The Mars Volta - Sarcophagi from Frances The Mute tabbed by ajd The beginning and end of the ecstatic Frances The Mute album. Difficult! but this is CORRECT! e|---------------------7---| B|---------------------0---| G|---------------------7---| D|---------------------9---| A|---------------------9---| E|---------------------7---| e||-12------10------12--14--|-14------14--12--10------|-7---------------7-------|-----7-----------7---7---| B||-0-------0-------0---0---|-0-------0---0---0-------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---| G||-12------12------12--12--|-12------12--12--12------|-7-----------------------|---------------------7---| D||-14------14------14--x---|-x-------x---14--14------|-9-------9-----------9---|---------9-----------9---| A||-14------------------14--|-14------14--------------|-9-----------------------|---------------------9---| E||-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|---------------------7---| e|-12------10------12--14--|-14------14--12--10------|-7---------------7-------|-----7-----------7---7---| B|-0-------0-------0---0---|-0-------0---0---0-------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-------0---| G|-12------12------12--12--|-12------12--12--12------|-7-----------------------|---------------------7---| D|-14------14------14--x---|-x-------x---14--14------|-9-------9-----------9---|---------9-----------9---| A|-14------------------14--|-14------14--------------|-9-----------------------|---------------------9---| E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|---------------------7---| e|-5-------3-------5---7---|-7-------7---5---3-------|-2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3-------3-------| B|-0-------0-------0---0---|-0-------0---0---0-------|-0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------| G|-5-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------|-4-------4-------4-------|-4-------4-------4-------| D|-7-------7-------7---x---|-x-------x---7---7-------|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------5-------| A|-7-------------------7---|-7-------7---------------|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------5-------| E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| e|-5-------3-------5---7---|-7-------7---5---3-------|-2-------2-------2---2-/-|-3-------3---3--2------|| B|-0-------0-------0---0---|-0-------0---0---0-------|-0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-----o|| G|-5-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------|-4-------4-------4-------|-4-------4-------4------|| D|-7-------7-------7---x---|-x-------x---7---7-------|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------5------|| A|-7-------------------7---|-7-------7---------------|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------5-------5-----o|| E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3----------------------|| Ok: Hand positions. The main position is this (with normal tuning): Bminor T___o_ o||o|o 7th fret |||||| |oo||| |||||| EADGBe You have to use your thumb on the Low E, your ring finger and little finger hold the A and D strings, your index finger is on G and the middle finger is on the high e. The B string needs to played open so keep your hand clean off it. This chord is (practically) Bminor. From here slide up to the 12th fret, releasing your thumb to play open E. Simple, huh? :S Below are all the chord shapes. (note: all the names below are innacurate for simplicity) Bminor Fminor1 Fminor2 Fminor3 Aminor1 Aminor2 Aminor3 G(F#) G T___o_ o_____ o___o_ o_x_o_ T___o_ x___o_ T_x_o_ ____o_ ______ 7o||o|o 12|||o|o 10|||||o 12|||o|| 5o||o|o 3|||||o 5o||o|| 2|||||o 3o||||o |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| o||||| |||o|| |oo||| |oo||| |||o|| |ox||o |oo||| |||o|| |ox||o |||o|| |oo||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |oo||| |||||| |oo||| |oo||| To change from Fm1 to Fm2, you keep your ring and little fingers down, lift your middle and index fingers up. Your middle finger goes on the G string, where your index finger just was, and your index finger presses the high e string on the 10th fret. You then go back to Fm1. To get to Fm3, move your little finger down to the high e string, the D string now muted by your ring finger. Got it? The exact same finger movements apply with the Am1,2 and 3... just that its even HARDER because the frets are thicker. Enjoy.