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                Asilos Magdalena - The Mars Volta
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Album: Amputechture
Tabbed by: Phil Dimotsis
Email: pjd1024@vt.edu -any comments or changes email me

Tuning: standard - EADGBE

intro/verse part - some variations within this but this is the basic part
e|---7------7--7----------------3-------------------------------------|
B|---6------6--6-----3-------2--2-------2-----2-2-------6--------6----|
G|---7------7--7-----2-----3------3-----3-----3-3-----0--------0------|
D|-----------------3---3--------------2---2-2---2---7-----7--5-----5--|
A|-5----5-5----5------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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last ending leading into chorus
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e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------6--------6--------8----------10----|
G|----0--------0--------7---------10-------|
D|--7-----7--5-----5--8-----8/-11-------11-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

chorus - (let high notes ring)

e|--12----------|-10----------|-8-------8--|--6--------6------6--|
B|--------------|-------------|------------|---------------------|
G|--------------|-------------|------10----|---------------------|
D|-----------9--|-------12-8--|----8-------|-------7--------7----|
A|------8-12----|-----8-------|-10------10-|-----5---5----5------|
E|--10----------|-10----------|------------|--6--------6------6--|

e|--3-------|-5------5-|--1-------|-3-------|-5---------|
B|----------|----------|----------|---------|-----------|
G|------3---|----------|------2---|-----3---|--------6--|repeat
D|----2---2-|------7---|----0---0-|---2---2-|------7----|
A|----------|----4-----|----------|---------|----4------|
E|--3-------|-5------5-|--1-------|-3-------|-5---------|

end chorus leading back into verse (something like this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--6-6-6p5-----------8--8-8-8p6-5-6--6-6-6p5----------------------------|
G|--7----------7----9----------------------------7-7/9----------------------|
D|---------------7--8----8-------------------------------7-----7------------|
A|--5---------------7---10---------------------------------7/8---7/8--7-5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-of course this isnt the whole song but you can get the basic feel for it from this.
-frusciante is playing most of this while omar can be heard in the background adding the 
guitar which harmonizes nicely with these parts. (i didnt feel like tabbing that out)
-email me for comments, changes, add-ons


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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