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Metatron - Mars Volta
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Tabbed By : Chris
e-mail: cavemanbassman510@yahoo.com
All rights to this song belong Mars Volta.
Tuning: Standard
Chorus 1
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|
A|-------------|-------------|-3-----2b----|-----3---5---|
E|-5-----5---5-|-5-----5---5-|-------------|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
4x
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|/9-9---9---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-3-----3---3-|-3-3-3-3---3-|-------------|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Verse 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------|
E|-5-----5---------|---------8-8-7-7-|-5-----5---------|---------8-8-7-7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------|
E|-2-----2---------|---------8-8-7-7-|-2-----2---------|---------8-8-7-7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-------------| 4x (one time through is all nine bars)
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-2-----2-----|
1 + 2 + 3 +
Verse 1 ending
G|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E|-5-----5-----5---|-----2---2---|-------------|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
** Play Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last 2 bars on this chorus)
G|-------------|--------------|
D|-------7---7-|-9/11\9p7-----|
A|-7-9-9---9---|----------9p0-|
E|-------------|--------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
**Play Verse 1 4x
**Verse 1 ending
**Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last 2 bars on this chorus)
G|-------------|---------9------|
D|-------7---7-|-9-11-12---11-9-|
A|-7-9-9---9---|----------------|
E|-------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Bridge
br.part 1 4x
G|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-0-----0-----------------|-0-----0-------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 +
br. part 2
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-------------3---|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----4---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
lead in . . . br. part 3a
G|-7h9-----| |-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----7h9-| |-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------| |-0-----0---0-2-3-|---2---0---2-0---|
E|---------| |-----------------|---------------3-|
1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mars_volta/metatron_btab.html ]
br. part 4a 5/8 time sig. 2/4 time sig
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-7h9-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------|-----7h9-|
A|-----------------|---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|---------|
E|-1-----1---1-1---|-----------------|-----------|---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 5 1 + 2 +
br. part 3b
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---2---0---------|
A|-0-----0---0-2-3-|-----------3-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**Play br. part 4a...**
br. part 3c
G|-----------------|-----0-2---0--------|
D|-----------------|---2-----------2p0--|
A|-0-----0---0-2-3-|--------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
br. part 4b
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-----1---1-1---|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**then there is an eighth rest
**br. part 3a -then 4a - then 3a - then 4a - then 3a
**br. part 4b
Bridge Extension
G|-----------------|-7h9-----|
D|-----------7-5h7-|-----7h9-|
A|-5---------------|---------|
E|---7h8-5-5-------|---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
**play br. part 3a - then 4a
Chorus 2 4x
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-------7-7-7-|-----5-5---------|
E|-5-5-5-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-------|-8-8-----8-8-7-7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 2a 4x
G|-------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-------7-----|-------------|----------------|
A|-------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-5-----------|-5-----5-----|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 2b 2x
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------9-----|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**Play Verse 2a 2x
Verse 2c
G|-------9-----|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------7-----|-------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-------------|----------------|
A|-5------------|-5-----5-----|----------------|
E|--------------|-------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
**Chorus 2 4x (followed by a '5-count' break)
**Chorus 2 4x **Verse 2 (in same order as before)
**Chorus 2 4x (followed by a '5-count' break)
**Chorus 2 4x
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-2-----2-----|
1 + 2 + 3 +
**Verse 1 4x
**Verse 1 Ending
**Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last four bars on this chorus)
G|------------9-|-11p9-----------|-11p9-----------|-11p9-----------|
D|-----7h9/11---|------11p9----9-|------11p9----9-|------11p9----9-|
A|-7h9----------|-----------12---|-----------12---|-----------12---|
E|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
**Chorus 2 4x
Song ends with these two bars.
G|-----------|-7h9-----||
D|-0---------|-----7h9-||
A|-----------|---------||
E|-----------|---------||
1 2 3 4 5 1 + 2 +
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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