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Vermicide - The Mars Volta - Amputechture
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Tabbed By : Ethan Linck (Incubus_Science gave me a few corrections)
e-mail: ntkbassist@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Bass by Juan Alderate
Here’s the bass tab for Vermicide, the projected first single off The Mars Volta’s new
Amputechture. Fairly simple, but the timing overall (in the chorus especially) can be a
tricky. A nice bassline, with room for improvisation.
Key: F#
Verse 1
G|------------------------|
D|-----7h9---4--5--7------| Repeat this section 6 times
A|-7----------------------|
E|---7--------------------|
Then, for the last two repetitions, he varies it up a little:
G|--------------------------|
D|-----7h9---4--5--7h9-7-5--|
A|-7------------------------|
E|---7----------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----7h9---4--5--7h9-9-9-|
A|-7-----------------------|
E|---7---------------------|
Chorus:
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| Repeat this 3 times
A|-----7-----9--5----------|
E|----------------5-3-2----|
For the final repetition of the chorus, play this:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mars_volta/vermicide_btab.html ]
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-----7-----9--5------------|
E|------------------5---8----|
Verse 2
G|------------------------|
D|-----7h9---4--5--7------| Repeat this section 8 times
A|-7----------------------|
E|---7--------------------|
Chorus
Bridge (with slight overdrive):
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| Repeat 8 times
A|---------3--3-3----------5--5-5----3-0-3-|
E|-5--5-5----------3--3-3----------5-------|
Then play this 3 times:
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-0-3-0-3--------|
E|----------------|
Then play this 4 times:
G|------------------------|
D|-----7h9---4--5--7------|
A|-7----------------------|
E|---7--------------------|
Final Chorus:
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| Repeat this 3 times
A|-----7-----9--5----------|
E|----------------5-3-2----|
For the final repetition of the chorus, play this (a high end fill added):
G|---------------------------12-16-14-12-11-|
D|------------------------14----------------|
A|-----7-----9--5---------------------------|
E|------------------5---8-------------------|
And thats it. I haven’t figured out the bizzare time signature(s?), but if I do I will
Other than that, this tab is complete.
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