Song: Inertiatic ESP
Band: The Mars Volta
Album: Deloused in the Comatorium
Notes - READ THIS FIRST, it's important for the song to sound good!:
.First off, this is NOT a 'chord song'. So you'll need to adapt it by finding a rythm
pattern you're comfortable with. I suggest something longue-ish (like, Down Up muted Up
for each beat of a chord. Most chords measure one beat but you can adapt this to
whatever feels more comfortable for you)
.IMPORTANT: hammer ons and pull offs and chord variations. You can do this a lot in this
song, especially during the Am and Em. When I put a second chord in ()s, like
Am(C6add9), that means you play the Am and hammer on or pull off to form that other
chord. In that case, it means you'll lift your fingers off the 3rd and 4th strings to form
the C6add9
chord. The ones I suggest are just that: suggestions. You can make up your own, or just
play the standard Am, Em, G, Am, Dm, etc... it'll still sound good, but it'll be better
if you mix it up a bit.
All chords are obviously relative to capo. Same for the chord charts down below
Capo III
[Intro]
Am(C6add9) Em(E7sus4) G(G6) Am(Asus4)
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am
Now I'm lost
[Bridge]
Dm Am(C6add9) Em(7)
Am Dm Am(C6add9) Em(7)
[Verse 1]
Am Dm Am Em
Last night I heard lepers
Am Dm Am Em
Flinch like birth defects
Am Dm Am Em
Its musk was fecal in origin
Am Dm Am Em
As the words dribbled off of its chin
Am Dm Am Em
It said I'm lost
Am Dm Am Em
I'm lost
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am
Now I'm lost
[Chorus 1]
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am
Now I'm lost
[Bridge]
Dm Am(C6add9) Em(7)
Am Dm Am(C6add9) Em(7)
[Verse 2]
Am Dm Am Em
Dolls wreck the minced meat of pupils
Am Dm Am Em
Cast in oblong arms length
Am Dm Am Em
The hooks had been picking their scabs where
Am Dm Am Em
Wolves hide in the company of men
Am Dm Am Em
It said I'm lost
Am Dm Am Em
I'm lost
[Chorus 2]
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am
Now I'm lost
[Bridge]
Amadd9* Em* Fmaj7b5* Em* (x3)
-- madd9* Em* Fmaj7b5* Em*
Are you peeking in the red
Amadd9* Em* Fmaj7b5* Em*
Perforated at the neck
Amadd9* Em* Fmaj7b5* Em*
[Bridge]
Amadd9*
What of this mongrel architect
Em*
A broken arm of soon will set
Fmaj7b5*
Past present and future tense
Em*
Clipside of the pinkeye fountain
Amadd9*
What of this mongrel architect
Em*
A broken arm of soon will set
Fmaj7b5*
Past present and future tense
Em*
Clipside of the pinkeye fountain
[Bridge] (softly this time)
Amadd9* Em* Fmaj7b5* Em*
[Chorus 3]
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am(Asus4)
Now I'm lost
Am Em G Am
Now I'm lost
[Bridge]
Dm* C
E7 Am
[Outro]
Dm* C
It's been said
E7 Am
A long time ago
Dm* C
You'll be the first
E7 Am
And last to know
Dm* C E7 Am
Aahh… You'll never know
Dm* C E7 Am
Aahh… You'll never know
Dm* C E7 Am
Aahh… You'll never know
Dm* C E7 Am
Aahh… You'll never know
Am (Asus4)
Chords:
Amadd9*
0
0
5
7
x
x
Em*
0
0
4
5
x
x
Fmaj7b5*
0
0
2
3
x
x
Dm* (barre chord)
5
6
7
7
5
x