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Meccamputechture

Mars Volta

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Song: Meccamputechture Artist: The Mars Volta Album: Amputechture Tabbed By: Nathan Zwiener Tuning: Standard Note: "RW" = rock wah pedal on the note. When written below the tab, it means to rock wah on/off throughout the designated area. Intro - Lots of weird effects. |----------------/19b~----| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--5/7~-------------------| Explosion (0:10) - Guitar |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-12RW-(x8)-------------------------------------------------| |-----------10--11-10--11-10--11-10--10-11-10------------7~-| |---------------------------------------------12-9---10-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Saxophone 1 (0:10) - Notes are short, except the last one. |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------9----------------------| |-------9---9-----11h12--11h12--9----| |--9-12---------------------------9~-| |------------------------------------| Saxophone 2 (0:10) |-10-12-14--12--14--12--10--12------------------------------| |-------------------------------15--14--15--14--12--14--12~-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| VERSE (0:42) Keyboard, guitar rests. Repeat as needed. |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--12p11-9------11--12--9-----12p11-9----12--11--9--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| CALL AND RESPONSE WITH CEDRIC This is hard to understand, sorry if it sounds wrong. "Tomorrow we forget" "Now has never left" "You gotta find my body" |---------------------|------------------------|-11b12~-(r10-10-8-8-7-7)-| |---------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-7/12-12---11-11--\9-|-10b12--r10-10-10-9-9-9-|-------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Probably on a "In the meccacontext" higher octave has a riochet noise after it (no guitar) "You give me a corpse..." "Oh oh oh oooh" |-------------------------|--16b17-16b17-16b17-16p14--| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--10~~~b~~~11~~~r~~~10---|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| Do this whole thing twice. Short Guitar Solo (1:41) |----------------------------10/12-----------------------------| |--11b12~---10h12-9--9-7--7------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------1414-1212-9-9b10r9-7----7--| |---------------------------------------------------------9----| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| "Please dismantle" |------14--12--------------------------------------------14--12---------/16-| |--12----------15--12--14--12~----------10--14--12---12----------15--12-----| |--------------------------------9--12--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Short Drum Break- CHORUS (2:17) "Everyone stabs" - Repeat x4 |----14-12-------------------14-------------10----| |-12-------15-14-15-14----12----10-13-12-10----14-| |----------------------14-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Post-Chorus Solo I |------------10--9----------------------19-------------------------| |---10-------------12----------------------18-21-17-------10-------| |-9----12-11-----------------------------------------9-10----10-9--| |------------------------12-(x8)-12h14-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------10--------------| |-----------------12~---------------------------------8----12-10--------| |-11-------------------11--9--------------7-------7-9------------11-9~--| |-----------------------------12----0-7h9---9p7h9-----------------------| |-----12--9--7-0--------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| [ This part may not be correct. ] |-----------------------14--14-12---------------11--11---------9-----| |-14-12---------------15--15------15-13-12-10-12--12------9-11---11--| |--------11-11-12-11-----------------------------------11------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------151515--------141414------------| |-14-12-------------- This part is --------171717--------151515-12~-| |--------11-11-12-11- way too confusing ---------------------------------| |-------------------- to tab. Improv. ---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| "This stir" (3:23) Keyboard. |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--12p11-9------11--12--9-----12p11-9----12--11--9--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| "Please dismantle" (3:57) |------14--12--------------------------------------------14--12---------/16-| |--12----------15--12--14--12~----------10--14--12---12----------15--12-----| |--------------------------------9--12--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Short Drum Break- CHORUS (4:35) "Everyone stabs" - Repeat x4 |----14-12-------------------14-------------10----| |-12-------15-14-15-14----12----10-13-12-10----14-| |----------------------14-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Post-Chorus Solo II |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10p9--7-----------------7-9-7-----9--7-------------------| |-------------7--9------7--9--------9--------9--7h9--7--------| |-------------------7-9---------------------------------9--7--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Continue improvising with those effects whilst rocking your wah pedal on and off, the scale is very simple. No point tabbing. -Short Drum Break- "Nova meat" (5:31) Keyboard. |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--12p11-9------11--12--9-----12p11-9----12--11--9--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| "Please dismantle" (6:05) |------14--12--------------------------------------------14--12---------/16-| |--12----------15--12--14--12~----------10--14--12---12----------15--12-----| |--------------------------------9--12--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Short Drum/Vocal Break- CHORUS (6:32) "Everyone stabs" |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |------7--9--10--9--------------------| Repeat |-9RW----------------8RW--------------| x4 |--------------------------9-10-11-12-| |-------------------------------------| ~~~~RW~~~~> ~~~~RW~~~> 7:05 - 8:51 is a saxophone solo. Keyboard. Play this or noodle if you want. |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--12p11-9------11--12--9-----12p11-9----12--11--9--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Strange effects at 8:51 (something like this) |-----------------------11-13-14-13-11-10~-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-11-12-13-12-11-10-9-7--------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~Rock Wah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> "It lacks a human pulse" (9:08) Repeat as needed. |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------14-12-----------------------------12---------| |-12-12-14-15-14-12-12-12-------14-14--12-12-14-15-14-12-12-----15--14-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ROCK~~~~~~WAH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Saxophone 1 - Notes are short, except the last one. |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------9----------------------| |-------9---9-----11h12--11h12--9----| |--9-12---------------------------9~-| |------------------------------------| Saxophone 2 |-10-12-14--12--14--12--10--12------------------------------| |-------------------------------15--14--15--14--12--14--12~-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| The effects fade off slowly... ...until there's nothing but a saxophone-keyboard trio. (Sax part above) And that takes you to the end! Cool song, remember to give me feedback!
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