Dyslexicon

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                             Dyslexicon - The Mars Volta
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From the album Noctourniquet

Tabbed by: Miceál Wilson

Tuning: Standard

Verse:
E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    Nature red in tooth and claw, I haven't seemed to keep my powder dry...
E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------7----| 
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----| 
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----| 
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------7----| 
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0----| 
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------x----| 

    I always seem to                 hear it in your laughter
E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   The second that I fell in love with the handle of your revolver
E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------7----| 
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----| 
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----| 
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------7----| 
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0----| 
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------x----| 

    I always seem to                  hear it in your laughter
E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   I begged to you a second chance with dried white roads to Bethlehem
E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------7----| 
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----| 
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------5----| 
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------7----| 
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0----| 
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--------x----| 

     I always seem to                 hear it in your laughter



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B|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|   
G|------5---------------------| Hold this chord--------------------------------| 
D|------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|   
E|------x--------------------------------------------------------------------|   

                                            Am I the valency that you deny?

Chorus: (Live version)
(Studio version just leaves out the hammer-ons from frets 0 to 1)
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E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------| 

 In the time of the sixth sun...                    We are cattle to the prod
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------| 

 And I burn this dictionary...                      Because it's my dyslexicon


Verse 2:
E|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------7-----| 
B|------6-----6-----6-----6------6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------5-----| 
G|------7-----7-----7-----7------7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------5-----| 
D|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-------7-----| 
A|------5-----5-----5-----5------5-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------0-----| 
E|------x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-------x-----| 

     I always seem to                  hear it in your laughter


Break down:
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------3-----3----------3-----3---------7-----7-------8--------------------| 
E|----5-----5---------4-4-----4---------8-----8-----7-7----------------------| 


Bridge:
E|-----7-----7--------8------------------------------------------------------|    
B|-----5-----5--------10----------x----x-------x-----------------------------|    
G|-----5-----5--------10----------7----7-------10----------------------------| x2 
D|-----7-----7--------10----------7----7-------10----------------------------|    
A|-----0-----0--------8-----------5----5-------8-----------------------------|    
E|-----x-----x---------------------------------------------------------------|    

Chorus

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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------| 

 In the time of the sixth sun...                    We are cattle to the prod
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------| 

 And I burn this dictionary...                      Because it's my dyslexicon

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E|-----3-3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3-3-3--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---------| 

 In the time of the sixth sun...                    We are cattle to the prod
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--3~-3~-3~-3~--3/6~-6~-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1h3~-3~-3~--3/6-6-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-3---| 

 And I burn this dictionary...                      Because it's my dyslexicon


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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--3~-3~-3~-3~--3/6~-6~-6/5-1-0-0h1p0h1-------------------------------------| 

   It's my dyslexicon

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| /   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