Concertina

The Mars Volta

Composição de: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez / Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Tom:
Afinação: 
Intro:
Cm Bb Ab Gm


Verse:
         Cm                           Gm
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~--| 
G|----------8------------------------------(12)-------------| 
D|---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)---------| 
A|-----------------(10)-------(10)--------------------------| 
E|-8--------------------------------------------------------| 

            Ab                         Gm
E|---------------------6p4----|-(15)------------------------| 
B|----------------4-------4---|-----(15)-(16)~~-------------| 
G|--------------------------5-|----------------(16)~~-------| 
D|--------------6---6---------|-----------------------------| 
A|-(10)-(11)------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------4----------------|-----------------------------| 

This very last part after the bars is only played this way when theres 
no singing.He
plays the same melody, but on the lower octave:

E|--3-----| 
B|--3-4---| 
G|------4-| 

keyboard constantly plays this(or somthing like it):
E|---------3-| 
B|-0-1-0-1---| 

but PROBABLY on a higher octave
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chorus:
       Cm      Cm      Gm       Bb       Dm
E|-------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------| 
B|-------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------| 
G|-----5-------8-------3--------7--------8-----------| 
D|-----5-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)--------| 
A|-----3-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)--------| 
E|-------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------| 

     Ab        F        Gm      Eb
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8--------------------| 
D|---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8--------------------| 
A|---(11)------8--------(10)----6--------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

after chorus, @2:52:
     Cm    Bb   F   Gm    Ab          F    Gm  Eb  Cm
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------(11)-------------------------------------------| 
G|--5-5---(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5---| 
D|--5-5---8----(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5---| 
A|--3-3--------8----(10)-(11)-(11)---8----(10)--6--3-3---| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

    Eb F    Gm
E|--------------|----------------------------------------| 
B|--------------|----------------------------------------| 
G|--8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------| 
D|--8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------| 
A|--6-8----(10)-|--(10)-8----6--5--3--1------------------| 
E|--------------|----------------------------------------| 

After the bars, just some strumming on Gm

Instrumental breakup, @3:08:
E|------------6-----------------6-6-------| 
B|----8-6---------------8-6---------8-6---| 
G|--5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-----8-7---------8-| 

E|-----------6----------------------------| 
B|---8-6-------------------8-------6------| 
G|-5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-8-5---5-8-5--------|
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@ 3:42:
   Cm Gm  F    Gm   Dm Eb F    F     Cm Gm Ab Bb
E|---------------------------------|----------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-----8-9-(11)---| 
G|-5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-7-8-(10)---| 
D|-5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-5-6-8------| 
A|-3-(10)-8----(10)--5-6-8----8----|-3-3------------| 
E|---------------------------------|----------------| 

on the repetition, part after the bars is played three times
again, guitar just strums Cm

@ 4:02:
   Cm Cm    Dm   Gm Ab   F   Gm  Eb
E|----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------| 
B|----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------| 
G|-5--8----(11)--3--8---(10)-(12)-8-----------------| 
D|-5--(10)-(12)--5--6---(10)-(12)-8-----------------| 
A|-3--(10)-(12)--5--6---8----(10)-6-----------------| 
E|----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------| 

then it repeats part of the chorus till the end

Concertina solo [after the 3-minute mark]

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|------12-------------15---------------| 
D|---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12--| 
A|-15---------------13------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

E|------------------12-p0--------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|----12-------------------15-13-12----| 
D|-10-------13---------------------13--| 
A|-------10-------12-------------------| 
E|------------10-----------------------| 

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|------12-------------15---------------| 
D|---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12--| 
A|-15---------------13------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

let ring
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   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------15----------------14b-------| 
B|-------16----------------15-----------| 
G|----17----------------16--------------| 
D|-18----------------17-----------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------|
  • Ab
  • Bb
  • Cm
  • Dm
  • Eb
    3
  • F
  • Gm
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