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Vicarious Atonement - The Mars Volta
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Tuning:EADGBE This is my first tab, and before you see look at it you should know that, this is not whole song. I left out a few scales and the guitaring in the background. The scales are to figure out however, and the background guitar I am still trying to figure out. (With the effects and all) I tabbed this out for 3 guitars. Guitar 2's part however, is short. 00:27 Distortion, maybe a bit of delay Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----11-------------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|-------12-10b-----8---------------------------12-10b-----8-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8-10---10b---------------------8-10---10b----8---------8------|
D|-----8h10---------------------------8h10---------------------1010----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------121012108---------------------8--10-10b-----------------------------|
D|-----------------10----8h10b-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|The above
12's and 10's.
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B|-----11----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------121012108-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-------8--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------10---------8------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:18 Guitar 2 w/cool effect: Guitar 1 and 3 play this right after:
e|------------88----------------------------------------151315--|
B|---------66---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----77-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--66----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|Fifteens and thirteens.
Guitar 2: plays the same riff, but I think a bit lower on the fret board. Guitar 1 and 3:
e|--1311133-----11911-----10810----------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|13, 11, and 10's here.
Solo: I don't know the solo up until 2:00 Guitar 1 and 3:
e|-----15b------------13b---------12b------10b-------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----20------------19------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1918----------1817--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Repeat
riffs as many times as needed. 2:11 Only Guitar 1 now:
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B|------------------[---1012]-------13b---11---------11----------------------|
x6
G|-----5h7p5---5---/[11-----]--------------------12------10------8-----------|
D|----------757--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10p8-----8-10--10---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:27 "Don't you pretend...... That I'm not alive....."
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B|--------------8--------------------------8---------------------------------|
G|----8-----10---10p8--------------8----10--10b------------------------------|
D|--------------------10------10---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|I put in
lyrics because the guitar harmonizes with the vocals. These 3 riffs are basically untill: "Where is your face?"
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B|---------------8-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-----10------10-8---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Use this
the above riffs until 3:56 3:56: Guitar 1:
e|---7h9p7---6h8p6---5h7p5---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:49 Interlude:
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B|---15----------13----------131415---------13-------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Really,
guitar 2 is playing, and most of it sounds very easy. I'll figure it out later. But this what the piano is playing. The rest just sounds like improvisation, so I won't bother tabbing it. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================
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