Artist    : Muse
Song      : Butterflies And Hurricanes
Album     : Absolution
Bassist   : Chris Wolstenholme
Tabbed by : Will Acton (SyntaxWilber) - butterfly__effect__@hotmail.com

There are often seems to be a lot of confusion about this tab, so I thought I'd add to it by
tabbing the way I think it is played.  The bass line is a bit difficult to hear on the album
version, so I decided used U-Myx (that mixing program you get with the single) to my advantage
and gives a much clearer picture of what Chris plays.  Personally, I think this tab is correct. 
No matter if it is or not, it's still fun to play, and it sounds right when played with the
album version of the song.  It's such a great song though.

And remember: 'Drop D' tuning.

Any comments or questions, feel free to e-mail me.  Enjoy.



Intro / Verse 1 [0:00 - 0:29]:
No Bass - Rest


Verse 2 [0:29 - 0:50]:                                
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D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|   
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|  
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|  
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|   
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|   
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|  
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|  
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5//|17-17-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-13-13-12-12-| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7//|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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Chorus 1 [0:50 - 1:19]:
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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Bridge [1:19 - 1:23]:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|0---0-7---0-4---0-1---0-----1---|0---0-7---0-4---0-1---0-----4---|
D|------------------------5-------|------------------------5-------|
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Verse 3 [1:23 - 1:44]:

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D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|   
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|  
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|  
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|   
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D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|  
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5//|17-17-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-13-13-12-12-| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7//|
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A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--12\\\\\|
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Verse 4 [1:44 - 2:05]:
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A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|  
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|  
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|   
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A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|  
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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D|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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Chorus 2 [2:06 - 2:34]:
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\|
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &      1     &     2     &     3     &     4     & 


Bridge [2:34 - 2:38]:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|0---0-7---0-4---0-1---0-----1---|0---0-7---0-4---0-1---0-----4---|
D|------------------------5-------|------------------------5-------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   & 


Vamp Section [2:38 - 3:19]                                  [3:03]
G|------------------------------------------------|   |     G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|   |     D|------------------------------------------------|
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|   x12   A|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|------------------------------------------------|   |     D|------------------------------------------------|
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Piano Solo [3:19 - 4:02]:
No Bass - Rest


Verse 5 [4:02 - 4:23]:
No Bass - Rest


Chorus 3 [4:24 - 4:52]
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D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &      1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &   

G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &      1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &   

G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1//|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\\\\\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
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Outro [4:52 - End]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|0---0-7---0-4---0-1---0-----1---|0---0-7---0-4---0-1---0-----4---|5~~~~~~~\\\\---------------|
D|------------------------5-------|------------------------5-------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
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