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The Mars Volta-Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus from the album Frances The Mute.

Tuning:E, A, D, G (standard)    /;\=slide   ~=long note =p
                                h=Hammer-on    p=pull-off
Intro (Sarcophagi)

There is no bass.

Pre-Verse
                      x3   and then
G|-------------------|               G|------7-9-7-7--------|
D|-------------------|               D|-----9-9---9-9-8-7---|
A|-------------------|               A|------------------10-|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--|               E|0--------------------|

                      x3   and then
G|-------------------|               G|--------------------|
D|-------------------|               D|-------8------------|
A|-------------------|               A|------7-10-5-6------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--|               E|0-------------5---3-|


                      x3
G|-------------------|               G|------7-9-7-7--------|
D|-------------------|               D|-----9-9---9-9-8-7---|
A|-------------------|               A|------------------10-|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--|               E|0--------------------|


                      x3
G|-------------------|               G|--------------------|
D|-------------------|               D|-------8------------|
A|-------------------|               A|------7-10-5-6------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--|               E|0-------------5---3-|


Guitar solo/break whatever
                      x2 and to ending
G|--------------------              G|-----|
D|--------------------              D|-----|
A|--------------------              A|-----|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3---              E|0----|


The 1st Verse
                     x7  and then
G|-------------------             G|------------------------------|
D|-------------------             D|----/141312--14-12-14/9-8-7---|
A|-------------------             A|---------------------------10-|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--             E|0-----------------------------|

                    x4
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3-|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|0--0-0-------0---0-0-|


Pre-verse

                      x3
G|-------------------|               G|--------------------|
D|-------------------|               D|-------8------------|
A|-------------------|               A|------7-10-5-6------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--|               E|0-------------5---3-|

The 2nd Verse

                     x7  and then
G|-------------------             G|------------------------------|
D|-------------------             D|----/141312--14-12-14/9-8-7---|
A|-------------------             A|---------------------------10-|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--             E|0-----------------------------|

                    x4
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3-|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|0--0-0-------0---0-0-|

The 1st chorus

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------13-13---------|
A|-5/7-5/7-5/7-5-7-5-7-------5-7-5--7-6-5------------------14-14-----14-13-12-|
E|--------------------5-6-7-7------------x-7-6-5---12-14-15-------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|12/14-12/14-12/14-12-14-12-14---------12------------|
A|------------------------------12-13-14--14-13-12----|
E|------------------------------------------------/12-|

G|-------------------------------|
D|-----5-----7-5-----------------|
A|5-6-7-5-7-5---5-5-6------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-6-5-7-|

Guitar stuff

The 3rd Verse

                     x7  and then
G|-------------------             G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------             D|----9-8-7--9-7-9------------|
A|-------------------             A|----------------9-8-7-------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3--             E|0---------------------10----|

                    x4
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|0---0-3-6-6-7-6-3-|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|0--0-0-------0---0-0-|

The 2nd Chorus

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------13-13---------|
A|-5/7-5/7-5/7-5-7-5-7-------5-7-5--7-6-5------------------14-14-----14-13-12-|
E|--------------------5-6-7-7------------x-7-6-5---12-14-15-------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|12/14-12/14-12/14-12-14-12-14---------12------------|
A|------------------------------12-13-14--14-13-12----|
E|------------------------------------------------/12-|

G|-------------------------------|
D|-----5-----7-5-----------------|
A|5-6-7-5-7-5---5-5-6------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-6-5-7-|

Breakdown

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-------------|
E|----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----22-----222-----2------2-2-3-2-0-|
E|0-3h5-0-3h5--0-3h5---0-3h5-0-3h5-----------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----22--------2-----2-2-3-2-0-------|
E|0-3h5-0-3h5---0-3h5-0-3h5------------------|

                       x4
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------10-------12-----|
E|12-----------------10-|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----22--------2-----2~~~~~~~~~------|
E|0-3h5-0-3h5---0-3h5-0-3h5------------------|


                           x31
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------10~~-------12~----|
E|12~~---------------10---|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------10~~-----------12-10-12-12-12---|
E|12~~-------------------------------10-|


Bridge
Yeah you really should listen to the song to get the timing right.


G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------10--10-10-10-10---12-10-12----|
E|-12~~----------------------------10-|

G|-------------------             G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------             D|-----------------------|
A|-------10~~-12-----             A|-----10~~----12-12-----|
E|12~~-------------10             E|12~~----------------10-|


G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|----10~~--12-10-12-12-12---|
E|12~~--------------------10-|


G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|----10~-------10--12-10-12---|
E|12~~----10-10-------------10-|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|   x2
A|-----10--10--------10---12-10-12------|
E|12~~---------10-10--------------10----|

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----10--10-------10--12-10-12-12-12----|
E|12~~--------10-10--------------------10-|

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------10--10------10--12-12-----|
E|12-12-10-12-10-------10-10------------10-|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|   x2
A|-----10--10--------10---12-10-12------|
E|12~~---------10-10--------------10----|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10--10-----10-(10)h12-10-12----|
E|12-12--10-12-10--------10-10-----------------10-|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------10--10------10--12-10-12----|
E|12-12-10-12-10--------10-10-------------10-|


                       x4
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------10-------12-----|
E|12-----------------10-|


Chorus x2

And in the ending of chorus

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
E|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|

Outro (Con Safo)

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|------------5-6-7     x10-|
E|0--3--5-6--7--------------|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----------------5-6-7-----|    x2
E|0--0-3--0-5-6--7----------|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------5-6-7-|
E|0--3--5-6--7------|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5-6-7/10\7---------------5-6-7-|
E|0--3--5-6-7-------------0--3-0-5-6-7------|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----------------5-6-7-----|    x4
E|0--0-3--0-5-6--7----------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---------------------|
A|------------5-6-7-7--------------5-6-7-|
E|0--3--5-6--7----------0--3--5-6-7------|

G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-7--------------------|
A|------------5-6-7-----------------5-6-7-|
E|0--3--5-6--7----------0--3--5-6--7------|
                                          x2
G|--------------------   |--------------------|
D|-----------------5--   |--------------------|
A|------------5-6-7-7-   |--------------5-6-7-|
E|0--3--5-6--7--------   |--0--3--5-6-7-------|

Tabbed By: Puhakka Mikko
For correction or if you have something to about this tab mail to puhakka479@hotmail.com

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vegaboy10 wrote on August 19 2006, 08:51 pm

tabs don't get any better than this

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johnny20000 wrote on July 11 2009, 11:54 am

in fact they do. The breakdown bass is awfully wrong. it's played like this:

G|----------------------|
D|-----5-----7----------|
A|-5h7------------------|
E|----------------------|
Listen for the timing ofc.

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tumples wrote on September 25 2009, 10:39 pm

Johnny20000, that is the same as what he wrote, except shifted up a string, so it wasn't really awfully wrong.

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