Lvia Lviaquez - The Mars Volta
Tuning: , E A D G B E
So the other tab is OK but doesn't quite sound right. I'm pretty confident in
this one so here it goes.
h: hammer on
p: pull off
s: slide
^: bend whole step
pm: palm mute
INTRO:
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3h5p3---|-3h5p
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3---| |-5---
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3---3-5s7---7s
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VERSE (listen
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|-8-|-7-|-6-|-
|-7-|-7-|-7-|-
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for the strumi
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PRE CHORUS:
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Gm Am
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--3---|-3--5--
5---5-|-3--5--
------|-5--7--
------|-5--7--
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Bb C D
6--8--10-| r v
6--8--10-| e e
7--9--11-| p r
8--10-12-| e s
8--10-12-| a e
6--8--10-| t
After 2nd vers
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CHORUS (The stumming pattern changes so play around with these cords):
Gm: 3553333 Bb X1333X D X5777X A7dim 54X5XX
Back to it:
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VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE SOLO
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FINAL VERSE
Strum the chords from the earlier verses then same build up and break down
For the lead in the outro it's really just a jam you can play around with the G natural
occasionally throwing a F# in. You can play this over the earlier choruses too.