Drunkship of Lanterns The Mars Volta

 
 |x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-|

 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 It is most clearly audible in the bass drum.


 


 All measures include exact rhythmic notation if dashes are included.


 All measures, unless otherwise stated, contain eight beats.


 


 p = pull-off


 h = hammer-on


 b = bend half-step (sometimes back and forth)


 ~ = sixteenth-notes


 X = mute


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [0:00] 


 

 
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [0:06] 


 

 
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [0:12] 


 e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.|


 B| | |


 G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |


 D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5


 A| 0/5 0/5 | |


 E| | |


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [0:34] 


 

 
 e|------1---------------0---------|
 B|------0---------------0----6----|
 G|------0---------------0-------7-|
 D|------0---------------0---------|
 A|0--0----------------------------|
 E|----------------0--0------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [0:37] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 * Let the letter "A" stand for the 10th fret, A, to preserve rhythm.


 


 [0:43] 


 

 
 e|------------------------0-------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [0:49] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5---|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [0:56] 


 e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.|


 B| | |


 G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |


 D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5


 A| 0/5 0/5 | |


 E| | |


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [1:17] 


 

 
 e|------1---------------0---------|
 B|------0---------------0----6----|
 G|------0---------------0-------7-|
 D|------0---------------0---------|
 A|0--0----------------------------|
 E|----------------0--0------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [1:20] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 [1:27] 


 

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

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [1:33] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 [1:39] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------|
 B|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----0-----------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [1:46] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [1:52] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------| |--------|
 B|--------------------------------| |--------|
 G|--------------------------------| |--------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4 |--2222--|
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--00030-|
 E|-------3---------------3--------| |-------3|

 


 ph* ph* ph*


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + |


 Two-Beat Fill


 


 * Pull-Off the C to play the open A, and hammer-on the G.


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [2:05] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------| |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----|9 10 9 9 9 9 |
 D|--------------------------------| 10 9 12 9 10 12 10 12 |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| |
 E|--------------------------------| |

 


 h p p h p h h


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [2:12] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------| |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 10 10 |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 9 11 12 |
 D|--------------------------------| 10 12 10 10 12 10 |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------|10 12 12 |
 E|--------------------------------| |

 


 h h p h


 [2:18] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------| 14 |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 12 // 12 |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 11 // |
 D|--------------------------------| 15 // |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| 15 14 15 |
 E|--------------------------------|12 15 12 |

 


 h p p


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [2:25] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------| 15 17 |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--|12 14 14 14 15 |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 13 15 |
 D|--------------------------------| 12 |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| |
 E|--------------------------------| |

 


 


 [2:31] 


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-|
 G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a |


 Eight Beats of Triplets


 


 [2:34] 


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 [2:38] 


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-|
 G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a |


 


 [2:41] 


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [2:44] 


 

 
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [2:50] 


 

 
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [2:56] 


 e| The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes. |


 B| | | | |


 G| | |0 2 5 7 0 5 4 7 |0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |


 D|0 2 5 7 5 7 |0 2 5 7 5 7 | | | x3.5


 A| 0/5 | 0/5 | | |


 E| | | | |


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [3:18] 


 

 
 e|------1---------------0---------|
 B|------0---------------0----6----|
 G|------0---------------0-------7-|
 D|------0---------------0---------|
 A|0--0----------------------------|
 E|----------------0--0------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [3:21] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 [3:27] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [3:33] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 [3:40] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [3:46] 


 

 
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 Yes, there is an 8/8 meter in this section. Listen to the drummer.


 


 [3:52] 


 

 
 e|19------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|------------------17----20------|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|--------------------21------19--|
 D|------------------------------20|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [3:59] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|----------------20--------------|
 B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D|19----------------------21------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 [4:06] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|--------------------17----------|
 B|----17------------------20------|----------------------------16--|
 G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------18----|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [4:15] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|----------------20--------------|--------------------------------|
 G|19b-----------------------------|-----------------------\18------|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [4:21] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---|
 E|-------3---------------3--------|

 


 ph ph


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [4:33] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------| |--------|
 B|--------------------------------| |--------|
 G|--------------------------------| |--------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x16 |--------|
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--0--0--|
 E|-------3---------------3--------| |--------|

 


 ph ph


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + |


 Two-Beat Fill


 


 * Hold out the last note of each set.


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [5:25] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 G|14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|12~~8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|


 

 
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|10~~6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| x3


 

 
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |


 


 [5:43] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|-----------------------|

 


 G|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|


 

 
 D|--------------------------------|-----------------------|

 


 A|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|


 

 
 E|--------------------------------|-----------------------|

 


 


 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +|


 Six-Beat Measure


 


 =============================================================================


 


 [5:49] 


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x2.5
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---|
 E|-------3---------------3--------|

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{t:Drunkship of Lanterns}
 {st:The Mars Volta}
 
 Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns
 Guitar Interpretation by Andrew Cheong
 Version 20050921
 
 =============================================================================
 
 The general meter of the song appears as so:
 
 
 {sot}
 |x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-|
 {eot}
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 It is most clearly audible in the bass drum.
 
 All measures include exact rhythmic notation if dashes are included.
 All measures, unless otherwise stated, contain eight beats.
 
 p = pull-off
 h = hammer-on
 b = bend half-step (sometimes back and forth)
 ~ = sixteenth-notes
 X = mute
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [0:00]
 
 {sot}
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [0:06]
 
 {sot}
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [0:12]
 e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.|
 B| | |
 G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |
 D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5
 A| 0/5 0/5 | |
 E| | |
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [0:34]
 
 {sot}
 e|------1---------------0---------|
 B|------0---------------0----6----|
 G|------0---------------0-------7-|
 D|------0---------------0---------|
 A|0--0----------------------------|
 E|----------------0--0------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [0:37]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * Let the letter "A" stand for the 10th fret, A, to preserve rhythm.
 
 [0:43]
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------0-------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [0:49]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5---|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [0:56]
 e|The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes.|
 B| | |
 G| |0 2 5 4 0 5 4 7 0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |
 D|0 2 5 2 252 0 2 5 7 5 5 | | x3.5
 A| 0/5 0/5 | |
 E| | |
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [1:17]
 
 {sot}
 e|------1---------------0---------|
 B|------0---------------0----6----|
 G|------0---------------0-------7-|
 D|------0---------------0---------|
 A|0--0----------------------------|
 E|----------------0--0------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [1:20]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [1:27]
 
 {sot}
 e|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [1:33]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [1:39]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0-------|
 B|--------------------------------|------0-----------------0--6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----0-----------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [1:46]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [1:52]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------| |--------|
 B|--------------------------------| |--------|
 G|--------------------------------| |--------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4 |--2222--|
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--00030-|
 E|-------3---------------3--------| |-------3|
 {eot}
 ph* ph* ph*
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + |
 Two-Beat Fill
 
 * Pull-Off the C to play the open A, and hammer-on the G.
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [2:05]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------| |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----|9 10 9 9 9 9 |
 D|--------------------------------| 10 9 12 9 10 12 10 12 |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| |
 E|--------------------------------| |
 {eot}
 h p p h p h h
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [2:12]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------| |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 10 10 |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 9 11 12 |
 D|--------------------------------| 10 12 10 10 12 10 |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------|10 12 12 |
 E|--------------------------------| |
 {eot}
 h h p h
 [2:18]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------| 14 |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--| 12 // 12 |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 11 // |
 D|--------------------------------| 15 // |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| 15 14 15 |
 E|--------------------------------|12 15 12 |
 {eot}
 h p p
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [2:25]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------| 15 17 |
 B|10----10----10----10----14--12--|12 14 14 14 15 |
 G|--11----11----11----11----0-----| 13 15 |
 D|--------------------------------| 12 |
 A|----9-----9-----9-----12--------| |
 E|--------------------------------| |
 {eot}
 
 [2:31]
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-|
 G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a |
 Eight Beats of Triplets
 
 [2:34]
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [2:38]
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-12-12-12-|
 G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 + a 8 + a |
 
 [2:41]
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
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 [2:44]
 
 {sot}
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [2:50]
 
 {sot}
 e|0-------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 G|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 D|0-------------------------------|------0-----------------xxxxxxxx|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
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 [2:56]
 e| The verse is an almost-random combination of the following notes. |
 B| | | | |
 G| | |0 2 5 7 0 5 4 7 |0 5 4 4 0 5 4 7 |
 D|0 2 5 7 5 7 |0 2 5 7 5 7 | | | x3.5
 A| 0/5 | 0/5 | | |
 E| | | | |
 
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 [3:18]
 
 {sot}
 e|------1---------------0---------|
 B|------0---------------0----6----|
 G|------0---------------0-------7-|
 D|------0---------------0---------|
 A|0--0----------------------------|
 E|----------------0--0------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [3:21]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [3:27]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0--0-------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [3:33]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [3:40]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|------0--------------------6----|
 G|--------------------------------|------0-----------------------7-|
 D|2b------------------------------|------0-------------------------|
 A|---------------------------3--5-|0--0----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [3:46]
 
 {sot}
 e|8-----0-7--0----7-------5--0--0-|------7-------7-7b-7b-7b--------|
 B|---6----------6-------5----4b-4b|---6-------6----Ab-Ab-Ab6-------|
 G|-------------------7------------|7-------7-------------------5\1-|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 =============================================================================
 
 Yes, there is an 8/8 meter in this section. Listen to the drummer.
 
 [3:52]
 
 {sot}
 e|19------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|------------------17----20------|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|--------------------21------19--|
 D|------------------------------20|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [3:59]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|----------------20--------------|
 B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D|19----------------------21------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [4:06]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|--------------------17----------|
 B|----17------------------20------|----------------------------16--|
 G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------18----|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [4:15]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|----------------20--------------|--------------------------------|
 G|19b-----------------------------|-----------------------\18------|
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [4:21]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x4
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---|
 E|-------3---------------3--------|
 {eot}
 ph ph
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [4:33]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------| |--------|
 B|--------------------------------| |--------|
 G|--------------------------------| |--------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x16 |--------|
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---| |--0--0--|
 E|-------3---------------3--------| |--------|
 {eot}
 ph ph
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | |1 + 2 + |
 Two-Beat Fill
 
 * Hold out the last note of each set.
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [5:25]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 G|14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|12~~8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
 
 {sot}
 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|10~~6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| x3
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |
 
 [5:43]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 G|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|8~~~98~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
 
 {sot}
 D|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 A|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|6~~~76~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +|
 Six-Beat Measure
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [5:49]
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|--2222--22222-----2222--22222---| x2.5
 A|--00030-00000-----00030-00000---|
 E|-------3---------------3--------|
 {eot}
 ph ph
 
 =============================================================================
 
 [At the end, there are 21 8-beat measures of beats and effects.]
 
 =============================================================================
 
 This tab was ear-transcribed over approximately twelve hours.
 Randomization is the best approximation for the verse.
 Whatever happens at 2:23 was omitted due to laziness.
 The guitar solo at 5:02 was omitted due to laziness.
 The 21-measure ending was omitted due to laziness.

Drunkship of Lanterns The Mars Volta

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