Frances The Mute Tab by Mars Volta This is the guitar tab for Frances the Mute by The Mars Volta Please e-mail me for comments at ggaltney@yahoo.com Enjoy! Intro/Chorus x2 e|--15-------15-------12-------12------|--12----------------12----------| b|-----17-------17-------12-------12---|-----12----15-12-------12----15-| g|--------16-------16-------12-------12|--------12-------12-------12----| d|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2 e|------12----------------11-------11------|-7-----7-----5-----5--------| b|12-------12----15-12-------12-------12---|---5-----5-----5-----5------| g|---12-------12-------12-------12-------12|-----7-----7-----7-----7----| d|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| Main riff e|-------------------------------------------|-1515--15--15-1515--15--15| b|----11----11----11----11----11----11-------|-1717--17--17-1717--17--17| g|-16----16----16----16----16----16----16----|-1616--16--16-1616--16--16| d|----------------------------------------14~|--------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| x8 and then add... /w main riff x4 e|-1515--15--15-151515151515|-19~------22-19~--------19~---17-15-14(\)--| b|-1717--17--17-171717171717|-------20----------------------------------| g|-1616--16--16-161616161616|-------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------| Intro/Chorus x2 Solo e|--10h12^(1)-----------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------12--------------------------------------------------| g|---------------15----15-12-11--14p12p11\9h11p9-11h12p11p9-11h12p11p9--| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-11h12p11p9-11h12p11p9-11h12/14-12--11-9-12-11-7h9/11p9-----7h9h12p9p7| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| sqeal * * * * e|------------------------------------------------14-15-17-15-14\12/14--| b|-----------------------------------15^(1)-15-12-----------------------| g|h9h12p9p7h9h12p9p7h9h12p9p7h9p7---------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Do this part when you end on the 14th fret in the measure above e|-14p12-13p11-12p10(do this 'til you get to about the 5th fret then...)| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-/7-6-2-5p3h5---------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| (continued) * * * e|-----14-15-14/17-15-14-10-12-(12)/14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15-| b|-/12------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14-12~---------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| I will add the Outro when I figure it out /-slide up \-slide down h-hammer-on p-pull-off ^(# of steps)-bend *-artificial harmonic