Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt

The Mars Volta

Tom: C

Guitar tabbed by Itamar Berman

intro (x4)


E--0-0-----0--0--|
B--5-5h6p5----6--|
G----------6-----|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|


"You must have been phlegmatic in stature "

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


"You take the veil..." (This structure variates each repeat, but its not critical)

E--5-5-0-0-0-0-10----|
B--6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
D--0-----------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|


"A mass of gallon sloth... "
(Bassline is critical to the harmony, therefore chords included)


   Dm        A#      F                 A#        Dm              A#
E--5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|
B--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   Gm (or dim)               A (or dim)
E--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---15-15-15------------|
B--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---14-14-14------------|
G--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---15-15-15------------|
D---------------------------------------11-11-11-|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|


After one repeat of all three parts, lots of noise with effects.
single clean note:

G --9--


Next part is Bassline-added, I'm not sure about it, but its close enough:

"Knife me in -hobbeling... " Repeat as much as needed...

E--0-----x------0----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-|
B--2-----x------2----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
G--3--3--x--3---3----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A--1-----3------4----5-5-5-5-5---5---5--5---5-5-|
E-----3-----3-----------------------------------|


Bridge:

E--------------------(0)-|
B--------------14/--17/--|
G--12/---14/-------------|
D------------------------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|


This part could be called "Omar is a total psychopath": (repeat)


E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------12---13--------0------------0---------|
D--0-12-0--------12---13-12-------------15------12---|
A----------11--------------------13----------14------|
E-------------------------------------12-------------|



E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------0-------------------------------------------------|
G-0----------0-------------------0----------0-------0--------|
D------0---------15-----16------------0-13------10------0----|
A---13---------------15----16-15--11---------12-----11-------|
E--------8----14---------------------------------------------|

Repeat part above through some heavy effects.

[Dont think I have enough mental strength to write down
the instrumental part, But it is improvised each (live) performence differently anyways.]

"Knife me in..." Part again + Bridge

Ending:

"Virulent hives- of bedpost piles..." (Repeat)

E--5-----------------------------------------------------|
B--6-----------------------------------------------------|
G--7--7h9p7-3-3---3h5p3-0---0h2p0------------------------|
D--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x----|



E-5--------------------------------------------------|
B-6-------------------------------------5h6p5--------|
G-7--7h9p7-3-3---3h5p3-0---0h2p0---------6-----------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|


"Who brought me here ..." (Repeats refers to bars. each bar play the chord 11 rapid times)


E--13---------12----------5----6-----------------|
B--15--[ x2]--14--[x2]----5----8-----5-----------| [x2]
G--0(or14?)---0-----------0----0-----6-----------|
D------------------------------------5-----------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|



E--13---------12----------5----6----------12---13---------|
B--15--[ x2]--14--[x2]----5----8-----5----14---15---------|
G--0(or14?)---0-----------0----0-----6-----0----0(or 14---|
D------------------------------------5--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


Thats about it, its one difficult song. I'll gladly hear corrections and suggestions at *