band: muse song: hysteria album: absolution, track #8 tuning: standard, EADGBe tabbed by: laura / = slide up \\ = slide down b = bend up r = release back h = hammer on p = pull off ~ = let ring great song, easy to play if you know how. i saw this live twice so im pretty certain it\'s accurate. ============================================================================== INTRO Bass riff arranged for guitar |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-7-0-8-8-7-5-7-|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15-17-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-7-|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-7-0-8-8-7-5-7-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| that continues (on bass) while matts distorted guitar comes in with.. |------------|-----------|-----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|-----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|-----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|-----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|-----------|---------------| |-6~---------|-7~--------|-8~--------|-10~-------/22-| =================================================================================== BRIDGE |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------12b-10-|--------------------12b-10-| |-14-14-14-14-14-14---------|-13-13-13-13-13-13---------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12---------|-11-11-11-11-11-11---------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------12b-10-|--------------12b-12b-12-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| ================================================================================= VERSE same as the bass riff in the intro ================================================================================ CHORUS just powerchords |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5------------|-7-7-7-7-7--------------| |-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7\\6-7-| |-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7\\6-7-| |------------3-3-3-3-3-|------------5-5-5-5\\4-5-| at the end of the chorus he plays this |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15-17-| ============================================================================== BRIDGE same as before ============================================================================== VERSE same as before - just the intro bass riff ============================================================================= CHORUS same as before ============================================================================ 2nd BRIDGE this is the bit before the solo part - its just a variation on the intro |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------x3----------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-7-|-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15-17-| ================================================================================== SOLO PART 1 - instead of playing each note twice as i have transcribed here, it is easier to just play each note once and use a delay pedal to get the other note. i think thats what matt does for convenience. |-------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12----12-|-------12-12-------13-13------- |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------- |-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14----|-13-13-------13-13-------13-13- |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------- -13-13-12-12----12-|-------13-13-------17-17-------13-13-------12-12-|-------12-12- -------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------- -------------13----|-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------|-14-14------- -------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------- -------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------- -------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------- -------13-13-------13-13-12-12----12-|-------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12- -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------- -14-14-------14-14-------------14----|-14-14-------14-14-------14-14------------- -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------- ----12-|-------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12----12-|-------13-13-------17-17- -------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------- -14----|-13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------------13----|-14-14-------14-14------- -------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------- -------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------- -------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------- -------13-13-------12-0-|-12----------------------------------------------| ------------------------|-------------15----------13----------12----------| -14-14-------14-14------|----14-14-14-------------------------------------| ------------------------|----------------15-15-15----14-14-14----12-12-12-| ------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ==================================================================================== SOLO PART 2 |------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------| |-13--------13-12-----12-------|-12-12-13---15--------15-13-12h13-|-13--------15-13-12h13-| |----12-----------14-----12----|---------------14-----------------|----14-----------------| |-------14------------------12-|------------------15--------------|-------14--------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-13--------12b13r12-10h12-12-------|-12-13b14-----15-13-12h13-13-------| |----12-----------------------12----|-----------------------------14----| |-------14-----------------------12-|----------14--------------------14-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ==================================================================================== CHORUS same as before