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			     Metatron - Mars Volta
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Tabbed By : Chris
e-mail: cavemanbassman510@yahoo.com

All rights to this song belong Mars Volta.

Tuning: Standard

Chorus 1
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------2b----|-2-----------|
A|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-----3---5---|
E|-5-----5---5-|-5-----5---5-|-------------|-------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +
                                                       4x
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|/9-9---9---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-3-----3---3-|-3-3-3-3---3-|-------------|-------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +    1 + 2 + 3 +


Verse 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------|
E|-5-----5---------|---------8-8-7-7-|-5-----5---------|---------8-8-7-7-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------|
E|-2-----2---------|---------8-8-7-7-|-2-----2---------|---------8-8-7-7-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-------------|  4x  (one time through is all nine bars)
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-2-----2-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

Verse 1 ending
G|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E|-5-----5-----5---|-----2---2---|-------------|-------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +


** Play Chorus 1 4x  (the fill below is for the last 2 bars on this chorus)
G|-------------|--------------|
D|-------7---7-|-9/11\9p7-----|
A|-7-9-9---9---|----------9p0-|
E|-------------|--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  + 2 + 3 +

**Play Verse 1 4x
**Verse 1 ending
**Chorus 1 4x  (the fill below is for the last 2 bars on this chorus)
G|-------------|---------9------|
D|-------7---7-|-9-11-12---11-9-|
A|-7-9-9---9---|----------------|
E|-------------|----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1  + 2  +  3 +


Bridge
br.part 1                                    4x
G|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-0-----0-----------------|-0-----0-------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 +

br. part 2
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-------------3---|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----4---------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 lead in   . . . br. part 3a
G|-7h9-----|    |-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----7h9-|    |-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------|    |-0-----0---0-2-3-|---2---0---2-0---|
E|---------|    |-----------------|---------------3-|
   1 + 2 +        1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

br. part 4a                         5/8 time sig. 2/4 time sig
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-7h9-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------|-----7h9-|
A|-----------------|---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|---------|
E|-1-----1---1-1---|-----------------|-----------|---------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 2 3 4 5   1 + 2 +

br. part 3b
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---2---0---------|
A|-0-----0---0-2-3-|-----------3-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

**Play br. part 4a...**

br. part 3c
G|-----------------|-----0-2---0--------|
D|-----------------|---2-----------2p0--|
A|-0-----0---0-2-3-|--------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

br. part 4b
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-----1---1-1---|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


**then there is an eighth rest
**br. part 3a -then 4a - then 3a - then 4a - then 3a
**br. part 4b

Bridge Extension
G|-----------------|-7h9-----|
D|-----------7-5h7-|-----7h9-|
A|-5---------------|---------|
E|---7h8-5-5-------|---------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 +

**play br. part 3a - then 4a

Chorus 2                                 4x
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-------7-7-7-|-----5-5---------|
E|-5-5-5-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-------|-8-8-----8-8-7-7-|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse 2a                                    4x
G|-------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-------7-----|-------------|----------------|
A|-------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-5-----------|-5-----5-----|----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse 2b                                    2x
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------9-----|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

**Play Verse 2a     2x

Verse 2c
G|-------9-----|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|--------7-----|-------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-------------|----------------|
A|-5------------|-5-----5-----|----------------|
E|--------------|-------------|----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

**Chorus 2 4x (followed by a '5-count' break)
**Chorus 2 4x **Verse 2 (in same order as before)
**Chorus 2 4x (followed by a '5-count' break)
**Chorus 2 4x

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-2-----2-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 +

**Verse 1 4x
**Verse 1 Ending
**Chorus 1 4x (the fill below is for the last four bars on this chorus)
G|------------9-|-11p9-----------|-11p9-----------|-11p9-----------|
D|-----7h9/11---|------11p9----9-|------11p9----9-|------11p9----9-|
A|-7h9----------|-----------12---|-----------12---|-----------12---|
E|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   1 + 2 +  3 +   1  +  2 +  3 +   1  +  2 +  3 +   1  +  2 +  3 +

**Chorus 2 4x

Song ends with these two bars.
G|-----------|-7h9-----||
D|-0---------|-----7h9-||
A|-----------|---------||
E|-----------|---------||
   1 2 3 4 5   1 + 2 +

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