Concertina - The Mars Volta Intro: Cm Bb Ab Gm Verse: Cm Gm e ---------------------------------------------------------- b --------8-------------(13)~~---------(12)---------(15)~~-- g ----------8------------------------------(12)------------- d ---(10)-----(10)-----------------(12)--------(12)--------- a -----------------(10)-------(10)-------------------------- e -8-------------------------------------------------------- Ab Gm e ---------------------6p4----|-(15)------------------------ b ----------------4-------4---|-----(15)-(16)~~------------- g --------------------------5-|----------------(16)~~------- d --------------6---6---------|----------------------------- a -(10)-(11)------------------|----------------------------- e -----------4----------------|----------------------------- This very last part after the bars is only played this way when Cedric does not sing. When the voice is on, Omar improvises. He sometimes plays the same melody, but on the lower octave, near the neck. Would be: e --3----- b --3-4--- g ------4- keyboard constantly plays somethin like e ---------3- b -0-1-0-1--- but on a higher octave chorus: Cm Cm Gm Bb Dm e -------------8-------3--------6--------8----------- b -------------8-------3--------6--------8----------- g -----5-------8-------3--------7--------8----------- d -----5-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)-------- a -----3-------(10)----5--------8--------(10)-------- e -------------8-------3--------6--------8----------- Ab F Gm Eb e --------------------------------------------------- b --------------------------------------------------- g ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8-------------------- d ---(13)------(10)-----(12)----8-------------------- a ---(11)------8--------(10)----6-------------------- e --------------------------------------------------- after chorus, min 2:52: Cm Bb F Gm Ab F Gm Eb Cm e ------------------------------------------------------- b --------(11)------------------------------------------- g --5-5---(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5--- d --5-5---8----(10)-(12)-(13)-(13)---(10)-(12)--8--5-5--- a --3-3--------8----(10)-(11)-(11)---8----(10)--6--3-3--- e ------------------------------------------------------- Eb F Gm e --------------|---------------------------------------- b --------------|---------------------------------------- g --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------ d --8-(10)-(12)-|--(12)-(10)-8--7--5--3------------------ a --6-8----(10)-|--(10)-8----6--5--3--1------------------ e --------------|---------------------------------------- After the bars, is just the organ improvising and Omar strumming on Gm Instrumental breakup, min 3:08: e ------------6-----------------6-6------- b ----8-6---------------8-6---------8-6--- g --5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-----8-7---------8- e -----------6---------------------------- b ---8-6-------------------8-------6------ g -5-----8-7---7-8-7-5-8-5---5-8-5-------- min 3:42: Cm Gm F Gm Dm Eb F F Cm Gm Ab Bb e ---------------------------------|---------------- b ---------------------------------|-----8-9-(11)--- g -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-7-8-(10)--- d -5-(12)-(10)-(12)--7-8-(10)-(10)-|-5-5-5-6-8------ a -3-(10)-8----(10)--5-6-8----8----|-3-3------------ e ---------------------------------|---------------- on the repetition, part after the bars is played three times again, the organ improvises and the guitar just strums Cm min 4:02: Cm Cm Dm Gm Ab F Gm Eb e ----8----(10)--3--4------------------------------- b ----8----(10)--3--4------------------------------- g -5--8----(11)--3--8---(10)-(12)-8----------------- d -5--(10)-(12)--5--6---(10)-(12)-8----------------- a -3--(10)-(12)--5--6---8----(10)-6----------------- e ----8----(10)--3--4------------------------------- then it repeats part after chorus till the end Concertina solo part tab [after the 3-minute mark] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e -------------------------------------- b -------------------------------------- g ------12-------------15--------------- d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12-- a -15---------------13------------------ e -------------------------------------- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e ------------------12-p0-------------- b ------------------------------------- g ----12-------------------15-13-12---- d -10-------13---------------------13-- a -------10-------12------------------- e ------------10----------------------- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e -------------------------------------- b -------------------------------------- g ------12-------------15--------------- d ---------12-13-12-----------12-13-12-- a -15---------------13------------------ e -------------------------------------- let ring 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & e ----------15----------------14b------- b -------16----------------15----------- g ----17----------------16-------------- d -18----------------17----------------- a -------------------------------------- e -------------------------------------- [Listen to this part with decreased speed (on windows sound recorder) from a wav file, 88kbps, 11kHz.]