All tabs individually created by help of the ears, hands, and magic of Dominic.

The Mars Volta
L’Via L’Viaquez
Frances the Mute

Standard Tuning

~    ring out
+    pinched harmonic
h    hammer on
p    pull off
b(n) bend to the desired (n) note
r    release bend to previous note
    slide down
/    slide up
*    palm mute
V    vibrato


Intro - First Solo (0:41)
With slight wah

e ----------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
B ----------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
G -------------0h3h5b(6)5p3---3-5b(6)5p3---3-3h5|0-3h5-(x5)|-5b(7)---|
D -3-3h5~--0h3--------------5------------5------|----------|---------|
A ----------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
E ----------------------------------------------|----------|---------|

e -------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
B -------------------------6-------------3-----3---------------------|
G -5b+(7)~---r5--------3-5-------5-3-----0—0-0-0---------------------|
D -----------------3-5-*-*-------*-*-5-3---*-*-----5-5--------------|
A -----------------*-*---------------*-*-----------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (0:52)

e -10--10-10-------10-8-8------8-8-8-----------5---------------------|
B -8---8--8--------8--8-8------8-6-6---------4---4-------------------|
G -7---7--7--------7—-7-7------7-7-7-----0-5-------5-----------------|
D -0---0--0--------0--0-0------0-0-0---------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus (1:27)
Using flanger/wah/delay

e -------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----8-----8--10------------8--------8-----------------------------|
G -------7---------8v~----------7--------7--------7------------------|
D ---------8------------------------8-------8--10----10v~------------|
A -10---------------------10-----------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|



e -----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------|--(do not play first time)-----------------------|
G -----------7~----|-------------------------------------------------|
D ---5~--8~--7~----|------------------------------------~------------|
A ---5~--8~--5~----|--5-----3----1----0------------------------------|
E ---3~--6~--------|--*-----*----*----*------------------------------|

“Tribal” Breakdown (2:37)

Mostly piano, bass, and percussion

Every once in a while this guitar riff (with flanger and delay)

e -------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----7-/-8--7V~----------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|

I’m still working on the other solos, please feel free to correct or append any necessary sections.

And every time it just makes me warm…