Tabs
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THE MALKIN JEWEL - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: Steve Dubuque
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: 
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE
not really sure whats going on with the intro noodling...
e|--3-----6----1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3-----6----1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4-----7----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-----8----3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-----8----3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-----6----1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
0:37, and again at 1:27
e|--------------------------------3~/6-1--3~/6-1---------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------3~/6-1--3~/6-1---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------4~/7-2--4~/7-2------------------------------5+-|
D MajorD|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-5~/8-3--5~/8-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5+-|
A augmentedA|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-5~/8-3--5~/8-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-3----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------3~/6-1--3~/6-1---------------------------------|
then the second time
0:54, and again at 1:44
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----(5)+-------------1b~-----(5)+-------------1b~-/-3-------------------------|
D MajorD|-0---(5)+-7----5---x------0---(5)+-7----5---x----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---6--------6----5-x--------6-------6-----5-x----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:50
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----(5)--------------1b~-----(5)-------------1b~-/-3--------------------------|
D MajorD|-0---(5)--7----5---x------0---(5)-7-----5---x---------/5-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---6--------6----5-x--------6-------6-----5-x----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
i pluck with my fingers for this first part, then use a pick when he starts
playing the notes in the chords
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\3-------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\3-------------|
e|----3-------6-----5--------8---------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------3------6------5--------8-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-------6-----5-------8------------------------------------------------------|
after that he just strums the chords i think.... very faint in the background
not sure
e|--3----6--5--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3----6--5--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--3----6--5--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--x----x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--x----x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3----6--5--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
and then if you wanna play the little synth melody
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------6-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7~-8-----7----7-5-3-2--2/7----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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
