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                             Dyslexicon - The Mars Volta
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From the album Noctourniquet

Tabbed by: Miceál Wilson

Tuning: Standard

Verse:
E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Nature red in tooth and claw, I haven't seemed to keep my powder dry...

E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------7----|
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----|
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----|
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------7----|
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0----|
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------x----|
    I always seem to                 hear it in your laughter

E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
   The second that I fell in love with the handle of your revolver

E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------7----|
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----|
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----|
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------7----|
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0----|
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------x----|
    I always seem to                  hear it in your laughter

E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I begged to you a second chance with dried white roads to Bethlehem

E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------7----|
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----|
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----|
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------7----|
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0----|
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------x----|
     I always seem to                 hear it in your laughter




E|------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5---------------------| Hold this chord--------------------------------|
D|------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            Am I the valency that you deny?

Chorus: (Live version)
(Studio version just leaves out the hammer-ons from frets 0 to 1)

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------|
 In the time of the sixth sun...                    We are cattle to the prod

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------|
 And I burn this dictionary...                      Because it's my dyslexicon


Verse 2:

E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------7-----|
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------5-----|
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------5-----|
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-------7-----|
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------0-----|
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-------x-----|
     I always seem to                  hear it in your laughter


Break down:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3-----3----------3-----3---------7-----7-------8--------------------|
E|----5-----5---------4-4-----4---------8-----8-----7-7----------------------|


Bridge:

E|-----7-----7--------8------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-----5--------10----------x----x-------x-----------------------------|
G|-----5-----5--------10----------7----7-------10----------------------------| x2
D|-----7-----7--------10----------7----7-------10----------------------------|
A|-----0-----0--------8-----------5----5-------8-----------------------------|
E|-----x-----x---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------|
 In the time of the sixth sun...                    We are cattle to the prod

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------|
 And I burn this dictionary...                      Because it's my dyslexicon


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------|
 In the time of the sixth sun...                    We are cattle to the prod

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~-3~-3~-3~--3/6~-6~-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3~-3~-3~--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---|
 And I burn this dictionary...                      Because it's my dyslexicon



E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~-3~-3~-3~--3/6~-6~-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-------------------------------------|
   It's my dyslexicon

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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