This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed

The Mars Volta

Tabbed By : Xcrimson _ghostX
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Tuning: standard

not a very hard song. real fun to play though. there may be some alternations or filters 
the chorus. if you hear them, go ahead and play them cuz this tab isnt perfect.

intro
G|------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-16~~--16~~--|
D|----------------------------------5--------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-------------------------------------------------| x1
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|

chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------4444444444--|
A|-------------5555555775-4444444444-------------| x4
E|--7777777777-----------------------------------|

verse
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----------55-5-55-44-4-44-77-7-77--| x5
E|--77-7-77--------------------------|

chorus x2
verse x4
chorus x4

bridge          x4                  x6
G|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------2~-2-0~-04~--44-4----|------2~~-0~~--4~~--|
A|--4~-4-------------4----4~--|--4~~---------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------|
                                ^^play very softly when the vocals restart

bridge cont'd [heavy part]   x1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7~-5~-4~-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------55555-------------------------------------------|
E|--77777777777777---------------00000000000000002222222222222222--|

ending chorus x4


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