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Key:
E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|------------|| Metatron - The Mars Volta E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|------------||
Tabbed by: tmv91 Tuning: Standard feel free to offer suggestions and corrections* (i took some of the tabbing from the guitar pro tab, so yeah, thanks.)
Intro/chorus x4 E|----------------------0--------- B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-------------- G|-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-5^---------0- D|-7--7--7-7-7--7--7------------0- A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0------7-3-5-2- E|------------------------------3- E|------0-0--0--0--8-8--8--8-8-8--8- B|------0-0--0--0--5-5--5--5-5-5--5- G|-0--0-4-4--4--4--8-8--8--8-8-8--8- D|-0--0-x-x--x--x------------------- A|-2--2-2-2--2--2------------------- E|-3--3-3-3--3--3------------------- E|-8-| B|-5-| G|-8-| D|---| A|---| E|---| Main riff x3 E|------|------------------------ B|------|------------------------ G|-5--5-|------------------------ D|-x--x-|-22-----------22-------- A|-0--0-|---33220--------33220--- E|------|--------5--5---------2-- E|------------------------|------------| B|------------------------|------------| G|------------------------|-2--2--5--5-| D|---22-----------2----34-|-0--0--x--x-| A|-----33220-------2233---|-x--x--0--0-| E|2---------2--2----------|-2--2-------| fourth time 2nd ending E|----------------------------- B|----------------------------- G|----------------------------- D|-22-----------22-----------22 A|---33220--------33220-------- E|--------5--5---------2--2---- E|-------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------|-2--2--5--5--5---2-3-8-| D|-----------2----34-|-0--0--x--x--x---0-0-x-| A|33220-------2233---|-x--x--0--0--0---x-x-7-| E|-----2--2----------|-2--2------------2-3-8-|
repeat chorus x4 but on second time, play this(repeat like this for rest of time) * *
E|----------------------0--------- B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-------------- G|-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-5^---------0- D|-7--7--7-7-7--7--7------------0- A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0------7-3-5-2- E|------------------------------3- E|------0-0--0--0--8-8--8--8-8-8--5- B|------0-0--0--0--5-5--5--5-5-5--5- G|-0--0-0-0--0--0--8-8--8--8-8-8--8- D|-0--0-0-0--0--0------------------- A|-2--2-2-2--2--2------------------- E|-3--3-3-3--3--3------------------- E|-5-----| B|-5-----| G|-8-----| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------|
Repeat Post-intro section x4(exactly the same way) Repeat chorus x4
chorus solo(there is a harmonization over this, i might tab it)1&3rd ending E|-19---15-17p0-12-15p0-17p0-15p0- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---15----------------|------- B|17----15-17-13-12-10-|-10-12- G|---------------------|------- D|---------------------|------- A|---------------------|------- E|---------------------|------- E|------------| B|13/15-12~---| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| 2nd ending 4th ending e|-------------------------|------ e|-------------------| B|-10-12/15-13-12-10-12-13-|-10-12-13/15-13-12-10-12-| G|-------------------------|------ D|-------------------------|------ A|-------------------------|------ E|-------------------------|------ G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| lead section (with input from guitarmanzac) x4 E|--------------17--------------- B|-10-12h13p12p0---15h17p15p0-10- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------17p0-----| B|12h13p12p0-----17p0-| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-10-12h13p12p0-10-12h13p12p0-10- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-----------17----19----20-| B|12h13p12p0----------------| G|--------------14----14----| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
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rythm section (there is also a harmony on this) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-14--12--9--10--7--8--5--6--3-4- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--5-7-8-| B|5-------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------| "Water Thirsting" E|--------|----------------------- B|--------|-----0-----0-----0----- G|-7h9----|---5-----5-----5-----5- D|----7h9\|-7-----7-----7-----7--- A|--------|----------------------- E|--------|----------------------- E|--5-0-----------------------| B|0-----5-0-----3-----3-----3-| G|------------0-----0-----0---| D|----------3-----3-----3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| x4 E|-----------------7---------|- B|-3-5-3---0-5/6-----10-9----|- G|-------4-------7--------10-|- D|---------------------------|- A|---------------------------|- E|---------------------------|- E|-------| omit last section on 4th B|-------| G|7h9----| D|---7h9-| A|-------| E|-------| time you could get away with just strumming the chords (this is just an idea)x4 E|(5)----5----------5------------- B|(0)------0----------0---(3)---3- G|(5)-5------5----5-----5-(0)----- D|-7------------7----------3--3--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------|---7-------|- B|------3-5-3---0-5/6-|----10-9---|- G|-0----------4-------|-7------10-|- D|----3---------------|-----------|- A|--------------------|-----------|- E|--------------------|-----------|- E|-------| B|-------| G|7h9----| D|---7h9-| A|-------| E|-------| on 3rd time of this, replace this part---------------------^, with: E|---7-----------------| B|-----10-9-9-------9--| G|-7----------10-10----| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
"Folding Wormholes" the rythym is just solid strumming, so it's not that hard to figure out e|-12-|-10-|-8-|-7-|
B|-10-|-10-|-9-|-9-| G|----|----|---|---| D|----|----|---|---| A|----|----|---|---| E|----|----|---|---| this varies multiple times, but this is the structure: E|-------------------------------- B|---------12-----10----------10-- G|-9-10-12-----12-----9-10-12----- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------| B|---------------| this is probably G|12-10--10-9----| omar plays D|------------12-| A|---------------| E|---------------| E| B|what G| D| A| E| this part also is played differen E|------------------------------- B|-------------------5-5-5------- G|-------5-5-5-4-4-4-------5-5-7- D|-7-7-7------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- tly multiple times... E|----------| B|----------| G|7-4-4-----| and this is probably D|------6-6-| plays... A|----------| E|----------| what paul
what paul plays in this section in order: x4 - regular x2 - further up on the fretboard(+2) - play it 2 frets higher x2 - regular x1 - further up(+7) x1 - further up(+5) what omar plays: x4 - regular x2 - further up(x2) x2 - regular x1 - further up(x7) x1 - further up(x5) "Ten go away" x4
E|-----------------------10-11-| B|-13-10-12-9---10-12-13-------| G|------------9----------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| E|omar B| G| D| A| E| same thing, just 1 octave lower.. E|-----------------------| paul B|-----------------------| G|-------------------7-8-| D|-10-7-9-6---7-9-10-----| A|----------7------------| E|-----------------------|
repeat "folding wormholes" part x2
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B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|---| A|---| E|---|
repeat part before semi-breakdown (this is when omar solos) repeat semi-breakdown x4 repeat "folding wormholes" x2
E|------------| B|------------| G|-2--2--5--5-| D|-0--0--x--x-| A|-x--x--0--0-| E|-2--2-------|
repeat main riff x4 (including 2nd ending) repeat chorus along w/ "solo" repeat "folding wormholes" x1
ending E|----7----------------| B|------10-9-----------| G|-/7--------10-7h9----| D|-----------------7h9-| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================
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Composition: Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Lopez

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