Roulette Dares

The Mars Volta

Composição de: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Tom:
Afinação:
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tuning: standard

Been awhile since my last tab, so I thought I'd start with a good one. 
For the most part,
this is pretty spot on.

Phaser-like effect:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12-
D-----------10-10-10----------10-12-10------------10-10-10----------
A--12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12-------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|12-14--| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 

Distortion kicks in and plays the riff above, but at a faster tempo.

Clean
e-----12-------------------10--------------------------12--------| 
B--13----13--15-13-15---12----12--13-12-10----------10----10-----| 
G------------------------------------------------10---------10---| 
D---------------------------------------------12-----------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Distortion (chord before Verse)
e----------------| 
B----------------| 
G--13-13-13--13--| 
D--12-12-12--12--| 
A--11-11-11--11--| 
E--12-12-12--12--| 
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Verse (clean)
e-------------12-------12-------------------------------------------
B--10--12-13-------10------10-12-13--------12-13-12--------12-13-12-
G------------------------------------7/10------------7/10-----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|---| 
B|10-| 
G|---| 
D|---| 
A|---| 
E|---| 

e-----12--------------------10-----------------------12---------------
B--13----13--15-13-15---12-----12--13-12-10-------------10-----12p10--
G------------------------------------------------10--------10---------
D---------------------------------------------12----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|----| 
B|----| 
G|10--| 
D|----| 
A|----| 
E|----| 

Verse repeats twice.

Chorus (distortion)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------9--9---7--7--7---10-10--
D--12~-----10--12--10----7~--7-9---10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------8--8--
E--10~------8--10---8----5~--5-7----8--8--8---8--8--------------------

Variation on Intro before solo:
e------------------------------------------------------------|      
B------------------------------------------------------------|      
G---------------------12-------------------------------------|      
D-----------10-10-10------10-12-10----------------10-12-14~--|  x 4 
A--12-12-12--------------------------0-0--0-0-0--------------|      
E------------------------------------------------------------|      

                                      p.m  p.m.
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e---------------------------| 
B---------------------------| 
G------7------9------10--12-| 
D----6------8------9-----11-| 
A--5------7------8-------10-| 
E---------------------------| 

Weird guitar squalls before solo (let notes ring)
e----------15--12~-----15--14---17-18------------15----20---19--22--
B--10~---------------------------------15~--14----------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|15~--| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 

Solo:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10--10/12--10--8-----8h9p8---------------------
G---------------------------------------9----------9--7h9p7-----------
D------------------------------------------------------------10-10/12-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|-10-| 
A|----| 
E|----| 

e-------------------------------------15--10h12p10h12p10h12--12^-
B---------------------------10/12--15----------------------------
G--10--10/12--14--12-10------------------------------------------
D-----------------------10---------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
e|------10-| 
B|10h12----| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
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e--10--10^10--------/15--18-20--20^-18--15----------------------------
B------------13----------------------------18--17-15---12--12h13p12---
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e--12h13p12----------12h13p12-----------------------------------------
B-----------12h13p12-----------12-----/10-12--12^-10~-----------------
G---------------------------------9~----------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

A few guitar sweeps make up the rest of the solo. Just improvise.

Repeat Chorus and stuff.

Bridge (clean)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---13--10------------------------------------------------------------
G------------9h10p9---------------------------------------------------
D-------------------10/12/10---------10-----------------10------------
A-----------------------------10/12-------------10h12-------12--10-12-
E-----------------------------------------10h12-----------------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------10-9~---9h10p9---------------
D--12^--------------------------------------------------10-9----9h10-
A--------------10----------------------------------------------------
E-------10--12-------5--7-x-8-x-5--3~--------------------------------
e|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|9h10--| 
A|------| 
E|------| 
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e------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------13---12---13-13-13-13-13--12-----------------------
G---------9~----------------------------------9---------------9----
D--10/12----------------------------------------10--10/12-------10-
A---------------------------------------------------------10-------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|10/12---| 
A|------10| 
E|--------| 

Repeat the last bar for awhile.

Repeat Chorus until Outro.

Outro
e-----------------------0--5-7-5~-------------------------10-12------|
B----------------------------------3--3/5-------8----5----------12^--|
G--7^-----4--------------------------------5--7----------------------|
D------------5--5/7--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------15-------------|
B-----------------------------------------------13h15----15--17------|
G---7^-----5-5-5-5-5-5/7/5-----2-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--19-------17--15---------------15--------12------------------------|
B------15-----------12~---13h15-----15/-------12--10~----12----------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------11--9----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8----8/10------------------------------------------------------12~|
G----7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12---12~--10-8------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e----------| 
B----------| 
G--9~~~~~--| 
D----------| 
A----------| 
E----------| 

Fin.
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