The Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns
Guitar Interpretation by Andrew Cheong
Version 20050921
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The general meter of the song appears as so:
|x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
It is most clearly audible in the bass drum.
All measures include exact rhythmic notation if dashes are included.
All measures, unless otherwise stated, contain eight beats.
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
b = bend half-step (sometimes back and forth)
~ = sixteenth-notes
X = mute
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[0:00]
e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[0:06]
e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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[0:12]
e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.|
B| | |
G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |
D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5
A| 0/5 0/5 | |
E| | |
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[0:34]
e|------1---------------0---------|
B|------0---------------0----6----|
G|------0---------------0-------7-|
D|------0---------------0---------|
A|0--0----------------------------|
E|----------------0--0------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[0:37]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
* Let the letter "A" stand for the 10th fret, A, to preserve rhythm.
[0:43]
e|------------------------0-------|------1-------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[0:49]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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[0:56]
e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.|
B| | |
G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |
D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5
A| 0/5 0/5 | |
E| | |
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[1:17]
e|------1---------------0---------|
B|------0---------------0----6----|
G|------0---------------0-------7-|
D|------0---------------0---------|
A|0--0----------------------------|
E|----------------0--0------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[1:20]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[1:27]
e|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------|
B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----|
G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
D|0-------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[1:33]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[1:39]
e|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------|
B|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----|
G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[1:46]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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[1:52]
e|--------------------------------| |--------|
B|--------------------------------| |--------|
G|--------------------------------| |--------|
D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4 |--2222--|
A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--00030-|
E|-------3---------------3--------| |-------3|
ph* ph* ph*
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + |
Two-Beat Fill
* Pull-Off the C to play the open A, and hammer-on the G.
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[2:05]
e|--------------------------------| |
B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| |
G|--11----11----11----11----0-----|9 12 9 9 9 9 |
D|--------------------------------| 10 9 12 9 10 12 10 12 |
A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| |
E|--------------------------------| |
h p p h p h h
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[2:12]
e|--------------------------------| |
B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 10 10 |
G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 9 11 12 |
D|--------------------------------| 10 12 10 10 12 10 |
A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------|10 12 12 |
E|--------------------------------| |
h h p h
[2:18]
e|--------------------------------| 14 |
B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 12 // 12 |
G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 11 // |
D|--------------------------------| 14 // |
A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| 15 14 15 |
E|--------------------------------|12 15 12 |
h p p
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[2:25]
e|--------------------------------| 15 17 |
B|10----10----10----10----14--12--|12 14 14 14 15 |
G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 13 15 |
D|--------------------------------| 12 |
A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| |
E|--------------------------------| |
[2:31]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a |
Eight Beats of Triplets
[2:34]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2:38]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a |
[2:41]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[2:44]
e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[2:50]
e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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[2:56]
e| The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes. |
B| | | | |
G| | |0 2 5 7 0 5 4 7 |0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |
D|0 2 5 7 5 7 |0 2 5 7 5 7 | | | x3.5
A| 0/5 | 0/5 | | |
E| | | | |
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[3:18]
e|------1---------------0---------|
B|------0---------------0----6----|
G|------0---------------0-------7-|
D|------0---------------0---------|
A|0--0----------------------------|
E|----------------0--0------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[3:21]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[3:27]
e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[3:33]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[3:40]
e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[3:46]
e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------51-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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Yes, there is an 8/8 meter in this section. Listen to the drummer.
[3:52]
e|19------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------17----20------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------21------19--|
D|------------------------------20|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[3:59]
e|--------------------------------|----------------20--------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|19----------------------21------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[4:06]
e|--------------------------------|--------------------17----------|
B|----17------------------20------|----------------------------16--|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------18----|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[4:15]
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------20--------------|--------------------------------|
G|19b-----------------------------|-----------------------18------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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[4:21]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4
A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---|
E|-------3---------------3--------|
ph ph
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[4:33]
e|--------------------------------| |--------|
B|--------------------------------| |--------|
G|--------------------------------| |--------|
D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x16 |--------|
A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--0--0--|
E|-------3---------------3--------| |--------|
ph ph
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + |
Two-Beat Fill
* Hold out the last note of each set.
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[5:25]
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|12~~8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|10~~6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| x3
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
[5:43]
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +|
Six-Beat Measure
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[5:49]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x2.5
A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---|
E|-------3---------------3--------|
ph ph
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[At the end, there are 21 8-beat measures of beats and effects.]
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This tab was ear-transcribed over approximately twelve hours.
Randomization is the best approximation for the verse.
Whatever happens at 2:23 was omitted due to laziness.
The guitar solo at 5:02 was omitted due to laziness.
The 21-measure ending was omitted due to laziness.
