\ = 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-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mars_volta/cavalettas_btab.html ]
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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