The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute Tab

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo



  
e
 12    12    10    10    12    12    11    11    
  
B
   10    10    10    10    10    10    10    10  
  
G
     12    12    12    12    12    12    12    12
  
D
                                                 
  
A
                                                 
  
E
                                                 


  
e
7    7    5    5    7    7    5    5    
6    6    6    6    6    6    6     0   0
  
B
  5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5  
  5    5    5    5    5    7    7     4  
  
G
    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7
                                         
  
D
                                                                                  
  
A
                                                                                  
  
E
                                                                                  
 -Figure out the Rythym with the song, I'm pretty sure these are the chord formations.

Verse Chord Formations @ 4:47-6:15

  
e
 15 
 12 
 15 
 12 
  
B
 12 
 10 
 12 
 11 
  
G
 15 
 12 
 15 
 12 
  
D
    
    
    
    
  
A
    
    
    
    
  
E
    
    
    
    
Play 2x Before Harmony comes in Then Play 6x more with Harmony

Harmony- with some delay effect 5:16-6:15

  
e
  19     15 22 19 17     
  19     17 15 14~~~~~
  
B
                         
                      
  
G
                         
                      
  
D
                         
                      
  
A
                         
                      
  
E
                         
                      
Play 6x
-Then go back to the Verse with Individual picking 6:16-6:45
Guitar solo  6:46-7:15

  
e
       14                                                                             
  
B
 12/17              11  12  11                                                        
  
G
                              12  11  14p12p1111h14p11h12p11h14p11h12p11h12p11 14  12 
  
D
                                                                                      
  
A
                                                                                      
  
E
                                                                                      
     **if it appears as though a note is "1111"
       it means 11,11 only really fast

  
e
                                                                               
  
B
                                                                               
  
G
 11  14  12                                                                    
  
D
            12  14     h16  12 14 16p14h16 16p14p12 16p14p12 16p14p12 16p14p12 
  
A
                                                                               
  
E
                                                                               


  
e
   12  10    14  15  17  15  14  12 h14                                    
  
B
          12                           12h13                               
  
G
                                            14 12 11 11  12  14 12/16 14 16
  
D
                                                                           
  
A
                                                                           
  
E
                                                                           


  
e
        12      17  15 14  10  10h12  /  14p12 14h15 14h17 14h15 14h17 14h15 14h17 14h15\12
  
B
12  17      17                                                                             
  
G
                                                                                           
  
D
                                                                                           
  
A
                                                                                           
  
E
                                                                                           

During the Break the Acoustic just plays around with the g major chord and 0-3-5- on
e.

The Bridge is annoyyyying to tab, but most of the stuff is inside this scale
*Omar loves the harmonic seventh scale(lowering the 7th note 1/2 step) and adding random
that doesnt belong in the scale but owell it kicks ass.
This scale is a little like the Harmonic seventh only more complicated.
  @ 10:32-10:56

  
e
                               12 14 15                                    
  
B
                   11 12 14 15                                             
  
G
          11 12 14                                                         
  
D
 11 12 14                                                                  
  
A
                                                                           
  
E
                                                                           
  @ 10:54           @10:56-11:11

  
e
                 
                      
  
B
 15 13 12        
  12 0 0 12 0 0 13    
  
G
          14 12  
                   14 
  
D
                 
                      
  
A
                 
                      
  
E
                 
                      

 Chorus @ 11:12-12:05

  
E                                                             
  
B                                                             
  
G                                                             
  
D                                                             
  
A                                            5  3 3           
  
E  0   0 2 3 2 0 3 5 3 2 2    0 2 3 2 0                       


  
E                                                             
  
B                                                             
  
G                                               4 2    2 0    
  
D    0 2 4 2 4 0 2         4 5 4 0 0 2 2      4      4     2 0
  
A                   2 0 2                                     
  
E                                                             
   @ 12:06

  
D
 2  
  
A
 2  
  
E
 0  

The Outro is the same as the Beginning of Cygnus.
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