The Widow
The Mars Volta - The Widow
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
I'm pretty sure this is the basic Jist of the song.
Please E-mail me with any comments,all are apreciated.
Enjoy :-)
"He's got Fasting Black Lungs....."
1st Verse / Play 2x. (Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-------------------------------||
A|--7---7----7---7----7---7----7---7------------------------------||
E|-5-----5--7-----7--5-----5--6-----6-----------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------4-4-----4-4--------4-4------5-5--------------------------||
D|------4---4---4---4------4---4----5---5-------------------------||
A|-----2-------------2----2-----2--3-----3------------------------||
E|-0-0--------3-------3--0----------------0-----------------------||
"And I hear him every night....."
Pre-Chorus / Play 1x. (Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
D|-7--9--10-12--9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
A|-7--9--10-12--7--9---10--12-------------------------------------||
E|-5--7--8--10--x--x---x---x--------------------------------------||
"Breathe Without an answer....."
Chorus / Play 1x. (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
A|-5-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
E|-0-------5-------0-------5--------------------------------------||
"Look at how they flock to him....."
Verse #2 / 2x. (Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-------------------------------||
A|--7---7----7---7----7---7----7---7------------------------------||
E|-5-----5--7-----7--6-----6--7-----7-----------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------------------------||
A|--4---4----4---4----4---4----4---4------------------------------||
E|-2-----2--3-----3--2-----2--3-----3-----------------------------||
"And I hear him every night....."
Pre-Chorus / Play 1x. (Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
D|-7--9--10-12--9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
A|-7--9--10-12--7--9---10--12-------------------------------------||
E|-5--7--8--10--x--x---x---x--------------------------------------||
"Breathe without an answer....."
Chorus / Play 1x. (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
A|-5-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
E|-0-------5-------0-------5--------------------------------------||
"Say that...say that i'm blood shot for sure....."
(Distortion) Interlude/Solo / Play ALOT, Omar likes to solo.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7----------------------------2---------------------------------||
A|-7----------------------------2---------------------------------||
E|-5----------------------------0---------------------------------||
"And I hear him every night....."
Pre-Chorus / Play 1x. (Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
D|-7--9--10-12--9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
A|-7--9--10-12--7--9---10--12-------------------------------------||
E|-5--7--8--10--x--x---x---x--------------------------------------||
"Breathe without an answer....."
Chorus / Play 1x. (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
A|-5-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
E|-0-------5-------0-------5--------------------------------------||
"Cause I'll never...never sleep alone."
End on this chord. (Clean)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------||
A|-7~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------||
E|-5~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------||
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Here's my tab of 'The Widow' by the Mars Volta. It's not perfect, but it serves its
purpose. I'm not sure how common my phrasing of notes is, so I'll provide a little
key for a few chords...
AAAE+D
e ----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
B ----1-----1-----1-----1-------|
G ----2-----2-----2-----1-------|
D ----2-----2-----0-----2-------|
A ----2-----3-----------3-------|
E ------------------------------|
Am Am/B
He's got fasting black lungs
E E+
Made of clove splintered shardes
Am Am/B
They're the kind that will talk
E E+
Through a weezing of coughs
Am Am/B Am/C Am/D
And I hear him every night in every pore
A7
And every time he just makes me warm
Dm
Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
Am
Must I hide
E E7 Am
Cuz I'll never never sleep alone
Am Am/C
Look at how they flock to him
E E+
From an isle of open sores
Am Am/C
He knows that the taste is such
E E+
Such to die for
Am Am/B Am/C Am/D
And I hear him every night on every street
A7
The scales that do slither deliver me from...
Dm
Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
Am E E7 Am
Then I'll hide cuz i'll never never sleep alone
Am
Oh lord
E Am
Said I'm bloodshot for sure
E Am
Pale runs the ghost
E Am
Swollen on the shore
Am Am/B Am/C Am/D
everynight in every pore
A7
The scales that do slither Deliver me from...
Dm
Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
Am E E7 Am
Then I'll hide Cuz I'll never never sleep alone
Dm
Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
Am E E7 Am
Let me die Cuz I'll never never sleep alone
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