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Metatron - The Mars Volta
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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 x4e|----------------------0---------------0-0--0--0--8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-|B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--------------------0-0--0--0--5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|G|-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-5^---------0--0--0-4-4--4--4--8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-|D|-7--7--7-7-7--7--7------------0--0--0-x-x--x--x----------------------|A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0------7-3-5-2--2--2-2-2--2--2----------------------|E|------------------------------3--3--3-3-3--3--3----------------------|
Main riff x3e|------|------------------------------------------------|------------|B|------|------------------------------------------------|------------|G|-5--5-|------------------------------------------------|-2--2--5--5-|D|-x--x-|-22-----------22-----------22-----------2----34-|-0--0--x--x-|A|-0--0-|---33220--------33220--------33220-------2233---|-x--x--0--0-|E|------|--------5--5---------2--2---------2--2----------|-2--2-------|
fourth time 2nd endinge|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|-2--2--5--5--5---2-3-8-|D|-22-----------22-----------22-----------2----34-|-0--0--x--x--x---0-0-x-|A|---33220--------33220--------33220-------2233---|-x--x--0--0--0---x-x-7-|E|--------5--5---------2--2---------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---------------0-0--0--0--8-8--8--8-8-8--5--5-----|B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--------------------0-0--0--0--5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-----|G|-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-5^---------0--0--0-0-0--0--0--8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-----|D|-7--7--7-7-7--7--7------------0--0--0-0-0--0--0--------------------------|A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0------7-3-5-2--2--2-2-2--2--2--------------------------|E|------------------------------3--3--3-3-3--3--3--------------------------|
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 endinge|-19---15-17p0-12-15p0-17p0-15p0----15----------------|-------------------|B|--------------------------------17----15-17-13-12-10-|-10-12-13/15-12~---|G|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
2nd ending 4th endinge|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-10-12/15-13-12-10-12-13-|-10-12-13/15-13-12-10-12-|G|-------------------------|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A|-------------------------|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
lead section (with input from guitarmanzac) x4e|--------------17--------------------------17p0-----|B|-10-12h13p12p0---15h17p15p0-10-12h13p12p0-----17p0-|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------17----19----20-|B|-10-12h13p12p0-10-12h13p12p0-10-12h13p12p0----------------|G|----------------------------------------------14----14----|D|----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
rythm section (there is also a harmony on this)e|----------------------------------5-7-8-| B|--------------------------------5-------| G|-14--12--9--10--7--8--5--6--3-4---------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
"Water Thirsting"e|--------|-------------------------5-0-----------------------|B|--------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-0-----3-----3-----3-|G|-7h9----|---5-----5-----5-----5-------------0-----0-----0---|D|----7h9\|-7-----7-----7-----7-------------3-----3-----3-----|A|--------|---------------------------------------------------|E|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
x4e|-----------------7---------|--------| omit last section on 4th timeB|-3-5-3---0-5/6-----10-9----|--------|G|-------4-------7--------10-|-7h9----|D|---------------------------|----7h9-|A|---------------------------|--------|E|---------------------------|--------|
you could get away with just strumming the chords (this is just an idea)x4e|(5)----5----------5---------------------------------|---7-------|--------|B|(0)------0----------0---(3)---3-------3-5-3---0-5/6-|----10-9---|--------|G|(5)-5------5----5-----5-(0)------0----------4-------|-7------10-|-7h9----|D|-7------------7----------3--3-------3---------------|-----------|----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 oute|-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-----------------| this is probably whatG|-9-10-12-----12-----9-10-12-----12-10--10-9----| omar playsD|--------------------------------------------12-|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
this part also is played differently multiple times...e|-----------------------------------------|B|-------------------5-5-5-----------------|G|-------5-5-5-4-4-4-------5-5-7-7-4-4-----| and this is probably what paulD|-7-7-7-------------------------------6-6-| plays...A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
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" x4e|-----------------------10-11-| omarB|-13-10-12-9---10-12-13-------|G|------------9----------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
same thing, just 1 octave lower... x4e|-----------------------| paulB|-----------------------|G|-------------------7-8-|D|-10-7-9-6---7-9-10-----|A|----------7------------|E|-----------------------|
repeat "folding wormholes" part x2
e|---|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
endinge|----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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