x---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cut that City - The Mars Volta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: tmv91 Email: Tuning: standard Yeah, there really isn't a good tab for this, and i like this song alot, therefore, i tabbed it. Intro\Chorus - 1:57 (can't really tab out the rythym on this, but slow the song down on media player and you'll get it) x6 e|----|-------| these are just the chords |----| on 6th time end on this B|-13-|-11-13-| |-11-| G|-12-|-10-12-| |-10-| D|-10-|--8-10-| |--8-| A|----|-------| |----| E|----|-------| |----| I'm pretty sure Omar uses a harmonizer(e.g. Whammy pedal) on the 3^ setting (slide to every note but still hit it) Verse 1 - 2:24 x3 w/feedback e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| D|-5\3-5\3-5/7/8/12\10-/12\10\8\7--5\3/5-/7/8/12\10-/12\10\8\7-|-5~--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| it can also be played w/o harmonizer e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| G|-5\3-5\3-5/7/8/12\10-/12\10\8\7--5\3/5-/7/8/12\10-/12\10\8\7-|-5~--------| D|-5\3-5\3-5/7/8/12\10-/12\10\8\7--5\3/5-/7/8/12\10-/12\10\8\7-|-5~--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| Repeat Intro/chorus x2(end on same chord) Repeat Verse 1 x3 Repeat Intro/chorus x6(end on same chord) 3:55 e|----------------------------------| Keep finger on string at all times B|----------------------------------| (i guess just call it sliding) G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-3--2--3--5--6-8--3--2--3--5--6-8-| E|----------------------------------| Gtr. 1 x6 Gtr. 2 repeats every 4th time of Gtr. 1's part e|-----------------------|------------------------------------0--0---------| B|-6-------4---6-------4-|------------------------------------4--4---------| G|---5---4-------5---4---|------------------------------------5--5---------| D|-----4-----------4-----|------------------------------------x--x---------| A|-----------------------|-(scrape pick slowly down string)---6--3---------| E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| on last time, hit last chord using delay and some other effects, maybe a phase shifter. 4:32 e|-0--0-| B|-4--4-| G|-5--5-| D|------| A|------| E|------| 4:45 let notes ring x4 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----------4-------------4-------------4-------------4---| G|------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-| D|---------------------------------------------3----3-----| A|-0-3----3------3-5----5------5-6----6------6------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| 5:14 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-3--2--3--5--6-8--3--2--3--5--6-8-| E|----------------------------------| Repeat intro/chorus x4 | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================