Frances The Mute

The Mars Volta

Tom:
Afinação:
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Okay, well i finally got the time to update my tab, and between the 
time i tabbed this
now, i was looking at other tabs for this song and found my intro to be
 incorrect, so i
props to whoever tabbed it correctly.

Enjoy!

Intro/Chorus                         x2
e|--15-------15-------12-------12------|--12-------10-------12-------
b|-----12-------12-------12-------12---|-----10-------10-------10----
g|--------15-------15-------15-------15|--------12-------12-------12-
d|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
a|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
e|10-| 
b|---| 
g|---| 
d|---| 
a|---| 
E|---| 

                                                                       x2
e|------12-------10-------11-------11------|-7-----7-----5-----5------
b|10-------10-------10-------12-------12---|---5-----5-----5-----5----
g|---12-------12-------12-------12-------12|-----7-----7-----7-----7--
d|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------
e|--| 
b|--| 
g|--| 
d|--| 
a|--| 
E|--| 
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                                               Main riff
e|-------------------------------------------|-1515--15--15-1515--15--
b|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|-1717--17--17-1717--17--
g|----15----15----15----15----15----15-------|-1616--16--16-1616--16--
d|----------------------------------------14~|------------------------
a|-------------------------------------------|------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------
e|15| 
b|17| 
g|16| 
d|--| 
a|--| 
E|--| 

          x8 and then add...   /w main riff                           x
e|-1515--15--15-151515151515|-19~------22-19~--------19~---17-15-
b|-1717--17--17-171717171717|-------20---------------------------
g|-1616--16--16-161616161616|------------------------------------
d|--------------------------|------------------------------------
a|--------------------------|------------------------------------
E|--------------------------|------------------------------------
e|14(\)--| 
b|-------| 
g|-------| 
d|-------| 
a|-------| 
E|-------| 

Intro/Chorus x2
  Solo

e|--10h12^(1)-----------------------------------------------
b|------------------12--------------------------------------
g|---------------15----15-12-11--14p12p11\9h11p9-11h12p11p9-
d|----------------------------------------------------------
a|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
e|------------| 
b|------------| 
g|11h12p11p9--| 
d|------------| 
a|------------| 
E|------------| 
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e|------------------------------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------------------------------
g|-11h12p11p9-11h12p11p9-11h12/14-12--11-9-12-11-7h9/11p9-----
d|------------------------------------------------------------
a|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------| 
b|----------| 
g|7h9h12p9p7| 
d|----------| 
a|----------| 
E|----------| 

                                      sqeal        *  *  *  *
e|------------------------------------------------14-15-17-15-
b|-----------------------------------15^(1)-15-12-------------
g|h9h12p9p7h9h12p9p7h9h12p9p7h9p7-----------------------------
d|------------------------------------------------------------
a|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
e|14\12/14--| 
b|----------| 
g|----------| 
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 
b|--------------------------------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
e|then...)| 
b|--------| 
g|--------| 
d|--------| 
a|--------| 
E|--------| 
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e|-/7-6-2-5p3h5-------------------------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--| 
b|--| 
g|--| 
d|--| 
a|--| 
E|--| 

  (continued) *        *  *
e|-----14-15-14/17-15-14-10-12-
b|-/12-------------------------
g|-----------------------------
d|-----------------------------
a|-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------
e|(12)/14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15-| 
b|-----------------------------------------| 
g|-----------------------------------------| 
d|-----------------------------------------| 
a|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

e|p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14h15h17p15p14-12~-------------
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--| 
b|--| 
g|--| 
d|--| 
a|--| 
E|--| 

Outro-you can either play it the way it is tabbed here, or you can tune
 your guitar to
D, and play power chords(bar the chords)
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e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------
g|------------------------------------------------11-12-11-12-7-9----
d|--------------------------------------12--10-10--x--x--x--x-x-x----
a|--------------------------------------12--10-10--9-10--9-10-5-7----
E|-0--0-2-3-5-3-2-3--2-2--0-2-3-2-0-2-3-10--8--8-------------------7-
e|---| 
b|---| 
g|---| 
d|---| 
a|---| 
E|5-7| 

                                         end
e|--------------------------------------|---| 
b|---------------------12-10-7--7-8-7---|---| 
g|------------------------------------7-|---| 
d|----------12-12-14-14-9--7-4--4-5-4---|-2-| 
a|----------12-12-14-14---------------5-|-2-| 
E|-14-15-14-10-10-12-12-----------------|-0-| 

the song fades out with sarcophagi, which ive recently tabbed.

/-slide up
\-slide down
h-hammer-on
p-pull-off
^(# of steps)-bend
*-artificial harmonic
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