Tab by : DenisF Song : Pink ego box ( Acoustic version ) Artist : Muse In the other tabs I saw on the net, the bass does everything, here is another way to play this song, with a guitar acoustic only. Tuning: E-a-d-g-b-e (Standard) ============================= Legend : x : Unused string * : Palm mute ( ): a facultative note _ : ( for singer and guitar ) let "ring" ============================= Intro : e-x|--------------------------------------------------| Repeat this one time, b- |---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| the second one ends with a 2 g- |-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---| in "g" string that you'll let ring d-x|--------------------------------------------------| ( Just listen to the song if you don't a-x|--------------------------------------------------| understand ) E-x|--------------------------------------------------| Chorus : * * *** *** e-x|-----------------------------------| ( note : there is many degree of palm mute, b- |-2-2--2--2--222--2--2--222--2--2---| here its very light (if you understand what I mean g- |-2-2--2--2--222--2--2--222--2--2---| ... ?) ) d-x|-----------------------------------| Here is the structure, listen the song to know how a-x|-----------------------------------| many time you'll have to play this. E-x|-----------------------------------| lyrics: Its gonna be okay ... (note: Here is the part of the song where I disagree with other pink ego box tabbers' ) e-x|-----------------------------------| b- |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--(2)(2)--(2)(2)---| g- |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---2--2----2--2----| d- |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4--4----4--4----| a-x|-----------------------------------| E-x|-----------------------------------| lyrics: At fifty bytes per second... ( And so repeat, now lets see the transition between the chorus and the "refrain" ) ( Here begin the "refrain" ) |-----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2----| lyrics: But I think I like it_______ When you instant message me with a promise...I can feel it... ( the following of the chorus : ) e- |----3__________________________-------------------------------------------------------| b- |----3__________________________-------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| g- |----3__________________________-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---| d- |----5__________________________-------------------------------------------------------| a- |----5__________________________-------------------------------------------------------| E- |----3__________________________-------------------------------------------------------| lyrics: I can tell you're gonna be______________________ just like me____________ AND NOW, you have the global structure of the song, lets listen to the song to find how many time you'll have to repeat this. Good play ! Notes : THIS TAB IS A WAY TO PLAY PINK EGO BOX WITH AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR ONLY, WITHOUT BASS, I didn't say the other tabs were wrong. I think this tab is really accurate, so if you find an error, lets make a comment or something else. I'm french, so excuse me for my poor english.