Biography:
The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock group formed in El Paso, TX, in 2001, by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez (b. September 1, 1975, Bayamón, PR) and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala (b. November 4, 1974, Redwood City, CA). They incorporate various influences including post-hardcore, jazz fusion, psychedelia, funk and salsa into their sound. They are characterized by their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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EMPTY VESSELS MAKE THE LOUDEST SOUND - Mars Volta
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Tabbed by:Coca30stmMCRFan
Tuning: Standard
Leave comments or message me!
I chose to use barre chords instead of regular chords because it gave off a fuller sound:
e|-5-3-1-2--2--3-|
B|-5-3-1-2--3--4-|
G|-5-4-2-3--4--5-|
D|-7-5-3-4--4--5-|
A|-7-5-3-4--2--3-|
E|-5-3-1-2--x--x-|
Am G F F# Bm Cm
Intro:
Am G
(I play this as the verses just to keep it interesting)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5-----------5-------------4b4----------4b4-|
D|----------7-----------7-------------5------------5---|
A|-----7---(7)-----7---(7)-------5---(5)------5---(5)--|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5---5-(5)-5/3-3---3-(3)--3-3---3-(3)--|
Am G
If I trust in the wind she will pave me a different road
Am G
I will try and start over but I think I must choose someone else
Am G
I am pulled from the pages where the letters lack the pigment of trust
F G
must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
F G
won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
(Am G)
Am G
I’ve abandoned the outcome in search of the rest I deserve
Am G
you can do what you will with my body but I won’t ring the bell
Am G
I’ve omitted the chapters that bow and admit defeat
F G
must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
F G
won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
Am/G/F# F
I Am A mountain
G Am/G/F#
of cavernous people
F G
searching for a lighthouse in the fog
(Repeat twice)
(Am G)
Am G
of the flowers that grew from the cracks in the ground you paved
Am G
didn’t you think he would warn me through the thorns of my waking dreams
Am G
when the riddles connected the dots of this constellation
F G
must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
F G
won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
Am/G/F# F
I Am A mountain
G Am/G/F#
of cavernous people
F G
searching for a lighthouse in the fog
(Repeat twice)
Bm Cm
I found a reason to leave you with this load
Bm Cm
all I can do is forgive your broken heart
Bm Cm
trapped in this tower made of amber for too long
Bm Cm
all I can do is forgive your broken heart
Am/G/F# F
I Am A mountain
G Am/G/F#
of cavernous people
F G
searching for a lighthouse in the fog
(Repeat twice)
EMPTY VESSELS MAKE THE LOUDEST SOUND - Mars Volta
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:Coca30stmMCRFan
Tuning: Standard
Leave comments or message me!
I chose to use barre chords instead of regular chords because it gave off a fuller sound:
e|-5-3-1-2--2--3-|
B|-5-3-1-2--3--4-|
G|-5-4-2-3--4--5-|
D|-7-5-3-4--4--5-|
A|-7-5-3-4--2--3-|
E|-5-3-1-2--x--x-|
Am G F F# Bm Cm
Intro:
Am G
(I play this as the verses just to keep it interesting)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5-----------5-------------4b4----------4b4-|
D|----------7-----------7-------------5------------5---|
A|-----7---(7)-----7---(7)-------5---(5)------5---(5)--|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5---5-(5)-5/3-3---3-(3)--3-3---3-(3)--|
Am G
If I trust in the wind she will pave me a different road
Am G
I will try and start over but I think I must choose someone else
Am G
I am pulled from the pages where the letters lack the pigment of trust
F G
must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
F G
won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
(Am G)
Am G
I’ve abandoned the outcome in search of the rest I deserve
Am G
you can do what you will with my body but I won’t ring the bell
Am G
I’ve omitted the chapters that bow and admit defeat
F G
must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
F G
won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
Am/G/F# F
I Am A mountain
G Am/G/F#
of cavernous people
F G
searching for a lighthouse in the fog
(Repeat twice)
(Am G)
Am G
of the flowers that grew from the cracks in the ground you paved
Am G
didn’t you think he would warn me through the thorns of my waking dreams
Am G
when the riddles connected the dots of this constellation
F G
must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
F G
won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
Am/G/F# F
I Am A mountain
G Am/G/F#
of cavernous people
F G
searching for a lighthouse in the fog
(Repeat twice)
Bm Cm
I found a reason to leave you with this load
Bm Cm
all I can do is forgive your broken heart
Bm Cm
trapped in this tower made of amber for too long
Bm Cm
all I can do is forgive your broken heart
Am/G/F# F
I Am A mountain
G Am/G/F#
of cavernous people
F G
searching for a lighthouse in the fog
(Repeat twice)
