Mars Volta — L `via, L `viaquez bass tabs

From the album _Frances the Mute_

(tuning, low to high: D, G, C, F)

FIG. 1

F——————————————————————————
C——————————————————————————
G————————————————3—————————
D———3——3—5—5—3h5————3h5————

FIG. 2

F—————————————
C—————————————
G—————————————
D———3h5—3h5———

FIG. 3

F—————————————————————————————————
C—————————————————————————————————
G—————————2—0—2—3p2h3——5p3h5p3—7——
D———5p3h5—————————————————————————

FIG. 4 (salsa bit*)

F——————————————————————————
C——————————————————————————
G———0———3—3——————————————0—
D————————————0—0————4—4————

Order

FIG. 1 (x24)
FIG. 2 (x6)
FIG. 3
FIG. 1 (x20)
FIG. 2 (x6)
FIG. 3
FIG. 4 (x12)
FIG. 1 (x28)
FIG. 2 (x6)
FIG. 3
FIG. 4 (x12)
FIG. 2 (x48)
FIG. 3
FIG. 4(till the end of time itself, or when you need a break)

*=In between parts when figures three and four are played consecutively, the guitar 
often plays this pattern, which the bass may imitate.

F———————————————
C———————————————
G———7——5——3——2——
D———————————————

Have fun!