Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound The Mars Volta
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Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: Jason Paszek (Autopoietic Boy)
E-mail: JWPaszek85@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
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Two Chords Strummed to Start Off the Song:
[A] [G]
Verse 1
Repeat 4x
e|--------5----------5--------7----------7---8-------------------------------| B|------0----------0--------0----------0-------------------------------------| G|----5----------5--------7----------7---------------------------------------| D|--7----------7--------5----------5-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------5----------5--------7-8-10--5-7-------7-8--10-12-5-7---------------| B|------0----------0--------0------------------------------------------------| G|----5----------5--------7--------------------------------------------------| D|--7----------7--------5----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1
Repeat 2x:
[Fadd9] [Fmaj] [G] [Em]
e|--0------0--0---0----------------------7---7-----0-------------------------| B|------8-----8--10-----------8--8--8------8---8---0-------------------------| G|--5--5---5--5---x-----------7--7--7--7--7--------0-------------------------| D|--7--7---7------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--------2-------------------------| A|--8--8------8---8-----------5--5--5--5--5-------*2-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*End on Em of second repeat
Verse 2
e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-5-7-------------| B|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------| D|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-5-7-------------| B|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------| D|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-12-5------------| B|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------| D|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------5--------------------5---7-----------7-8--10-12-5-7-8--------| B|--------8---8-------------8-----8----------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5------------5----5-----------------7----------------------------| D|--7----7------------7----7-----------------5-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
Repeat 2x:
[Fadd9] [Fmaj] [G] [Em]
e|--0------0--0---0----------------------7---7-----0-------------------------| B|------8-----8--10-----------8--8--8------8---8---0-------------------------| G|--5--5---5--5---x-----------7--7--7--7--7--------0-------------------------| D|--7--7---7------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--------2-------------------------| A|--8--8------8---8-----------5--5--5--5--5-------*2-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*End on Em of second repeat
"Post-chorus interlude"
[E5] [G] [A5] [C5] [B5] [(C/B5)G] [Bm] [Gmaj]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------(4)--(3)----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| G|-----0--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| D|--2--0--2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| A|--2--2--0--3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------| E|--0--3--------------------0-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
Verse 3
e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8--10-5-7--7-- -------| B|--------8---8----------------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------| D|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8--10-5-7-5-----------| B|--------0---0----------------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------| D|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8--10-5-7-8-----------| B|--------8---8----------------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------| D|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------5--7-10--12--5-7-------7-8-7-5-7-7-------------| B|--------8---8----------------------0-------------------------| G|----5-----5----------------------7---------------------------| D|--7----7-----------------------5-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3
Repeat 2x:
[Fadd9] [Fmaj] [G] [Em]
e|--0------0--0---0----------------------7---7-----0-------------------------| B|------8-----8--10-----------8--8--8------8---8---0-------------------------| G|--5--5---5--5---x-----------7--7--7--7--7--------0-------------------------| D|--7--7---7------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--------2-------------------------| A|--8--8------8---8-----------5--5--5--5--5-------*2-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*End on Em of second repeat
[E5] [G] [A5] [C5] [B5] [(C/B5)G] [Bm] [Gmaj]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------(4)--(3)----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| G|-----0--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| D|--2--0--2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| A|--2--2--0--3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------| E|--0--3--------------------0-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
Rhythm Gtr played with solo; repeats for the entirety of the solo
[Dmaj] [Fsus2] [Em] [D] [C] [Dmaj] [Fsus2] [Em] [A/D5] [G/C]
e|--------8----0----------------8----0---------------------------------------| B|--7-----8----0---1------7-----8----0-------1-------------------------------| G|--7-----10---0---0------7-----10---0-------0-------------------------------| D|--7-----10---5-4-2------7-----10---5---4---2-------------------------------| A|--5-----8----2-5-3------5-----8----2---5---3-------------------------------| E|--5-----8----0-5-3------5-----8----0---5---3-------------------------------|
Guitar solo
e|---------------------------------------7-----------------------------------| B|---7--7---7--7-7--7--1-1-1--7--7-7--7--0--10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---| G|--11-11--11-11b12-9--5-5-5(11)b(1/2)9--4--11-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11-11-11-10| D|------------------------------------------7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7--7--7----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------| B|-x-x-x-x-1313131313131313131313131313---121212121212101010108-8-8-10-10--| G|-x-x-x-x-------------------11b(1/2)-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--| D|-9-9-9-9--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5--7--7--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------| B|-x-x-x-x-1313131313131313131313131313---121212121212101010108-8-8-8-8-8--| G|-x-x-x-x-------------------11b(1/2)-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| D|-9-9-9-9--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------7---8--7--7--7--7--7--7-b8---| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------0---x-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-111111111111111-4---5------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------------------| A|-----------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|14--14--14--14--14--14--14------15--15--15--12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------| B|18b(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)(19)-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17---------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat several times:
[E5] [G] [A5] [C5] [B5] [(C/B5)] [G] [Bm] [Gmaj]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------(4)--(3)----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| G|-----0--2--5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| D|--2--0--2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| A|--2--2--0--3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------| E|--0--3--------------------0-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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