Artist: Muse Song: Thoughts of a Dying Athiest Album: Absolution Tuning: Standard w/ Capo on 10th fret ( D G C F A d ) Great song with great lyrics. Enjoy. Intro (Mild Distortion): Gm (355333@1) |------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------| |--------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------| |----------2-----2-----2-----2-------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| |--1h2-----------------------------1h2-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 (2x): Gm (355333@1) Bb|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------| (x1333x@1)|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------1-----1-----1-----1-----1----------| |-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| |-2-------------------------------2--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb (x43121@3) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------0-----0---------0-----0--------------| (xx0232@1)|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------| |-------2-----2-----2-----2---2---------2-----2---------1-----1----------| |-3-------------------------------2---------------2----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gm (355333@1) Cm (x3101x@1) F7|---------0---------------1---------------1-----1-----1-----1------------| (131241@1)|-----1-----1---1-----3-----3---3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| |---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| |-2---------------0---------------0--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb (x1333x@1) Bbsus4 (x13341@1) Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1---1---1-----1-----1-----1-----1------------| |-----0-----0-------0-----0-----------0-----0-------0-----0-----0--------| |-------2-----2---3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2----------| |-3----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (Distortion): Cm (x3101x@1) Eb/C F7 (131241@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Dm6|-1-------1-------1---------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------| (xx0201@1)|-3-------1-------0---------------1-------0-------1-------2--------------| |-2-------2-------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------| |-0-------0-------0---------------2-------2-------2-------2--------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Cm (x3101x@1) Eb/C F7 (131241@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb7 (x13131@1) Eb (x43121@3) Ebm|-1-------1-------1---------------0-------0-------1-------1--------------| (xx4342@1)|-3-------1-------0---------------1-------1-------1-------1--------------| |-2-------2-------0---------------0-------3-------2-------1--------------| |-0-------0-------0---------------2-------2-------3-------3--------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb (x1333x@1) Eb (x43121@3)Ebm (xx4342@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb |-0---------------1---1---0-------------| |-1---------------1---1---1-------------| |-0---------------2---1---0-------------| |-2---------------3---3---2-------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| 2nd Verse (distorted): Play the same chords in this picking pattern: |----------| |-----x----| |-------x--| |---x------| |-x--------| |----------| PM... Play the Bb chords at the end normally Interlude (w/ Flanger): |-x-x-0--x-0----------------x-x-0--x-------------------------------| |-x-x-0--x-1----------------x-x-0--x-1-----------------------------| |-x-x-0--x-2----------------x-x-0--x-2-----------------------------| |-x-x-0--x-2----------------x-x-0--x-1-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-x-x-0--x-0---------x-0-000-0-1---x-x-1----x-x-1----x-x-1---------| |-x-x-0--x-1---------x-0-------1---x-x-1----x-x-1----x-x-1---------| |-x-x-0--x-2---------x-0-------2---x-x-2----x-x-2----x-x-2---------| |-x-x-0--x-2---------x---------3---x-x-3----x-x-3----x-x-3---------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| This part boggles me because the notes are too low for there to be a capo. My guess is that he uses an octaver to make it an octave down, which is how I'll tab it (Flanger, Wah?): |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2--------0---------4-----------5b7-5---4-5--------5b7------------| |------------2-1-0-------------------------------------------------| |------------------3---------2-2-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------5--------------------| ^No idea what goes on here |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5b7--5-4---4b5-4----------/5----4-5-/7-----5-/7b9r7-------------| |----------------------1h2h3-----------------0-------^Bunch of bendy things. |-----------------------------------------------------Again... No idea. |------------------------------------------------------------------| Sequence: Intro Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Interlude Chorus Please Rate --Guy With Guitar