The Whip Hand Tabs & Lyrics by The Mars Volta

The Whip Hand

guitar tabs lyrics

The Mars Volta

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THE WHIP HAND - The Mars Volta
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Tabbed by: Attafaz
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: EADGBe

intro
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

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

e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--5-----------------3-----------------|
E|--5------5------5------5------5------|--------------------------------------|

end with this
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--4-------|
E|----------|


verse
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--9----------------(9)----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--7\2----2------2------2------2------|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--7\5----5------5------5------5------|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (or synth) You could play this several ways, but the G and B
strings give the best sound.
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5-------|
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-------|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


pre-chorus
e|--2----------------(2)---------------|--3----------------(3)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|--0----------------(0)---------------|--2----------------(2)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


chorus (this is the synth part Omar doubles when playing live)
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--7------7------7--------------------|--7-------8-------6---------------3h5-|
E|-----------------------8------8------|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--7------7------7--------------------|--5h6---3h5---5h6---3h5------3h5------|
E|-----------------------8------8------|--------------------------------------|

the last round ends with a slight variation
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--5h6---3h5---5h6---5h6------3h5-----|
E|-------------------------------------|


interlude
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--7\2----2------2------2------2------|--7-7\2----2------2------2------2-----|


Song Structure:
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge (indefinable delay-sounds)
Chorus


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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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