The Mars Volta – Son Et Lumiere (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=88
N.C.
4/4
Gtr II
Wx3 H S S S S S S S S
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C#
Gtrs I, III
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| Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| C# < W |-----------------------------------------| |-14--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| B A# < < H H |-----------------------------------------| |-12------------------11------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| F# < W |---------------------------------------------| |--7b7.5--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| C# < W |-----------------------------------------| |-14--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| B A# < < H H |-----------------------------------------| |-12------------------11------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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F#
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
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Verse
C#
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| Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| C# < W |-----------------------------------------| |-14--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| B A# < < H H |-----------------------------------------| |-12------------------11------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| 1. F# < W |----------------------------------------------|| |--7b7.5--------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------|| |-19-----0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| Build up to Intertiatic ESP 2. F# D/B < W W |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--7b7.5--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-19-----0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-|-19-0-15-0-19--0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr IV | S S S S S S H E S S S S H. |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--7-----7--7-7--7-7--------------------------|--7-7--7-7--------------------------------| |--7-----7--7-7--7-7--------------------------|--7-7--7-7--------------------------------| |--9-----9--9-9--9-9--------------------------|--9-9--9-9--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| D/B D/B W W |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-|-19-0-15---0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0-19-0-15-0----| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S H E S S H..
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D/B D/B
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| Gtr IV | E S Q.. Q. S S S H. S |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------7------------------------------------|--7-7--7----------------------------------| |-------7------------------------------------|--7-7--7----------------------------------| |-------9------------------------------------|--9-9--9----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| D/B D/B S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. S |--------------------------------------------|----------------------*| |-19-0-15-0---19-0-15-0-19-0-15--0-19-0-15-0-|-19-0-15--------------*| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------*| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------*| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------*| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------*|
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| E S Q.. Q. S S S H. S
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|-------7------------------------------------|--7-7--7--------------*|
|-------7------------------------------------|--7-7--7--------------*|
|-------9------------------------------------|--9-9--9--------------*|
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|--------------------------------------------|----------------------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths