xSong: Vicarious Atonement Artist: The Mars Volta Album: Amputechture Tabbed by: Nathan Zwiener Email: [email protected] Thanks to: The Baphomet (previous tabber) Gtr 1 (E A D G B E) - Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez Gtr 2 (E A D G B E) - Either John Fruciante or Paul Hinojos Key of G Minor. (B flat, E Flat, F Natural, C Natural) LEGEND x Mute / Slide Up \ Slide Down h Hammer on p Pull off b Bend r Return bend (8) Ghost note (quiet/optional) ~ Vibrato / Let ring NOTE: I believe that this tab is 100% correct, except at a few hairy spots in the solo. I did the best I could to tab the improvisation. Sorry if any of it sounds incorrect. Thanks for playing and give me feedback! Strange Effects (~0:13) |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-8b9r8b9r8b9r8~---11b12r11b12r11~---11b12r11b12r11~-| |----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 (0:27) |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11-----------------------11------------------------------------------------| |----12-10b11r10--(p8)--------12-10b11r10(b11r10)--8-----------8-10-b11r10~--| |---------------------------------------------------------8h10---------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Cont. (0:50) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------11----------------------------------| |---------8-10b11r10--8-----8-----------12p10-12p10p8-10p8h10-------------| |----8h10---------------10------------------------------------10--8-10----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (0:58) |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------11------------------------------------| |-------10-b11r10--(delay)~~---------12\10p8-----------------------------| |-8h10---------------------------------------10p8h10---------------------| |----------------------------------------------------10p8h10-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------11-10---8--| (1:18) Gtr I |-------------15p1315~----------13p11h13--11p10h11--10p8h10~--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II |-------------3-3~------------------1-1~---------------0-0~---| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5-5-------------------3-3----------------2-2--------| |-----5-5-----------x\------3-3----------------2-2------------| |-3-3-------------------1-1----------------0-0----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| (1:33) Gtr 1 (this solo may be incorrect - hard to tab) |-10p8----------8-10--11p10-8---------------------------------------------| |-----8-----8h10--------------11p8----11p8-------11p8------9p8-(delay)~~--| |------8h10--------------------------------8h10---------10----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Cont. (1:40) |--------------------------------------------------------13-15-----| |--------------------------------13h15h16-16p15p13-15-16-------15~-| |-8----------------------------------------------------------------| |---10p8-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------10p8-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------11p8h11-11b12r11--8------------------------------------| (1:49) |----------------------13--15-----------8--8----------------------------------| |-13-15-13-15-16-15-13---------15~-------11-11p10p8-11--------11--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------10p8h10---10p8----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------10p8-10\-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:00) |-15b16r15-13b14r13-11b12r11-10~--20--------20------(repeat)-18-----------------18\-| |-----------------------------------20p18h20--20p18------------18p16h18-(repeat)----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:11) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------8-----8-----8-----11b12r11-10b11r10-8~------------------------| |--------------------8h10--8h10--8h10--8h10------------------------8----------8-10--8~-| |-10p8---------------------------------------------------------------10-8--10----------| |-----10p8-------8---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------11p8h11----------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmonize with vocals (2:27) Don't you pretent That I'm not alive ... Where is your face? |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------8-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------| |--8-10---10p8-------------8-10---10-------------8--10-----10--p8---| |--------------10-------10------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr I (3:56) |----8h10p8----6h8p6----4h6p4----\1--/4----| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| (4:02) Gtr I - Hard to hear. Mess with these notes. |-----15-----13----------------------------------| |------------------16----15----13----11----10----| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I - Repeat this over and over. |-------------3-3~------------------1-1~---------------0-0~---| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5-5-------------------3-3----------------2-2--------| |-----5-5-----------x\------3-3----------------2-2------------| |-3-3-------------------1-1----------------0-0----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| (4:49) This probably isn't right. TMV isn't known for power chording. |------------------------------|------------| |------------------------------|------------| |------------------------------|------------| |-----7-----7\6\5------5/7-----|------------| |-----5-----5\4\3------3/5-----|-----11~----| |------------------------------|-----8~-----| dimin. (5:24) Gtr II - Quietly (chords optional, bass line parenthesized) |--7---------11--------------2----5----6----8----| |--6---------12--------------3----6----7----9----| |--5---------13--------------4----7----8----10---| |----------------(3)--(/5)-----------------------| |-(3)---(5)-(6)-------------(5)------------------| |--------------------------------(5)--(6)--(8)---| "Don't let these hands" (5:37) Gtr I |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |---7b8r7b8r7~--(repeat-as-saxophone plays)------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II |--7---------11--------------2----5----6----8----| |--6---------12--------------3----6----7----9----| |--5---------13--------------4----7----8----10---| |----------------(3)--(5)------------------------| |-(3)---(5)-(6)-------------(5)------------------| |--------------------------------(5)--(6)--(8)---| BAM! Tetragrammaton before you know it. Thanks for playing!
