Tetragrammaton

The Mars Volta

Composição de: The Mars Volta / Omar Rodriguez-Lopez / Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Tom:

Afinação:

Tabbed by: keno444
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Ok. This is my first tab, so bear with me. I started to tab out the 
song because I was
of searching for a better tab. I know I don’t have all the parts, and I
 know I’m not 100%
but I do have most of them written down on here at least. I’ll give 
credit where credit
due. I thank nibbleschew and the others who wrote this tab before me.

Here’s the best I could come up with, but you’ll have to find out the 
timing by
I’m open to all suggestions to make this tab better. In fact, I 
encourage it.

Tuning: Standard Tuning

Intro
Guitar 1 x4

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4----1-2-1---5-6-5---
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-2-------4---------------3---------------2----------------3---------
E|------------------2---------------4---------------1-----------------

Guitar 2 start on second time through Guitar 1 x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------7-----------7-------------------
D|--------------8--8-----------8-9-11-11-9-8-9-11-11-9-8--8----------
A|--------7-9-10-10-10-9-7-9-10-------------------------10-10-9-7--7-
E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------10--
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|--------| 
A|9-10----| 
E|--------|

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e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14--14--------14-------------
G|-------------------7--------------------16--16-15-16--16-15-----15-
D|-8-9-11-9-8--8-9-11-11-9-----------------------------------16-17---
A|-----------10------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|16-15---| 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

e|-----------------14-12------12--------------------------------------
B|-----------15-14------15-14---/11-----------------------------------
G|------15-16---------------------------------------------------------
D|-16-17--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---7-8-7---10-8-7---7-8-7---10-8-7----0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7--0-
G|--7-----7-7------7-7-----7-7------7--4--------4--------4--------4--
D|-9-------9--------9-------9---------5--------5--------5--------5---
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------| 
B|5-0-7-----| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0-------------------------------
G|--3--------3--------3--------3---------0-7-4-0--0-7-4-0--0-6-4-0--0-
D|-4--------4--------4--------4---------5--------5--------4--------4--
A|-------------------------------------7--------7--------5--------5---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|6-4-0--| 
D|-------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------|

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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0-0-4------------------------------------
D|--4--------4--------4-----------4-----------------------------------
A|-4--------4--------4--------7----4----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------6-7-------------------------------

Chorus
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------
D|---------------------------00-2-4-2-0|---------------------------
A|-5-5p2p0h2-2---5-5p2p0h2-2-----------|-5-5p2p0h2-2---5-5p2p0h2-2-
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------/
                                                        /          
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|0h2h4p2p0h2h4p2p0-| 
A|/-----------------| 
E|------------------| 
                    

X4 except on last time, don’t play this /

Play Verse x3
Verse Lead x3

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-12-----14-17-------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------12----14-11----12---------------------------11-12-14--
D|-------------------------------14----12----11----11-12-14-----------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus x4 except on last time, don’t play 0h2h4p2p0h2h4p2p0

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--7-8-----------------7-8-------------------------------------------
E|-7---9---10/5-4------7---9---10/5-4------/7-------------------------

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4:48 Sound effects
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-9---7-9-9b10r9-7-------9-7-9-11----7-9-10--------------------------
D|------------------9------------------------11-----------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

5:00 Prelude
e|-------------------12-----------------------------------------------
B|-15-14-12--12-14-15----12-14----------------------------------------
G|---------15----------15---------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|---------12--12-13-12-----------------------------------------------
B|-12-14-15--15--------15-14-12------12-14-15-14-12-----------11------
G|---------------------------------15------------------15---11--11----
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------|    
B|-------|    
G|-------| x4 
D|-------|    
A|-------|    
E|-------|    

e|------14--------12--------------------------------------------------
B|-15--------14--------12----12---------14~---------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

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Slower Part 5:52
e|----------------------------7-10-------3------------7-10----------
B|---7-10-8-7---8------------7------------3----------7--------------
G|--7-------------6-7-------7----------4---3--------7-----------12--
D|-9----------9------8-----9----------5-----4------9--------------11
A|------------------------------------------------------------13----
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|-----6---| 
D|----5----| 
A|13/7-----| 
E|---------| 

e|----7-10-------3---------------------------------------------------
B|---7-------------------------------5----3----2---------------------
G|--7----------4------7-6--9-6--10---4----2----1---------------------
D|-9----------5----------------------5----3----2---------------------
A|-------------------9-7-10-7-11-------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------6--2--3---0/5-1-
e|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|3(x4)-1-0-| 

7:47 Solo (OK I had trouble with this because there’s so much effects 
on it, so its hard
tell what he’s playing. I usually just improv with this scale…)

e|-10-9-7-----------------------------| 
B|-------10-9-7-----------------------| 
G|-------------9-7--------------------| 
D|----------------11-9-7--------------| 
A|----------------------11-9-7--------| 
E|----------------------------10-9-7--|

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e|------------|-------6---------------------------6-------------------
B|---0--------|--------5-7-6-----------7-6---------5-7-6--------------
G|--3---------|--6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4------6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4-6-
D|-4----------|-------------------------------------------------------
A|----5-4-----|-------------------------------------------------------
E|--------6-7-|-------------------------------------------------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|7-6-----| 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

e|------6---------------------------6---------------------------------
B|-------5-7-6-----------6-7---------5-7-6----------------------------
G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4------6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-6-----------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

(Repeat above two bars x4)

e|-------6----------------4--------------------6----------------------
B|-5-6-7--7-6-5-------5-6---6-5------5-5----------5-7-6-----------7-6-
G|--------------6----7----------7-4--6-6----6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----
D|-----------------------------------7-7------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------7-
E|------------------------------------------------------------------5-
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|------------| 
A|7-7-7-7-----| 
E|5-5-5-5-----| 

9:13 Make it 8 frets higher sound with a pitch modifier for second 
chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------14-15-14-------------------14---------------------------------
G|-14-16--------16-14---------15-16--16-15----------------------------
D|-------------------16-----17------------17-16--14-14----------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

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e|------6-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-7-6------------7-6-----------------------------------------
G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4---------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------
E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------

9:54 8 frets higher again but sax does this also
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-11-7-9----7--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------11---9-11---------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat 9:38 and 9:42

10:41       x8         x7                    x5   (I have no idea what he does on 11:19)
e|--------7--|--------0-|-------|------------| 
B|----5-7----|--2-0--2--|-2-0---|-2-0---0-2--| 
G|-4-6-------|------0---|-----0-|-----0------| 
D|-----------|----------|-------|------------| 
A|-----------|----------|-------|------------| 
E|-----------|----------|-------|------------| 
            ^                                  

                 |
            Then repeat from here

11:45 Saxophone part (repeat until solo is over)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|---11-14-11---------------------------11----------------------------
D|-----------12-14-----12-12/14-12/14-12------------------------------
A|----------------14-12-----------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

11:51 Solo
e|-9h10p9----9-10-13-10-9--9------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------12-12-11-9-11-9-11p9p8-9-11------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------9-10-12-10-9-
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|------3--------3h4/7---6-----/-------0----3h4p3--------4-3-----3-
D|-2h4h5-5-4----4---------------------------------4--/--5------5---
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|3h4-3-----| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-3-4-6------3-4-6b7r6----4-3xxxxxx----------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-10p9-10p9-7-----9b10r9------7-------9b10r9------7--------9b10r9----
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|---7---| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|-------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 

e|-12-13-15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p1312--12------------
B|--------------------------------------------------15--15-12h13-13-
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------| 
B|12-12p10-10--| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------|

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(Again, I don’t know because of effects, but sounds like this scale)
e|-15-13-12-----------------------------------------------------------
B|---------15-13-12---------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------16-14-12-------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------16-14-12-----------------------------------
A|---------------------------------16-14-12---------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------15-14----(but end on 14)---

e|-10p9-10p9-7h9-10p9p7h9h10p9p7h9h10--13-13-13-----------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-9h10-9h10h13-10-9----------------------9-10-9----------------------
B|------------------11-7-8--7-8h10h11p10p8----------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-10p9p7h9p7/6h7p6-6h7-6-9-7-6-10------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-18h19p18-18/15-15/14-14-15-18p15p14h15p18p15p14-9-9-10-12-7/5------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|--6-6h7---6-6h7-6-6-------------------------------------------------
B|-8-------8----------8-8-8-8p7-7-0----5/3------3/2--------2/0--------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

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e|-12-14----12--------------------12-14----12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-
B|-------12----10-14/15/14-12-----------12-------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|12br------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 

14:12 8 frets higher chorus x4

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------14-15-14-------------------14---------------------------------
G|-14-16--------16-14---------15-16--16-15----------------------------
D|-------------------16-----17------------17-16--14-14----------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|------6-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-7-6------------7-6-----------------------------------------
G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4---------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------
E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------

14:46-14:55 ???

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12--------------------------------------
G|------14------14------14------14-14b15r-11-14b-14b-14b-14br-11------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

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e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------12T-10T-9T-7h9-7h9-7h9-
G|-9h11p9--------7-9-9b10r9-7---4/16-14/4------------------------
D|-------12p11p9-----------------(???)---------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
e|10b12r10----| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|------------| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 

e|-7-7p5-10h12-12--10-12-10-13br-10----9--------------------15--------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------7-6/9--7-9-7-10-----------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------------------------------7-5-7-5-9-7-/9--/14-12-10-12-14-12-
B|-------------------------7-9-10-----------------------------------
G|-------------------7-9-11-----------------------------------------
D|-------------7-9-11-----------------------------------------------
A|-------7-9-10-----------------------------------------------------
E|-7-9-10-----------------------------------------------------------
e|12p10-10-b22-| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 

e|-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22---| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

14:55 Guitar 1 x4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4----1-2-1---5-6-5---
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-2-------4---------------3---------------2----------------3---------
E|------------------2---------------4---------------1-----------------

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15:15 Guitar x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------7-----------7-------------------
D|--------------8--8-----------8-9-11-11-9-8-9-11-11-9-8--8----------
A|--------7-9-10-10-10-9-7-9-10-------------------------10-10-9-7--7-
E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------10--
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|--------| 
A|9-10----| 
E|--------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14--14--------14-------------
G|-------------------7--------------------16--16-15-16--16-15-----15-
D|-8-9-11-9-8--8-9-11-11-9-----------------------------------16-17---
A|-----------10------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|16-15---| 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

e|-----------------14-12------12--------------------------------------
B|-----------15-14------15-14---/11-----------------------------------
G|------15-16--------------------/------------------------------------
D|-16-17------------------------/-------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------/--------------------------------------
E|----------------------------/---------------------------------------
                          /                                           

Except on last time end on /12

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