'Eriatarka' by Mars Volta - Guitar Tutorial

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			     Eriatarka - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by:Alex Radovanovich

Tuning:Standard



Intro
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------101010------------|
G|-------------------------x-x-x-------9-9-9-|
D|-111111------9-9-9-------111111------9-9-9-|
A|-x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x-|
E|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|

Played w/weird harmonic effect I can't figure out
e|-------9-----7-----5-----------------------------|
B|---------------0-------------------0-7p5-0-------|
G|-7---------7-----7-------------6h7---------6--/6-|
D|-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|-x-----------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------14-----0---9-|
B|-------5-----7p5-----------------10-----------0---0---|
G|-----------6-----6----/11-------------11--------------|
D|-0-----------------0----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------10--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------9-----7-----5---------------------------|
B|---------------0-------0-----------0-7---5-----|
G|-----------7-----7-------7-----6h7-----------6-|
D|-------------------------x---------------------|
A|-------------------------x---------------------|
E|-7-----------------------7---------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------14-----0---9-|
B|-------5-----7p5-----------------10-----------0---0---|
G|-----------6-----6----/11-------------11--------------|
D|-0-----------------0----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------10--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|



Verse (Slow bend in vibratos)
e|-------------7~~~~~~~~---------------9/----5-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-------------|
D|-------------------------9---------8---------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------14------9-------|
B|-------5------------------------10----------------10----|
G|-6-----------7~~~~~~~~--/11----------11------11------11-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
                                                ______________
e|-------------7~~~~~~~~---------------9/----5-|              |
B|-------7-------------------------------------|              |
G|-9-----------------------------7-------------|              |
D|-------------------------9---------8---------|              |
A|---------------------------------------------|              |
E|---------------------------------------------|              |
                                                               > x2
e|----------------------------------------9-------14-------|  |
B|-------5------------------------10--------10-------10----|  |
G|-6-----------7~~~~~~~~--/11----------11------11-------11-|  |
D|---------------------------------------------------------|  |
A|---------------------------------------------------------|  |
E|---------------------------------------------------------|__|



Pre-chorus
e|-------------5-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------0-|
G|-7-----------------------7-----------6h7p6---|
D|-0-----------------------0-------------------|
A|-x-----------------------x-------------------|
E|-7-----------------------7-------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5---5-----7p5---------10-10---10------12p10----14p10-|
G|-----------6-----6--------------------11-------11-------|
D|-------------------0------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------5-----------------------------5-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------7-----------6h7p6---|
D|-0-----------------------0-------------------|
A|-x-----------------------x-------------------|
E|-7-----------------------7-------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------14-----0-9-------|
B|-5-5---5-----7p5---5-----10-10---10-----------------10-12-|
G|-6---------6-----6--------------------11------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|



Chorus lead-in (changes to 4/4) - Guitar 1
e|---------|
B|-------7-|
G|-0-7-0---|
D|---------| x24
A|---------|
E|---------|

Guitar 2 - After 8th repeat
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------8-|
A|-----------------7-------9-----|
E|-7-------9---------------------|



Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-111111------9-9-9-------7-7-7-------0-0-0-------9----------| x3
A|-x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x---9---x----------|
E|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---7---7---7---9b-|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10101010101010101010101010-| Repeat all
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------11111111111111111111111111-|



Repeat intro w/out harmonic effect.
Listen to the song for slight variations.



Repeat verse and pre-chorus, slight variations on pre-chorus.



Before 2nd chorus - One guitar plays high, other plays low.
e|-17-19~~~~~~~~~-|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-14-16~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|



Repeat chorus



Bridge
e|-------7---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------------5p0---3p0-------------------0---------------|
G|-----7-----------0---------------------6---------0---6-----------|
D|-9-----------------4-----4-----------0-------------0-------7-5-7-| x4
A|---------------------------------4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------6-------|

Delay on 1st chord / palm mute the rest
e|-7-------------------------------------------------------------0-|
B|-7-------------------5p0---3p0-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-----4-------------------------000-0---7-5---|
A|---------------------------------4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------6-------|

w/delay
e|---------7-|
B|---------7-|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------7-----5p0---3p0-----------------------------------|
G|-----7-0---0-7-0---0---------------------2-------0-----6-----------|
D|-7-9-----------------4-----4---------2p0-----2p0-----0-------7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------4-------4-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------6-------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------7-----5p0---3p0-------------------------------------|
G|---7-0---0-7-0---0---------------------2-0-----0-------------------|
D|-9-----------------4-----4---------2p0-----2-0---------0---7-5-7-9-|
A|---------------------------------4-----------------45-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------6---------|



Repeat chorus lead-in



Last chorus
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0------|
G|---6-6---4-4---2-2---4-4-4-4------|
D|---x-x---x-x---x-x---0-0-4-0------| x3
A|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-0-4b-|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|

| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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