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United States of Eurasia - Muse
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Tabbed by: Jason Wells
Email:klutch880@msn.com
There's not much guitar in this song, so also going to tab
some of the violin parts so you can still play the melody
Tuning:Eb
The violin parts come in with Matt's voice
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-9-8-7-6-5(hold)-6--| just once
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
Listen for when the violin come in again
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-9-8-5-4------------------|
Db|----------2--4-2-4-6--6---|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
This is where the song explodes into the Queen sound
Guitar one GUitar two
eb|-----------|-----------|
Bb|--11~-12~--|-----------|
Gb|-----------|-----------|
Db|-----------|---8~-9~---|
Ab|-----------|-----------|
Eb|-----------|-----------|
When Matt sings the second time "Must we do as we're told"
The guitar fades in with vibrato
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|--9~--|
Db|------|
Ab|------|
Eb|------|
This is the asian sounding melody
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-4/9--7-9-10--9-10-12-10-9-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-9----9---------------------------------------------|
Db|------12---12-10-12-10-9-7--10-9-7-6h7p6---6-----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------8---8-7-5-7~--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------7h8-7--|
Bb|-------------9h10--------|
Gb|-4/9--7-9-10-------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|-8p7-8-10/12-10-8-7-8p7----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------10-9h10p9----9-------------|
Gb|----------------------------------10---10-9-7-9~---|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
"and we know that there's no one we can trust"
eb|----------------------|
Bb|-9-10-9-7-10-9-11-12--|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
"They promise to go on, and on, and on"
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/muse/191742.html ]
Guitar one Guitar two
eb|--------------------------|-----------|
Bb|-9-10-9-7-10-9---11~-12~--|-----------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----------|
Db|--------------------------|---8~-9~---|
Ab|--------------------------|-----------|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------|
The run up and back down over the above guitar parts
(Im sure the run up is wrong, but it was worth a try)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------17~-16~-14h16p14-12h14p12-10h12p10-9h10p9-7~--|
Gb|----------15h16h18-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-14h16h18--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
When Matt sings the second time "United States"
The guitar fades in with vibrato
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|--9~--|
Db|------|
Ab|------|
Eb|------|
Back into this melody
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-4/9--7-9-10--9-10-12-10-9-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-9----9---------------------------------------------|
Db|------12---12-10-12-10-9-7--10-9-7-6h7p6---6-----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------8---8-7-5-7~--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------7h8-7--|
Bb|-------------9h10--------|
Gb|-4/9--7-9-10-------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|-8p7-8-10/12-10-8-7-8p7----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------10-9h10p9----9-------------|
Gb|----------------------------------10---10-9-7-9~---|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
When the "sia" is pronounces on the "Eurasia", you hit these notes
Guitar one Guitar two (17th fret
better)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|--17~--|
Gb|-12--11--10--8---12--11--10--8---12--11--10--8~-----9~----|-------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|
If any of you guys hear the run up differently let me know!
I can include it in this tab with credit.
Thanks!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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