Artist - Muse
Song - Butterflies & Hurricanes
Album - Absolution
Length - 5:02
Tuning - Drop-D (DADG)

I decided to TAB this song as I got confused with all the other TABs that were up here.

Edit (18/2/05): I have just found out that the tapping part is wrong. Not to worry, it is 
now corrected.

Anyways, get ready for a VERY long TAB:

Intro
Tap the frets to create a harmonic.
G|--------------------------------|
D|--1212--1212--12--1212--12--1212|
A|5-----5-----5---5-----5---5-----| X4
D|--------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Verse 1 
 Tap the strings at the said frets.        Regular plucking here.
G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--1212--1212--12--1212--12--1212|      D|--------------------------------|
A|5-----5-----5---5-----5---5-----| X5   A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|12----11----10----9-----8---7---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|      D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X2   A|--------------------------------| X5
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|      D|12121212121212121212121212121212|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|17171716161615151514141413131212|      D|11111111111111111111111111111111|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|      D|12121212121212121212121212121212|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Chorus 1

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|      D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|------2-------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| X2   A|0-----------4-----1---------1---| X2
D|--------------------------------|      D|------------------------5-------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Verse 2

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X5   A|--------------------------------| 
D|12121212121212121212121212121212|      D|1212121111111010109-9-9-8-8-7-7-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|      D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X2   A|--------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|      D|12121212121212121212121212121212|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X2   A|--------------------------------|
D|11111111111111111111111111111111|      D|10101010101010101010101010101010|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X2   A|--------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|      D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X2   A|--------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|      D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|      D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

 Chorus 2
G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|      D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|------2-------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| X2   A|0-----------4-----1---------1---| X2
D|--------------------------------|      D|------------------------5-------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Pre-Piano Solo
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|--------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Now it's Matt's brilliant Piano Solo, in which the Bass doesn't play anything.
Afterwards...

Pre-Chorus
  Back to tapping those frets...           ...then back to plucking.
G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--1212--1212--12--1212--12--1212|      D|--------------------------------|
A|5-----5-----5---5-----5---5-----| X5   A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|12----11----10----9-----8---7---|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|      D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| X2
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

 Final Chorus
G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|      D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|      A|--------------------------------| X2
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|      D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|      G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|      D|------2-------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| X2   A|0-----------4-----1---------1---| X2
D|--------------------------------|      D|------------------------5-------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a          1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|12\---------------------------0-|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

And that's it. Excuse the long TAB, but I guess it had to be done.

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