[This is a duplicate on Mxtabs.net. No administrator has bothered to combine "Mars Volta" with "The Mars Volta". Yet, many tab-seekers are let down when they browse to "Mars Volta" and don't find what they need. So until the two sections are combined, I will post this duplicate in this section, "Mars Volta".] Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns Guitar Interpretation by Andrew Cheong Version 20050921 ============================================================================= The general meter of the song appears as so: |x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | It is most clearly audible in the bass drum. All measures include exact rhythmic notation if dashes are included. All measures, unless otherwise stated, contain eight beats. p = pull-off h = hammer-on b = bend half-step (sometimes back and forth) ~ = sixteenth-notes X = mute ============================================================================= [0:00] e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------| B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [0:06] e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------| B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ============================================================================= [0:12] e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.| B| | | G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 | D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5 A| 0/5 0/5 | | E| | | ============================================================================= [0:34] e|------1---------------0---------| B|------0---------------0----6----| G|------0---------------0-------7-| D|------0---------------0---------| A|0--0----------------------------| E|----------------0--0------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [0:37] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| * Let the letter "A" stand for the 10th fret, A, to preserve rhythm. [0:43] e|------------------------0-------|------1-------------------------| B|0-------------------------------|------0--------------------6----| G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-| D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [0:49] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5---| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ============================================================================= [0:56] e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.| B| | | G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 | D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5 A| 0/5 0/5 | | E| | | ============================================================================= [1:17] e|------1---------------0---------| B|------0---------------0----6----| G|------0---------------0-------7-| D|------0---------------0---------| A|0--0----------------------------| E|----------------0--0------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [1:20] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [1:27] e|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------| B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----| G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-| D|0-------------------------------|------0-------------------------| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [1:33] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [1:39] e|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------| B|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----| G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-| D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----0-----------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [1:46] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ============================================================================= [1:52] e|--------------------------------| |--------| B|--------------------------------| |--------| G|--------------------------------| |--------| D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4 |--2222--| A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--00030-| E|-------3---------------3--------| |-------3| ph* ph* ph* |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + | Two-Beat Fill * Pull-Off the C to play the open A, and hammer-on the G. ============================================================================= [2:05] e|--------------------------------| | B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| | G|--11----11----11----11----0-----|9 12 9 9 9 9 | D|--------------------------------| 10 9 12 9 10 12 10 12 | A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| | E|--------------------------------| | h p p h p h h |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [2:12] e|--------------------------------| | B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 10 10 | G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 9 11 12 | D|--------------------------------| 10 12 10 10 12 10 | A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------|10 12 12 | E|--------------------------------| | h h p h [2:18] e|--------------------------------| 14 | B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 12 // 12 | G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 11 // | D|--------------------------------| 14 // | A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| 15 14 15 | E|--------------------------------|12 15 12 | h p p |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [2:25] e|--------------------------------| 15 17 | B|10----10----10----10----14--12--|12 14 14 14 15 | G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 13 15 | D|--------------------------------| 12 | A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| | E|--------------------------------| | [2:31] e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-| G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a | Eight Beats of Triplets [2:34] e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [2:38] e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-| G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a | [2:41] e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| ============================================================================= [2:44] e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------| B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [2:50] e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------| B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ============================================================================= [2:56] e| The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes. | B| | | | | G| | |0 2 5 7 0 5 4 7 |0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 | D|0 2 5 7 5 7 |0 2 5 7 5 7 | | | x3.5 A| 0/5 | 0/5 | | | E| | | | | ============================================================================= [3:18] e|------1---------------0---------| B|------0---------------0----6----| G|------0---------------0-------7-| D|------0---------------0---------| A|0--0----------------------------| E|----------------0--0------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [3:21] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [3:27] e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------| B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----| G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-| D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [3:33] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [3:40] e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------| B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----| G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-| D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------| A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [3:46] e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------| B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------| G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ============================================================================= Yes, there is an 8/8 meter in this section. Listen to the drummer. [3:52] e|19------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------------------17----20------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------21------19--| D|------------------------------20|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [3:59] e|--------------------------------|----------------20--------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|19----------------------21------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [4:06] e|--------------------------------|--------------------17----------| B|----17------------------20------|----------------------------16--| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------18----|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [4:15] e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|----------------20--------------|--------------------------------| G|19b-----------------------------|-----------------------18------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ============================================================================= [4:21] e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| E|-------3---------------3--------| ph ph |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [4:33] e|--------------------------------| |--------| B|--------------------------------| |--------| G|--------------------------------| |--------| D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x16 |--------| A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--0--0--| E|-------3---------------3--------| |--------| ph ph |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + | Two-Beat Fill * Hold out the last note of each set. ============================================================================= [5:25] e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|12~~8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|10~~6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| x3 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | [5:43] e|--------------------------------|-----------------------| B|--------------------------------|-----------------------| G|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| D|--------------------------------|-----------------------| A|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| E|--------------------------------|-----------------------| |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +| Six-Beat Measure ============================================================================= [5:49] e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x2.5 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| E|-------3---------------3--------| ph ph ============================================================================= [At the end, there are 21 8-beat measures of beats and effects.] ============================================================================= This tab was ear-transcribed over approximately twelve hours. Randomization is the best approximation for the verse. Whatever happens at 2:23 was omitted due to laziness. The guitar solo at 5:02 was omitted due to laziness. The 21-measure ending was omitted due to laziness.