Tetragrammaton Tab

WARNING: You are trying to view
content from Ultimate-Guitar.com
in an unauthorized application,
which is prohibited.

Please use an official Ultimate
Guitar Tabs application for iPhone,
iPad or Android to access legitimate
chords, guitar, bass, and drum tabs
from Ultimate-Guitar.com database.

Type "ultimate guitar tabs" in Apple
App Store's or Android Market's
search to find the application.

This is Tetragrammaton by The Mars Volta. 
I did not tab all of this myself,
my teacher figured out probably 75% of this.
kudos to him.

Enjoy

Use a loop pedal(recommended)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-------|
g|----4-6-4---6-7-6---3-4-3---2-3-2---3-4-3---4-5-4---1-2-1---------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--2-------4-------1-------3-------------------------------3-------------|
E|----------------------------------4-------5-------1---------------------|
  Verse 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------2-3-2-------2-3-2----------------------|
g|-------------3---3-----------3-4-------4-3-4-------4-3---3--------------|
d|-------2-4-5---5---5-4-2-4-5---------------------------5---5-4-2---2-4-5|
a|-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------------------5------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------9-10-13-10-9----9-----------------------------|
b|-------------------3-------------------12---12-11-12/14-12-11-------11--|
g|-3-4-6-4-3---3-4-6---6-4--------------------------------------11-12-----|
d|-----------5------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------14-12-------------------------------------------|
b|12-11-------11-12-15-14-------15-14-17----------------------------------|
g|------11-12----------------------------15-------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
loop the above verse the second time you play it and then add this...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------6-7-6-------6-7-6----------------------|
g|-------------6---6-----------6-7-------7-6-7-------7-6---6--------------|
d|-------5-7-8---8---8-7-5-7-8---------------------------8---8-7-5---5-7-8|
a|-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------9------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------14-15-18-15-14----14--------------------------|
b|-----6-----------6-7-6-------------------17----17-16-17/19-17-16--------|
g|-6-7---7-6---6-7-------7-----------------------------------------16-17--|
d|-----------8------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------17------------------------------------------|
b|-15-16-15-------15-16-19-17----20-19-17-20------------------------------|
g|----------16-17----------------------------18---------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Verse 2                x2           x4           x4           x2
e|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
b|-----7-8-7-------10-8-7--|-----0-5-0-7|-----0-5-3-0|-----0-3-0--|
g|---7-------7---7--------7|---0--------|---0--------|---0-------0|
d|-9-----------9-----------|-5----------|-4----------|-2----------|
a|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
            x2           x3
e|------------|------------|------------|
b|-----0-2-0--|-----0-2-0--|-----2------|
g|---0-------0|---0-------0|---0--------|
d|-0----------|------------|-4----------|
a|------------|-4----------|-------4-0-1|
E|------------|------------|------------|

  Play verse 2 x3, with the first time played quietly

  Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------2-4-22----------------------------------|
a|-5-22-0-1-2-2---5-22-0-1-2-2-55--------5---5-22-0-1-2-2---5-22-0-1-2-2--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------|
b|------------------|
g|------------------|
d|---2h4p2---2h4p2--|
a|-5-------5-------5|
E|------------------|

 do the chorus 4 times, but instead of ending on the hammer-on/pull-of part,
end it by hitting the 2nd fret on the a string, using an echo pedal and a whammy bar/pedal.

play this(with wah) while verse 2 is playing(loop it when your playing it in the beginning)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-12---14/15--17---------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------12--12--14--11----11--11-12----------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------14--12--11--11--11--11-12--|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------| On the third time you play this, over lap it with the
b|-------------| following...
g|----11-12-14-|
d|-14----------|
a|-------------|
E|-------------|
                                               x2           x2
e|-14---15/17--12----15-14-10----12|-----7-10-7--|-----5-9-5--|
b|---------------------------------|---8--------8|---7-------7|
g|---------------------------------|-9-----------|-7----------|
d|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|
a|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|
            x3
e|-----3-7-3--|-------------|
b|---5-------5|-------7-8-10|
g|-6----------|-6-7-9-------|
d|------------|-------------|
a|------------|-------------|
E|------------|-------------|

Chorus x5, but once again, instead of playing hammer-on/pull-off part, play this...
/w some kind of reverse pedal              x2
e|-------------------------------------------|---|
b|-------------------------------------------|---|
g|-------------------------------------------|---|
d|-------------------------------------------|---|
a|-2--2-/7-7-7/8-8-8\4-4-4-4/5-5-5\----------|-2-|
E|----------------------------------5-5-5\4-4|---|
  /w what sounds to be like a rotating speaker and reverb
e|--12~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--12~---------------------------------------15-17-18--14----------------|
g|--12~-------------------------12-1112/14--------------------------------|
d|--14~--12-14--14^(1)-12---------------------12-14-15--11----------------|
a|------------------------14~---10-9-10/12--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 this part usually would need two guitars but you can choose whichever one you want
Guitar A                               
e|-10---------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|----12-11-9-------------------------|
d|------------12-11-9-----------------|
a|--------------------12-10-12-10-7-9-|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------9---------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------|
g|--------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------|
d|--------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|--8-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Gtr. 1
e|---------9-10-12-13--12--10--9------------9-10-9------------------------|
b|------12------------------------12--11-12--------12--11-----------------|
g|---11----------------------------------------------------11-/14-11------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Gtr. 2
e|-----------------------------------9------------------------------------|
b|----------------10---------9-11-12---12-11------------------------------|
g|-11----9-----11----11---11-----------------11-/16-11--------------------|
d|----9----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gtr. 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-15--/19--14--/17--11--11-/14---(14)\-----------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Gtr. 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-11-/12---9-/11--7--7--/9-----------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------3-----------7-10\-------3----------------7-10\----3------|
b|---7-10--8-7-----2-3------7----------2---2----------7--------------2---2|
g|--7-----7-7----------3---7----------2------2--0----7-----------3--------|
d|-9----------9\----------9----------3--------------9------------------2--|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----7--10/12------3-----------------------------------------------------|
b|---7-----------------------3-----2-----5-----2---2-6--5--3--2-----------|
g|--7-------------3------------0-----0-----6-----0---4--3--3--3-----------|
d|-9------------2----------2-----2-----2-----5-------5--5--2--2-----------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     x2         x2
e|-----------|---------|----------|------|
b|-----------|---------|-5---3---6|------|
g|-----------|---------|----------|------|
d|-----------|---------|----------|------|
a|-x1--------|---------|----------|-2----|use a whammy bar/pedal or echo 
E|----2-3----|5---1---3|-5---1---5|----0-|pedal(turn speed down)

for the solo, use the a lot of tremelo picking and hammer-on/pull-offs
(use the blues scale on the 7th fret)
EX's
e|-7h10p7--7h10p7--|------------------|---------------|-----7-----7-----7-|
b|-------10------10|-71077107710771077|---------------|-7h10--7h10--7h10--|
g|-----------------|------------------|-797797-797797-|-------------------|
d|-----------------|------------------|-------9------9|-------------------|
a|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
  After the solo                         end #1  end #2(alternates each time
e|-------------|-------6------------------|-----|-----|
b|-----2-------|-----7---5-7-6------------|-7-6-|-6-7-|
g|---0---------|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6--|-----|-----|
d|-4-----------|---------------------5---5|-----|-----|
a|-------4-0-1-|--------------------------|-----|-----|
E|-------------|--------------------------|-----|-----|
                              x8   then...
e|-------6------------------------|--------6----------------4-------------|
b|-----7---5-7-6------------------|----7-8---8-7-5------5-6---6-5-3---2-2-|
g|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6---6-7-6|--6-------------6--7-------------4-0-0-|
d|---------------------5---5------|-----------------------------------2-2-|
a|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

e|-------6----------------------------------|
b|-----7---5-7-6-------------7-6--22-2-2--2-|
g|-6-0-----------6-7-6---6-7------00-0-0--0-|
d|---------------------5----------22-2-2--2-|
a|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Continue the after the solo part and add on top of it
                                        x4
e|-12-------14-10-0-12-0-------10-0-------|
b|----12-15--------------12-10------12-10-|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-12-------14-10-0-12-0-------------------------|
b|----12-15--------------12-10----10----10-12-10-|
g|-----------------------------11----11----------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Breakdown
Gtr 1
e|-------9-10-9--------------------8-----------------|
b|----12--------12-10---------9-11---11-10-9-----5-5-|
g|-11-----------------11---10----------------10--3-3-|
d|-----------------------------------------------5-5-|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-------6-----------------4-------------------------|
b|---7-8---8-7-5-------5-6---6-5-3----2-2------------|
g|-6-------------6---7-------------4--0-0------------|
d|------------------------------------2-2------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-------6----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----7---5-7-6-------------7-6---22-2-2--2------------------------------|
g|-6-------------6-7-6---6---------00-0-0--0------------------------------|
d|---5-----------------5---5-------22-2-2--2------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The next part is just a bunch of noise and samples from the song, and a guitar w/ delay 

continue playing the part before the breakdown(x4) 

play breakdown again and after that there is another section of noise and samples and then...

just speed pick this part /w dist and slight delay
the +'s just mean speed pick in this part
e|-------------------------------------------14++15++17++14++17+18--------|
b|-0+++++++++17++18++17++18++17++15-0++++++++-----------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


I will add on when i figure out more of the song.