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Day of the Baphomets - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: tmv91
Email: ggaltney@yahoo.com
Tuning: standard
Intro
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-|
E|------------|
Main riff
Gtr. 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-0-10-12-0-10-12-0-12-13-0-12-13-0-12-13-15-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2 w/ delay
after first two notes, just kind of slide w/ pick across fretboard
e|-/16-(16)b17-|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Continue main riff until 1:42
Saxophone-
e|-10-11-10-13-15----10-9---------8---10-8-12-10----10-11----11-13-15-9-11-|
B|----------------10------10-10-9---8------------10-------10---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1-
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-8----7-6---5----5----7--5/9-7----7-8---8-10-12-6-8-------------|
D|-7-10-7------7-----7----6----5-----------7-----7-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2-
e|--------------------------8----10--------------10-11----11-13-15-9-11----|
B|------------------------9----8-----8/12-10--10-------10------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:54
Gtr. 1- continue main riff but palm muted
Gtr. 2- The sax plays one part of this but you can play both
e|---------10----------|-10--8--12---------|----|
B|-------9----9--------|-10--8--12--11--10-|-11-| the second time just
G|-/7-10--------10-7-7-|-------------8---7-|--8-| end on this
D|---------------------|-------------------|----|
A|---------------------|-------------------|----|
E|---------------------|-------------------|----|
Once again, play main riff until 3:06, palm muted til 3:59
Repeat part that was played on 1:42
Repeat part from 1:54(play twice)
x10 x2 on third time
e|---------10----------|-10-----10-----10-------------|------|--5----------|
B|-------9----9--------|----9------9------9-----------|-9b10-|--9-b-10-r-9-|
G|-/7-10--------10-7-7-|------7------7------7-10-7-10-|------|-------------|
D|---------------------|------------------------------|------|-------------|
A|---------------------|------------------------------|------|-------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------------|------|-------------|
Chorus #1 x8 Strum these fast w/ delay
e|-------------------------------------------8-|-16----------17----|-17-|
B|------------------------------------8-9-10---|-15----------15----|-15-|
G|---------------------------------10----------|-------------------|-----|
D|----------12-------10------------------------|-------------------|-----|
A|----11-------11-12----12-11-10-8-------------|-------------------|-----|
E|-10----10------------------------------------|-------------------|-----|
Solo #1-
Gtr. 1- let notes ring
e|------------------|-------------------------|
B|---2--3--5-3-2-/6-|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|
G|-4----------------|---9-----9-----9-----9---|
D|-4----------------|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|
A|-2----------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr. 1 continued
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----3-----2-----2-----2-|
G|---6-----6---7-----6-----6-----3-----3-----| Repeat until 5:33 (end on
D|-6---6-----6---------6-----6-----5-----5---| first section^^)
A|-6-----------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------------------------------------|
All you really need to know for the solo is what scale to play on, the beginning, and the ending
Scale
e|-10-8-7------------------------------------|
B|--------10-8-7-----------------------------|
G|---------------9-7-5-4---------------------|
D|-----------------------7-5-4---------------|
A|-----------------------------7-5-3-2-------|
E|-------------------------------------5-3-2-|
Beginning ending
e|------------------|-----------7b10-r-7-|
B|-7----------------|--------------------|
G|-9b11-(11)--~~~-7-|-9b11r9--7----------|
D|------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|
Chorus #2 (not completely correct but a close) play whole thing 4x
x2 x2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------7-----6-----6-----6-----|--------3-----2-----2-----2-----|
G|----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
D|-6----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-1----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
6:17
Gtr. 1
e|-----------|
B|-------8-7-|
G|-9-7-6-----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Gtr. 2
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------5-4-|
D|-7-5-4-----|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Gtr. 1 until 7:08(end on first segment)
e|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------|
D|-------|--------|
A|-22222-|-222222-|
E|-00000-|-000000-|
Gtr. 2
e|---------------------------3-|
B|---------------------5-3-4---|
G|-7-5-4-----------2-3---------|
D|-------7-5-4-----------------|
A|-------------7---------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Gtr. 2(just mess around /w it until it sounds right)
x4
e|-0h3p0-0--0h3p0-0--0h3p0-0h2p0---0h2p0---------|-3-2-------|
B|-------------------------------3-------3p2p0-0-|-----3-2---|
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|
Gtr. 1 x2
e|-10p0---0-7p0-10p0---0-7p0-10p0-7p0-|
B|------5------------5----------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
x2
e|-13p0---0-10p0-13p0---0-10p0-13p0-10p0-|
B|------5-------------5------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| continue until 8:43
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Keyboard
e|-7--5-7---10--12--6-|
B|-5--3-5----8--10--4-|
G|-4--2-4----7---9--3-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Gtr. 2- 7:57 (don't know if its chords or just singular notes)
e|-7--5--7---10--12--6--|
B|(5)(3)(5)-(8)-(10)(4)-|
G|(4)(2)(4)-(7)--(9)(3)-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Gtr. 2- 8:20 w/ some sort of delay pedal
the +'s in this just mean speed pick
e|-12~-+++++/22++++++------10~--22+++++-----------10~---12~+++++-------|
B|----------------------12~----------------12~/----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------13~------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo #2
Gtr. 1 rythym
e|-------|--------|
B|-------|--------|
G|-------|--------| continue until about 9:32
D|-------|--------|
A|-22222-|-222222-|
E|-00000-|-000000-|
Gtr. 2
Scale
e|-15-13-12----------------------------------------------|
B|----------15-13-12-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14-12-10-9--------------------------|
D|------------------------------12-10-9------------------|
A|--------------------------------------12-10-8-7--------|
E|------------------------------------------------10-8-7-|
Gtr. 2- 9:20
e|-0h3p0-0--0h3p0-0--0h3p0-0h2p0---0h2p0---------|
B|-------------------------------3-------3p2p0-0-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1- 9:34
e|-----------------6-7-6---------|
B|--12--11--8--7-8-------8-7-6-5-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Gtr. 2- 9:34
e|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------4-5-4---------|
G|---9---8--5--4-5-------5-4-3-2-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Gtr. 1-
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5------6------7------8-|
E|------------------------|
Gtr. 2
e|---------------------6-----5-------|
B|---------6-----5-----------------5-|
G|---4---4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
D|-5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------7-----6-------|
B|---------7-----6-----------------6-|
G|---5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
D|-6---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------8-----7-------|---------------------9-----8---------|
B|---------8-----7-----------------7-|---------9-----8-----------------8---|
G|---6---6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|---7---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
D|-7---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|-8---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Either gtr- til 10:40
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-7-7-7--7-7-5-|
Rest til 11:01
Last chorus-play 4 times *-played differently each time
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6-5-----------------6-----------6-5---------------------|
G|---4-7-4-----7-6-4---4-6-4-7---4---7-6(7)----7-6-4---4-----------|
D|-4-----------------7-------------------------------7---5-4-7-5---|
A|---------------------------------4----(4)----------------------4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-------------------------------------3-----------------|
G|-----4-6---4-4---4-------7-4-----------0-1-4-1---4-1-4-0-1-------|
D|---------------6---5-6---------3---0-3---------------------0-3-0-|
A|-----------------------5---------2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
ending-slight delay strum fast
x4
e|-13----------14----------|
B|-12----------12----------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-2-1------2-1------1---------|
A|-------3-2------3-2----3-2-0-2-|
E|-------------------------------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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