Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns Guitar Interpretation by Andrew Cheong Version 20050921 ============================================================================= The general meter of the song appears as so: |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--------| 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.