The Mars Volta – Cavalettas (Bass Tab)

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\ = slide down
Intro
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D 11--11--11--11--11-------------|11--11--11--11--11-------------|
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x 2
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D 11--11--11--11--11-------------|11--11--11--11--11-------------|
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D 11--11--11--11--11-------------|11--11--11--11--11-------------|
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Verse 1
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A 7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|
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x 8 Riff 1
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A 4-----------4---4--------------|--------------------0----------|-------------------------------|
E --------------------2-------2--|3-----------3---3--------------|-------------------------------|

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Verse 2
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E 9---9---9---9---9--------------|9---9---9---9---9--------------|

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A 7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|
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x 8 Riff 2
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A 4-----------4---4--------------|--------------------0----------|-------------------------------|
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A ----2-----------3----------------------|----------------5--------------|
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Break 1
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x 3 Fade out starting from the 2rd repeat, completely out by the second measure of the 3rd repeat Break 2
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x 11 Fade out starting at 9th repeat, completely out after 11th repeat Break 3
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E 10--9-------9-------9---9-------9------|10--9-------9-------9---9-------9-------10-----|
x 14 Fade out starting at 10th repeat, completely out after 14th repeat Chorus 1
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E ----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|

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A ----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|
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x 8 Break 4
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E 9--------------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----|
x 7 Fade out starting at 5th repeat, completely out by middle of 7th repeat
Break 5
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x 11 Fade out starting at 9th repeat, completely out by middle of 11th Break 6
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E 10--9-------9-------9---9-------9------|10--9-------9-------9---9-------9-------10-----|
x 14 Fade out starting at 10th repeat, completely out after 14th repeat Chorus 2
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E ----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|

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A ----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|
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x 8 Sax Solo
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A ----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|
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x 4 Riff 2
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A 4-----------4---4--------------|--------------------0----------|-------------------------------|
E --------------------2-------2--|3-----------3---3--------------|-------------------------------|

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A ----2-----------3----------------------|----------------5--------------|
E ------------------------4-------5------|-------------------------------|
x 8 On 8th repeat, hold the last note, then pulse it eight times \ = slide down All repeats refer to the sections above them. For the chorus's, the notes a sixteenth before the downward slide are not heard so much they are felt; they help with the timing/quickness of the slide. As for the riff sections, the space in the second measure after the 3rd beat is quiet, and though it does sound like there is something being played, it acts more like ghost and a build up to the first beat of the next measure. I saw that there were no tabs done for Cavalettas, so I did this because that is a travesty. Please rate and comment!