Artist: The Mars Volta
Album: Octahedron
Song: Copernicus
Tabbed by witmachine@yahoo.com
Beautiful new song by Mars Volta.
Standard tuning.
Time signature mostly 4/4 with some 3/4 mixed in there, i believe.
VERSE (0:00-0:53)
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|--------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G |------------|----------5-------5-------------------4--------------------------|
D |------------|----------------------7-----------5------------------------------|
A |-5---6---7--|--0---7-------------------0---7----------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Close the doors If you
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------3---------------------------1-----------------------------|
G |-------------0-------0-----------0---------------------------------|
D |-----------------0-------0-----------------------------------------|
A |-3---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Want to see her breathing again
e |------------|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|------------------------------12---------------------------------|
G |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|--------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G |------------|----------5-------5-------------------4--------------------------|
D |------------|----------------------7-----------5------------------------------|
A |-5---6---7--|--0---7-------------------0---7----------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Blur the days
e |-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10\-5-------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------3---------------------------1-----------------------------|
G |-------------0-------------------0---------------------------------|
D |-----------------0-------0-----------------------------------------|
A |-3-------------------3-------2-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sleeping is just not an option
e |------------|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|------------------------------12---------------------------------|
G |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|--------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G |*-----------|----------5-------5-------------------4--------------------------|
D |*-----------|----------------------7-----------5------------------------------|
A |-5---6---7--|--0---7-------------------0---7----------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1. How come every time I walk, you crawl? Then you
2. I won't I won't give up until I find out
e |-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10\-5-------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------3---------------------------1-----------------------------|
G |-------------0-------0-----------0--------------------------------*|
D |-----------------0-------0----------------------------------------*|
A |-3---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. cut out all the letters that make up this note
2. until I find what happened to you
CHORUS (0:54-1:20)
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e |------------|----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------/8---------|
B |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------------|
G |------------|------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|--1-----------------------1-------1-----------------------1---------|
The solution inhaled from the rag I hold holds a
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e |--7-------7-------7-------7-----------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B |----------0-------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
G |------0---------------0---------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-----------------------0---------------------------------0-------|
maximum vacancy As I
e |----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------/8---------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------------|
G |------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--1-----------------------1-------1-----------------------1---------|
held you in crippled bandages don't you
e |--7-------------------------------10--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |--------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------0---------------------------0---------------------|
G |----------0-----------0-------------------7-------------------------|
D |------0-------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |--0-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
stay up and wait for me
BRIDGE (1:20-1:50)
e |--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |----------------------------------------------0-----------0---------|
G |*-----------------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
D |*-------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
Left dangling in the wind...
e |--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |-----(7)--------------------------------------0-----------0---------|
G |------------------------------------------5-----------5------------*|
D |--------------------------------------5----------------------------*|
A |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (1:50-2:45)
e |------------|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|------------------------------12---------------------------------|
G |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|--------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G |*-----------|----------5-------5-------------------4--------------------------|
D |*-----------|----------------------7-----------5------------------------------|
A |-5---6---7--|--0---7-------------------0---7----------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1. You're not there... I poke
2. She pokes back... asking
e |-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10\-5-------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------3---------------------------1-----------------------------|
G |-------------0-------0-----------0--------------------------------*|
D |-----------------0-------0----------------------------------------*|
A |-3---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. needles in the neck of a doll
2. why can't I just let her lie
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mars_volta/copernicus_tab.html ]
e |------------|----------15--------------15--17---------------------------------|
B |------------|------17------17------17----------17-----------------------------|
G |*-----------|--17--------------17---------------------------------------------|
D |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|------------------------------12---------------------------------|
G |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |*-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|--------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G |*-----------|----------5-------5-------------------4--------------------------|
D |*-----------|----------------------7-----------5------------------------------|
A |-5---6---7--|--0---7-------------------0---7----------------------------------|
E |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1. How come every time I walk, you crawl? Then you
2. I won't I won't give up until I find out
e |---------15--------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----17------17------17--------------------------------------------|
G |-17--------------17------17--16-----------------------------------*|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10\-5-------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------3---------------------------1-----------------------------|
G |-------------0-------0-----------0--------------------------------*|
D |-----------------0-------0----------------------------------------*|
A |-3---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. cut out all the letters that make up this note
2. until I find what happened to you
CHORUS (2:45-3:13)
e |------------|----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------/8---------|
B |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------------|
G |------------|------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|--1-----------------------1-------1-----------------------1---------|
The solution inhaled from the rag I hold holds a
e |--7-------7-------7-------7-----------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B |----------0-------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
G |------0---------------0---------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-----------------------0---------------------------------0-------|
maximum vacancy As I
e |----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------/8---------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------------|
G |------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--1-----------------------1-------1-----------------------1---------|
held you in crippled bandages don't you
e |--7-------------------------------10--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |--------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------0---------------------------0---------------------|
G |----------0-----------0-------------------7-------------------------|
D |------0-------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |--0-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
stay up and wait for me
BRIDGE (3:13-3:43)
e |--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |----------------------------------------------0-----------0---------|
G |*-----------------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
D |*-------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
Left dangling in the wind...
e |--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |-----(7)--------------------------------------0-----------0---------|
G |------------------------------------------5-----------5------------*|
D |--------------------------------------5----------------------------*|
A |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
VERSE 3 "KID A SECTION" (3:43-4:40)
e |----------15-/17--|
B |--17--18----------|
G |*-----------------|
D |*-----------------|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|
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e |------------------|
B |------------------|
G |*-----------------|
D |*-------------9---|
A |--7---9---10------|
E |------------------|
e |----------7-------------------------------7-------7----------------|
B |------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8----|
G |--7---------------7-------7-------7-----------------------7--------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't Let The Days Escape What I
e |----------4-------4-----------------------4-------4----------------|
B |--------------0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---0--------|
G |----------5-------5-------5-------5---------------------------5----|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
what I did brings more of them and we'll be waiting just for them
e |----------8-------8-----------------------8-------8----------------|
B |------10------10------10------10------10------10------10------10---|
G |--9-----------------------9-------9-----------------------9--------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--8-------8-------8-------8-------8-----------------------8--------|
Over my dead body over the search they lead
e |----------7-------7------------------------------|
B |------10------10------10------10--10-------------|
G |--7-----------------------7-------7-------------*|
D |------------------------------------------------*|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |--7-------7---------------7-------7--------------|
They won't find them anymore
KID A BRIDGE (4:40-5:06)
e |--------------------------------------7------------------------|
B |--8---9---10--5------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Now that I collect...
CHORUS (5:06-5:59)
e |------------|----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------/8---------|
B |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------|----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------------|
G |------------|------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----|
D |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------|--1-----------------------1-------1-----------------------1---------|
The solution inhaled from the rag I hold holds a
e |--7-------7-------7-------7-----------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B |----------0-------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
G |------0---------------0---------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-----------------------0---------------------------------0-------|
maximum vacancy As I
e |----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------/8---------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------1-------------------------------1-------1-----------------|
G |------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--1-----------------------1-------1-----------------------1---------|
held you in crippled bandages don't you
e |--7-------------------------------10--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e |--------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------0---------------------------0---------------------|
G |----------0-----------0-------------------7-------------------------|
D |------0-------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E |--0-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
stay up and wait for me
BRIDGE (6:00)
e |--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |----------------------------------------------0-----------0---------|
G |*-----------------------------------------5-----------5-------------|
D |*-------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
Left dangling in the wind...
e |--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |-----(7)--------------------------------------0-----------0---------|
G |------------------------------------------5-----------5------------*|
D |--------------------------------------5----------------------------*|
A |----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
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