Mars Volta - Concertina guitar tab

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Subject: m/mars_volta/concertina.tab

Concertina - The Mars Volta

 

Intro:

Cm Bb Ab Gm

 

Verse:

         Cm                           Gm

e ----------------------------------------------------------

b --------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~--

g ----------8------------------------------(12)-------------

d ---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)---------

a -----------------(10)-------(10)--------------------------

e -8--------------------------------------------------------

 

            Ab                         Gm

e ---------------------6p4----|-(15)------------------------

b ----------------4-------4---|-----(15)-(16)~~-------------

g --------------------------5-|----------------(16)~~-------

d --------------6---6---------|-----------------------------

a -(10)-(11)------------------|-----------------------------

e -----------4----------------|-----------------------------

 

This very last part after the bars is only played this way when Cedric

does not sing. When the voice is on, Omar improvises. He sometimes plays

the same melody, but on the lower octave, near the neck. Would be:

e --3-----

b --3-4---

g ------4-

 

keyboard constantly plays somethin like

e ---------3-

b -0-1-0-1---

but on a higher octave

 

chorus:

       Cm      Cm      Gm       Bb       Dm

e -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------

b -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------

g -----5-------8-------3--------7--------8-----------

d -----5-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)--------

a -----3-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)--------

e -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------

 

     Ab        F        Gm      Eb

e ---------------------------------------------------

b ---------------------------------------------------

g ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8--------------------

d ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8--------------------

a ---(11)------8--------(10)----6--------------------

e ---------------------------------------------------

 

after chorus, min 2:52:

     Cm    Bb   F   Gm    Ab          F    Gm  Eb  Cm

e -------------------------------------------------------

b --------(11)-------------------------------------------

g --5-5---(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5---

d --5-5---8----(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5---

a --3-3--------8----(10)-(11)-(11)---8----(10)--6--3-3---

e -------------------------------------------------------

    Eb F    Gm

e --------------|----------------------------------------

b --------------|----------------------------------------

g --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------

d --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------

a --6-8----(10)-|--(10)-8----6--5--3--1------------------

e --------------|----------------------------------------

After the bars, is just the organ improvising and Omar strumming

on Gm

 

Instrumental breakup, min 3:08:

e ------------6-----------------6-6-------

b ----8-6---------------8-6---------8-6---

g --5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-----8-7---------8-

 

e -----------6----------------------------

b ---8-6-------------------8-------6------

g -5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-8-5---5-8-5--------

 

min 3:42:

   Cm Gm  F    Gm   Dm Eb F    F     Cm Gm Ab Bb

e ---------------------------------|----------------

b ---------------------------------|-----8-9-(11)---

g -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-7-8-(10)---

d -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-5-6-8------

a -3-(10)-8----(10)--5-6-8----8----|-3-3------------

e ---------------------------------|----------------

on the repetition, part after the bars is played three times

again, the organ improvises and the guitar just strums Cm

 

min 4:02:

   Cm Cm    Dm   Gm Ab   F   Gm  Eb

e ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------

b ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------

g -5--8----(11)--3--8---(10)-(12)-8-----------------

d -5--(10)-(12)--5--6---(10)-(12)-8-----------------

a -3--(10)-(12)--5--6---8----(10)-6-----------------

e ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------

 

then it repeats part after chorus till the end

 

Concertina solo part tab [after the 3-minute mark]

 

   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

e --------------------------------------

b --------------------------------------

g ------12-------------15---------------

d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12--

a -15---------------13------------------

e --------------------------------------

 

   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

e ------------------12-p0--------------

b -------------------------------------

g ----12-------------------15-13-12----

d -10-------13---------------------13--

a -------10-------12-------------------

e ------------10-----------------------

 

   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

e --------------------------------------

b --------------------------------------

g ------12-------------15---------------

d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12--

a -15---------------13------------------

e --------------------------------------

 

let ring

   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

e ----------15----------------14b-------

b -------16----------------15-----------

g ----17----------------16--------------

d -18----------------17-----------------

a --------------------------------------

e --------------------------------------

 

[Listen to this part with decreased speed (on windows sound recorder)

from a

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