love it

[Bsabtallica017]

i think you might be trying to find meaning thats not really there :p

[SpasmOfJoy]

And i think your ears should open up

[georgejonez]

is the human voice not an instrument?

your not really supposed to tell what theyre singing. :)

[crapper]

ya i hear that to

[westlifeizqueer]

You have a nice guitar :D

[TerryTarget]

This pisses on the rest of the god awful covers of this song that i've seen on here, very fluid, nice work

[piglet177]

impressive

[westlifeizqueer]

Tab Me RIGHT AWAY :O

I NEEEEED TO KNOW WHAT THE TABS ARE FOR THIS MASTODON MASTERPIECE !!!!!!

[BigGeeRam666]

Nice job, best cover I've seen on here by a long shot. And the only one with the balls to play past the intro.

[meriadoc69]

awesome, awesome dude, i'm gonna use this as a complement to the tab.

You're just doing it wronjg in the part that starts at 0:37 though...

[V3ryM3tal]

Beautiful guitar man :)

[apeirce20]

Pendulous Skin is my favorite song on Blood Mountain, such an epic ending. Awesome job on the cover, sounds amazing.

[DiRTMP]

Fuckin'well played!

keep goin'

[102938475647382910CD]

pretty epic cover man, i can only play like the first 20 seconds or so... 5*

[oranos888]

awesome cover man keep it real :)

[BlueLeppard]

awesome cover dude

very kewl...nice acoustic too!

[xxglobexx]

sick dude

ur a badass

big props

wish i could play that song for this one girl

but this song is so tricky lol

[sL4UgHtA]

great cover!! it looks fuckin difficult to play this!!!

good job:)

[cb25cb]

my ears r bleeding(in a good way)

[Th3D4v1d]

Great cover. I'm looking forward to posting a video of myself playing this song on acoustic too. I'll post a video response too yours when I'm done learning the whole song.

[masterofkeef]

awesome cover. I think it sounds great on the acoustic, good call! I am a huge Mastodon fan, and now i am a huge fan of u! practice makes perfect keep it up!

[elfixer]

nice job!

[peterallen900]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaah your fucking amazing

i can only just play the first 10 seconds!

[agrosanta99]

whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Facanameia]

hey guys where i can find this tab?? .....and check out my channel hehehe comment and rate the videos. Thank you

[tironaguela]

where did you get the tab?

[alternative84]

Your video is really helping me, because I played some parts wrong. The only part that I can't figure out is the one from 1:24 to 1:26. If you have it tabbed or if you could write it here in a coment, you'll make me happy!

[frontblunt1]

great job. that songs really tech

[tironaguela]

jesussssssssssssss this music it´s hard as shit...dude you are awesome

[herewegotiara]

god, this is amazing.

[randcfan]

beautiful peice, wish the solo was there, but very good sound yo got out of it

[Ryank1908]

Great version. But please upload yourself playing the solo as well, I think you'd do a great job of it and I can't find anyone else playing it on youtube =P

[ryanlim94]

Look up Raptor45

[polemann23]

Nice job man, make more videos!

[madlufen]

cool.. but it sounds better if you tune in D

[Disasterpiece133]

not really an instumental cuz the singers sayin something but who cares

[panikattak14]

lol he's speaking gibberish, so...

[paddydtaz]

Mastodon kinda use vocles as an instrement. They use vocles to make sound and not jus for singing lyrics, which people consider the only thing you cant use them for.

[Sortsylic]

Yes. Mastodon is the best band ever. In all musical styles... They're geniuses..Really, not joking. They invented new kind of music.. It can't be under only one genre

[docrock80]

great cover man, just one question. I'm having trouble playing the chord at 1:15, the first one of the main part. can you describe how to do it?

[PinkFloydrulez]

When it froze up right before where the electric part kicks in I was expecting a cheesy cut where an electric guitar suddenly pops into your hands XD

excellent cover either way, though!

[shitable]

whats your guitar?

[adrienrick]

wow amazing! did you transcribe it by ear or did you get a tab? if you got a tab, could you tell me which one ?

[sta0005]

:o  at 1:49

[FaithDead]

Nailed it, very nice version, sounds really good acoustic. I would appreciate it if you'd check my version sometime, mine is also standard tuned.

Regards

[la2ysod]

Really good, would like to have it on tabs...is there anyone who has it?

[BrandonForPresident7]

I just learned it :]

I love this song.<3

[KeDaiv]

perfect

[HammerDawnn]

impeccable.

[stonedrix]

Awsome

[mrfootinmouth]

One of the best and more original mastodon covers on youtube right now.

Very cool and perfectly executed.

Now I have try and learn this one. Brent's ballads are the trickiest ones for me.

[nutti3fl3xx]

best playing i heard on this song other than Brent Hinds...your pretty good

[sta0005]

How long have you been playing guitar for? You really are quite talented.

[lmhotep]

dude really well done man. this kicks ass

[dalodeper]

I fucking LOVE that song! Well done.

[diutiube]

write me a tab on this please. shitgood play and song. jees..

[eb8823]

Ur good dude, real good. Mas shits on every band out right now, bring me another metal band with so much versatility, honestly.

[Pitcard]

Perfect.

[tiaraissexy]

Amazing...I love this song, and you playing it, made me almost cry...lol seriously

[eviltubie]

Great job great song..keep playin' []

[Sheogorath2008]

Mastodon for life. Cover is great. Brent is genious

[freerangechild]

Nice job!

I'm crackin this nut too. And I've almost got him nailed! It's a masterpiece but fairly simple to play once you figure it out!

[PRod3002]

holy shit dude!this is kick ass

[crapper]

this was the 1st video of this song on here..and the best.

[SubstantialAbuse]

how the fuck did you learn that lol

[zackattack182]

this is badass, and i like the guitar by the way, looks like this one in my musicians friend thats like $800, haha, and i know that this is instrumental, but theres obviously some really muffed sining in the bakground, sounds like brent, and i always find myself singng along, with some shit random lyrics that i make sounds like the song, does anybody know whats actaully being said????

[Neverblink6]

played fucking beautifully. mastodon is amazing, and your playing is clear, precise, and pretty much perfect. 5/5

[TheFith]

...Wicked, dude.

[cliffabrown]

i really wish i could see a live mastodon video of this song...this is definitely the next best thing. you're very good!

[Wocordie]

Me too, they should make more stuff like this too

[KosDem]

every record has one song like this.

elephant man, joseph merrick, pendulous skin..

january is close...

[hanc0079]

it sounds a lot better without the messed up effects on blood mountain. you really make it a nice acoustic piece that i will start to learn immediately

[Lollitwist]

Hi honey.. you´re awwsome, as always! (and yes, you are extremley sexy!) :)

[ChummyJermel]

i like this a lot more than the one on the album...wow

[DeaconJohnPV]

You have very good style and rhytm. This song is quite hard to play but you have no problems with this..great!

[BloodAndThunder00]

Man i just played drums along to that. Fucking amazing job man. everytime I hear that song it gives me the chills.

[esphron]

Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher smile upon you, great one.

Seriously, man, you made this song sound beautiful in a whole new way.

Thanks for uploading it and sharing it with the world and the of us Mastodon fans.

Favorite & 5*

[warpfire]

props dude. must have taken a lot of patience.

[sabrakazama]

I think Brent Hinds does what he calls "Chicken Pickin" on this song.

[shaolinkin]

whats that?

[sabrakazama]

He uses a pick between his thumb and first finger, and he uses his 2nd, 4rd and pinky to pick as well.

[shaolinkin]

Oh i see.

[olixander991]

dude. im fucking speechless watching this.

[fozzypet]

Nice

[Skjoldr16]

fucking amazing man, open string licks are kick-ass. really nice sound, cool guitar, the works. 5/5.

[Joujou73]

man, no comments! The song speak by herself \m/

[Raptor45]

This is good,

but the part at 0:37, should be 0-2-4-0... not 0-2-2-0... the way you played it takes away that mystical, diminished effect the actual song/chord has.

keep it up, bro.

[E3tiger]

just what i was going to say. It sounds too happy this way.

[skinje]

fantastic, im trying to learn this too. u play it different to me, where did you get the tab?

[dogmikael]

on ultimate guitar tabs there's a very good one

peace

mauro

[wolfisloose]

powertabs dot net has a decent tab

[PHELMETP]

dude you are perfect

[Klatscher5088]

damn good playing. I love mastodon and this cover is just awsome.. keep it up :)

an acoustic cover for hearts alive?! show us :D

[cldt1990]

thats fucking beautiful. brgs tears to my eyes hahaha

[BloodAndThunder00]

man, fucking unreal dude. Im a huge Mastodon fan and that was solid dude

[Winter1928]

amazing

*-*

[sabbath6663]

this song is sick

it sounds a lot like sabbath

[BeyondZeGrave]

What makes you think that Pendulous Skin sounds anything remotely CLOSE to Sabbeth?

[xinafdx]

i think he was thinkin about somthing like Planet Caravan

[BeyondZeGrave]

...Understandable...

[mitch18291]

wow man ur really good. it sounds just like the recording.

[Assballs2]

Thanks for all the great comments.

I will be uploading more videos as soon as I have time for it. I think I'll try making an acoustic cover for hearts alive :D

[tlovefromhell]

dude, thank you. Mastodon is one badass prog-metal band, but no one realizes their true instrumental genius.

beast work, keep it up.

[mmmmta]

POCAMADRE!

[KenjiXD]

soo fuckin awesome man, i love this cover. great work.

[H0RA]

this cover is SO FUCKING AWESOME ! sooo good ! really good work

[hellonieman]

am i the only one who when they search "pendulous skin" on youtube, they get all these nasty videos of old people boobs?

yeah. sick.

[E3tiger]

me!!

[minneserv]

yes, very well done

[RobDean12]

VERY nice man. very very nice.

[lukyganesh]

i can see you doing a hearts alive cover

[gratefullydead661]

i swear i hear vocals in that song, but its instrumental...weird

[lutherhans]

no your right their is vocals lol. but he is performing it as a great instrumental... lol

[gratefullydead661]

Yeah right after this video I saw the lyrics. The reason I thought it was an instrumental is cause Mastodon's website actually said instrumental.lol

[lutherhans]

lol wierd... it is more of an instrumental

[KenjiXD]

maaaaan thats so fuckin sweeeeeeeeet

[XXmetalforlife777XX]

does any one know where can i get the tabs for elephant man on bass and drums? great job dude

[KenjiXD]

my fav song. great job man

[lukeashmoore]

awsome

[MidnightJammer]

Absolutely fantastic.

I love the song, and the cover, very well played.

[bassert1966]

Great! Did you find out yourself or out of a tab book?

Can you give me a tab? Specially the country (in G) open string licks. I love it!

[lutherhans]

brent hinds is amazing. brent hinds is really rockabilly, he uses alot of those bluegrass techniques

[rabidhippo5]

one of my favorite songs on blood mountain, great cover!

[elves76]

amazing

[getcarter15]

excellent version, it sounds really good all acoustic like that. did you figure this version out for yourself or is there a tab floating around the net? the ones i've seen are a bit different

[Petoah]

Amazing song by an amazing band. Beautifully covered, Mr. Assball. I began learning this song like 2-3 hours ago, and I`ve got about the first minute ++ done. All in all; great job dude!

[ecthgow12]

can u send me the tab for this song?

[H0RA]

really good work dude! keep posting more videos of mastodon :D

[Flipkin]

good job, at about 0:40 its a bit sketchy..

[ryanklavier]

sick version man had to replay a few times to get it down

[Section84]

missing a few notes, but other than that you kick ass....awesome dude.......great melody, love it

[katanakiller]

rangadangdang that was nice man.. too bad i missed half of it cuz i saw your account name and it made me laugh... thanks! =D

[ablakemyster]

that was great. good song, but really long.

[BeyondZeGrave]

Instrumental? I downloaded my copy of Pendulous Skin and it isn't instrumental. I would say it was the Josh Homme leaked version but it's in perfect quality.

[SuperHooper12]

There is a good tab for this song on Ultimate Guitar you should try that.

[iridiumdirge]

Excellent work. Excellent.

[Thekez14]

Version 2 of the lyrics sounds good

[lionslicer9999]

I think there was lyrics for this song, but brent was retarded and forgot what he recorded