Mars Volta - Roulette Dares Chords & Tabs

Song: Roulette Dares (The Haunt of...)
Artist: The Mars Volta
e-mail: uncle_stellar@hotmail.com

tuning: standard

Been awhile since my last tab, so I thought I'd start with a good one. For the most part,
this is pretty spot on.

Phaser-like effect:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12--------|
D-----------10-10-10----------10-12-10------------10-10-10----------12-14--|
A--12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12--------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion kicks in and plays the riff above, but at a faster tempo.

Clean
e-----12-------------------10--------------------------12--------|
B--13----13--15-13-15---12----12--13-12-10----------10----10-----|
G------------------------------------------------10---------10---|
D---------------------------------------------12-----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion (chord before Verse)
e----------------|
B----------------|
G--13-13-13--13--|
D--12-12-12--12--|
A--11-11-11--11--|
E--12-12-12--12--|

Verse (clean)
e-------------12-------12----------------------------------------------|
B--10--12-13-------10------10-12-13--------12-13-12--------12-13-12-10-|
G------------------------------------7/10------------7/10--------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----12--------------------10-----------------------12-------------------|
B--13----13--15-13-15---12-----12--13-12-10-------------10-----12p10------|
G------------------------------------------------10--------10---------10--|
D---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse repeats twice.

Chorus (distortion)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------9--9---7--7--7---10-10--|
D--12~-----10--12--10----7~--7-9---10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10----------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------8--8--|
E--10~------8--10---8----5~--5-7----8--8--8---8--8--------------------|

Variation on Intro before solo:
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------12-------------------------------------|
D-----------10-10-10------10-12-10----------------10-12-14~--|  x 4
A--12-12-12--------------------------0-0--0-0-0--------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      p.m  p.m.

e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G------7------9------10--12-|
D----6------8------9-----11-|
A--5------7------8-------10-|
E---------------------------|

Weird guitar squalls before solo (let notes ring)
e----------15--12~-----15--14---17-18------------15----20---19--22--15~--|
B--10~---------------------------------15~--14---------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10--10/12--10--8-----8h9p8-------------------------|
G---------------------------------------9----------9--7h9p7---------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------10-10/12--10-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mars_volta/roulette_dares_tab_ver_3.html ]
e-------------------------------------15--10h12p10h12p10h12--12^-------10-|
B---------------------------10/12--15----------------------------10h12----|
G--10--10/12--14--12-10---------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------10------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--10--10^10--------/15--18-20--20^-18--15--------------------------------|
B------------13----------------------------18--17-15---12--12h13p12-------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--12h13p12----------12h13p12---------------------------------------------|
B-----------12h13p12-----------12-----/10-12--12^-10~---------------------|
G---------------------------------9~--------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A few guitar sweeps make up the rest of the solo. Just improvise.

Repeat Chorus and stuff.

Bridge (clean)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---13--10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------9h10p9----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------10/12/10---------10-----------------10-------------|
A-----------------------------10/12-------------10h12-------12--10-12--|
E-----------------------------------------10h12------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------10-9~---9h10p9---------------------|
D--12^--------------------------------------------------10-9----9h10-9h10--|
A--------------10----------------------------------------------------------|
E-------10--12-------5--7-x-8-x-5--3~--------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------13---12---13-13-13-13-13--12-------------------------------|
G---------9~----------------------------------9---------------9------------|
D--10/12----------------------------------------10--10/12-------10-10/12---|
A---------------------------------------------------------10-------------10|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the last bar for awhile.

Repeat Chorus until Outro.

Outro
e-----------------------0--5-7-5~-------------------------10-12------|
B----------------------------------3--3/5-------8----5----------12^--|
G--7^-----4--------------------------------5--7----------------------|
D------------5--5/7--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------15-------------|
B-----------------------------------------------13h15----15--17------|
G---7^-----5-5-5-5-5-5/7/5-----2-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--19-------17--15---------------15--------12------------------------|
B------15-----------12~---13h15-----15/-------12--10~----12----------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------11--9----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8----8/10------------------------------------------------------12~|
G----7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12---12~--10-8------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------|
B----------|
G--9~~~~~--|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|

Fin.