This is Tetragrammaton by The Mars Volta.
I did not tab all of this myself,
my teacher figured out probably 75% of this.
kudos to him.
Enjoy
Use a loop pedal(recommended)e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|------------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-------|g|----4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4---1-2-1---------------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|--2-------4-------1-------3-------------------------------3-------------|E|----------------------------------4-------5-------1---------------------|
Verse 1e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|---------------------------------2-3-2-------2-3-2----------------------|g|-------------3---3-----------3-4-------4-3-4-------4-3---3--------------|d|-------2-4-5---5---5-4-2-4-5---------------------------5---5-4-2---2-4-5|a|-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------------------5------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------9-10-13-10-9----9-----------------------------|b|-------------------3-------------------12---12-11-12/14-12-11-------11--|g|-3-4-6-4-3---3-4-6---6-4--------------------------------------11-12-----|d|-----------5------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------14-12-------------------------------------------|b|12-11-------11-12-15-14-------15-14-17----------------------------------|g|------11-12----------------------------15-------------------------------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
loop the above verse the second time you play it and then add this...e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|---------------------------------6-7-6-------6-7-6----------------------|g|-------------6---6-----------6-7-------7-6-7-------7-6---6--------------|d|-------5-7-8---8---8-7-5-7-8---------------------------8---8-7-5---5-7-8|a|-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------9------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14----14--------------------------|b|-----6-----------6-7-6-------------------17----17-16-17/19-17-16--------|g|-6-7---7-6---6-7-------7-----------------------------------------16-17--|d|-----------8------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------17------------------------------------------|b|-15-16-15-------15-16-19-17----20-19-17-20------------------------------|g|----------16-17----------------------------18---------------------------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 x2 x4 x4 x2e|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|b|-----7-8-7-------10-8-7--|-----0-5-0-7|-----0-5-3-0|-----0-3-0--|g|---7-------7---7--------7|---0--------|---0--------|---0-------0|d|-9-----------9-----------|-5----------|-4----------|-2----------|a|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|E|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
x2 x3e|------------|------------|------------|b|-----0-2-0--|-----0-2-0--|-----2------|g|---0-------0|---0-------0|---0--------|d|-0----------|------------|-4----------|a|------------|-4----------|-------4-0-1|E|------------|------------|------------|
Play verse 2 x3, with the first time played quietly
Choruse|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|d|--------------------------------2-4-22----------------------------------|a|-5-22-0-1-2-2---5-22-0-1-2-2-55--------5---5-22-0-1-2-2---5-22-0-1-2-2--|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|b|------------------|g|------------------|d|---2h4p2---2h4p2--|a|-5-------5-------5|E|------------------|
do the chorus 4 times, but instead of ending on the hammer-on/pull-of part,
end it by hitting the 2nd fret on the a string, using an echo pedal and a whammy bar/pedal.
play this(with wah) while verse 2 is playing(loop it when your playing it in the beginning)e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|-12---14/15--17---------------------------------------------------------|g|-----------------12--12--14--11----11--11-12----------------------------|d|---------------------------------------------14--12--11--11--11--11-12--|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------| On the third time you play this, over lap it with theb|-------------| following...g|----11-12-14-|d|-14----------|a|-------------|E|-------------|
x2 x2e|-14---15/17--12----15-14-10----12|-----7-10-7--|-----5-9-5--|b|---------------------------------|---8--------8|---7-------7|g|---------------------------------|-9-----------|-7----------|d|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|a|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|E|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|
x3e|-----3-7-3--|-------------|b|---5-------5|-------7-8-10|g|-6----------|-6-7-9-------|d|------------|-------------|a|------------|-------------|E|------------|-------------|
Chorus x5, but once again, instead of playing hammer-on/pull-off part, play this.../w some kind of reverse pedal x2e|-------------------------------------------|---|b|-------------------------------------------|---|g|-------------------------------------------|---|d|-------------------------------------------|---|a|-2--2-/7-7-7/8-8-8\4-4-4-4/5-5-5\----------|-2-|E|----------------------------------5-5-5\4-4|---|
/w what sounds to be like a rotating speaker and reverbe|--12~-------------------------------------------------------------------|b|--12~---------------------------------------15-17-18--14----------------|g|--12~-------------------------12-1112/14--------------------------------|d|--14~--12-14--14^(1)-12---------------------12-14-15--11----------------|a|------------------------14~---10-9-10/12--------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this part usually would need two guitars but you can choose whichever one you wantGuitar A e|-10---------------------------------|b|------------------------------------|g|----12-11-9-------------------------|d|------------12-11-9-----------------|a|--------------------12-10-12-10-7-9-|E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------9---------------------------------------------|b|--------------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------|g|--------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------|d|--------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------|a|--8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1e|---------9-10-12-13--12--10--9------------9-10-9------------------------|b|------12------------------------12--11-12--------12--11-----------------|g|---11----------------------------------------------------11-/14-11------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2e|-----------------------------------9------------------------------------|b|----------------10---------9-11-12---12-11------------------------------|g|-11----9-----11----11---11-----------------11-/16-11--------------------|d|----9----12-------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|-15--/19--14--/17--11--11-/14---(14)\-----------------------------------|g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|g|-11-/12---9-/11--7--7--/9-----------------------------------------------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------3-----------7-10\-------3----------------7-10\----3------|b|---7-10--8-7-----2-3------7----------2---2----------7--------------2---2|g|--7-----7-7----------3---7----------2------2--0----7-----------3--------|d|-9----------9\----------9----------3--------------9------------------2--|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----7--10/12------3-----------------------------------------------------|b|---7-----------------------3-----2-----5-----2---2-6--5--3--2-----------|g|--7-------------3------------0-----0-----6-----0---4--3--3--3-----------|d|-9------------2----------2-----2-----2-----5-------5--5--2--2-----------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2 x2e|-----------|---------|----------|------|b|-----------|---------|-5---3---6|------|g|-----------|---------|----------|------|d|-----------|---------|----------|------|a|-x1--------|---------|----------|-2----|use a whammy bar/pedal or echo E|----2-3----|5---1---3|-5---1---5|----0-|pedal(turn speed down)
for the solo, use the a lot of tremelo picking and hammer-on/pull-offs(use the blues scale on the 7th fret)EX'se|-7h10p7--7h10p7--|------------------|---------------|-----7-----7-----7-|b|-------10------10|-71077107710771077|---------------|-7h10--7h10--7h10--|g|-----------------|------------------|-797797-797797-|-------------------|d|-----------------|------------------|-------9------9|-------------------|a|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|E|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
After the solo end #1 end #2(alternates each timee|-------------|-------6------------------|-----|-----|b|-----2-------|-----7---5-7-6------------|-7-6-|-6-7-|g|---0---------|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6--|-----|-----|d|-4-----------|---------------------5---5|-----|-----|a|-------4-0-1-|--------------------------|-----|-----|E|-------------|--------------------------|-----|-----|
x8 then...e|-------6------------------------|--------6----------------4-------------|b|-----7---5-7-6------------------|----7-8---8-7-5------5-6---6-5-3---2-2-|g|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6---6-7-6|--6-------------6--7-------------4-0-0-|d|---------------------5---5------|-----------------------------------2-2-|a|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|-------6----------------------------------|b|-----7---5-7-6-------------7-6--22-2-2--2-|g|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6-7------00-0-0--0-|d|---------------------5----------22-2-2--2-|a|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
Continue the after the solo part and add on top of it x4e|-12-------14-10-0-12-0-------10-0-------|b|----12-15--------------12-10------12-10-|g|----------------------------------------|d|----------------------------------------|a|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|-12-------14-10-0-12-0-------------------------|b|----12-15--------------12-10----10----10-12-10-|g|-----------------------------11----11----------|d|-----------------------------------------------|a|-----------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
BreakdownGtr 1e|-------9-10-9--------------------8-----------------|b|----12--------12-10---------9-11---11-10-9-----5-5-|g|-11-----------------11---10----------------10--3-3-|d|-----------------------------------------------5-5-|a|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2e|-------6-----------------4-------------------------|b|---7-8---8-7-5-------5-6---6-5-3----2-2------------|g|-6-------------6---7-------------4--0-0------------|d|------------------------------------2-2------------|a|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------6----------------------------------------------------------------|b|-----7---5-7-6-------------7-6---22-2-2--2------------------------------|g|-6-------------6-7-6---6---------00-0-0--0------------------------------|d|---5-----------------5---5-------22-2-2--2------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The next part is just a bunch of noise and samples from the song, and a guitar w/ delay
continue playing the part before the breakdown(x4)
play breakdown again and after that there is another section of noise and samples and then...
just speed pick this part /w dist and slight delaythe +'s just mean speed pick in this parte|-------------------------------------------14++15++17++14++17+18--------|b|-0+++++++++17++18++17++18++17++15-0++++++++-----------------------------|g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will add on when i figure out more of the song.
