# The Widow guitar solo

> John Frusciante's guitar solo on The Widow by The Mars Volta (2005) starts at about 2:08. From the album Frances the Mute. A prog rock classic from the 2000s.

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The Mars Volta, 2005, from *Frances the Mute*. Solo by *John Frusciante*.

The band's only Hot 100 hit, a soul-inflected ballad whose aching solo gives the song its emotional peak.

The Widow by The Mars Volta is #5 in our ranking of the best The Mars Volta guitar solos. The solo is played by John Frusciante and the song was released in 2005.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Mars Volta Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-mars-volta-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Widow?

John Frusciante played the solo on The Mars Volta's The Widow (2005).

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