Tetragrammaton - The Mars Volta

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This is Tetragrammaton by The Mars Volta. 
I did not tab all of this myself,
my teacher figured out probably 75% of this.
kudos to him.

Enjoy

Use a loop ped
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b|------------
g|----4-6-4---
d|------------
a|--2-------4-
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al(recommended
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  Verse 1
e|------------
b|------------
g|------------
d|-------2-4-5
a|-2-4-5------
E|------------

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---5---5-4-2-4
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-5---5-4-2---2
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e|------------
b|------------
g|-3-4-6-4-3--
d|-----------5
a|------------
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-------3------
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9-10-13-10-9--
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--9-----------
2---12-11-12/1
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4-12-11-------
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e|------------
b|12-11-------
g|------11-12-
d|------------
a|------------
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------------14
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loop the above
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b|------------
g|------------
d|-------5-7-8
a|-5-7-8------
E|------------

 verse the sec
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-6---6--------
---8---8-7-5-7
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ond time you p
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---6-7-------7
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lay it and the
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-6-7-------7-6
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n add this...
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---6----------
-8---8-7-5---5
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e|------------
b|-----6------
g|-6-7---7-6--
d|-----------8
a|------------
E|------------

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-----6-7-6----
-6-7-------7--
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14-15-18-15-14
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----14--------
-17----17-16-1
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7/19-17-16----
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e|------------
b|-15-16-15---
g|----------16
d|------------
a|------------
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--17----------
7----20-19-17-
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  Verse 2     
e|------------
b|-----7-8-7--
g|---7-------7
d|-9----------
a|------------
E|------------

           x2 
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-----10-8-7--|
---7--------7|
-9-----------|
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          x4  
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-----0-5-0-7|-
---0--------|-
-5----------|-
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         x4   
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----0-5-3-0|--
--0--------|--
4----------|-2
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        x2
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---0-3-0--|
-0-------0|
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            x2
e|------------
b|-----0-2-0--
g|---0-------0
d|-0----------
a|------------
E|------------

           x3
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|-----0-2-0--|
|---0-------0|
|------------|
|-4----------|
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-----2------|
---0--------|
-4----------|
-------4-0-1|
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  Play verse 2 x3, with the first time played quietly

  Chorus
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b|------------
g|------------
d|------------
a|-5-22-0-1-2-
E|------------

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------2-4-22--
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e|------------
b|------------
g|------------
d|---2h4p2---2
a|-5-------5--
E|------------

------|
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h4p2--|
-----5|
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 do the chorus 4 times, but instead of ending on the hammer-on/pull-of part,
end it by hitting the 2nd fret on the a string, using an echo pedal and a whammy bar/pedal.

play this(with
e|------------
b|-12---14/15-
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

 wah) while ve
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rse 2 is playi
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ng(loop it whe
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n your playing
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 it in the beginning)
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e|------------
b|------------
g|----11-12-14
d|-14---------
a|------------
E|------------

-| On the third time you play this, over lap it with the
-| following...
-|
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e|-14---15/17-
b|------------
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

              
-12----15-14-1
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0----12|-----7
-------|---8--
-------|-9----
-------|------
-------|------
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     x2       
-10-7--|-----5
------8|---7--
-------|-7----
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

    x2
-9-5--|
-----7|
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            x3
e|-----3-7-3--
b|---5-------5
g|-6----------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

|-------------
|-------7-8-10
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Chorus x5, but
/w some kind o
e|------------
b|------------
g|------------
d|------------
a|-2--2-/7-7-7
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 once again, i
f reverse peda
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nstead of play
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ing hammer-on/pull-off part, play this...
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4-4|---|
  /w what soun
e|--12~-------
b|--12~-------
g|--12~-------
d|--14~--12-14
a|------------
E|------------

ds to be like 
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a rotating spe
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aker and rever
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b
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 this part usu
Guitar A      
e|-10---------
b|------------
g|----12-11-9-
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

ally would nee
              
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d two guitars but you can choose whichever one you want
           
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12-10-7-9-|
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e|------------
b|------------
g|------------
d|--------8-7-
a|--8-7-8-----
E|------------

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--------8-7-8-
--8-7-8-------
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  Gtr. 1
e|---------9-1
b|------12----
g|---11-------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

0-12-13--12--1
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0--9----------
------12--11-1
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--9-10-9------
2--------12--1
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  Gtr. 2
e|------------
b|------------
g|-11----9----
d|----9----12-
a|------------
E|------------

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-11----11---11
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---------9----
-9-11-12---12-
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11------------
---11-/16-11--
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e|------------
b|-15--/19--14
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

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  Gtr. 2
e|------------
b|------------
g|-11-/12---9-
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

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e|------------
b|---7-10--8-7
g|--7-----7-7-
d|-9----------
a|------------
E|------------

---3----------
-----2-3------
---------3---7
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-7-10\-------3
7----------2--
----------2---
---------3----
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-2----------7-
---2--0----7--
----------9---
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--7-10\----3--
-------------2
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-2--|
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e|----7--10/12
b|---7--------
g|--7---------
d|-9----------
a|------------
E|------------

------3-------
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----3---------
--2----------2
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-3-----2-----5
---0-----0----
-----2-----2--
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-----2---2-6--
-6-----0---4--
---5-------5--
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5--3--2-------
3--3--3-------
5--2--2-------
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e|-----------|
b|-----------|
g|-----------|
d|-----------|
a|-x1--------|
E|----2-3----|

       x2     
---------|----
---------|-5--
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
5---1---3|-5--

    x2
------|------|
-3---6|------|
------|------|
------|------|
------|-2----|
-1---5|----0-|

use a whammy b
pedal(turn spe

ar/pedal or echo 
ed down)

for the solo, 
(use the blues
EX's
e|-7h10p7--7h1
b|-------10---
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

use the a lot 
 scale on the 
0p7--|--------
---10|-7107710
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------

of tremelo pic
7th fret)
----------|---
7710771077|---
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king and hamme
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7797-797797-|-
----9------9|-
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r-on/pull-offs
----7-----7---
7h10--7h10--7h
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--7-|
10--|
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  After the so
e|------------
b|-----2------
g|---0--------
d|-4----------
a|-------4-0-1
E|------------

lo            
-|-------6----
-|-----7---5-7
-|-6-0--------
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------

             e
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-6------------
---6-7-6---6--
---------5---5
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nd #1  end #2(alternates each time
|-----|-----|
|-7-6-|-6-7-|
|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|
              
e|-------6----
b|-----7---5-7
g|-6-0--------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

              
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-6------------
---6-7-6---6--
---------5---5
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  x8   then...
------|-------
------|----7-8
-6-7-6|--6----
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

-6------------
---8-7-5------
---------6--7-
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----4---------
5-6---6-5-3---
------------4-
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----|
2-2-|
0-0-|
2-2-|
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e|-------6----
b|-----7---5-7
g|-6-0--------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

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-6------------
---6-7-6---6-7
---------5----
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-7-6--22-2-2--
------00-0-0--
------22-2-2--
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--|
2-|
0-|
2-|
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Continue the a
              
e|-12-------14
b|----12-15---
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

fter the solo 
              
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part and add o
            x4
---10-0-------
10------12-10-
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n top of it
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e|-12-------14
b|----12-15---
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

-10-0-12-0----
-----------12-
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10----10----10
---11----11---
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-------|
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Breakdown
Gtr 1
e|-------9-10-
b|----12------
g|-11---------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

9-------------
--12-10-------
--------11---1
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-------8------
--9-11---11-10
0-------------
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-----------|
-9-----5-5-|
---10--3-3-|
-------5-5-|
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Gtr 2
e|-------6----
b|---7-8---8-7
g|-6----------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

-------------4
-5-------5-6--
---6---7------
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-6-5-3----2-2-
-------4--0-0-
----------2-2-
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e|-------6----
b|-----7---5-7
g|-6----------
d|---5--------
a|------------
E|------------

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-6------------
---6-7-6---6--
---------5---5
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-7-6---22-2-2-
-------00-0-0-
-------22-2-2-
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-2------------
-0------------
-2------------
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The next part is just a bunch of noise and samples from the song, and a guitar w/ delay 

continue playing the part before the breakdown(x4) 

play breakdown again and after that there is another section of noise and samples and then...

just speed pic
the +'s just m
e|------------
b|-0+++++++++1
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------

k this part /w
ean speed pick
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7++18++17++18+
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 dist and slig
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ht delay
---14++15++17+
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+14++17+18----
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I will add on when i figure out more of the song.

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