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                             Tetragrammaton - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: nibbleschew
Email:Andrew@selectsound.com OR fuzzycheese100@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

This  16:43 long song on this tab has been divided into 4 Parts To make it easier for
to find where you are. I added names of things I thought of when I listened and played
the section of the song.  Within this song is some of the best, and craziest stuff.
tab took me a long time to do, so make the best of it! OH and the accuracy of when the 
occur, because I must've got the leaked version. Good Luck and Enjoy.

*** Not Everything is Perfect, there are mistakes in here, however these are just
to give you a good idea of how the song goes.***

PART 1- Gettin
PART 2- The Ca
PART 3- Cooldo
PART 4- Point 

g to Know You-
lm Before the 
wn Erupts- 7:5
of No Return- 

 0:00-5:58----
Storm(Cooldown
4-11:52-------
11:52-16:43---

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)- 5:58-7:54-|
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PART 1- Getting to Know You- 0:00-5:58
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Intro: @ 0:00 
e|------------
B|------------
G|-----4-6-4--
D|------------
A|---2-------4
E|------------

Guitar 1
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-6-7-6--------
--------8-9-8-
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-------6------

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----------3-4-
--7-8-7-------
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5-------4-----

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3---4-5-4--1-2
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--2-----------
----------1---

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-1---6-7-6---|
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Then Guitar 2 
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-------7-9-1
E|7-9-10------

Comes in @ 00:
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--8----8------
0---10---10-9-
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17
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-------8-9-11-
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12-11-9-8-9-11
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|11-9-8----8-
A|-------10---
E|------------

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10-9-7----7-9-
-------10-----

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----8-9-11-9-8
10------------
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--10----------
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11-9-|
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e|------------
B|--14-15-17-1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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5-14-15-14-12-
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11-----14-15-1
--12-11-------
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-------14--12-
15--14--------
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-------12---|
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 Verse  @ 1:12
e|------------
B|------7-8-7-
G|----7------7
D|---9--------
A|------------
E|------------

 (1st time w/ 
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-----10-8-7---
---7--------7-
-9------------
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vibrato)
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--7-8-7-----10
-7------7--7--
9---------9---
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-8-7----------
-----7--------
-------9------
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e|-----------|
B|------5--7|-
G|---4-------|
D|-5--5------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
   x4 x4 x2 x2

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------0--5-3-0-|--------------|-------------|---------------|
----3----------|--------6-4-0-|------6-4-0--|-----6-4-0-----|
--4------------|----5---------|---4---------|--4------------|
---------------|---7--7-------|--5--5-------|-4--4----------|
---------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
-x2

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-----4------
A|---4---4--7-
E|------------

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--4-----------
5---4---------
------4-------
---------5-6--

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Chorus 1 @ 2:2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|--5p4p2p0-2-
E|------------

0             
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2---5p4p2p0-2-
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---|-0--2--4--
2|------------
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    1st Ending
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2--0-|--0-2-4-
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         2nd E
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nding
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Verse @ 2:57 A
e|------------
B|--12--------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

gain with Guit
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12h14---17----
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ar Solo:
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12---11----|
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---11-12-14-
A|------------
E|------------

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-11-12-14-----
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Chorus 1@ 4:08
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-----------7
E|--7--7-7-7--

: Then... @ 4:
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-7-8--8-------
---------9--9-

41 Played Back
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-----10-10-10-

wards with...
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x2

Weird Effects 
e|------------
B|------------
G|--9-----7-9-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

@ 4:54
-----------|--
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10-9-7----|--9
---------9-|--
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--11----------
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 @5:04...
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B|-15-14-12-11
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-----------12-
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B|-12-14-15---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
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---12-13-12---
15----------15
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-------|------
-14-12|--11-12
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-12----11-----
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@ 5:45
e|-------14---
B|-15---------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-----12-------
14-------12---
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11----14------
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=========================================================
PART 2-The Calm before the Storm(Cooldown)  5:58-7:54
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Altered Verse@
(This part I t
e|------------
B|-----7-10---
G|----7-------
D|---9--------
A|------------
E|------------

5:58
ried to figure
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8-7--------8--
------7--9---6
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 out as best I
-------|------
------|-----7-
-7----|----7--
----8-|---9---
------|-------
-------|------

 could but it doesnt sound 100% correct)
-----7---10--|
8-7----------|
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         1st e
e|------------
B|--------7---
G|-----4----4-
D|---5--------
A|------------
E|------------

nding
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----------3--|
--------3----|
-----4-------|
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         2nd e
e|------------
B|------------
G|------6-----
D|----5---5---
A|--7--------5
E|------------

nding     & 3r
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---4-------4--
-4---4---4---4
--------4-----
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d ending
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 @6:25
e|------------
B|----7-------
G|---7------4-
D|--9------5--
A|------------
E|------------

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5------4------
------3-------
-----4-------5
------------7-
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4-------------
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-------2------

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3-|------5----

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PART 3- Cooldown Erupts 7:54-11:52   (From here on out it gets complicated, fast and hard)
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Guitar Solo @ 7:55 ------------------------------------------|This solo is NOT correct,
just use the scale involved and to try imatate Omar, but I tried to tab it as best I
but my patience is limited to how accurate this is.
HINT: Tremolo Pick!!!!! (it should sound close)
e|-7--10p9p7-1
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

0p9p7-10p9p7-1
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0p9p7-10---10b
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----10--7h8p7-
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7----|
--9--|
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e|------------
B|--7h10p8p7-1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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0p8p7-10p8p710
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------10b-----
b-------------
------------9-
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10p9p7-10p9p7-
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10p9p7-10p9p7-
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10---10b------
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Play around wi
and complicate
Leadoff @ 8:20
e|------------
B|------0-----
G|----3-------
D|--4---------
A|---------4--
E|------------

th stuff like 
d.
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5--6----------

that for a while until you get the feel for the solo. Its long
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Verse 2/Chorus
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------11--
D|--9---9----9
A|----9-------
E|------------

 2 @ 8:22
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-12-11-9-11-11
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-------11-10-|
-9-11-9------|
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-------11-----
-9---9----9-12
---9----------
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-11-9-11-11-9-
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11-9-11-12-11-
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@ 9:13
e|------------
B|------------
G|--9-------11
D|----11-12---
A|------------
E|------------

------------|-
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-9----------|-
---12-11-9--|-
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-----------9--
---12-9-11---1
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2-11-9-8---7--
-----------7--
-----------5--

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7-------------
7-------------
5-------------

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Then go back to play verse 2 with an octave effect.

When Verse 2 i
e|------------
B|------------
G|--11-----7--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
@ 11;10 Just m
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PART 4: Point 
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s being played
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---9----------
---------11---
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ess around wit
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of No Return 1
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, the saxophon
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--7-----------
--------9-----
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h the verse 1 
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1:52-16:43
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e does this.
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-11------|
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from PART 1.
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@12:02
e|------------
B|--12---14h15
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-------------1
p14---14-15---
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2-------------
--15-14-12----
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11h12p11-14---
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e|------------
B|------------
G|----11-12---
D|-14--------1
A|------------
E|------------
It Just basica

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4-----11-12-14
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lly repeats th

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-12-11-12-11h1
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ings like that

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2p11--------|
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 above for a c

ouple minutes.

@14:10
e|--12--14----
B|----------12
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--12----------
------------14
-------14-----
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h15p14--12----
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Verse 2/Chorus
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------11--
D|--9---9----9
A|----9-------
E|------------

 2 @ 14:24
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-12-11-9-11-11
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-------11-10-|
-9-11-9------|
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-------11-----
-9---9----9-12
---9----------
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-11-9-11-11-9-
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11-9-11-12-11-
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Then @ 14:47
e|------------
B|------------
G|--9-------11
D|----11-12---
A|------------
E|------------

------------|-
------------|-
-9----------|-
---12-11-9--|-
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-----------9--
---12-9-11---1
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2-11-9-8---7--
-----------7--
-----------5--

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7------------|
7------------|
5------------|


Outro @ 15:11 is the same as the Intro, with some soloing. If you do some unison bending
related to the key of B minor, you should be good
**remember these times are placed for the leaked version, I was unaware of this, but yea 
should be able to work with it**


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Tabbed by: nibbleschew
Email:Andrew@selectsound.com OR fuzzycheese100@yahoo.com
PLEASE RATE MY TAB and COMMENT I know its not perfect, But I want to see how I did. Thanks.

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