Cicatriz Esp tab by The Mars Volta

Tabs

Song: Cicatriz ESP
Artist: The Mars Volta
Album: Deloused in the Comatorium
Tuning: Standard

Song starts with some random guitar noises, which are shown on the BB and E MajorE strings.
for the timings of them. The baseline goes as follows, and the second half can go on the
shown or an octave lower (indicated by the two parenthasised notes).
e|------------------------------------|-----------------0------------------|
BB|--------------------x--x-x--x--xxx--|-----------------4b-----------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|--7--7-7--7--5-7----7--7-7--7--5-7--|
A augmentedA|--7--7-7--7--5-7----7--7-7--7--5-7--|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|-(5)--------(3)---------------------|

0:29 - Bridge, "Still scalping..."
e|---------------------------------|-0--0--0--0---|
BB|---------------------------------|-4--5--7--8--|
G+G|---------------------------------|--------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------7-10----------10-8-7-----|--------------|
E MajorE|--0-5-8------------10--------7-8-|--------------|

0:46 - Verse, "Sutured contusions..."
|--------10----------|-19-|-------7--5--3-----------------|
|--12--------10--12--|----|--5-------------5--------------|
|--------------------|----|-------------------------------| Repeat
|--------------------|----|-------------------------------|   x1
|--------------------|----|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|----|-------------------3b----------|
Second time only -----------------------------------------|

1:13 - Precourus, "Sterling clear blackened ice..."
e|---------------------------------|-0--0--0--0--|
BB|---------------------------------|-4--5--7--8-|
G+G|---------------------------------|-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|--------7-10----------10-8-7-----|-------------|
E MajorE|--0-5-8------------10--------7-8-|-------------|

1:42 - Chorus, "I've defected"
|-0-0-0--------|
|-4-4-5--0-0-0-|
|--------5-4-2-| Repeat
|--------------|   x14
|--------------|
|--------------|

Random low noises
|------|
|------|
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--3b--|

Now play Verse, Prechorus, then Chorus. This time, play with this modified verse that's
the normal verse instead of playing the verse twice.
|--12----10-----------19~--|-------7--5--3-----|
|------------10-12---------|--5-------------5--|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|

3:22 - Outro to the quiet part.
|----------3--5--/7----10--12--14----14-14--10--10h12--|
|--/5---5----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

3:34
|--15h17h19p17p15-(x6)-14-15-14----12--14--14p12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------15p12--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

3:45
|-----------/10---12p10-------|
|--5--7p5--------------12p10--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

This tab is still being worked on, but this is the whole written part of the song. I'm
the improv'd part of the song, but it's long and confusing so I'll get it in as soon as I can.

For now, here's the last verse/chorus. It's slightly changed. Make it jazzy, and put character into it.

Verse
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|  Repeat
|-------------------------------------------5-|     x1
|--7-7--7-7--7--5-7----7--7-7--7--5-7--5h77---|
|-7-----------------------------------7-------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------5-|  Repeat
|--7-7--7-7--7--5-7----7--7-7--7--5-7--5-77---|     x1
|-7-----------------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Chorus (repeat)  Right before end:
|-0-0-5--------|---0-----0---0---0----|
|-4-4-5--0-0-0-|---5p4--/5---7---8---|
|--------5-4-2-|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|----------------------|

Effects (use long delay)
|--12(12)(12)(12)(12)--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|

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