Concertina tab by The Mars Volta

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Concertina - The Mars Volta
 

Intro:
C minorCm Bb majorBb AbAb G minorGm
 

Verse:
         Cm                           G minorGm
e ----------------------------------------------------------
b --------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~--
g ----------8------------------------------(12)-------------
d ---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)---------
a -----------------(10)-------(10)--------------------------
e -8--------------------------------------------------------
 
            Ab                         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       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      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  Eb  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 -------------------------------------------------------
    Eb MajorEb F    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:
   C minorCm Gm  F    Gm   DmDm Eb MajorEb F    F     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:
   C minorCm Cm    Dm   G minorGm Ab   F   Gm  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 --------------------------------------
 
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