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... --- Part A : Intro / Verse I 0:40 - 1:27 Played 4 times --- 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. --- Part B : Verse II 1:27 - 2:12 Played 4 times --- 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 __________________ | |.--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-| |.---.---.--- .--- |.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.---.---.---.---| |.---.---.--- .--- |.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.---.---.---.---| --- Part C : Chorus Intro 2:12 - 2:20 Played once --- |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 |.-----.-----| |.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.-----.-----.----- |.-----.-----| |.---.---.---.---.---.--- |.-----.-----.----- |.-----.-----| --- Part D : Chorus I 2:20 - 2:36 Played twice --- 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--|. -----.-----|. -----. ----- --- then the following parts: --- A BBBB C DDDD --- Part E : Chorus II 4:11 - 4:45 Played 4 times --- 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