Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound Tabs & Lyrics by The Mars Volta

Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound

guitar tabs lyrics

The Mars Volta

Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound
By The Mars Volta
Tabbed by: Kilikus (TinAguitar)
First Chord Version Tabbed by: Coca30stmMCRFan (Thanks for the starting point)


Tuning: Standard

This is not perfect but pretty close to both chord and melody. The guitar slowly adds
melody during the 3 repeats of the verse, there are also variations that I don�t have

notated yet.
Enjoy :)

Chords
e|-5-3-1-2--3-|
B|-5-3-1-3--4-|
G|-5-4-2-4--5-|
D|-7-5-3-4--5-|
A|-7-5-3-2--3-|
E|-5-3-1-x--x-|
Am G F Bm Cm


[Verse]
If I trust in the wind she will
pave me a different road
Am G
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---5---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|

I will try and start over but I think
I must choose someone else
Am G
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|


I am pulled from the pages where the
letters lack the pigment of trust
Am G
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|


[Pre-Chorus]
Must be on my way,
I�ve got to get home
F G
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------------3-----------3----|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||-------4---------4----------4----|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5---5-5-5--5----5-5--5----5----|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------5--5------5--5---------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------3--3------3--3---------|

Won�t be back someday,
so let it unfold
F G
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||----------|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------|



[Verse 2]
I�ve abandoned the outcome in search of the rest I deserve
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|

You can do what you will with my body but I won�t ring the bell
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|

I�ve omitted the chapters that bow and admit defeat
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Must be on my way,
I�ve got to get home
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------------3-----------3----|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||-------4---------4----------4----|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5---5-5-5--5----5-5--5----5----|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------5--5------5--5---------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------3--3------3--3---------|

Won�t be back someday,
so let it unfold
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||----------|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------|







[Chorus]
I am a mountain Of cavernous people
Bm Am G
E---------------|-2-----------------|-----3----------------------|
B---------------|-3-----------------|-----3----------------------|
G---------------|-4-----------------|-2---0----------------------|
D---------------|-4-----------------|-2---0----------------------|
A---------------|-2-----------------|-0---2----------------------|
E-2-3-5~~5-3-2~~|-------------------|-----3-------2-3-5~~5-3-2~~-|



Searching for a lighthouse in the fog
Bm Am G
E-2------------------------|------------------------------|
B-3------------------------|-------3----------------------|
G-4------------------------|-2-----4----------------------|
D-4------------------------|-2-----0----------------------|
A-2------------------------|-0-----2----------------------|
E--------------------------|-------3-------2-3-5~~5-3-2~~-|



[Verse 3]
Of the flowers that grew from the
cracks in the ground you paved
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|

Didn�t you think he would warn me
through the thorns of my waking dreams
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|

When the riddles connected the dots
of this constellation
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G-----0-2-0-4---5-----------2---4---||------0-2-0-4---5-------2---4---4---|
D----2------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A--0----------0---0---0---0---0-----||----2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|


[Pre-Chorus 3]
Must be on my way,
I�ve got to get home
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------------3-----------3----|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||-------4---------4----------4----|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5---5-5-5--5----5-5--5----5----|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------5--5------5--5---------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------3--3------3--3---------|

Won�t be back someday,
so let it unfold
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||----------|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------|



[Chorus 2]
I am a mountain Of cavernous people

E---------------|-2-----------------|-----3----------------------|
B---------------|-3-----------------|-----3----------------------|
G---------------|-4-----------------|-2---0----------------------|
D---------------|-4-----------------|-2---0----------------------|
A---------------|-2-----------------|-0---2----------------------|
E-2-3-5~~5-3-2~~|-------------------|-----3-------2-3-5~~5-3-2~~-|



Searching for a lighthouse in the fog

E-2------------------------|------------------------------|
B-3------------------------|-------3----------------------|
G-4------------------------|-2-----4----------------------|
D-4------------------------|-2-----0----------------------|
A-2------------------------|-0-----2----------------------|
E--------------------------|-------3-------2-3-5~~5-3-2~~-|


[Solo]
E---------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-----------7b-5--|
G-------------------------------------9-|-5---------------|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-3---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-3---------------|


E---------------------------------------|-7---------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-----------7b-5--|
G-------------------------------------9-|-----------------|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-3---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-3---------------|


[Bridge]

I found a reason to leave you with this load

E---------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-8---------7b----|
G-------------------------------------9-|--------------9--|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-----------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|

All I can do is forgive your broken heart

E---------------------------------------|-7---------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-----------7b-5--|
G-------------------------------------9-|-----------------|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-----------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-3---------------|

Trapped in this tower made of amber for too long

E---------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-9---------7b----|
G-------------------------------------9-|--------------9--|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-8---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|

All I can do is forgive your broken heart

E---------------------------------------|-7---------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-----------7b-5--|
G-------------------------------------9-|-----------------|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-----------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-3---------------|



[Chorus 3]

I am a mountain Of cavernous people

E---------------|-2-----------------|-----3----------------------|
B---------------|-3-----------------|-----3----------------------|
G---------------|-4-----------------|-2---0----------------------|
D---------------|-4-----------------|-2---0----------------------|
A---------------|-2-----------------|-0---2----------------------|
E-2-3-5~~5-3-2~~|-------------------|-----3-------2-3-5~~5-3-2~~-|



Searching for a lighthouse in the fog

E-2------------------------|------------------------------|
B-3------------------------|-------3----------------------|
G-4------------------------|-2-----4----------------------|
D-4------------------------|-2-----0----------------------|
A-2------------------------|-0-----2----------------------|
E--------------------------|-------3----------------------|