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			  Metatron  -  The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: tmv91
Email: ggaltney@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

Okay, i will add more once i figure it out, but i've got most of it down.


 Intro/chorus                                                        x4
e|------------------------0------------------------8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-|
B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5----5--------------------------5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|
G|-8--8--8-8-8--8--8--8^----5-7-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-|
D|-7--7--7-7-7--7--7------------x--x--x-x-x--x--x----------------------|
A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0------------2--2--2-2-2--2--2----------------------|
E|------------------------------3--3--3-3-3--3--3----------------------|

         Main riff                                               x3
e|------|------------------------------------------------|------------|
B|------|------------------------------------------------|------------|
G|-5--5-|------------------------------------------------|-2--2--5--5-|
D|-x--x-|-2------------2------------2------------2-------|-4--4--x--x-|
A|-0--0-|--335533-------335533-------335533-------335533-|-0--0--0--0-|
E|------|--------5--5---------2--2---------2--2----------|------------|

 fourth time                                                    2nd ending
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-2--2--5--5--5---2-3-5-|
D|-2------------2------------2------------2-------|-4--4--x--x--x---4-5-x-|
A|--335533-------335533-------335533-------335533-|-0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-|
E|--------5--5---------2--2---------2--2----------|-----------------------|

 repeat chorus x4
 but on second time, play this(repeat like this for rest of time)  *  *
e|------------------------0------------------------8-8--8--8-8-8--5--5-----|
B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5----5--------------------------5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-----|
G|-8--8--8-8-8--8--8--8^----5-7-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-----|
D|-7--7--7-7-7--7--7------------x--x--x-x-x--x--x--------------------------|
A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0------------2--2--2-2-2--2--2--------------------------|
E|------------------------------3--3--3-3-3--3--3--------------------------|

 Repeat Post-intro section x4(exactly the same way)
 Repeat chorus x4

 chorus solo(there is a harmonization over this, i might tab it)1&3rd ending
e|-19p0-15-17p0-12-15p0-17p0-15p0----15----------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------------------17----15-17-13-12-10-|-10-12-13/15-12~---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

                 2nd ending                4th ending
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-10-12/15-13-12-10-12-13-|-10-12-13/15-13-12-10-12-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

 the more solo-ish part i will tab soon, but i have the more   rythmic part 
paul probably plays...
e|----------------------------------5-7-8-| 
B|--------------------------------5-------| 
G|-14--12--9--10--7--8--5--6--3-4---------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 i did, however, tab this:
e|--------|-------------------------5-0-----------------------|
B|--------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-0-----3-----3-----3-|
G|-7h9----|---5-----5-----5-----5-------------4-----4-----4---|
D|----7h9\|-7-----7-----7-----7-------------3-----3-----3-----|
A|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
                                  x4
e|-----------------7-5-4---|--------| omit last section on 4th time
B|-3-5-3---0-1/5---------6-|-3h5----|
G|-------4-------7---------|----2h4-|
D|-------------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------|--------|
E|-------------------------|--------|

 you could get away with just strumming the chords (this is just an idea)x4
e|(5)----5----------5---------------------------------|---7-5-4---|--------|
B|(0)------0----------0---(3)---3-------3-5-3---0-1/5-|---------6-|-3h5----|
G|(5)-5------5----5-----5-(4)------4----------4-------|-7---------|----2h4-|
D|-7------------7----------3--3-------3---------------|-----------|--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
 on 3rd time of this, replace this part---------------------^, with:
e|---7-5-4-4-----4-|
B|-----------6-6---|
G|-7---------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

 the rythym is just solid strumming, so it's not that hard to figure out
e|-12-|-10-|-8-|-7-|
B|-10-|-10-|-9-|-9-|
G|----|----|---|---|
D|----|----|---|---|
A|----|----|---|---|
E|----|----|---|---|

 this varies multiple times, but this is the structure:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------12-----10----------10-----------------| this is probably what
G|-9-10-12-----12-----9-10-12-----12-10--10-9----| omar plays
D|--------------------------------------------12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

 this part also is played differently multiple times...
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------5-5-5-----------------|
G|-------5-5-5-4-4-4-------5-5-7-7-4-4-----| and this is probably what paul
D|-7-7-7-------------------------------6-6-| plays...
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

 what paul plays in this section in order:
 x4 - regular
 x2 - further up on the fretboard(+2) - play it 2 frets higher
 x2 - regular
 x1 - further up(+7)
 x1 - further up(+5)

 what omar plays:
 x4 - regular
 x2 - further up(x2)
 x2 - regular
 x1 - further up(x7)
 x1 - further up(x5)

 next...
 semi-breakdown             x4
e|-----------------------10-11-| omar
B|-13-10-12-9---10-12-13-------|
G|------------9----------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

 same thing, just 1 octave lower... x4
e|-----------------------| paul
B|-----------------------|
G|-------------------7-8-|
D|-10-7-9-6---7-9-10-----|
A|----------7------------|
E|-----------------------|

 repeat "folding wormholes" part x2

e|---|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|

 repeat part before semi-breakdown (this is when omar solos)
 repeat semi-breakdown x4
 repeat "folding wormholes" x2

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-2--2--5--5-|
D|-4--4--x--x-|
A|-0--0--0--0-|
E|------------|

 repeat main riff x4 (including 2nd ending)
 repeat "folding wormholes" x1

 ending
e|----7-5-4----------|
B|----------6-3h5----|
G|-/7------------2h4-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

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