Mars Volta - Concertina (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Mars Volta - Concertina First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Mars Volta. Other chords and tabs for the "Concertina" can find at the bottom of the page.

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 Cedric
does not sing. When the voice is on, Omar improvises. He sometimes plays
the same melody, but on the lower octave, near the neck. Would be:
e --3-----
b --3-4---
g ------4-

keyboard constantly plays somethin like
e ---------3-
b -0-1-0-1---
but 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, min 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, is just the organ improvising and Omar strumming
on Gm

Instrumental breakup, min 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--------

min 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, the organ improvises and the guitar just strums Cm

min 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-------------------------------

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