Mars Volta

Mars Volta - Roulette Dares guitar tab

Song: Roulette Dares (The Haunt of...)

Artist: The Mars Volta

e-mail: uncle_stellar@hotmail.com

tuning: standard

Been awhile since my last tab, so I thought I'd start with a good one. For the most part,

this is pretty spot on.

Phaser-like effect:

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

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--------------------12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12--------|

D-----------10-10-10----------10-12-10------------10-10-10----------12-14--|

A--12-12-12------------------------------12-12-12--------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion kicks in and plays the riff above, but at a faster tempo.

Clean

e-----12-------------------10--------------------------12--------|

B--13----13--15-13-15---12----12--13-12-10----------10----10-----|

G------------------------------------------------10---------10---|

D---------------------------------------------12-----------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion (chord before Verse)

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

B----------------|

G--13-13-13--13--|

D--12-12-12--12--|

A--11-11-11--11--|

E--12-12-12--12--|

Verse (clean)

e-------------12-------12----------------------------------------------|

B--10--12-13-------10------10-12-13--------12-13-12--------12-13-12-10-|

G------------------------------------7/10------------7/10--------------|

D----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----12--------------------10-----------------------12-------------------|

B--13----13--15-13-15---12-----12--13-12-10-------------10-----12p10------|

G------------------------------------------------10--------10---------10--|

D---------------------------------------------12--------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse repeats twice.

Chorus (distortion)

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

B---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------------9--9---7--7--7---10-10--|

D--12~-----10--12--10----7~--7-9---10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10----------|

A---------------------------------------------------------------8--8--|

E--10~------8--10---8----5~--5-7----8--8--8---8--8--------------------|

Variation on Intro before solo:

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

B------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------12-------------------------------------|

D-----------10-10-10------10-12-10----------------10-12-14~--| x 4

A--12-12-12--------------------------0-0--0-0-0--------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------|

p.m p.m.

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

B---------------------------|

G------7------9------10--12-|

D----6------8------9-----11-|

A--5------7------8-------10-|

E---------------------------|

Weird guitar squalls before solo (let notes ring)

e----------15--12~-----15--14---17-18------------15----20---19--22--15~--|

B--10~---------------------------------15~--14---------------------------|

G------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

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

B--10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10--10/12--10--8-----8h9p8-------------------------|

G---------------------------------------9----------9--7h9p7---------------|

D------------------------------------------------------------10-10/12--10-|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------15--10h12p10h12p10h12--12^-------10-|

B---------------------------10/12--15----------------------------10h12----|

G--10--10/12--14--12-10---------------------------------------------------|

D-----------------------10------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--10--10^10--------/15--18-20--20^-18--15--------------------------------|

B------------13----------------------------18--17-15---12--12h13p12-------|

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--12h13p12----------12h13p12---------------------------------------------|

B-----------12h13p12-----------12-----/10-12--12^-10~---------------------|

G---------------------------------9~--------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A few guitar sweeps make up the rest of the solo. Just improvise.

Repeat Chorus and stuff.

Bridge (clean)

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

B---13--10-------------------------------------------------------------|

G------------9h10p9----------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------10/12/10---------10-----------------10-------------|

A-----------------------------10/12-------------10h12-------12--10-12--|

E-----------------------------------------10h12------------------------|

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

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------10-9~---9h10p9---------------------|

D--12^--------------------------------------------------10-9----9h10-9h10--|

A--------------10----------------------------------------------------------|

E-------10--12-------5--7-x-8-x-5--3~--------------------------------------|

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

B---------------13---12---13-13-13-13-13--12-------------------------------|

G---------9~----------------------------------9---------------9------------|

D--10/12----------------------------------------10--10/12-------10-10/12---|

A---------------------------------------------------------10-------------10|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the last bar for awhile.

Repeat Chorus until Outro.

Outro

e-----------------------0--5-7-5~-------------------------10-12------|

B----------------------------------3--3/5-------8----5----------12^--|

G--7^-----4--------------------------------5--7----------------------|

D------------5--5/7--------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------5-----------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------15-------------|

B-----------------------------------------------13h15----15--17------|

G---7^-----5-5-5-5-5-5/7/5-----2-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--19-------17--15---------------15--------12------------------------|

B------15-----------12~---13h15-----15/-------12--10~----12----------|

G-----------------------------------------------------------11--9----|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

B--8----8/10------------------------------------------------------12~|

G----7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/12---12~--10-8------|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

B----------|

G--9~~~~~--|

D----------|

A----------|

E----------|

Fin.

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