Roulette Dares Tab (first studio version) The Mars Volta by Andres (andreslagarc@hotmail.com) Hope this is better than the last one pretty accurate I think, suggestions welcomed on the msg board intro slow phaser E------------------------------------- B-------------------12-12-12---------- this are played on the fourth time G-------------------12-12-12---------- D----------10-10-10----------12-14---- A-12-12-12---------------------------- E------------------------------------- four times, b notes (B 12) only played fourth time next four times delay is added and with less picking it gets quite blurry main riff - no phaser no delay just distortion keyboards "strum" Am on the beggining of each bar E---------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------- G-------------------12-12-12------------- D----------10-10-10----------12-14-12---- A-12-12-12------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- B-------------------12------------------- G-------------------12------------------- D----------10-10-10----------12-14------- A-12-12-12------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------- G-------------------12-12-12------------- D----------10-10-10----------12-14-12---- A-10-10-10------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- B-------------------12------------------- G-------------------12------------------- D----------10-10-10----------14-12------- A-12-12-12------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- 3 times, on the second cedric starts singing it ends with a strum on Am and letting it ring with the delay another clean guitar shows up E-------10----10----10-------------12------ B-13-------13----12----12-------12---12---- G----------------------------10----------13 D-------------------------12-------------12 A----------------------------------------11 E----------------------------------------12 the final chord strummed 3 times with distortion "verse" keyboard and bass play this simple line E---------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------- A--------------5-5-3-2------------------- E----5-5-5-7-8--------------------------- clean guitar with just a bit of gain plays this twice. E-------12--------12----------------10-------10-------------------- B----10----10--------10----12-13-13----13-13----13/-----10------10/ G-13----------13--------13---------------------------13----13-13--- -> add delay <- E-----10----10----10------------------------12--------------------- B-13-----13----12-----12-13-12-10--------12----12------10-------10/ G-------------------------------------10----------10-13---13-13---- D----------------------------------12------------------------------ -> add delay <- silence... chorus. dominated by organ improvisations chords are Dm - Am - Am - B - C - (Dm - C sometimes as a variation) 4 times freakout part comes next, bassed on a bassline playing steadily A main riff returns first time played slow the guitar strikes and accents the ending note of each bar of the riff, the g (G 12), adding a b (B 12), like he does on the second and four bars of the riff after the intro somethin like E---------------------------------------- B-------------------12-12-12------------- G-------------------12-12-12------------- D----------10-10-10----------12-14-12---- A-12-12-12------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- then comes the usual "fast" riff with cedric singing played two times the organ plays somethin like this at the end of each of the first two riffs. B-10-13-17-15-13-12 at the end of the third it plays E----------17- B-10-13-17---- another chorus played four times outtro clean guitar plays Dm and Am with variations first time Dm Am E-7-5-7-5-----0--------------------------- B-6-6-6-6-----x-1-3-0--------------------------- G-7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2---------------------------- D-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2---------------------------- A-------------0-0-0-0------------------------ E---------------------------------------- then this, until the end E-8-5-8-5-----0--------------------------- B-6-6-6-6-----x-1-3-0--------------------------- G-7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2---------------------------- D-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2---------------------------- A-------------0-0-0-0------------------------ E---------------------------------------- after 2 repetitions an organ appears organ G-2/14--12-10-7-9-|-2/14--12-10-9-7-9- this 2 times then E-----------------------12-17------------ B--------------------13------------------ G-2/14-12-10-7-9--14--------------------- after that a guitar riffs starts with distortion and a very angry phaser plays this one octave higher, ie add 12 to the numbers E---------------------------3----------- B-3-1---1---------1-3-1---1---3-5------- G-----2---2-2~-2~-------2--------------- E-5------3------5------3---------------- B---5-8----3-5----5-3----3-1------------ G--------------------------------------- this last four phrases, he just exchanges them the way he likes, hard to tell with all the effects. Most likely he usually plays the last two. another variation he uses E-5--------5-8- B---5-8--8----- G-------------- The song ends in Am