The Whip Hand

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                            THE WHIP HAND - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: Attafaz

Tuning: EADGBe

intro
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--2------2------2------2------2-
E|--------------------------------

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|--3-----------------2-------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--5------5------5------5------5-

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|--5-----------------3-------
E|-----|----------------------------


end with this
E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|--4-------| 
E|----------| 


verse
        Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--7\2----2------2------2------2-

E|-----|--7----------------(7)------
B|-----|--7----------------(7)------
G|-----|--7----------------(7)------
D|-----|--9----------------(9)------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--7\5----5------5------5------5-

E|-----|--5----------------(5)------
B|-----|--5----------------(5)------
G|-----|--5----------------(5)------
D|-----|--7----------------(7)------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

        Guitar 2 (or synth) You 
could play this several ways, but 
the G and B
strings give the best sound.
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|--6---6---6---6---5---5---5-
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

E|----------| 
B|--5-------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 

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E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1-
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

E|----------| 
B|--1-------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 


pre-chorus
E|--2----------------(2)----------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-----|--3----------------(3)------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

E|--0----------------(0)----------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-----|--2----------------(2)------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------


chorus (this is the synth part Omar doubles when playing live)
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--7------7------7---------------
E|-----------------------8------8-

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|--7-------8-------6---------
E|-----|----------------------------

E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|------3h5-| 
E|----------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--7------7------7---------------
E|-----------------------8------8-

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|--5h6---3h5---5h6---3h5-----
E|-----|----------------------------

E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|-3h5------| 
E|----------| 


the last round ends with a slight variation
E|-----------------------------
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------
D|-----------------------------
A|--5h6---3h5---5h6---5h6------
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E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|--------| 
A|3h5-----| 
E|--------| 


interlude
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--7\2----2------2------2------2-

E|-----|----------------------------
B|-----|----------------------------
G|-----|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|--7-7\2----2------2------2--

E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----2-----| 


Song Structure:
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge (indefinable delay-sounds)
Chorus


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend