Artist: The Mars Volta
Song: Wax Simulacra
Album: Bedlam in Goliath
Here are the parts of the song. You should have no problem working out the structure.
Intro:E|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------|D|--2--2----------5--5----------2--2----------5--5----------2--2--|A|--0--0----2--2--3--3----6--6--0--0----2--2--3--3----6--6--0--0--|E|----------0--0----------4--4----------0--0----------4--4--------|
E|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|--2-2-2-2-2--2--|A|--0-0-0-0-0--0--|E|----------------|
Verses:E|------0-------------------------------0-------------------------|B|--5-------5---3p0---(1)-1--1-1-0--5-------5---3p0-(1)-1--1-1-0--|G|---------------------2---------------------------1h2------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------(0)--------------------0-------------------------|B|--5------------p0---------0----3--5-------5---3p0h1---1--1-0----|G|---------------------1-----------------------------2--2--2-2----|D|----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|To get the timing right, I recommend importing this song into an audio editor, such as audacity. Split the tracks, invert the left channel and set both to mono.You'll hear Omar and all his mistakes crystal clear!
Breakdowns:E| |--17~~--| |--10-8----------| |----| |--17p15p12h13p12----------|B| |--------| |-------12-10-9--| |----| |---------------h13p12-12--|G|1st|--------|2nd|----------------|3rd|----|4th|--------------------------|D| |--------| |----------------| |----| |--------------------------|A| |--------| |----------------| |----| |--------------------------|E| |--------| |----------------| |----| |--------------------------|
Chorus:E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--0---2-3-5--2---2-2-2--------------------3---5-7-8--7---7-7-7--5---5-5-5--------|E|------------------------4---4-4-4--0---0-----------------------------------4--4--|
E|---------|B|---------|G|---------|D|--2-2-2--|A|--0-0-0--|E|---------|
Solo:Guitar:E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------3------5----------------2---3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0------------|E|--5------0--------------------4-------------------------------------------4--4-4-4--|
Saxophone:E|----------------------------------------------------12------------------------------|B|---------------12---------12-13------12-13-15----------------13---12----------------|G|--14------13h14--------14------------------------------------------------14---13----|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:Saxophone:E|-----20--20----20bu-17h20p19p17------------20bu-17h20p19p17-------------|B|----19/-----------------------20p19-19--------------------20p19---------|G|---17/------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--18/----------------------------------------------------------16h18~~--|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-Sweep-| |-bu = Bend up half a tone-|
Guitar:E|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|---------2-2-2---|A|--6--6---0-0-0---|E|--4--4-----------|