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Vedamalady - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: Jason Paszek (Autopoietic Boy)
E-mail: JWPaszek85@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
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Verse
Dm/Dmadd9 Gm Am
e|------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-------------6----------5--------------------------5--------------------|
G|--7--7--------7---7---7----------3--------3-----5---------5----------------|
D|-------5----7-------7-----7---------5---5---5/7-----7---7------------------|
A|--5-------5-------------5--------5----5-----------7------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Bb Bb(b5th)C Csus4 C Bb B(b5th) C Csus4 Bb Csus4 C6 C
e|-----------------------5------------------------------------------5-----|
B|--3----/5------5-----6-x-5-6-3----/5----5---6-8---3---------5--6----5-3-|
G|--3-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-3-3-------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb Bb(b5th) A C#
e|--1-----0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------3-----3-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6----------------------------------|
D|--------------------7-7-7-7-x--x--x--x----------------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-7-4--4--4--4----------------------------------|
E|--------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Verse repeated:
Dm/Dmadd9 Gm Am
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_mars_volta/vedamalady_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-------------6----------5--------------------------5--------------------|
G|--7--7--------7---7---7----------3--------3-----5---------5----------------|
D|-------5----7-------7-----7---------5---5---5/7-----7---7------------------|
A|--5-------5-------------5--------5----5-----------7------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
(Arrpeggiated)
Fb5th Fb5th Am7 Am Dm
e|--8----------5----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----------5-------8-------5--------3---------------------------------|
G|--5----------5-------5-------5--------2---------------------------------|
D|--7----------7-------7-------7--------3---------------------------------|
A|--8----------8-------7-------0--------5---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus repeated:
e|-----------------------5------------------------------------------5-----|
B|--3----/5------5-----6-x-5-6-3----/5----5---6-8---3---------5--6----5-3-|
G|--3-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-3-3-------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--1-----0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------3-----3-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6----------------------------------|
D|--------------------7-7-7-7-x--x--x--x----------------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-7-4--4--4--4----------------------------------|
E|--------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Outro: (Almost identical to chorus)
Guitar lick over the two chord progression--
Bb C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5~~~~~~~~~-----------3h6~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
G|----------------------5------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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