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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-------------------------------
AT THE DRIVE-IN FOREVER
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Austin Rhythm Player |
#1 by Austin at Oct 25, 1973 at 6:03 AM EST |
| this song just.... it's just fecking awsome, it's great to hear cedric's voice again. he wasted no time in making a come-back and it's better than ever. | |
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Neal Average |
#2 by Neal Breen at Jan 20, 1974 at 3:21 PM EST |
| dude, according to the cover of their album it's THE MARS VOLTA....it's in pretty big fucking letters too...just saying, this is what i've found... i feel that the mars volta is a more interesting, and possibly better band than sparta, but at the drive-in was still better than both, combined. | |
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Mikel Average |
#3 by Mikel A. at Jun 12, 1974 at 11:28 AM EST |
| Who do you like better, The Mars Volta, or Sparta? | |
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Zach Average |
#4 by Zach at Feb 16, 1984 at 4:00 PM EST |
| What a fucking question eh? Me? Personally? The Mars Volta. But I wouldn't say a bad thing about Sparta. Immensely looking forward to them at Leeds. Shame The Mars Volta pulled out. That would have made the line up considerably more amazing than it already is. I'm sooooo excited. This song is amazing by the way. In case you all didn't realise that already. Which - believe me - you did! | |
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Lamb Of God Wor Average |
#5 by Lamb Of God Worshiper at Sep 21, 1992 at 4:10 AM EST |
| thought everyone would be interested in a new mars volta song. "drunkship of lanterns." http://www.themarsvolta.com/freedownload and personally, i like the mars volta a lot more. we already have enough bands that sound like sparta. | |
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~Ivy Loves Shav Rhythm Player |
#6 by ~Ivy Loves Shavo~ at Dec 2, 1992 at 10:12 PM EST |
| has anyone heard of the mars volta song's waisting my air, me, and bach song??? i keep downloading songs by mars volta with incorrect names and other songs i know for sure arent even by them. for example i saw "i cut my teeth" as a mars volta song. | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#7 by Simon (Si) Brown at Jan 15, 1994 at 2:23 PM EST |
| man, this song has some serious skill could someone try to figure out the lyrics to cut my teeth, that song is awesome by mars volta | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#8 by Aaron Frederick at Jan 19, 1998 at 4:25 PM EST |
| Hey can anyone help me I am a huge Mars Volta/ At the drive-in fan from Singapore does anyone know the lyrics to the song eat the sun by Mars Volta or the remaining unwritten lyrics to Concertina? The part From Time 3;46 to 3:59 in the song Thank you very much !! | |
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eric was here Professional Badass |
#9 by eric was here at Feb 28, 1998 at 3:58 AM EST |
| about the messed up characters. HARANGUE…=HARANGUE HASN’T=HASN'T – = - CAN’T = CAN'T COULDN’T= COULDN'T DON’T= DONT ..just incase you didnt know. good song. | |
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Goat Average |
#10 by Goat Screwer at Sep 27, 1998 at 11:44 PM EST |
| soo glad to have these guys back andmaking music | |
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robert Professional |
#11 by robert cunningham at Feb 10, 1999 at 7:51 AM EST |
| no wait, by vss, sorry, that looked stupid, still good song, i think wasting my air is by vss, good song also, nuthin to mars though | |
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guitar girl Rhythm Player |
#12 by guitar girl 13 at May 10, 2001 at 12:43 PM EST |
| Whoah, the line WILL THOSE SHADOWS GLARE FROM THAT BLANK RIMMED STARE IN A VACANCY HUSH is saying "Will the truth of those dead eyes be found?" | |
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Juandiego Rhythm Player |
#13 by Juandiego Schubnell at Dec 27, 2003 at 11:00 PM EST |
| The Adam is correct on that. Does anyone else see weird charachters in place of where quotations should be. Well i really came here to explain the spanish portion of it, its a little off but a loose translation and interpetation is "they go 'you left me drowning in the sea' to that site on the ground and the reality of your sound hands, my only rememberence of you is the hatred I have for you" Its not word for word but the meaning of it I think is pretty correct. The "word" "HARANGUE" um i think its supposed to be spanish but thats not the correct word. Haragan is the closest thing to it which means lazy and then haraganear is to be lazy. I dunno tho. There it is tho...oh yeah THIS SONG IS AWESOME | |
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Dudey Average |
#14 by Dudey at Aug 15, 2007 at 1:10 AM EST |
| "So from the interview it seems this song is The Mars Volta's way of saying "F-ck you" to Ben who was in At the Drive-in for pushing Julio Vanegas far enough that he committed suicide." - What interview are you talking about, and who's Ben, and Julio Vanegas, and what's the story behind that? Anybody know? | |
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