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The Battle for Ventura Blvd.
Chad Smiths Bombastic Meatbats
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By: Kelly Livingstone
E-mail - Kelly_livo@hotmail.com
 
Tuning: DADG

Hey everyone, I doubt this tab will be seen by many as I believe this is the first 
tab for any of CSBM's songs. 
I spent quite a bit of time tabbing this out mostly for my sake so I wouldn't keep 
forgetting how it's 
played but by this point I have heard and played it so much I don't think I can 
ever forget it now :)

Anyways this song is originally played on a 5 string bass so I put it into
 drop D tuning and had to shift some notes up an octave- just so you know if
 any notes sound too high.

That's besides the point. Enjoy! I would like it if you rated the song after
 you finished so I can get some feedback. Any corrections, either leave it
 in the comments or send me an e-mail. Thanks
 
Verse 1 - 

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------2-4------xx2-4------xx2-4------xx2-4------------2-4----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------2-4-6---------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-4---4----------------------1------xx0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2---2-4----|
D|-----------------2-4------xx2-4---4-----------------------------------|

G|------.----------|
D|--.-.-2-.--------|
A|--2-4---4--------|
D|----------2~-4~--|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-----2-4---4-----------------1-------xx0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2--2-4---|
D|---------------------2-4-----2-4---4----------------------------------|

G|-----------------|
D|------2----------|
A|--2-4---4--------|
D|----------x-4/18-|


Chorus 1 - 

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1-------------4h6p4-4--3-3---3-3-----------------------------------|
A|------1------------------------3------3-3---3-3/5-5-5---5\0--0-0---0-0-|
D|---------1-1--4-4-------------------------5-----------7----------2-----|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------14----14----14---14-----|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|--2-2/14~---14----14----14----14---14--|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1-------------4h6p4---4--3-3---3-3-----------------------------------|
A|------1-----------------4--------3------3-3---3-3/5-5-5---5\0--0-0---0-0-|
D|---------1-1--4-4---------------------------5-----------7----------2-----|

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
D|--2-2/14~----|


Verse 2 - 

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2--------------------------.-.-2------------------|
A|---2-4--------xx2-4---4-----------x2-4---------2-4---4----------2-4---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------2--4----------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-4---4----------------------1------xx0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2---2-4----|
D|-----------------2-4------xx2-4---4-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------|
D|------2----------|
A|--2-4---4--------|
D|----------2~-4~--|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-----2-4---4-----------------1--------/0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2--2-4---|
D|---------------------2-4-----2-4---4----------------------------------|

G|-----------------|
D|------2----------|
A|--2-4---4--4--4--|
D|-----------------|


Chorus 2 -

G|--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8---8-6-------4---4--3-3---3-3------------------------------------|
A|--6-6-------------4---4--------3------3-3---3-3/5-5-5---5\0--0-0---0-0--|
D|--------------4-4-------------------------5-----------7----------2------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------14----14----14---14-----|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|--2-2/14~---14----14----14----14---14--|

G|------8h10p8---------------------------------------------|
D|----8--------8-6-4-4-------4-3-3---3---3-----------------|
A|--6------------------4---4-------3---3----3-3---3---3/4--|
D|-----------------------4----------------------5---5------|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-6-7-7-----------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---------7---------------------------|
D|-----7-------------7-5\2-2/14~---12/14-12/14-|


Keyboard Solo - 

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4~-------------------2-4--24----2-4--24-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2-4--24----2-4--24---|
                       
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0----0------2-2----2------2-4--24----2-4--24~-----2-4--24----2-4--24--|
D|-------2------2------4------4---------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4----------------------------0-0----0--0-2-2---2-----2-4--24------2-4~-|
D|-----2-4--24----2-4--24----4-6-------2----------4----4-------------x4-----|


Breakdown! - 

G|--6-4---4-----------------------|
D|*-----6---6-4---5---------------|
A|*-------------7---7-4--7-6-4----|
D|-----------------------------6\-| This slide is followed quickly by the correct ending

Endings 1, 2, 3, & 5 -

G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2------*|
A|-x2-4-----xx2-4-----xx2-4--------*|
D|----------------------------------|

Ending 4 -

G|---------------------------.------|
D|----------------------.-.--2-----*|
A|-x2-4-----xx2-4-----xx2-4--------*|
D|----------------------------------|

Ending 6 -

G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2------|
A|-x2-4-----xx2-4-----xx2-4---------|
D|----------------------------------|

Final Chorus -

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----1h3-1---------4h6-4--4--3-3---3--33---------------------------------------|
A|---1-------------4-------4-------3---3---3-3---3--3-4-5-5---5--55\-0-0--0--00--|
D|-1---------8-6-4-----------------------------5---3--------7---7--------2--2----|

G|------------------------------|
D|------14-------16---16--16~---|
A|------------------------------|
D|--2/14---14/16----------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-----------4h6-4---4--3-3---3--33---------------------------------------|
A|----1----------------4--------3---3---3-3---3--3-4-5-5---5--55\-0-0--0--00--|
D|-----1--1-3-4-4---------------------------5---3--------7---7--------2--2----|

G|------------------------------|
D|------14-------16---16--16~---|
A|------------------------------|
D|--2/14---14/16----------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|1-11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----1--6-5-4-44---4---44--5-55---5--55\-2-22--2--22/4-44--4--44--4-44--4---44--|
D|-----1----------6---6----------7---7--------4---4--------6--6---------6--6-----|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|--4-44-2/16---16-16-15~---|

Outro -

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-1--1--34--44-4-3--3--3-------------------------|
A|---1------4-------3----3--33/4-5---5-5\0----00--|
D|-------------------------5--------7-------2-----|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2/12-14----12-14-15---12-15-14-12\-----|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1--1--34--44-4-3--3--3-------------------------------|
A|---1------4-------3----3--33/4-5---5-5\0----0-0-0-----|
D|-------------------------5--------7-------2-------2~--|

Don't forget to rate what it deserves and comment if you find any mistakes :)
Thank you!

| .  Stacatto
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| +  Harmonic
| x  Mute note
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