Artist: Muse
Title: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
Album: Absolution
Transcribed by: Fightmyfoo. (With great thanks to sogekihei From whom I got the
main outline to this song from.)
Tuning: Standard
This song is my faveorite on the new ABSOLOUTION album.
Intro - Slight Distortion:
e-|--------10-----10-----10-----10-----10------
b-|----------11-----11-----11-----11-----11----
g-|------------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-- (X2)
d-|--11/12-------------------------------------
a-|--------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------
Verse - Slight Distortion:
e-|-----------10-----10-----10-----10-----
b-|------11-----11-----11-----11-----11---
g-|----12--12-----12-----12-----12-----12- (X2)
d-|--12-----------------------------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------
e-|-----------11-----11-----11-----11-----
b-|------11-----11-----11-----11-----11---
g-|----12--12-----12-----12-----12-----12-
d-|--13-----------------------------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------
e-|-----------10----------------10--------
b-|------10-----10--10-----10-----10--10--
g-|----11--10-----11-----11--11-----11----
d-|--12----------------12-----------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------
e-|-----------10----------------11----------------13-----13-----13-----13------
b-|------11-----11--11-----11-----11--11-----13-----13-----13-----13-----13----
g-|----12--12-----12-----12--12-----12-----14--14-----14-----14-----14-----14
d-|--12----------------13----------------15------------------------------------
a-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/muse/46180.html ]
e-|-----------11-----11-----11-----11-----
b-|------11-----11-----11-----11-----11---
g-|----12--12-----12-----12-----12-----12-
d-|--13-----------------------------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------
e-|-----------10----------------10--------
b-|------10-----10--10-----10-----10--10--
g-|----11--10-----11-----11--11-----11----
d-|--12----------------12-----------------
a-|---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------
Refrain: Careful with some of these tricky switches! I always get it wrong. Doh!
e-|-------------------------------------------
b-|-------------------------------------------
g-|---17---15---14----15---14---15---16-------
d-|-------------------------------------------
a-|---15---13---12----13---12---13---14-------
E-|-------------------------------------------
e-|---------------------------------------------------
b-|---------------------------------------------------
g-|---17---15---14-----15---14---12---11---10---8---7-
d-|---------------------------------------------------
a-|---15---13---12-----13---12---10---9----8----6---5-
E-|---------------------------------------------------
Interlude - Slight Distortion.
e-|--10~--11~--10~--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--
b-|--11~--11~--11~--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--
g-|--12~--12~--12~--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--
d-|--12~--13~--12~--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--
a-|---------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------
Solo - Distortion with Wah-Wah:
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-|--12^~-12-10-8-7-8-7--13~-13-15-13-12-13--12/1--15^-13-12-13-12--
a-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-|--------------------------------------------
b-|--------------------------------------------
g-|--------------------------------------------
d-|--13-12/13-15-13/15-17^-17--17^~ 17^~ 18^~--
a-|--------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------
All done! Thanks again to sogekihei!