Son Et Lumiere Tab by Mars Volta
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=88
N.C.
4/4
Gtr II
Wx3 H S S S S S S S S
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C#
Gtrs I, III
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C#
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B A#
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F#
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C#
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| Gtr II
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C#
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B A#
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F#
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Verse
C#
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| Gtr II
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C#
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B A#
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1.
F#
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Build up to Intertiatic ESP
2.
F# D/B
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Gtr IV
| S S S S S S H E S S S S H.
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|--7-----7--7-7--7-7--------------------------|--7-7--7-7--------------------------------|
|--7-----7--7-7--7-7--------------------------|--7-7--7-7--------------------------------|
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D/B D/B
W W
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| S S S S S S H E S S H..
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D/B D/B
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Gtr IV
| E S Q.. Q. S S S H. S
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|-------9------------------------------------|--9-9--9----------------------------------|
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D/B D/B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. S
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| E S Q.. Q. S S S H. S
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|-------7------------------------------------|--7-7--7--------------*|
|-------7------------------------------------|--7-7--7--------------*|
|-------9------------------------------------|--9-9--9--------------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
