The Whip Hand The Mars Volta
----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------The Whip Hand - The Mars Volta-----------------------|
Tabbed by: Jason Paszek
E-mail: JWPaszek85@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
(Though Omar likely just tunes a whole step down judging from the timber and tone of his
strings. Playing in standard tuning however is fine.
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Intro is a synth playing a Bm arrpeggio.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------8---7-------------5---3--(4)*--------------------------------------| E|7-7b(8)--------5--6b1/2s---------------------------------------------------|
* the c# drop off is only played the second time to transition into the verse
Verse
e|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------| B|-----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------10--------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---------------------------------------------------------| A|--2--------------9------2--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| E|----2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------| B|-----------------7--------------------7------------------------------------| G|-----------------10-------------------9------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---------------------------------------------------------| A|--2--------------9------2--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| E|----2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------0-------------------------------| B|-------------------7----------------------10-------------------------------| G|-------------------10----------------------9-------------------------------| D|-------------------9----------------------10-------------------------------| A|----2--------------9------2--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------| E|0h2----2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
Swift Strum
e|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------| B|-----------------7--------------------10-----10101010----------------------| G|-----------------10-------------------9-------9-9-9-9----------------------| D|-----------------9--------------------10-----10101010----------------------| A|--2-2-2----------9------2--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| E|--------2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude
[B] [F#] [B] [A]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7--------8-------5---------7---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Break down
C~~~~~~~ C~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7------7-8-6-------3h6h7 7 7------6----5b(1/2)-5--6-4-3----3h6-------| E|--------8-8------------------------8-8----7------------7-------------------|
*Synth holds down a high C note during Chor/break
Repeat verse
Bridge
[B] [F#] [B] [A]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------6-6-6-6-5-5--------------3-3-1-1-1-1------------------------| G|--4-4-4-4-4-4---------------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7--------8-------5---------7---------------------------------------------| G|--x--------x-------x---------x---------------------------------------------| D|--4--------5-------2---------4---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus Breakdown
Break (heavy pedal use, likely wah or pitch bender and delay, difficult to make out)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--4b(5)---4b(5)---4b(5)----4b(5)---4b(5)-----------------------------------| G|------- 5-------5-------5--------5-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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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