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Day Of The Baphomets

Mars Volta

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Artist: TMV
Album: Amputechture
Song: Day of The Baphomets

Here is Part III to my Day of the Baphomets Tab, sorry for the hanging wait.
Long story shortened to a word, exams. But here it is at last :D

Guitar Solo(Guitar 1)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----|

Guitar Solo (Guitar 2) Wah Guitar
E|-12h13p12~~---10-12-13p12p10-12p10--10---------|
B|----------------------------------13--13-12-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|------------------10---------------------------|
B|-12-13p12p10-12-13--13p12p10-12-12/13-12~~-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|------------------10-12~-------------12h13p12~-|
B|-----9-10-12p10p9------------------------------|
G|-9-10------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-10--------------------------------------------|
B|---13p12p10h12-13p12p10--10-12p10--------------|
G|-----------------------13--------13-12-12h13p12|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------12/13----|
G|(12)~- 9h10p9h10p910/12p10h12p10h12p10-----12--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-9h10p9----------------------------------------|
D|-------10-10p9\7h9p7---------------------------|
A|---------------------7h8-10p8p7-10p8p7--8------|
E|--------------------------------------10---8---|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------9h10h12-|
D|----------------------------------10\9---------|
A|-----------------------7-8-10p8p7--------------|
E|-7p5p0-5p3p0-7h8p7--7-8------------------------|

E|------------------10-----10------------------------0-0-|
B|-12h13p12p10h12-13--13p12--13p12p10-12-13p12h13/15---0-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-12-12-13p12-12-12-15p12-12-12-13p12-12p0-0----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Semi-mute/pinched harmonics to create this effect.
E|-19-19-20p19-19-19-22p19-19-19--|
B|*19*19*19*19*19*19*19*19*19*19*-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Although using the turtle side of a tortex fins plectrum works just fine (I'll put up a 
link in comments)

Slowly bend the two strings on 19th (index finger) then place your ring finger on the 22nd.
E|-22b24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24--|
B|*22b23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*23*-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End of Solo

Middle 8th (Guitar + Sax)
E|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
B|-0h3h4--5----0h3h4--5----0h3h4--5----0h3h4--5p3p0--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4h5p4p0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Breakdown 3(Guitar 1)
E|-7~--6~~---------6-7-6-----------------------------------|
B|---------8~~-7-8-------8-7-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------9-9~~-10~~-11~~-12~~-13~\0--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Breakdown 3(Guitar 2) A 2-Oct Pitchshifter is used
I've put in the octave pitch on the E string
E(12--11---8--7-8-11-12-11-8-7-5-3-3--4---5----6----7\0------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2~--1~----------1-2-1-------------------------------------|
A|---------3~~-2-3-------3-2-0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-3~~-4~~--5~~--6~~--7~\0-----|

Breakdown 3(Guitar 3) Clean Guitar
E|---------------------6-----5---------------------------7-----6--------|
B|---------6-----5-----------------7---------7-----6------------------8-|
G|---4---4---0-4---0-4---0-4---0-4-----5---5---0-5---0-5---0-5---0-5----|
D|-5---5-----------------------------6---6------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------8-----7---------------------------9-----8----------|
B|---------8-----7-----------------8---------9-----8----------------------|
G|---6---6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0-6-----7---7---0-7---0-7---0-7---0-7------|
D|-7---7-----------------------------8---8---------------------------9~\0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Key Change to B

Drum Solo and Continual into the Last Verse (Guitar + Bass)
A mixture of these three riffs.
E|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|*--------------------*|*----------------------*|*----------------------*|
D|*--------------------*|*----------------------*|*----------------------*|
A|--2---2---2---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---2---0-|--2---2---2---2---2-4b5-|
E|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Pre-Chorus (Bass) (Sounds really funky when played on a muted guitar)
G|-----3-4-4-------------------------|
D|-------------3-4-4-----------------|
A|-2---------2---------2-4-5-5-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------|

Last Chorus (Guitar)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-6-5-3---------3---3-6-0-------3-6-5-3-------------------|
G|-4-3-4---------6-4-3-4---4-------4-3-4---------6-4-3-4-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------4-5-7-5(0)|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------(0)|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (**Rest a beat)	      (*Rest half a beat)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-5-0-0---0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-*-*-3---------3---3-0-----4-*-------------4-0-7-4-0-------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-----5-------4-6-----------4-0-6-0-4-0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-6-7---------------------------|

Last Chorus (Keys)
E|-10------------9------7---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------9------------6------7------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Outro (Organ)
E|-7~~---------------------|
B|-7~~---------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Outro (Guitar)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2------0-2---2---2---2---2----0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-2-1-------2-1-------1---------|
A|-------3-2~------3-2~----3-2-0-2-|
E|---------------------------------|

And thats the end of the song, clocking at 11:56
I hope you enjoy the tab as much as I enjoyed making it ;D

Overall Structure of the song is
(if you put the three tabs together):

Intro(Bass Solo) (Key is D)
Intro(Sax Solo)
Verse
Chorus
Intro(Sax Solo)
Verse
Chorus
Post Chorus
Interlude
Chorus 2
Post Chorus 2
Pitchshift Solo (KeyChange to B)
Guitar/Sax Solo
Chorus 2
Breakdown
Middle Section (KeyChange to E)
Bridge
Pitchshift Solo 2
Breakdown 2
Guitar Solo
Middle 8th
Breakdown 3
Drum Solo (KeyChange to B)
Last Verse
Pre-Chorus
Last Chorus
Outro

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Day Of The Baphomets

Mars Volta