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TETRAGRAMMATON – Mars Volta
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Ok. This is my first tab, so bear with me. I started to tab out the song because I was
of searching for a better tab. I know I don’t have all the parts, and I know I’m not 100%
but I do have most of them written down on here at least. I’ll give credit where credit
due. I thank nibbleschew and the others who wrote this tab before me.
Here’s the best I could come up with, but you’ll have to find out the timing by
I’m open to all suggestions to make this tab better. In fact, I encourage it.
Tuning: Standard Tuning
Intro
Guitar 1 x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4----1-2-1---5-6-5----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------4---------------3---------------2----------------3----------------|
E|------------------2---------------4---------------1------------------------|
Guitar 2 start on second time through Guitar 1 x3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7-----------7---------------------------|
D|--------------8--8-----------8-9-11-11-9-8-9-11-11-9-8--8------------------|
A|--------7-9-10-10-10-9-7-9-10-------------------------10-10-9-7--7-9-10----|
E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------10----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14--14--------14---------------------|
G|-------------------7--------------------16--16-15-16--16-15-----15-16-15---|
D|-8-9-11-9-8--8-9-11-11-9-----------------------------------16-17-----------|
A|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------14-12------12---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15-14------15-14---/11------------------------------------------|
G|------15-16----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-16-17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse x3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8-7---10-8-7---7-8-7---10-8-7----0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7-----|
G|--7-----7-7------7-7-----7-7------7--4--------4--------4--------4------------|
D|-9-------9--------9-------9---------5--------5--------5--------5-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--------------------------------------|
G|--3--------3--------3--------3---------0-7-4-0--0-7-4-0—-0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0--|
D|-4--------4--------4--------4---------5--------5--------4--------4---------|
A|-------------------------------------7--------7--------5--------5----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0-0-4-------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------4--------4-----------4------------------------------------------|
A|-4--------4--------4--------7----4-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------6-7--------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------00-2-4-2-0|---------------------------0h2h4p2p0h2h4p2p0-|
A|-5-5p2p0h2-2---5-5p2p0h2-2-----------|-5-5p2p0h2-2---5-5p2p0h2-2-/-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------/------------------|
/
X4 except on last time, don’t play this /
Play Verse x3
Verse Lead x3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-----14-17--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----14-11----12---------------------------11-12-14---------|
D|-------------------------------14----12----11----11-12-14------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus x4 except on last time, don’t play 0h2h4p2p0h2h4p2p0
4:35
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-8-----------------7-8--------------------------------------------------|
E|-7---9—--10/5-4------7---9---10/5-4------/7--------------------------------|
4:48 Sound effects
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---7-9-9b10r9-7-------9-7-9-11----7-9-10---------------------------------|
D|------------------9------------------------11------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:00 Prelude
e|-------------------12------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-14-12--12-14-15----12-14-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------15----------15----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12--12-13-12------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14-15--15--------15-14-12------12-14-15-14-12-----------11-------------|
G|---------------------------------15------------------15---11--11-----------| x4
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:38
e|------14--------12---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--------14--------12----12---------14~----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slower Part 5:52
e|----------------------------7-10-------3------------7-10-------------------|
B|---7-10-8-7---8------------7------------3----------7-----------------------|
G|--7-------------6-7-------7----------4---3--------7-----------12-------6---|
D|-9----------9------8-----9----------5-----4------9--------------11----5----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------13----13/7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----7-10-------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-------------------------------5----3----2-------------------------------|
G|--7----------4------7-6--9-6--10---4----2----1-------------------------------|
D|-9----------5----------------------5----3----2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------9-7-10-7-11-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------6--2--3---0/5-1-3(x4)-1-0-|
7:47 Solo (OK I had trouble with this because there’s so much effects on it, so its hard
tell what he’s playing. I usually just improv with this scale…)
e|-10-9-7-----------------------------|
B|-------10-9-7-----------------------|
G|-------------9-7--------------------|
D|----------------11-9-7--------------|
A|----------------------11-9-7--------|
E|----------------------------10-9-7--|
8:14
e|------------|-------6---------------------------6---------------------------|
B|---0--------|--------5-7-6-----------7-6---------5-7-6----------------------|
G|--3---------|--6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4------6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-6-----|
D|-4----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-4-----|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------6-7-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------6---------------------------6----------------------------------------|
B|-------5-7-6-----------6-7---------5-7-6-----------------------------------|
G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4------6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-6------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat above two bars x4)
9:05
e|-------6----------------4--------------------6----------------------------------|
B|-5-6-7--7-6-5-------5-6---6-5------5-5----------5-7-6-----------7-6-------------|
G|--------------6----7----------7-4--6-6----6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----------------|
D|-----------------------------------7-7------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----|
9:13 Make it 8 frets higher sound with a pitch modifier for second chorus
9:38
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------14-15-14-------------------14--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16--------16-14---------15-16--16-15---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-----17------------17-16--14-14---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
9:42
e|------6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-7-6------------7-6------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
9:54 8 frets higher again but sax does this also
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-7-9----7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------11---9-11----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat 9:38 and 9:42
10:41 x8 x7 x5 (I have no idea what he does on 11:19)
e|--------7--|--------0-|-------|------------|
B|----5-7----|--2-0--2--|-2-0---|-2-0---0-2--|
G|-4-6-------|------0---|-----0-|-----0------|
D|-----------|----------|-------|------------|
A|-----------|----------|-------|------------|
E|-----------|----------|-------|------------|
^
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Then repeat from here
11:45 Saxophone part (repeat until solo is over)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11-14-11---------------------------11-----------------------------------|
D|-----------12-14-----12-12/14-12/14-12-------------------------------------|
A|----------------14-12------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
11:51 Solo
e|-9h10p9----9-10-13-10-9--9-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12-12-11-9-11-9-11p9p8-9-11-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------9-10-12-10-9--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3--------3h4/7---6-----/-------0----3h4p3--------4-3-----3-3h4-3-----|
D|-2h4h5-5-4----4---------------------------------4--/--5------5-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-4-6------3-4-6b7r6----4—3xxxxxx-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10p9-10p9-7-----9b10r9------7-------9b10r9------7--------9b10r9-------7---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-13-15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p1312--12-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------15--15—12h13-13-12-12p10-10--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Again, I don’t know because of effects, but sounds like this scale)
e|-15-13-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------15-13-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------16-14-12--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------16-14-12------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------16-14-12----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------15-14----(but end on 14)----------------|
e|-10p9-10p9-7h9-10p9p7h9h10p9p7h9h10--13-13-13------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9h10-9h10h13-10-9----------------------9-10-9-----------------------------|
B|------------------11-7-8--7-8h10h11p10p8-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10p9p7h9p7/6h7p6-6h7-6-9-7-6-10-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18h19p18-18/15-15/14-14-15-18p15p14h15p18p15p14-9-9-10-12-7/5-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--6-6h7---6-6h7-6-6--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-------8----------8-8-8-8p7-7-0----5/3------3/2--------2/0---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-14----12--------------------12-14----12b-12b-12b-12b-12b—12b-12br------|
B|-------12----10-14/15/14-12-----------12-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
14:12 8 frets higher chorus x4
14:37
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------14-15-14-------------------14--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16--------16-14---------15-16--16-15---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-----17------------17-16--14-14---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
14:42
e|------6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-7-6------------7-6------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
14:46-14:55 ???
14:55
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12--------------------------------------------|
G|------14------14------14------14-14b15r-11-14b-14b-14b-14br-11------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------10b12r10----|
B|----------------------------------------12T—10T-9T-7h9-7h9-7h9-------------|
G|-9h11p9--------7-9-9b10r9-7---4/16-14/4------------------------------------|
D|-------12p11p9-----------------(???)---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7-7p5—10h12-12--10-12-10-13br-10----9--------------------15---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------7-6/9--7-9-7-10------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------7-5-7-5-9-7-/9--/14-12-10-12-14-12-12p10-10—b22-|
B|-------------------------7-9-10------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-9-11------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7-9-11------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-9-10------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-9-10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22---|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
14:55 Guitar 1 x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4----1-2-1---5-6-5----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------4---------------3---------------2----------------3----------------|
E|------------------2---------------4---------------1------------------------|
15:15 Guitar x3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7-----------7---------------------------|
D|--------------8--8-----------8-9-11-11-9-8-9-11-11-9-8--8------------------|
A|--------7-9-10-10-10-9-7-9-10-------------------------10-10-9-7--7-9-10----|
E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------10----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14--14--------14---------------------|
G|-------------------7--------------------16--16-15-16--16-15-----15-16-15---|
D|-8-9-11-9-8--8-9-11-11-9-----------------------------------16-17-----------|
A|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------14-12------12------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15-14------15-14---/11---------------------------------------------|
G|------15-16--------------------/----------------------------------------------|
D|-16-17------------------------/-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------/------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------/-------------------------------------------------|
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Except on last time end on /12
