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Song: Blackout
Artist: Muse
Album: Absolution
Drummer: Dom Howard
Tabbed by: OctoberDistrict [James Godding (Mc8ain@hotmail.com)]

Use brushes for this song, or just hit everything as lightly as possible...
You may want to use rim shots if the snare is too powerful without brushes.
At some points in the song you may need 3 hands! As the record has extra cymbals in for effect.
Leave these out if you want as they're not necessary, but I put them in anyway.

   INTRO    (0:00)
C |------------------------|------------------------|
Rd|------------------------|------------------------|
S |------------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |x-----------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |------------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

   VERSE    (0:35)
C |x-----------------------|------------------------|  ||
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|  ||
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|  ||
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|  ||
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )  ||
                                                       || X4
C |------------------------|------------------------|  ||
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|  ||
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|  ||
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|  ||
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )  ||

   REFRAIN  (2:11)
C |x-----------------------|----------------c<<<<<<<|
Rd|------------------------|------------------------|
S |------------------------|------------------f-----|
t |------------------------|--------------------f---|
G |------------------------|----------------------f-|
B |o-----------------------|------------------------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

   SOLO     (2:23)
C |x-----------------------|------------------x-----|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |x-----------------------|------------------c<<<<<|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
t |------------------------|---------------------o--|
G |------------------------|----------------------o-|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |x-----------------------|------------------x-----|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |x-----------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------f-----|
t |------------------------|--------------------f---|
G |------------------------|----------------------f-|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

   VERSE    (3:11)
C |x-----------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |x-----------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
G |------------------------|----------------------f-|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |x-----------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------o-----|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

C |------------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
S |------o-----------o-----|------o-----------f-----|
t |------------------------|--------------------f---|
G |------------------------|----------------------f-|
B |o-----------o-----------|o-----------o-----------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

   OUTRO    (3:59)
C |x-----------------------|------------------------|
Rd|x-----------------------|------------------------|
S |------------------------|------------------------|   END.
B |o-----------------------|------------------------|
  (1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 )

Such a simple song for the drums! Keep it slow and mellow...
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