This is Tetragrammaton by The Mars Volta. I did not tab all of this myself, my teacher figured out probably 75% of this. kudos to him. Enjoy Use a loop pedal(recommended) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-------| g|----4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4---1-2-1---------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|--2-------4-------1-------3-------------------------------3-------------| E|----------------------------------4-------5-------1---------------------| Verse 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------2-3-2-------2-3-2----------------------| g|-------------3---3-----------3-4-------4-3-4-------4-3---3--------------| d|-------2-4-5---5---5-4-2-4-5---------------------------5---5-4-2---2-4-5| a|-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------------------5------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------9-10-13-10-9----9-----------------------------| b|-------------------3-------------------12---12-11-12/14-12-11-------11--| g|-3-4-6-4-3---3-4-6---6-4--------------------------------------11-12-----| d|-----------5------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------14-12-------------------------------------------| b|12-11-------11-12-15-14-------15-14-17----------------------------------| g|------11-12----------------------------15-------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| loop the above verse the second time you play it and then add this... e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------6-7-6-------6-7-6----------------------| g|-------------6---6-----------6-7-------7-6-7-------7-6---6--------------| d|-------5-7-8---8---8-7-5-7-8---------------------------8---8-7-5---5-7-8| a|-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------9------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14----14--------------------------| b|-----6-----------6-7-6-------------------17----17-16-17/19-17-16--------| g|-6-7---7-6---6-7-------7-----------------------------------------16-17--| d|-----------8------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------17------------------------------------------| b|-15-16-15-------15-16-19-17----20-19-17-20------------------------------| g|----------16-17----------------------------18---------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 x2 x4 x4 x2 e|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------| b|-----7-8-7-------10-8-7--|-----0-5-0-7|-----0-5-3-0|-----0-3-0--| g|---7-------7---7--------7|---0--------|---0--------|---0-------0| d|-9-----------9-----------|-5----------|-4----------|-2----------| a|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------| E|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------| x2 x3 e|------------|------------|------------| b|-----0-2-0--|-----0-2-0--|-----2------| g|---0-------0|---0-------0|---0--------| d|-0----------|------------|-4----------| a|------------|-4----------|-------4-0-1| E|------------|------------|------------| Play verse 2 x3, with the first time played quietly Chorus e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------2-4-22----------------------------------| a|-5-22-0-1-2-2---5-22-0-1-2-2-55--------5---5-22-0-1-2-2---5-22-0-1-2-2--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------| b|------------------| g|------------------| d|---2h4p2---2h4p2--| a|-5-------5-------5| E|------------------| do the chorus 4 times, but instead of ending on the hammer-on/pull-of part, end it by hitting the 2nd fret on the a string, using an echo pedal and a whammy bar/pedal. play this(with wah) while verse 2 is playing(loop it when your playing it in the beginning) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-12---14/15--17---------------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------12--12--14--11----11--11-12----------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------14--12--11--11--11--11-12--| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------| On the third time you play this, over lap it with the b|-------------| following... g|----11-12-14-| d|-14----------| a|-------------| E|-------------| x2 x2 e|-14---15/17--12----15-14-10----12|-----7-10-7--|-----5-9-5--| b|---------------------------------|---8--------8|---7-------7| g|---------------------------------|-9-----------|-7----------| d|---------------------------------|-------------|------------| a|---------------------------------|-------------|------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------|------------| x3 e|-----3-7-3--|-------------| b|---5-------5|-------7-8-10| g|-6----------|-6-7-9-------| d|------------|-------------| a|------------|-------------| E|------------|-------------| Chorus x5, but once again, instead of playing hammer-on/pull-off part, play this... /w some kind of reverse pedal x2 e|-------------------------------------------|---| b|-------------------------------------------|---| g|-------------------------------------------|---| d|-------------------------------------------|---| a|-2--2-/7-7-7/8-8-8\4-4-4-4/5-5-5\----------|-2-| E|----------------------------------5-5-5\4-4|---| /w what sounds to be like a rotating speaker and reverb e|--12~-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--12~---------------------------------------15-17-18--14----------------| g|--12~-------------------------12-1112/14--------------------------------| d|--14~--12-14--14^(1)-12---------------------12-14-15--11----------------| a|------------------------14~---10-9-10/12--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| this part usually would need two guitars but you can choose whichever one you want Guitar A e|-10---------------------------------| b|------------------------------------| g|----12-11-9-------------------------| d|------------12-11-9-----------------| a|--------------------12-10-12-10-7-9-| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------------9---------------------------------------------| b|--------------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------| g|--------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------| d|--------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------| a|--8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1 e|---------9-10-12-13--12--10--9------------9-10-9------------------------| b|------12------------------------12--11-12--------12--11-----------------| g|---11----------------------------------------------------11-/14-11------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2 e|-----------------------------------9------------------------------------| b|----------------10---------9-11-12---12-11------------------------------| g|-11----9-----11----11---11-----------------11-/16-11--------------------| d|----9----12-------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-15--/19--14--/17--11--11-/14---(14)\-----------------------------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-11-/12---9-/11--7--7--/9-----------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------3-----------7-10\-------3----------------7-10\----3------| b|---7-10--8-7-----2-3------7----------2---2----------7--------------2---2| g|--7-----7-7----------3---7----------2------2--0----7-----------3--------| d|-9----------9\----------9----------3--------------9------------------2--| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----7--10/12------3-----------------------------------------------------| b|---7-----------------------3-----2-----5-----2---2-6--5--3--2-----------| g|--7-------------3------------0-----0-----6-----0---4--3--3--3-----------| d|-9------------2----------2-----2-----2-----5-------5--5--2--2-----------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 x2 e|-----------|---------|----------|------| b|-----------|---------|-5---3---6|------| g|-----------|---------|----------|------| d|-----------|---------|----------|------| a|-x1--------|---------|----------|-2----|use a whammy bar/pedal or echo E|----2-3----|5---1---3|-5---1---5|----0-|pedal(turn speed down) for the solo, use the a lot of tremelo picking and hammer-on/pull-offs (use the blues scale on the 7th fret) EX's e|-7h10p7--7h10p7--|------------------|---------------|-----7-----7-----7-| b|-------10------10|-71077107710771077|---------------|-7h10--7h10--7h10--| g|-----------------|------------------|-797797-797797-|-------------------| d|-----------------|------------------|-------9------9|-------------------| a|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| E|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| After the solo end #1 end #2(alternates each time e|-------------|-------6------------------|-----|-----| b|-----2-------|-----7---5-7-6------------|-7-6-|-6-7-| g|---0---------|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6--|-----|-----| d|-4-----------|---------------------5---5|-----|-----| a|-------4-0-1-|--------------------------|-----|-----| E|-------------|--------------------------|-----|-----| x8 then... e|-------6------------------------|--------6----------------4-------------| b|-----7---5-7-6------------------|----7-8---8-7-5------5-6---6-5-3---2-2-| g|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6---6-7-6|--6-------------6--7-------------4-0-0-| d|---------------------5---5------|-----------------------------------2-2-| a|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| e|-------6----------------------------------| b|-----7---5-7-6-------------7-6--22-2-2--2-| g|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6-7------00-0-0--0-| d|---------------------5----------22-2-2--2-| a|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Continue the after the solo part and add on top of it x4 e|-12-------14-10-0-12-0-------10-0-------| b|----12-15--------------12-10------12-10-| g|----------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-12-------14-10-0-12-0-------------------------| b|----12-15--------------12-10----10----10-12-10-| g|-----------------------------11----11----------| d|-----------------------------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Breakdown Gtr 1 e|-------9-10-9--------------------8-----------------| b|----12--------12-10---------9-11---11-10-9-----5-5-| g|-11-----------------11---10----------------10--3-3-| d|-----------------------------------------------5-5-| a|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 e|-------6-----------------4-------------------------| b|---7-8---8-7-5-------5-6---6-5-3----2-2------------| g|-6-------------6---7-------------4--0-0------------| d|------------------------------------2-2------------| a|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-------6----------------------------------------------------------------| b|-----7---5-7-6-------------7-6---22-2-2--2------------------------------| g|-6-------------6-7-6---6---------00-0-0--0------------------------------| d|---5-----------------5---5-------22-2-2--2------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| The next part is just a bunch of noise and samples from the song, and a guitar w/ delay continue playing the part before the breakdown(x4) play breakdown again and after that there is another section of noise and samples and then... just speed pick this part /w dist and slight delay the +'s just mean speed pick in this part e|-------------------------------------------14++15++17++14++17+18--------| b|-0+++++++++17++18++17++18++17++15-0++++++++-----------------------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| I will add on when i figure out more of the song.