Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt - The Mars Volta Guitar and Bass cover

My full guitar and bass cover of Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt, probably my favourite Mars Volta song. I did cut out a bit of ambient noise before the Robotalk solo as there was no guitar or bass in it, I hope you enjoy :)

[@kipwhitler6804]

Absolute insanity, from a composition standpoint and a playing standpoint! I am in awe, sir. You should feel proud!

[@scottclarke7595]

What an insane composition….

[@TMA2]

that's an interesting picking style you have, using your thumb and middle, with your index adding some control and pinky stabilizing on the pick guard (I do that too). really efficient alternate picking and conservation of motion, but with great feeling too. just an amazing song, and a fantastic cover that does it justice. also, those bass lines! it really does what it's intended to do, in laying a rhythmic floor along with the drums so the guitar can go nuts and play with odd meter (that interlude is hard to count!), chromaticism, counterpoint, etc. I realize I'm complimenting the songwriting as much as your playing, but you really brought those elements out in your playing, and it makes me want to actually get my guitar out again to practice.

[@Bilfrado_]

Yes it's not something I realised I did until recently! I'm self taught so must have just picked it up like that and it stuck ever since. I really appreciate the kind words, it's always really interesting to hear someone else's take on music and what stands out to them, thank you! And do pick up the guitar again! I think mars volta releasing a new album is a sign that it's time to get playing. Thanks again for watching and commenting 🙏

[@richardm.4227]

My friend! What a beautiful thing! You've 1 - show-cased your clearly amazing talent and 2 - shown what an incredible composer OyC are

[@Bilfrado_]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words! They definitely work incredibly well together 👏

[@rampface85]

This is rad af! The guitar freak out around 3 mins blew my mind

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much! Haha yeah that's an insane riff, Omar is a freak

[@Shockwave224]

That part is the one reason I still haven't learned the full song lol it scares me

[@gesposito22]

Dude, this is perfect

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much man, I appreciate it!

[@umamifan]

That was godly man. You should have more subs!

[@Bilfrado_]

Thanks so much for watching, I appreciate the kind words! :)

[@limopreacherman1801]

Awesome work Bilfrado!

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you Mr Limo!

[@marcomendes3235]

Amazing! What a job youve done! 😮

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much!! 🙏🙏

[@gonzalito1213]

hey great job on the bass after the solo, in the album it sounds very quiet so i always jam on that part when i play this song but i believe what you played sounds really close to the record

[@Bilfrado_]

Thanks very much man! Yeah I've always had that problem with that part too, it's super hard to hear what's actually going on, I usually just jam in that bluesy C scale. Glad it sounds somewhat accurate! :)

[@hisokagin5738]

Dude ! Awesome !!! ❤

[@iantaylor2027]

Outstanding.

[@gustavomendezgarcia3759]

Solía tocar esas canciones de tmv y créeme lo disfrutaba mucho, great job!

[@Bilfrado_]

Muchísimas gracias!

[@franciscoluna1910]

So good bro. Hoping to be able to cover this and other TMVs songs in a few months!

[@Bilfrado_]

Hey thanks man! That's awesome, I look forward to seeing your covers, good luck!!

[@sebastiantabraj2005]

That was great bro, good job!!!!

[@Bilfrado_]

Thanks very much man, the support means a lot!!

[@bryanlee5522]

This song is so weird because it's like there is no chorus, but also there's 3 choruses. Is it "a mass of gallon sloth..." "knife me in..." or "You take the veil..." ?

[@Bilfrado_]

Yeah for sure! I guess I kinda view the "take the veil" part as a pre chorus, then the "mass of gallon sloth" part as a main chorus and the "knife me in" as a secondary chorus, it's a very interesting structure

[@r.i.pverified9602]

Great work, man. Keep it up Looking forward for more. Please don’t stop posting.

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much!! More is on the way :)

[@scadu123]

Well done sir 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@bryndawdy3420]

Hey man, do you have any tabs or resources for this at all? This is a perfect cover, I’d like to learn these parts

[@Bilfrado_]

Hi, thanks so much! There are quite a few tabs available online, but if there's any bits you'd like to learn that they don't cover I'd be happy to write some out for you! :)

[@nitro5247]

@@Bilfrado_ I was actually wondering, what’s the tab look like during the “knife me in” section? I can see you’re doing something different from the other tabs online, with a lot more movement across the guitar

[@Bilfrado_]

@@nitro5247 Hi! Yeah I changed it a bit there, I thought octave chords sounded a bit better than just playing the root on the E string during the 6 - 3 - 8 - 3 - 9 bit. I chose to play those chords all on the E string as it got me in position to do the 8 - 10 hammer on on the B string at the end of the phrase. Sorry it's hard to describe over a KZbin comment haha, give me a DM if that hadn't cleared it up and I'll write some tabs for you!

[@katparker5950]

this is vibey

[@TheFencingFox]

Wow💚

[@jonfuller179]

How do I learn how to to do 3:14 ... is there a name for this style?

[@Bilfrado_]

I'm not sure if there's a name for that style.. it's like nothing I've heard before. If you're interested I could make a tutorial video for that part. Thanks for watching!

[@jonfuller179]

@@Bilfrado_ I hear it a lot in MV adjacent bands (Warpaint, john/flea/omar jamming). I'm not sure how much the rest of the community is interested & I'd hate for you to create a whole vid for one person. But that being said; I'll watch it 1000 times, lol.

[@Bilfrado_]

Yeah I definitely see what you mean, it's a very unique way of playing, staccato winding notes in and out of key as if a spiders dancing around on the fretboard. I've had a few other questions about that part so I'll definitely get a video out on it in the next couple of weeks

[@bryanlee5522]

It's basically a style Robert Fripp Invented. You can hear it on Fracture by King Crimson or Larks Tongues in Aspic pt 1

[@VLKV_loves_you]

well done! sounds great!

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you! I appreciate that man 🙏

[@edgrlpz]

Superb!!! 👏👏👏

[@Bilfrado_]

Thanks so much man!

[@Casey3-P-O]

Dude, I really need tabs for the "Knife Me In" part. The way you're playing this sounds a bit different from the tabs I've found online. I'd like to learn your version. Edit (20 minutes later): nevermind. I just taught it to myself by watching you over and over a few times! Thanks for posting this! You play great. I love fenders. Ive got a squier tele and a Fender Strat. I like your guitar.

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much for watching and your kind words! Yeah I changed a couple of bits in that section as I wasn't happy with the tabs I'd found either. Props for learning it by eye/ear! Same combo as me, they're great guitars!

[@scottclarke7595]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuck that was awesome 👏 👏👏

[@Bilfrado_]

Haha thank you man I appreciate the kind words!!

[@HeavyProfessor]

Amazing

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you very much!

[@anibalignaciopardoherrera684]

que temazo

[@fireadept007]

10/10

[@usedtowels]

damn, that bass line at 4:06 is so fkn tight. god damn.

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you man, it's an awesome line 🙏

[@pablorocha9749]

Just constructive criticism, the "A mass of gallon sloth" etc part was very off on the guitar, the rest was dope though

[@Bilfrado_]

Thanks Pablo! I wasn't aware of that, would you be able to be more specific about which part of it was off? Thanks! :)

[@pablorocha9749]

@@Bilfrado_ the second chord on that part (chorus) if you wanna call it that, specifically when he says "gallon sloths" and when he says "find the fringe"

[@pablorocha9749]

@@Bilfrado_ I always play that chord my middle finger on the 5th fret of the B string, index finger on the 5 fret of the G string, and my ring finger on the 6th fret of the low E string, Omar uses his own chords alot

[@MEATFACEFILMS]

so fucking good man

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@mariosaldana1053]

At 4:30 what guitar effects were you using, what distortion pedal did you use? And do you think I could get something similar to the robotalk on my line 6 FM4 pedal?

[@lucaseniquel]

epic

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you!!

[@jorgemaya3449]

4:03 bass guitar increíble 🤘🏼

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much!! It's an awesome riff for sure

[@wholikesthis]

lets start a band

[@physicalandtemporarypain6037]

how did you get that sound at 3:30

[@Bilfrado_]

I recorded this quite a while ago but believe a step filter is doing most of that, and maybe a wah too

[@martinarguello1512]

That weird thing around min 3 it's really crimsonian

[@Bilfrado_]

Definitely! There's lots of similarities in their music :)

[@cotopaximusic]

Fucking killer man!

[@Bilfrado_]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it man :))

[@cotopaximusic]

@@Bilfrado_ of course! One of the greatest bands of all time right here, keep rockin man!!

[@BenDesorden]

Am I the only one who thinks this guitar part as a huge Johnny Marr/The Smiths vibe?

[@lynxcore]

i thought i was the only one. i know cedric likes the smiths so i wouldnt be surprised if omar took some inspiration as well

[@Guitarista78]

3:11, what kind of drugs do i need to play this part?

[@Bilfrado_]

I find that crack hits the sweet spot for it

[@varoujankoroghlian198]

@@Bilfrado_ man, you cool as fuck in my book.

[@Bilfrado_]

@@varoujankoroghlian198 Thank you mate, as are you!

[@Slenderchunk]

This would be my fave song of all time if the tedious bridge/breakdown was shortened by 1000%

[@Bilfrado_]

Oh really the part after the bass solo? That's one of my favourite bits!

[@Slenderchunk]

@@Bilfrado_ it's spacey and cool and deconstructive for sure.. I love when Omar and Cedric do Antemasque pop format. Right to the goods, 2 and a half minutes, lol.

[@growskull]

same but if it was extended by 1000%

[@Slenderchunk]

@Growskull why not just turn your radio tuner between stations and just listen to the fuzz then? No need for musicality at all right?

[@QuantumMag-u1l]

​@@Slenderchunk Damn... I love that part, it fits with the history of the album. Maybe it's only your opinion.

[@redacted1402]

if you could cover eriatarka or roulette dares that’d be sick

[@Bilfrado_]

I'll add them to the list! Both are very fun to play :)

[@markreynolds4176]

the hardest part kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYKvppyMiax_e5Y

[@Bilfrado_]

Yeah it's a ridiculous part, it took me quite some time