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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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--|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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-|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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--|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus 1 [0:50 - 1:19]:
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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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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|
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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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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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--|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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--|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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-|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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//|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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--12\\\\\|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 4 [1:44 - 2:05]:
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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--|
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G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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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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--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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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--|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus 2 [2:06 - 2:34]:
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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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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//|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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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|
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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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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & / 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Piano Solo [3:19 - 4:02]:
No Bass - Rest
Verse 5 [4:02 - 4:23]:
No Bass - Rest
Chorus 3 [4:24 - 4:52]
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//|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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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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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|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|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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 &
