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Concertina

The Mars Volta
Tab
3.6(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Intro:

Cm Bb Ab Gm

Verse:

Cm Gm

e ----------------------------------------------------------|
b --------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~--|
g ----------8------------------------------(12)-------------|
d ---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)---------|
a -----------------(10)-------(10)--------------------------|
e -8--------------------------------------------------------|

Ab Gm

e ---------------------6p4----|-(15)------------------------|
b ----------------4-------4---|-----(15)-(16)~~-------------|
g --------------------------5-|----------------(16)~~-------|
d --------------6---6---------|-----------------------------|
a -(10)-(11)------------------|-----------------------------|
e -----------4----------------|-----------------------------|

This very last part after the bars is only played this way when theres no singing.He

plays the same melody, but on the lower octave:

e --3-----|
b --3-4---|
g ------4-|

keyboard constantly plays this(or somthing like it):

e ---------3-|
b -0-1-0-1---|

but PROBABLY on a higher octave

chorus:

Cm Cm Gm Bb Dm

e -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------|
b -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------|
g -----5-------8-------3--------7--------8-----------|
d -----5-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)--------|
a -----3-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)--------|
e -------------8-------3--------6--------8-----------|

Ab F Gm Eb

e ---------------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------------|
g ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8--------------------|
d ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8--------------------|
a ---(11)------8--------(10)----6--------------------|
e ---------------------------------------------------|

after chorus, @2:52:

Cm Bb F Gm Ab F Gm Eb Cm

e -------------------------------------------------------|
b --------(11)-------------------------------------------|
g --5-5---(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5---|
d --5-5---8----(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5---|
a --3-3--------8----(10)-(11)-(11)---8----(10)--6--3-3---|
e -------------------------------------------------------|

Eb F Gm

e --------------|----------------------------------------|
b --------------|----------------------------------------|
g --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------|
d --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------|
a --6-8----(10)-|--(10)-8----6--5--3--1------------------|
e --------------|----------------------------------------|

After the bars, just some strumming on Gm

Instrumental breakup, @3:08:

e ------------6-----------------6-6-------|
b ----8-6---------------8-6---------8-6---|
g --5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-----8-7---------8-|
e -----------6----------------------------|
b ---8-6-------------------8-------6------|
g -5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-8-5---5-8-5--------|

@ 3:42:

Cm Gm F Gm Dm Eb F F Cm Gm Ab Bb

e ---------------------------------|----------------|
b ---------------------------------|-----8-9-(11)---|
g -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-7-8-(10)---|
d -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-5-6-8------|
a -3-(10)-8----(10)--5-6-8----8----|-3-3------------|
e ---------------------------------|----------------|

on the repetition, part after the bars is played three times

again, guitar just strums Cm

@ 4:02:

Cm Cm Dm Gm Ab F Gm Eb

e ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------|
b ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------|
g -5--8----(11)--3--8---(10)-(12)-8-----------------|
d -5--(10)-(12)--5--6---(10)-(12)-8-----------------|
a -3--(10)-(12)--5--6---8----(10)-6-----------------|
e ----8----(10)--3--4-------------------------------|

then it repeats part of the chorus till the end

Concertina solo [after the 3-minute mark]

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

e --------------------------------------|
b --------------------------------------|
g ------12-------------15---------------|
d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12--|
a -15---------------13------------------|
e --------------------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

e ------------------12-p0--------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g ----12-------------------15-13-12----|
d -10-------13---------------------13--|
a -------10-------12-------------------|
e ------------10-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

e --------------------------------------|
b --------------------------------------|
g ------12-------------15---------------|
d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12--|
a -15---------------13------------------|
e --------------------------------------|

let ring

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &

e ----------15----------------14b-------|
b -------16----------------15-----------|
g ----17----------------16--------------|
d -18----------------17-----------------|
a --------------------------------------|
e --------------------------------------|

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