x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TETRAGRAMMATON – Mars Volta ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: keno444 Email: [email protected] Ok. This is my first tab, so bear with me. I started to tab out the song because I was of searching for a better tab. I know I don’t have all the parts, and I know I’m not 100% but I do have most of them written down on here at least. I’ll give credit where credit due. I thank nibbleschew and the others who wrote this tab before me. Here’s the best I could come up with, but you’ll have to find out the timing by I’m open to all suggestions to make this tab better. In fact, I encourage it. Tuning: Standard Tuning [Intro] Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4----1-2-1---5-6-5----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------4---------------3---------------2----------------3----------------| E|------------------2---------------4---------------1------------------------| Guitar 2 start on second time through Guitar 1 x3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------7-----------7---------------------------| D|--------------8--8-----------8-9-11-11-9-8-9-11-11-9-8--8------------------| A|--------7-9-10-10-10-9-7-9-10-------------------------10-10-9-7--7-9-10----| E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------10----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14--14--------14---------------------| G|-------------------7--------------------16--16-15-16--16-15-----15-16-15---| D|-8-9-11-9-8--8-9-11-11-9-----------------------------------16-17-----------| A|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------14-12------12---------------------------------------------| B|-----------15-14------15-14---/11------------------------------------------| G|------15-16----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-16-17---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7-8-7---10-8-7---7-8-7---10-8-7----0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7--0-5-0-7-----| G|--7-----7-7------7-7-----7-7------7--4--------4--------4--------4------------| D|-9-------9--------9-------9---------5--------5--------5--------5-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--0-5-3-0--------------------------------------| G|--3--------3--------3--------3---------0-7-4-0--0-7-4-0—-0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0--| D|-4--------4--------4--------4---------5--------5--------4--------4---------| A|-------------------------------------7--------7--------5--------5----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0--0-6-4-0-0-4-------------------------------------------| D|--4--------4--------4-----------4------------------------------------------| A|-4--------4--------4--------7----4-----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------6-7--------------------------------------| [Chorus] e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------00-2-4-2-0|---------------------------0h2h4p2p0h2h4p2p0-| A|-5-5p2p0h2-2---5-5p2p0h2-2-----------|-5-5p2p0h2-2---5-5p2p0h2-2-/-----------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------/------------------| / X4 except on last time, don’t play this / Play Verse x3 Verse Lead x3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-----14-17--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------12----14-11----12---------------------------11-12-14---------| D|-------------------------------14----12----11----11-12-14------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus x4 except on last time, don’t play 0h2h4p2p0h2h4p2p0 4:35 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-8-----------------7-8--------------------------------------------------| E|-7---9—--10/5-4------7---9---10/5-4------/7--------------------------------| 4:48 Sound effects e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---7-9-9b10r9-7-------9-7-9-11----7-9-10---------------------------------| D|------------------9------------------------11------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5:00 Prelude e|-------------------12------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-14-12--12-14-15----12-14-----------------------------------------------| G|---------15----------15----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------12--12-13-12------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-14-15--15--------15-14-12------12-14-15-14-12-----------11-------------| G|---------------------------------15------------------15---11--11-----------| x4 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5:38 e|------14--------12---------------------------------------------------------| B|-15--------14--------12----12---------14~----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Slower Part 5:52 e|----------------------------7-10-------3------------7-10-------------------| B|---7-10-8-7---8------------7------------3----------7-----------------------| G|--7-------------6-7-------7----------4---3--------7-----------12-------6---| D|-9----------9------8-----9----------5-----4------9--------------11----5----| A|------------------------------------------------------------13----13/7-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----7-10-------3-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7-------------------------------5----3----2-------------------------------| G|--7----------4------7-6--9-6--10---4----2----1-------------------------------| D|-9----------5----------------------5----3----2-------------------------------| A|-------------------9-7-10-7-11-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------6--2--3---0/5-1-3(x4)-1-0-| [7:47 Solo] (OK I had trouble with this because there’s so much effects on it, so its hard tell what he’s playing. I usually just improv with this scale…) e|-10-9-7-----------------------------| B|-------10-9-7-----------------------| G|-------------9-7--------------------| D|----------------11-9-7--------------| A|----------------------11-9-7--------| E|----------------------------10-9-7--| 8:14 e|------------|-------6---------------------------6---------------------------| B|---0--------|--------5-7-6-----------7-6---------5-7-6----------------------| G|--3---------|--6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4------6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-6-----| D|-4----------|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|----5-4-----|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------6-7-|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------6---------------------------6----------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-6-----------6-7---------5-7-6-----------------------------------| G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4------6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-6------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Repeat above two bars x4) 9:05 e|-------6----------------4--------------------6----------------------------------| B|-5-6-7--7-6-5-------5-6---6-5------5-5----------5-7-6-----------7-6-------------| G|--------------6----7----------7-4--6-6----6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----------------| D|-----------------------------------7-7------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----| 9:13 Make it 8 frets higher sound with a pitch modifier for second chorus 9:38 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------14-15-14-------------------14--------------------------------------------------| G|-14-16--------16-14---------15-16--16-15---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------16-----17------------17-16--14-14---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 9:42 e|------6--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-6------------7-6------------------------------------------------| G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------| E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| 9:54 8 frets higher again but sax does this also e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11-7-9----7---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------11---9-11----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 9:38 and 9:42 10:41 x8 x7 x5 (I have no idea what he does on 11:19) e|--------7--|--------0-|-------|------------| B|----5-7----|--2-0--2--|-2-0---|-2-0---0-2--| G|-4-6-------|------0---|-----0-|-----0------| D|-----------|----------|-------|------------| A|-----------|----------|-------|------------| E|-----------|----------|-------|------------| ^ | Then repeat from here 11:45 Saxophone part (repeat until solo is over) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---11-14-11---------------------------11-----------------------------------| D|-----------12-14-----12-12/14-12/14-12-------------------------------------| A|----------------14-12------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 11:51 Solo e|-9h10p9----9-10-13-10-9--9-------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------12-12-11-9-11-9-11p9p8-9-11-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------9-10-12-10-9--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------3--------3h4/7---6-----/-------0----3h4p3--------4-3-----3-3h4-3-----| D|-2h4h5-5-4----4---------------------------------4--/--5------5-------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-4-6------3-4-6b7r6----4—3xxxxxx-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-10p9-10p9-7-----9b10r9------7-------9b10r9------7--------9b10r9-------7---| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-13-15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13h15p1312--12-------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------15--15—12h13-13-12-12p10-10--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Again, I don’t know because of effects, but sounds like this scale) e|-15-13-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------15-13-12----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------16-14-12--------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------16-14-12------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------16-14-12----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------15-14----(but end on 14)----------------| e|-10p9-10p9-7h9-10p9p7h9h10p9p7h9h10--13-13-13------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-9h10-9h10h13-10-9----------------------9-10-9-----------------------------| B|------------------11-7-8--7-8h10h11p10p8-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-10p9p7h9p7/6h7p6-6h7-6-9-7-6-10-------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-18h19p18-18/15-15/14-14-15-18p15p14h15p18p15p14-9-9-10-12-7/5-------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--6-6h7---6-6h7-6-6--------------------------------------------------------| B|-8-------8----------8-8-8-8p7-7-0----5/3------3/2--------2/0---------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-14----12--------------------12-14----12b-12b-12b-12b-12b—12b-12br------| B|-------12----10-14/15/14-12-----------12-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 14:12 8 frets higher chorus x4 14:37 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------14-15-14-------------------14--------------------------------------------------| G|-14-16--------16-14---------15-16--16-15---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------16-----17------------17-16--14-14---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 14:42 e|------6--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-6------------7-6------------------------------------------------| G|-6-4-6------4-7-6-4-6-4----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------| E|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| 14:46-14:55 ??? 14:55 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12--------------------------------------------| G|------14------14------14------14-14b15r-11-14b-14b-14b-14br-11------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------10b12r10----| B|----------------------------------------12T—10T-9T-7h9-7h9-7h9-------------| G|-9h11p9--------7-9-9b10r9-7---4/16-14/4------------------------------------| D|-------12p11p9-----------------(???)---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-7p5—10h12-12--10-12-10-13br-10----9--------------------15---------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------7-6/9--7-9-7-10------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------7-5-7-5-9-7-/9--/14-12-10-12-14-12-12p10-10—b22-| B|-------------------------7-9-10------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------7-9-11------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------7-9-11------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------7-9-10------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7-9-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22-b22---| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| 14:55 Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4----1-2-1---5-6-5----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------4---------------3---------------2----------------3----------------| E|------------------2---------------4---------------1------------------------| 15:15 Guitar x3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------7-----------7---------------------------| D|--------------8--8-----------8-9-11-11-9-8-9-11-11-9-8--8------------------| A|--------7-9-10-10-10-9-7-9-10-------------------------10-10-9-7--7-9-10----| E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------10----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14--14--------14---------------------| G|-------------------7--------------------16--16-15-16--16-15-----15-16-15---| D|-8-9-11-9-8--8-9-11-11-9-----------------------------------16-17-----------| A|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------14-12------12------------------------------------------------| B|-----------15-14------15-14---/11---------------------------------------------| G|------15-16--------------------/----------------------------------------------| D|-16-17------------------------/-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------/------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------/-------------------------------------------------| / Except on last time end on /12 ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************