Tabs with lyrics
Concertina - The Mars Volta  Intro:C minorCm
Bb majorBb
AbAb
G minorGm  Verse:         Cm                         Â
G minorGm e ---------------------------------------------------------- b --------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~-- g ----------8------------------------------(12)------------- d ---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)--------- a -----------------(10)-------(10)-------------------------- e -8--------------------------------------------------------             Ab                       Â
G minorGm e ---------------------6p4----|-(15)------------------------ b ----------------4-------4---|-----(15)-(16)~~------------- g --------------------------5-|----------------(16)~~------- d --------------6---6---------|----------------------------- a -(10)-(11)------------------|----------------------------- e -----------4----------------|-----------------------------  This very last part after the bars is only played this way when Cedric does not sing. When the voice is on, Omar improvises. He sometimes plays the same melody, but on the lower octave, near the neck. Would be: e --3----- b --3-4--- g ------4-  keyboard constantly plays somethin like e ---------3- b -0-1-0-1--- but on a higher octave  chorus:       Cm     Cm     Gm      Bb     Â
DmDm e -------------8-------3--------6--------8----------- b -------------8-------3--------6--------8----------- g -----5-------8-------3--------7--------8----------- d -----5-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)-------- a -----3-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)-------- e -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------      Ab       F       Gm    Â
Eb MajorEb e --------------------------------------------------- b --------------------------------------------------- g ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8-------------------- d ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8-------------------- a ---(11)------8--------(10)----6-------------------- e ---------------------------------------------------  after chorus, min 2:52:     Cm   Bb  F  Gm   Ab         F   Gm EbÂ
C minorCm e ------------------------------------------------------- b --------(11)------------------------------------------- g --5-5---(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5--- d --5-5---8----(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5--- a --3-3--------8----(10)-(11)-(11)---8----(10)--6--3-3--- e ------------------------------------------------------- Â Â Â
Eb MajorEb FÂ Â Â
G minorGm e --------------|---------------------------------------- b --------------|---------------------------------------- g --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------ d --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------ a --6-8----(10)-|--(10)-8----6--5--3--1------------------ e --------------|---------------------------------------- After the bars, is just the organ improvising and Omar strumming on
G minorGm  Instrumental breakup, min 3:08: e ------------6-----------------6-6------- b ----8-6---------------8-6---------8-6--- g --5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-----8-7---------8-  e -----------6---------------------------- b ---8-6-------------------8-------6------ g -5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-8-5---5-8-5--------  min 3:42:  Â
C minorCm Gm F   Gm Â
DmDm
Eb MajorEb FÂ Â Â FÂ Â Â Â
C minorCm
G minorGm
AbAb
Bb majorBb e ---------------------------------|---------------- b ---------------------------------|-----8-9-(11)--- g -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-7-8-(10)--- d -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-5-6-8------ a -3-(10)-8----(10)--5-6-8----8----|-3-3------------ e ---------------------------------|---------------- on the repetition, part after the bars is played three times again, the organ improvises and the guitar just strums
C minorCm  min 4:02:  Â
C minorCm Cm   Dm Â
G minorGm Ab  F  GmÂ
Eb MajorEb e ----8----(10)--3--4------------------------------- b ----8----(10)--3--4------------------------------- g -5--8----(11)--3--8---(10)-(12)-8----------------- d -5--(10)-(12)--5--6---(10)-(12)-8----------------- a -3--(10)-(12)--5--6---8----(10)-6----------------- e ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------  then it repeats part after chorus till the end  Concertina solo part tab [after the 3-minute mark]    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e -------------------------------------- b -------------------------------------- g ------12-------------15--------------- d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12-- a -15---------------13------------------ e --------------------------------------    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e ------------------12-p0-------------- b ------------------------------------- g ----12-------------------15-13-12---- d -10-------13---------------------13-- a -------10-------12------------------- e ------------10-----------------------    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e -------------------------------------- b -------------------------------------- g ------12-------------15--------------- d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12-- a -15---------------13------------------ e --------------------------------------  let ring   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e ----------15----------------14b------- b -------16----------------15----------- g ----17----------------16-------------- d -18----------------17----------------- a -------------------------------------- e --------------------------------------  [Listen to this part with decreased speed (on windows sound recorder) from a wav file, 88kbps, 11kHz.]
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