Metatron - The Mars Volta
feel free to offer suggestions and corrections*
(i took some of the tabbing from the guitar pro tab, so yeah, thanks.)
Intro/chorus x4
| e | 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 x3
| e | | | |
| 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 ending
| e | | |
| 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 ending
| e | 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 ending
| e | | |
| 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) x4
| e | 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 | | |
x4
| e | 7 | | omit last section on 4th time |
| B | 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)x4
| e | (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 out
| e | 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 what |
| G | 9 10 12 12 9 10 12 12 10 10 9 | omar plays |
| D | 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 paul |
| D | 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"
x4
| e | 10 11 | omar |
| B | 13 10 12 9 10 12 13 |
| G | 9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
same thing, just 1 octave lower... x4
| e | | paul |
| B | |
| G | 7 8 |
| D | 10 7 9 6 7 9 10 |
| A | 7 |
| E | |
repeat "folding wormholes" part x2
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
ending
| e | 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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