The Mars Volta – Cavalettas (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
\ = slide down
Intro 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D 11--11--11--11--11-------------|11--11--11--11--11-------------| A --------------------10---------|--------------------10---------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A 7-------7-------7---9-------9--|7-------7-------7---9-------9--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
x 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D 11--11--11--11--11-------------|11--11--11--11--11-------------| A --------------------10---------|--------------------10---------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A 7-------7-----------9----------|7-------7-----------9----------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D 11--11--11--11--11-------------|11--11--11--11--11-------------| A --------------------10---------|--------------------10---------| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A 7-------7-------7---9-------9--|7-------7-------7---9-------9--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verse 1
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A --------------------10--10--10-|--------------------10--10--10-| E 9---9---9---9---9--------------|9---9---9---9---9--------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A 7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
x 8
Riff 1
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------|3---2-----------1-------0------| A 4-----------4---4--------------|--------------------0----------|-------------------------------| E --------------------2-------2--|3-----------3---3--------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ----2-----------3----------------------|----------------5--------------| E ------------------------4-------5------|-------------------------------|
Verse 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A --------------------10--10--10-|--------------------10--10--10-| E 9---9---9---9---9--------------|9---9---9---9---9--------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A 7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--|7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
x 8
Riff 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------|3---2-----------1-------0------| A 4-----------4---4--------------|--------------------0----------|-------------------------------| E --------------------2-------2--|3-----------3---3--------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ----2-----------3----------------------|----------------5--------------| E ------------------------4-------5------|-------------------------------|
Break 1
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 10--9----------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 9--------------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----|
x 3
Fade out starting from the 2rd repeat, completely out by the second measure of the 3rd repeat
Break 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 10--9----------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 9--------------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----|
x 11
Fade out starting at 9th repeat, completely out after 11th repeat
Break 3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| 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
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A -------------------------------|-------------------------------| E ----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
x 8
Break 4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 10--9----------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 9--------------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----|
x 7
Fade out starting at 5th repeat, completely out by middle of 7th repeat
Break 5 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 10--9----------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E 9--------------------------------------|10--9-----------------------------------10-----|
x 11
Fade out starting at 9th repeat, completely out by middle of 11th
Break 6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| 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
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A -------------------------------|-------------------------------| E ----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
x 8
Sax Solo
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A -------------------------------|-------------------------------| E ----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--|----9-----9-----9-----9-2\--9--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--|----7-----7-----7-----7-2\--7--| E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
x 4
Riff 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G -------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------|3---2-----------1-------0------| A 4-----------4---4--------------|--------------------0----------|-------------------------------| E --------------------2-------2--|3-----------3---3--------------|-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| 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.
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