Band: The Mars Volta
Song: Back Up Against The Wall
Album: Bedlam in Goliath
Notes:
I thought I'd tab this wicked song.
It's my favourite yet. Not because of it's length, but because if I were to play a TMV
live, this would be it (well... Day of The Baphomets or a Fully Blown hour version of
Gemini would be awesome too...)
The track can be found on the TMV site:
http://www.themarsvolta.com/puzzle
I did it in 444 moves!
Intro: 0:00-0:07E|------------------------------|B|-8p7~----------7~-8p7---10~---|G|-----7~-----7~--------7~------|D|-------7~---------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
1st Verse: 0:07-0:27E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-------------12-12-----9-9-----7-7-|D|-----9-9-----12-12-----9-9-----7-7-| x8A|-----9-9-----10-10-----7-7-----5-5-|E|-----7-7---------------------------|Play on the Offbeats. First time played the first chord is struck once.
1st Chorus: 0:27-0:37E|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|B|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|G|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|D|-2-2-2-2-|x4|-5-5-5-5-|x4|-2-2-2-2-|x4|-5-5-5-5-|x2|-7-7-7-7-|x2A|-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-|E|-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-|Just general strumming. Nothing Fancy.
2nd Verse: 0:37-0:52E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-------------12-12-----9-9-----7-7-|D|-----9-9-----12-12-----9-9-----7-7-| x6A|-----9-9-----10-10-----7-7-----5-5-|E|-----7-7---------------------------|Again the first time played, the first chord is struck once.
2nd Chorus: 0:52-1:02E|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|B|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|G|-1-1-1-1-| |-4-4-4-4-| |-1-1-1-1-| |-4-4-4-4-| |-6-6-6-6-|D|-2-2-2-2-|x4|-5-5-5-5-|x4|-2-2-2-2-|x4|-5-5-5-5-|x2|-7-7-7-7-|x2A|-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-|E|-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-|Second Chorus I like to beef it up a little.
Solo: 1:02-1:12E|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|---9---9---9---9------9----12--12--12--12-----12--|D|-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-----15b-15b-15b-15b-15b------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|I prefer to play here, but can play on the B+G strings if you feel more comfortable.
E|------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------(0)-|G|--------16-14-16-14-------------------------------------(0)-|D|-b15h14-------------14tr--17p14tr-17p14tr--17p14h17p14tr----|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
3rd Verse: 1:12-1:20E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-------------12-12-----9-9-----7-7-|D|-----9-9-----12-12-----9-9-----7-7-| x4A|-----9-9-----10-10-----7-7-----5-5-|E|-----7-7---------------------------|Tempo speeds up drastically as each bar progresses.
3rd Chorus: 1:20-1:30E|(0-0-0-0)| |(3-3-3-3)| |(0-0-0-0)| |(3-3-3-3)| |(5-5-5-5)|B|-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-|G|-1-1-1-1-| |-4-4-4-4-| |-1-1-1-1-| |-4-4-4-4-| |-6-6-6-6-|D|-2-2-2-2-|x4|-5-5-5-5-|x4|-2-2-2-2-|x4|-5-5-5-5-|x2|-7-7-7-7-|x2A|-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-|E|-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-|Last Chorus, I like to play it in Barre Chords.
Ending Chord: 1:30-1:33E|---|B|---|G|---|D|-2-|A|-2-|E|-0-|Staccato hit and stop dead.
And that the end to the shortest "full-length" TMV song ever!
Legend:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = let ring
#b = bend up (in this tab its up a tone only)
b# = bend down to that note.
tr = trill
(#) = note played with little emphasis. (Or by accident, on purpose)
Enjoy...
