Asilos Magdalena tab by The Mars Volta

Tabs

Tuning: standard - EADGBE

intro/verse part - some variations within this but this is the basic part
e|---7------7--7----------------3-------------------------------------|
BB|---6------6--6-----3-------2--2-------2-----2-2-------6--------6----|
G+G|---7------7--7-----2-----3------3-----3-----3-3-----0--------0------|
D MajorD|-----------------3---3--------------2---2-2---2---7-----7--5-----5--|
A augmentedA|-5----5-5----5------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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last ending leading into chorus
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e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|------6--------6--------8----------10----|
G+G|----0--------0--------7---------10-------|
D MajorD|--7-----7--5-----5--8-----8/-11-------11-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

chorus - (let high notes ring)

e|--12----------|-10----------|-8-------8--|--6--------6------6--|
BB|--------------|-------------|------------|---------------------|
G+G|--------------|-------------|------10----|---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------9--|-------12-8--|----8-------|-------7--------7----|
A augmentedA|------8-12----|-----8-------|-10------10-|-----5---5----5------|
E MajorE|--10----------|-10----------|------------|--6--------6------6--|

e|--3-------|-5------5-|--1-------|-3-------|-5---------|
BB|----------|----------|----------|---------|-----------|
G+G|------3---|----------|------2---|-----3---|--------6--|repeat
D MajorD|----2---2-|------7---|----0---0-|---2---2-|------7----|
A augmentedA|----------|----4-----|----------|---------|----4------|
E MajorE|--3-------|-5------5-|--1-------|-3-------|-5---------|

end chorus leading back into verse (something like this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6--6-6-6p5-----------8--8-8-8p6-5-6--6-6-6p5----------------------------|
G+G|--7----------7----9----------------------------7-7/9----------------------|
D MajorD|---------------7--8----8-------------------------------7-----7------------|
A augmentedA|--5---------------7---10---------------------------------7/8---7/8--7-5---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-of course this isnt the whole song but you can get the basic feel for it from this.
-frusciante is playing most of this while omar can be heard in the background adding the
guitar which harmonizes nicely with these parts. (i didnt feel like tabbing that out)
-email me for comments, changes, add-ons

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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