The Mars Volta
Frances The Mute
Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
B: Pour Another Icepick
Tabbed by Dave H. - daveo@bored.com
In terms of guitar work, this is my favorite song off FTM. If you're a beginner
guitarist, look elsewhere, but for intermediate-advanced players, this song is amazing,
and it shouldn't take you more than a few days to learn it. Perfecting it is another
story of course...
Tuning : standard.
Difficulty :
8 / 10 if finger picked
10/ 10 if hand picked
Key:
/ : slide
XbY : bend the string so that it sounds like you're on fret Y, even though you're on X
rX : release last bend, returning to unbent fret X
h : hammer
p : pull
m : mute (unless otherwise indicated, let notes ring)
x : play "dampened" note
. : primary beat
- : 16th beat
~ : 32nd beat
" : repeat last tabbed note (there's a lot of repetition, esp. in the chorus)
NOTE1: I will indicate each beat on which you are to repeat.
NOTE2: I will add a space when tabbed notes are into the double digits. A space
represents no beat, but allows the room for both digits. If you're confused, see
the first bar.
| bar division
time signatures are indicated only when they change. Which unfortunately is a lot.
I'm not tabbing the 30 second intro. So if you love the non-musical stuff, sorry...
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Part A : Intro / Verse I
0:40 - 1:27
Played 4 times
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1 2 3 4 5
e |7---.---.-/10.-h12\|7---.---.---.--- |5--3.---.--0 |.---.--2 |.---5--3.-2-.2--0---|
B 4 |8---.---.-/12.- - \|8---.---.---.--- 3 |4--4.---.--0 2 |.---.--1 5 |.---4--4.-4-.4--0-4-|
G / |9---.---.-/12.- - \|9---.---.---.--- / |5--5.---.--- / |.---.--2 / |.---4--4.-4-.4--0-2-|
D 4 |.---.---.--- .- - -|.---.---.---.--- 4 |.---.---.--- 4 |.---.--- 4 |.---.---.---.---.-4-|
A |.---.---.--- .- - -|.---.---.---.--- |.---.---.--- |.---.--- |.---.---.---.---.---|
E |.---.---.--- .- - -|.---.---.---.--- |.---.---.--- |.---.--- |.---.---.---.---.---|
the hammer-on in bar 1 is not played the first time.
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Part B : Verse II
1:27 - 2:12
Played 4 times
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Now we can sort of relax mentally, because the time signatures are far more sane. But
physically we have a whole lot of work to do...
I can only play this by finger picking. Put your pick in your mouth and go. But I
think TMV hand picks it. And if you can do that, more power to ya. I bow to you.
1, 2, 3
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|.--7.---.--10.-9- |.--5.-3m.--2.-0m.--2.-0- |5--3.-2-.2--0---|
4 |.8--8---.8-- 8--8 6 |.5--5--0.4--.--0.1--1--1 4 |4--4.-4-.4--0-4-|
/ |9-9-.99-8-8- .8-- x2 / |5-5-.5--4-4-.4--2-2-.2-- / |4--4.-4-.4--0-2-|
4 |.---.--9.--- .--- 4 |.---.---.---.---.---.--- 4 |.---.---.---.-4-|
|.---.---.--- .--- |.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.---.---.---.---|
|.---.---.--- .--- |.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.---.---.---.---|
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Part C : Chorus Intro
2:12 - 2:20
Played once
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|5--3.-2-2--0.---0--2.-3- |2-22x22-22x22-22x2 |3-33x22-m---|
6 |4--4.-4-4--0.-4-0--4.-5- 9 |4-44x44-44x44-44x4 6 |4-44x44-m---|
/ |4--4.-4-4--0.-2-0--4.-4- / |4-44x44-44x44-44x4 / |4-44x44-m---|
4 |.---.---.---.-4-.---.-2- 8 |.-----.-----.----- 8 |.-----.-----|
|.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.-----.-----.----- |.-----.-----|
|.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.-----.-----.----- |.-----.-----|
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Part D : Chorus I
2:20 - 2:36
Played twice
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if you're confused by the next few bars and how I've noted them, read over the key at
the top and listen to the song. Sorry, but in a text file, this is as clear as I could
make it. And if you've gotten this far, you're a talented guitarist, so you'll be able
to figure it out.
|12m-12" " " " " 12m-12" " " " "|.-0--3.-0--0|12"""-""-""x"|14"""""15"""-"
|12m-11" 10" x x 12m-11" 10" x x|.0--0-.0--0-|10"""-""-""x"|12"""""" """-"
|12m-12" " " " " 12m-12" " " " "|5--4--2--0--|12"""-""-""x"|14"""""" """-"
|. --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~|.-----.-----|10"""-""-""x"|13"""""" """-"
|. --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~|3--2--0-----|. -----.-----|. -----. -----
|. --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~|.-----.--3--|. -----.-----|. -----. -----
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then the following parts:
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A BBBB C DDDD
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Part E : Chorus II
4:11 - 4:45
Played 4 times
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the easiest part of the song. played with lots of heart it can also be the most
satisfying. If you've got an amazing singer, even better. Still in 6/8 time, in case
you've forgotten. Let all the notes ring like crazy. Once you're comfortable, it's
quite possible to play the Gtr. 2 mini-solo/bend/whatever without interrupting the
overall sound. Just make sure hold strong on the 7th fret of the A string so it rings
clearly through the bend. Obviously you should bend away from the A string, because if
you mute it it ruins the feel.
Gtr. 2 1,2,3 4.
_______ _____ _____
| | | |
|.-----.-----|.----- .-- ---|.-----.-----|.-----.----- |.--- |.-----.------|
|.-----.-----|.----- .-- ---|.-----.-----|.-----.----- 2 |.--- 6 |.-----.------|
|4-----5-----|.----- .-- ---|4-----5-----|2--2-22--2-2 / |222x / |2--2-22-22---|2x
|2-----5--5--|7----7b9--r7--|2-----5--5--|1--1-11--1-1 8 |111x 8 |1--1-11-11---|1x
|2-----3--5--|7----- .-- ---|2-----3--5--|2--2-22--2-2 |222x |2--2-22-22---|2x
|0-----.--3--|.--0-- .-- ---|0-----.--3--|2--2-22--2-2 |222x |2--2-22-22---|2x
And there you have it. Thank you for having the patience to read the whole tab. I'm
just gonna compliment you once more for getting through such a tough song. As always,
I love feedback, so shoot me an e-mail. I'm pretty sure any errors within this tab are
minor, but feel free to let me know about them anyways. Good luck in your musical
career!
Dave H.
daveo@bored.com
