Song: Roulette Dares (The Haunt of...)
Artist: The Mars Volta
e-mail: uncle_stellar@hotmail.com
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----------12-14--|A--12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12--------------------------|E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Distortion kicks in and plays the riff above, but at a faster tempo.
Cleane-----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--|
Verse (clean)e-------------12-------12----------------------------------------------|B--10--12-13-------10------10-12-13--------12-13-12--------12-13-12-10-|G------------------------------------7/10------------7/10--------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----12--------------------10-----------------------12-------------------|B--13----13--15-13-15---12-----12--13-12-10-------------10-----12p10------|G------------------------------------------------10--------10---------10--|D---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|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 4A--12-12-12--------------------------0-0--0-0-0--------------|E------------------------------------------------------------| p.m p.m.
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--15~--|B--10~---------------------------------15~--14---------------------------|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--10-|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------15--10h12p10h12p10h12--12^-------10-|B---------------------------10/12--15----------------------------10h12----|G--10--10/12--14--12-10---------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------10------------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----9h10-9h10--|A--------------10----------------------------------------------------------|E-------10--12-------5--7-x-8-x-5--3~--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B---------------13---12---13-13-13-13-13--12-------------------------------|G---------9~----------------------------------9---------------9------------|D--10/12----------------------------------------10--10/12-------10-10/12---|A---------------------------------------------------------10-------------10|E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the last bar for awhile.
Repeat Chorus until Outro.
Outroe-----------------------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--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------|B----------|G--9~~~~~--|D----------|A----------|E----------|
Fin.
