Inertiatic Esp Bass

---------------------------------- Inertiatic ESP - Mars Volta --------------------
Tabbed By : Chris
e-mail: cavemanbassman510@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
This is correct, and can be played along with the album. The count is beneath the
tab in case you cannot figure out the rhythm.
Those sixteenths are quick, so match the record. You could play this in second
position, but the tone of the E and A string fits the song better...enjoy.
p.s. More Volta bass tabs to come!
 
(intro)
 
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-77777---|
   1e+a2 
 
Chorus x4 (on the fourth repeat, play this (fig.1) for the fourth bar...)
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||                   |---------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||                   |---------|
A|-7-777-7-7---|-5-555-5-5---|-9-999-9-9---|-------------||                   |---------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7-777-9-7---||          fig.1--> |-77777---|
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a 
 
Verse
 (a)
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-7-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-9-----9-----|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7-777-9-7---| 
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a
(b)
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| (Verse order: a b a b a b a)
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
A|-7-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-------------|-------------||
E|-------------|-------------|-9-----9-----|-7-777-9-7---||
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a 
 
**Then play Chorus 6x and on the 6th repeat play 'fig. 1' for the fourth bar.
**Then play the Verse; order: a b a b a b a ....the final 'a' also ends with 'fig.1'
**Then play Chorus 6x but on the 6th repeat only play the first three bars then go
straight to the Bridge.
 
Bridge
 
the first two bars are in 3/4 time.
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-----------5/|-9-7---7/9-9-|
E|-7-9-7---7---|-------------|
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a 
 
the next part (main bridge part) is in 7/4 time x2
G|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|
D|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|
A|-------------|--5/9--7---7/9-9-| |-------------|
E|-7-9-7---7---|-7---------------| |-7-9-7-------| then wait for the six beat break...
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a    1e+a2e+a3e+a 
 
then the two bars of 3/4 time again.
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-----------5/|-9-7---7/9-9-|
E|-7-9-7---7---|-------------|
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a 
 
7/4 again... x15
G|-------------|-----------------| |---------|                                    |-------------|
D|-------------|-----------------| |---------|                                    |-------------|
A|-------------|--5/9--7---7/9-9-| |---------|                                    |-------------|
E|-7-9-7---7---|-7---------------| |-7-9-7---| then wait for the 12 beat break... |-7-777-9-7---|
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a    1e+a2e+a                                      1e+a2e+a3e+a 
 
** Then play the Chorus 4x
 
Outro
 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
A|-------------|-55555555----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-555555555---||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7-777-9-7---|-------------|-------------|| guitar
   1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a  1e+a2e+a3e+a outro
and end.
 
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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