The Mars Volta – Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt (Guitar Tab)

[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|------------------------------------------------|

 "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
 "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|---------------------------------------------------------|