# Cotopaxi guitar solo

> Omar Rodríguez-López's guitar solo on Cotopaxi by The Mars Volta (2009) starts at about 1:23. From the album Octahedron. A prog rock classic from the 2000s.

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The Mars Volta, 2009, from *Octahedron*. Solo by *Omar Rodríguez-López*.

The most direct rocker on Octahedron, built around a crushing riff and a tight burst of lead guitar.

Cotopaxi by The Mars Volta is #17 in our ranking of the best The Mars Volta guitar solos. The solo is played by Omar Rodríguez-López and the song was released in 2009.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Mars Volta Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-mars-volta-guitar-solos/) — #17

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Cotopaxi?

Omar Rodríguez-López played the solo on The Mars Volta's Cotopaxi (2009).

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