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The Mars Volta

Album:Noctourniquet

Year:2012

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The Whip Hand

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 


************************************ 

| /   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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