Miranda That Ghost Just Isnt Holy Anymore Tab

The Mars Volta
Frances The Mute
Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
        B: Pour Another Icepick
 
Tabbed by Dave H. - daveo@bored.com
 
In terms of guitar work, this is my favorite song off FTM.  If you're a beginner
guitarist, look elsewhere, but for intermediate-advanced players, this song is amazing,
and it shouldn't take you more than a few days to learn it.  Perfecting it is another
story of course...
 
Tuning : standard.
 
Difficulty :
  8 / 10 if finger picked
  10/ 10 if hand picked
 
 
Key:
 
/ : slide
XbY : bend the string so that it sounds like you're on fret Y, even though you're on X
 
rX  : release last bend, returning to unbent fret X
h : hammer
p : pull
m : mute (unless otherwise indicated, let notes ring)
x : play "dampened" note
. : primary beat
- : 16th beat
~ : 32nd beat
" : repeat last tabbed note (there's a lot of repetition, esp. in the chorus)
 
NOTE1: I will indicate each beat on which you are to repeat.
 
NOTE2: I will add a space when tabbed notes are into the double digits.  A space
represents no beat, but allows the room for both digits.  If you're confused, see
the first bar.
 
| bar division
 
time signatures are indicated only when they change.  Which unfortunately is a lot.
 
I'm not tabbing the 30 second intro.  So if you love the non-musical stuff, sorry...
 
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Part A : Intro / Verse I
 
0:40 - 1:27
 
Played 4 times
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     1                   2                    3                4           5
e    |7---.---.-/10.-h12\|7---.---.---.---    |5--3.---.--0    |.---.--2    |.---5--3.-2-.2--0---|
B  4 |8---.---.-/12.- - \|8---.---.---.---  3 |4--4.---.--0  2 |.---.--1  5 |.---4--4.-4-.4--0-4-|
G  / |9---.---.-/12.- - \|9---.---.---.---  / |5--5.---.---  / |.---.--2  / |.---4--4.-4-.4--0-2-|
D  4 |.---.---.--- .- - -|.---.---.---.---  4 |.---.---.---  4 |.---.---  4 |.---.---.---.---.-4-|
A    |.---.---.--- .- - -|.---.---.---.---    |.---.---.---    |.---.---    |.---.---.---.---.---|
E    |.---.---.--- .- - -|.---.---.---.---    |.---.---.---    |.---.---    |.---.---.---.---.---|
 
the hammer-on in bar 1 is not played the first time.
 
 
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Part B : Verse II
 
1:27 - 2:12
 
Played 4 times
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Now we can sort of relax mentally, because the time signatures are far more sane.  But
physically we have a whole lot of work to do...
 
I can only play this by finger picking.  Put your pick in your mouth and go.  But I
think TMV hand picks it.  And if you can do that, more power to ya.  I bow to you.
                                                         1, 2, 3
                                                         __________________
                                                         |
 
   |.--7.---.--10.-9-       |.--5.-3m.--2.-0m.--2.-0-    |5--3.-2-.2--0---|
 4 |.8--8---.8-- 8--8     6 |.5--5--0.4--.--0.1--1--1  4 |4--4.-4-.4--0-4-|
 / |9-9-.99-8-8- .8-- x2  / |5-5-.5--4-4-.4--2-2-.2--  / |4--4.-4-.4--0-2-|
 4 |.---.--9.--- .---     4 |.---.---.---.---.---.---  4 |.---.---.---.-4-|
   |.---.---.--- .---       |.---.---.---.---.---.---    |.---.---.---.---|
   |.---.---.--- .---       |.---.---.---.---.---.---    |.---.---.---.---|
 
 
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Part C : Chorus Intro
 
2:12 - 2:20
 
Played once
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   |5--3.-2-2--0.---0--2.-3-    |2-22x22-22x22-22x2    |3-33x22-m---|
 6 |4--4.-4-4--0.-4-0--4.-5-  9 |4-44x44-44x44-44x4  6 |4-44x44-m---|
 / |4--4.-4-4--0.-2-0--4.-4-  / |4-44x44-44x44-44x4  / |4-44x44-m---|
 4 |.---.---.---.-4-.---.-2-  8 |.-----.-----.-----  8 |.-----.-----|
   |.---.---.---.---.---.---    |.-----.-----.-----    |.-----.-----|
   |.---.---.---.---.---.---    |.-----.-----.-----    |.-----.-----|
 
 
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Part D : Chorus I
 
2:20 - 2:36
 
Played twice
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if you're confused by the next few bars and how I've noted them, read over the key at
the top and listen to the song.  Sorry, but in a text file, this is as clear as I could
make it.  And if you've gotten this far, you're a talented guitarist, so you'll be able
to figure it out.
 
 
|12m-12" " " " " 12m-12" " " " "|.-0--3.-0--0|12"""-""-""x"|14"""""15"""-"
|12m-11" 10" x x 12m-11" 10" x x|.0--0-.0--0-|10"""-""-""x"|12"""""" """-"
|12m-12" " " " " 12m-12" " " " "|5--4--2--0--|12"""-""-""x"|14"""""" """-"
|. --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~|.-----.-----|10"""-""-""x"|13"""""" """-"
|. --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~|3--2--0-----|. -----.-----|. -----. -----
|. --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . --~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~|.-----.--3--|. -----.-----|. -----. -----
 
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then the following parts:
---
 
A BBBB C DDDD
 
 
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Part E : Chorus II
 
4:11 - 4:45
 
Played 4 times
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the easiest part of the song.  played with lots of heart it can also be the most
satisfying.  If you've got an amazing singer, even better.  Still in 6/8 time, in case
you've forgotten.  Let all the notes ring like crazy.  Once you're comfortable, it's
quite possible to play the Gtr. 2 mini-solo/bend/whatever without interrupting the
overall sound.  Just make sure hold strong on the 7th fret of the A string so it rings
clearly through the bend.  Obviously you should bend away from the A string, because if
you mute it it ruins the feel.
 
 
                   Gtr. 2                                 1,2,3    4.
                   _______                                _____    _____
                   |     |                                |        |
 
|.-----.-----|.----- .-- ---|.-----.-----|.-----.-----    |.---    |.-----.------|
|.-----.-----|.----- .-- ---|.-----.-----|.-----.-----  2 |.---  6 |.-----.------|
|4-----5-----|.----- .-- ---|4-----5-----|2--2-22--2-2  / |222x  / |2--2-22-22---|2x
|2-----5--5--|7----7b9--r7--|2-----5--5--|1--1-11--1-1  8 |111x  8 |1--1-11-11---|1x
|2-----3--5--|7----- .-- ---|2-----3--5--|2--2-22--2-2    |222x    |2--2-22-22---|2x
|0-----.--3--|.--0-- .-- ---|0-----.--3--|2--2-22--2-2    |222x    |2--2-22-22---|2x
 
And there you have it.  Thank you for having the patience to read the whole tab.  I'm
just gonna compliment you once more for getting through such a tough song.  As always,
I love feedback, so shoot me an e-mail.  I'm pretty sure any errors within this tab are
minor, but feel free to let me know about them anyways.  Good luck in your musical
career!
 
Dave H.
 
daveo@bored.com
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