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Concertina - The Mars Volta
 
Intro:
Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramG minorGm
 
Verse:
         Cm                           Chord diagramG minorGm
e ----------------------------------------------------------
b --------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~--
g ----------8------------------------------(12)-------------
d ---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)---------
a -----------------(10)-------(10)--------------------------
e -8--------------------------------------------------------
 
            Ab                         Chord diagramG 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       Chord diagramDmDm
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      Chord diagramEb 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  Chord diagramC 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 -------------------------------------------------------
    Chord diagramEb MajorEb F    Chord diagramG 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 Chord diagramG 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:
   Chord diagramC minorCm Gm  F    Gm   Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramEb MajorEb F    F     Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramG minorGm Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBb 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 Chord diagramC minorCm
 
min 4:02:
   Chord diagramC minorCm Cm    Dm   Chord diagramG minorGm Ab   F   Gm  Chord diagramEb 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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