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The Mars Volta
Amputechture
Words by Cedric Bixler-Zavala Music by Omar Rodríguez-López
Standard tuning
= 97
Intro
Dm6 Dm/f Gm D dim/e A7 5
sl.
1
2 3 4
n.guit.
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 8 6 6
7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5 5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
1st Verse
3x
sl.
5 6
7
8
sl.
7 7
7
6
7
6 6
7 7 7
8
6 6 6 0
6
0
6
0 0
5 5 5 8
7
8
8 8
7
5 5
7
5
7
5 5 7 7 5
Chorus
rall = 63
Gm D aug Dm6add9 Dm/f C7/g B maj7 B maj7 Gm6
= 97
sl.
9 10
11
12
sl.
12 10 8 6 6 6 3
7
8
10
10 0
7 9 3
8 8 11 11 0
12 8
7
8 10
8
10 5
7
5 5
7 2 2
13 6 6 6 3
Freetime
A5 Dm/f Gm6 A Dm A7
13 14 15 P
16
P
5 5 1 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 0
0
2 3
2
2
2 3
2
3
2
2
0
7
7 0 0 2
0
2 0
5 5 1 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 (1) 1 1 1 0
sl. H H
3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 5 (5)
2 0 2
2 3
2
2 3 2
Interlude
sl.
21
22 23
24
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 8 6 6
7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5 5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
2nd Verse
sl.
25
26 27
28
sl.
7 7
7
6
7
6 6
7 7 7
8
6 6 6 0
6
0
6
0 0
5 5 5 8
7
8
8 8
7
5 5
7
5
7
5 5 7 7 5
sl.
29
30 31
32
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 8 6 6
7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5 5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
Chorus
rall
33 = 63
= 97 sl.
34 35
36
sl.
12 10 8 6 6 6 3
7
8
10
10 0
7 9 3
8 8 11 11 0
12 8
7
8 10
8
10 5
7
5 5
7 2 2
13 6 6 6 3
2/4
Freetime
Dm A 9
37 38 39 40
5 5 1 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 0
0
2 3
2
2
2 3
2
3
2
2
3
7
7 0 0 2
0
2 0 5
0
5 5 1 3 3
Dsus4 = 97 H
41 42 H 43 44
H
3 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 (1) 1 1 1 0
H H H
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 5 (5)
2 2
2 3
2
2 3 2
Interlude
sl.
45
46 47 48
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 8 6 6
7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5 5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
52
sl.
7 7
7
6
7
6 6
7 7 7
8
6 6 6 0
6
0
6
0 0
5 5 5 8
7
8
8 8
7
5 5
7
5
7
5 5 7 7 5
4. Outro
sl.
53
54
55 56
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 6 6 8
5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0 7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
3/4
sl.
57
58
59 60
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 6 6 8
5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0 7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
sl.
61
62
63 64
sl.
7 7
6 6 6 6 6 8
5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0 7 7 7
7
7
8
7
8 5
6
5 5
6 6
5
5 5 5 8 8 7 7 7
sl.
65
sl.
6 6
5 7
0
7 5
0 0 0
4/4