------------------------------------------------------------------ Asilos Magdalena - The Mars Volta ------------------------------------------------------------------ Album: Amputechture Tabbed by: Phil Dimotsis Email: [email protected] -any comments or changes email me Tuning: standard - EADGBE intro/verse part - some variations within this but this is the basic part e|---7------7--7----------------3-------------------------------------| B|---6------6--6-----3-------2--2-------2-----2-2-------6--------6----| G|---7------7--7-----2-----3------3-----3-----3-3-----0--------0------| D|-----------------3---3--------------2---2-2---2---7-----7--5-----5--| A|-5----5-5----5------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| - last ending leading into chorus - e|-----------------------------------------| B|------6--------6--------8----------10----| G|----0--------0--------7---------10-------| D|--7-----7--5-----5--8-----8/-11-------11-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| chorus - (let high notes ring) e|--12----------|-10----------|-8-------8--|--6--------6------6--| B|--------------|-------------|------------|---------------------| G|--------------|-------------|------10----|---------------------| D|-----------9--|-------12-8--|----8-------|-------7--------7----| A|------8-12----|-----8-------|-10------10-|-----5---5----5------| E|--10----------|-10----------|------------|--6--------6------6--| e|--3-------|-5------5-|--1-------|-3-------|-5---------| B|----------|----------|----------|---------|-----------| G|------3---|----------|------2---|-----3---|--------6--|repeat D|----2---2-|------7---|----0---0-|---2---2-|------7----| A|----------|----4-----|----------|---------|----4------| E|--3-------|-5------5-|--1-------|-3-------|-5---------| end chorus leading back into verse (something like this) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6--6-6-6p5-----------8--8-8-8p6-5-6--6-6-6p5----------------------------| G|--7----------7----9----------------------------7-7/9----------------------| D|---------------7--8----8-------------------------------7-----7------------| A|--5---------------7---10---------------------------------7/8---7/8--7-5---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| -of course this isnt the whole song but you can get the basic feel for it from this. -frusciante is playing most of this while omar can be heard in the background adding the guitar which harmonizes nicely with these parts. (i didnt feel like tabbing that out) -email me for comments, changes, add-ons | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =====================================================================