Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound tab by The Mars Volta

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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     Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: Jason Paszek (Autopoietic Boy)
E-mail: [email protected]

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Two Chords Strummed to Start Off the Song:

A augmentedA  G+G


Verse 1

Repeat 4x

e|--------5----------5--------7----------7---8-------------------------------|
BB|------0----------0--------0----------0-------------------------------------|
G+G|----5----------5--------7----------7---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----------7--------5----------5-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------5----------5--------7-8-10--5-7-------7-8--10-12-5-7---------------|
BB|------0----------0--------0------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----5----------5--------7--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----------7--------5----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 1

Repeat 2x:

  Fadd9Fadd9     Fmaj     G+G          E minorEm
e|--0------0--0---0----------------------7---7-----0-------------------------|
BB|------8-----8--10-----------8--8--8------8---8---0-------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---5--5---x-----------7--7--7--7--7--------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7---7------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8------8---8-----------5--5--5--5--5-------*2-------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*End on E minorEm of second repeat

Verse 2

e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-5-7-------------|
BB|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-5-7-------------|
BB|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-12-5------------|
BB|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-12-5-7-8--------|
BB|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

Repeat 2x:

  Fadd9Fadd9     Fmaj     G+G          E minorEm
e|--0------0--0---0----------------------7---7-----0-------------------------|
BB|------8-----8--10-----------8--8--8------8---8---0-------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---5--5---x-----------7--7--7--7--7--------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7---7------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8------8---8-----------5--5--5--5--5-------*2-------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*End on E minorEm of second repeat


"Post-chorus interlude"

  E5E5 G+G A5A5 C5C5 B5B5       (C/B5)G      B minorBm   Gmaj
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------(4)--(3)----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
G+G|-----0--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
D MajorD|--2--0--2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A augmentedA|--2--2--0--3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
E MajorE|--0--3--------------------0-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|


Verse 3

e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8--10-5-7--7-- -------|
BB|--------8---8----------------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8--10-5-7-5-----------|
BB|--------0---0----------------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8--10-5-7-8-----------|
BB|--------8---8----------------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8-7-5-7-7-------------|
BB|--------8---8----------------------0-------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 3

Repeat 2x:

  Fadd9Fadd9     Fmaj     G+G          E minorEm

e|--0------0--0---0----------------------7---7-----0-------------------------|
BB|------8-----8--10-----------8--8--8------8---8---0-------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---5--5---x-----------7--7--7--7--7--------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7---7------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8------8---8-----------5--5--5--5--5-------*2-------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*End on E minorEm of second repeat


  E5E5 G+G A5A5 C5C5 B5B5       (C/B5)G      B minorBm   Gmaj
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------(4)--(3)----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
G+G|-----0--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
D MajorD|--2--0--2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A augmentedA|--2--2--0--3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
E MajorE|--0--3--------------------0-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|


Rhythm Gtr played with solo; repeats for the entirety of the solo


  Dmaj Fsus2Fsus2 E minorEm D MajorD C majorC  Dmaj Fsus2Fsus2 E minorEm A/D5 G/C
e|--------8----0----------------8----0---------------------------------------|
BB|--7-----8----0---1------7-----8----0-------1-------------------------------|
G+G|--7-----10---0---0------7-----10---0-------0-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-----10---5-4-2------7-----10---5---4---2-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-----8----2-5-3------5-----8----2---5---3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5-----8----0-5-3------5-----8----0---5---3-------------------------------|


Guitar solo

e|---------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
BB|---7--7---7--7-7--7--1-1-1--7--7-7--7--0--10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---|
G+G|--11-11--11-11b12-9--5-5-5(11)b(1/2)9--4--11-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11-11-11-10|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7--7--7----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
BB|-x-x-x-x-1313131313131313131313131313---121212121212101010108-8-8-10-10--|
G+G|-x-x-x-x-------------------11b(1/2)-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5--7--7--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
BB|-x-x-x-x-1313131313131313131313131313---121212121212101010108-8-8-8-8-8--|
G+G|-x-x-x-x-------------------11b(1/2)-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------7---8--7--7--7--7--7--7-b8---|
BB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------0---x-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
G+G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-111111111111111-4---5------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|14--14--14--14--14--14--14------15--15--15--12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------|
BB|18b(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17---------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Repeat several times:

  E5E5 G+G A5A5 C5C5 B5B5       (C/B5) G+G     B minorBm   Gmaj
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------(4)--(3)----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
G+G|-----0--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
D MajorD|--2--0--2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A augmentedA|--2--2--0--3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
E MajorE|--0--3--------------------0-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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