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The Whip Hand by The Mars Volta
The Whip Hand
Tuning: EADGBe
intro
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--3-----------------2-----------------|
A|--2------2------2------2------2------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--5-----------------3-----------------|
E|--5------5------5------5------5------|--------------------------------------|
end with this
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--4-------|
E|----------|
verse
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--9----------------(9)----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--7\2----2------2------2------2------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--7\5----5------5------5------5------|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (or synth) You could play this several ways, but the G and B
strings give the best sound.
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5-------|
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-------|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
pre-chorus
e|--2----------------(2)---------------|--3----------------(3)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|--0----------------(0)---------------|--2----------------(2)----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
chorus (this is the synth part Omar doubles when playing live)
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--7------7------7--------------------|--7-------8-------6---------------3h5-|
E|-----------------------8------8------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--7------7------7--------------------|--5h6---3h5---5h6---3h5------3h5------|
E|-----------------------8------8------|--------------------------------------|
the last round ends with a slight variation
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--5h6---3h5---5h6---5h6------3h5-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
interlude
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--7\2----2------2------2------2------|--7-7\2----2------2------2------2-----|
Song Structure:
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge (indefinable delay-sounds)
Chorus
| / 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
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|X2 Add the 9(C#) after
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|the second time
E|--7--7--7--b7--b7(8)--1--0--5--5--5--b5--b5(6)--10--8---(9)----|
Verse
e|-----------------2--------------------5------------------------|
B|-----------------3--------------------5------------------------|
G|-----------------4--------------------5------------------------|
D|-----------------4--------------------7------------------------|X4
A|--2--------------2--------------------7------------------------|
E|-----2--2--2--2--------7--5--5--5--5--5------------------------|
Bridge
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----------------------11-----------------------|
D|----9---------------------7------------------------------------|X2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|x4
A|---7--7--7/3--3--7--8--6---3/7--7--7--3--3--6-----6-----3/|
E|-----------------------------------------------8-----8----|
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|X1 (If you have a
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------|reverse-reverb pedal,
E|-----2--2--2--2--------7--5--5--5--5--5------------------------|hit it now)
Verse
e|-----------------2--------------------5------------------------|
B|-----------------3--------------------5------------------------|
G|-----------------4--------------------5------------------------|
D|-----------------4--------------------7------------------------|X4 (Chords are not
A|--2--------------2--------------------7------------------------| reversed)
E|-----2--2--2--2--------7--5--5--5--5--5------------------------|
Bridge
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----------------------11-----------------------|
D|----9---------------------7------------------------------------|X2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|x4
A|---7--7--7/3--3--7--8--6---3/7--7--7--3--3--6-----6-----3/|
E|-----------------------------------------------8-----8----|
Landmine Bridge
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|x4
A|---7--7--7/3--3--7--8--6---3/7--7--7--3--3--6-----6-----3/|
E|-----------------------------------------------8-----8----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
(Though Omar likely just tunes a whole step down judging from the timber and tone of his
strings. Playing in standard tuning however is fine.
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Intro is a synth playing a Bm arrpeggio.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------8---7-------------5---3--(4)*--------------------------------------|
E|7-7b(8)--------5--6b1/2s---------------------------------------------------|
* the c# drop off is only played the second time to transition into the verse
Verse
e|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------10--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------------9------2--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
E|----2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7--------------------7------------------------------------|
G|-----------------10-------------------9------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------------9------2--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
E|----2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
B|-------------------7----------------------10-------------------------------|
G|-------------------10----------------------9-------------------------------|
D|-------------------9----------------------10-------------------------------|
A|----2--------------9------2--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
E|0h2----2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
Swift Strum
e|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7--------------------10-----10101010----------------------|
G|-----------------10-------------------9-------9-9-9-9----------------------|
D|-----------------9--------------------10-----10101010----------------------|
A|--2-2-2----------9------2--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
E|--------2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude
B F# B A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------8-------5---------7---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Break down
C~~~~~~~ C~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7------7-8-6-------3h6h7 7 7------6----5b(1/2)-5--6-4-3----3h6-------|
E|--------8-8------------------------8-8----7------------7-------------------|
*Synth holds down a high C note during Chor/break
Repeat verse
Bridge
B F# B A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6-6-6-6-5-5--------------3-3-1-1-1-1------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4---------------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------8-------5---------7---------------------------------------------|
G|--x--------x-------x---------x---------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------5-------2---------4---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus Breakdown
Break (heavy pedal use, likely wah or pitch bender and delay, difficult to make out)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4b(5)---4b(5)---4b(5)----4b(5)---4b(5)-----------------------------------|
G|------- 5-------5-------5--------5-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / 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
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