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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metatron - Mars Volta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : Chris e-mail: [email protected] All rights to this song belong Mars Volta. Tuning: Standard Chorus 1 G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------| A|-------------|-------------|-3-----2b----|-----3---5---| E|-5-----5---5-|-5-----5---5-|-------------|-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4x G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------|/9-9---9---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-3-----3---3-|-3-3-3-3---3-|-------------|-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Verse 1 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------| E|-5-----5---------|---------8-8-7-7-|-5-----5---------|---------8-8-7-7-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------| E|-2-----2---------|---------8-8-7-7-|-2-----2---------|---------8-8-7-7-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|-------------| 4x (one time through is all nine bars) D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-2-----2-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + Verse 1 ending G|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|-----------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------| E|-5-----5-----5---|-----2---2---|-------------|-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
** Play Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last 2 bars on this chorus) G|-------------|--------------| D|-------7---7-|-9/11\9p7-----| A|-7-9-9---9---|----------9p0-| E|-------------|--------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + **Play Verse 1 4x **Verse 1 ending **Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last 2 bars on this chorus) G|-------------|---------9------| D|-------7---7-|-9-11-12---11-9-| A|-7-9-9---9---|----------------| E|-------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + Bridge br.part 1 4x G|-------------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------------|---------------------| A|-0-----0-----------------|-0-----0-------------| E|-------------------------|---------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + br. part 2 G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| A|-0-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-------------3---| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----4---------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + lead in . . . br. part 3a G|-7h9-----| |-----------------|-----------------| D|-----7h9-| |-----------------|-----------------| A|---------| |-0-----0---0-2-3-|---2---0---2-0---| E|---------| |-----------------|---------------3-| 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + br. part 4a 5/8 time sig. 2/4 time sig G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-7h9-----| D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------|-----7h9-| A|-----------------|---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|---------| E|-1-----1---1-1---|-----------------|-----------|---------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 5 1 + 2 + br. part 3b G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---2---0---------| A|-0-----0---0-2-3-|-----------3-2-0-| E|-----------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + **Play br. part 4a...** br. part 3c G|-----------------|-----0-2---0--------| D|-----------------|---2-----------2p0--| A|-0-----0---0-2-3-|--------------------| E|-----------------|--------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + br. part 4b G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-1-----1---1-1---|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + **then there is an eighth rest **br. part 3a -then 4a - then 3a - then 4a - then 3a **br. part 4b Bridge Extension G|-----------------|-7h9-----| D|-----------7-5h7-|-----7h9-| A|-5---------------|---------| E|---7h8-5-5-------|---------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + **play br. part 3a - then 4a Chorus 2 4x G|-------------|-------------|-----------------| D|-------------|-------------|-----------------| A|-------------|-------7-7-7-|-----5-5---------| E|-5-5-5-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-------|-8-8-----8-8-7-7-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Verse 2a 4x G|-------------|-------------|----------------| D|-------7-----|-------------|----------------| A|-------------|-------------|----------------| E|-5-----------|-5-----5-----|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Verse 2b 2x G|-------------|-------------|-----------------| D|-------9-----|-------------|-----------------| A|-------------|-------------|-----------------| E|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + **Play Verse 2a 2x Verse 2c G|-------9-----|-------------|-----------------| D|-------------|-------------|-----------------| A|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-----------------| E|-------------|-------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------7-----|-------------|----------------| D|--------------|-------------|----------------| A|-5------------|-5-----5-----|----------------| E|--------------|-------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + **Chorus 2 4x (followed by a '5-count' break) **Chorus 2 4x **Verse 2 (in same order as before) **Chorus 2 4x (followed by a '5-count' break) **Chorus 2 4x G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-2-----2-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + **Verse 1 4x **Verse 1 Ending **Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last four bars on this chorus) G|------------9-|-11p9-----------|-11p9-----------|-11p9-----------| D|-----7h9/11---|------11p9----9-|------11p9----9-|------11p9----9-| A|-7h9----------|-----------12---|-----------12---|-----------12---| E|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + **Chorus 2 4x Song ends with these two bars. G|-----------|-7h9-----|| D|-0---------|-----7h9-|| A|-----------|---------|| E|-----------|---------|| 1 2 3 4 5 1 + 2 + | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note
