Artist: Muse
Song: Thoughts of a Dying Athiest
Album: Absolution
Tuning: Standard w/ Capo on 10th fret ( D G C F A d )
Great song with great lyrics. Enjoy.
Intro (Mild Distortion):
Gm
|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
|--------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----2-------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|--1h2-----------------------------1h2-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (2x):
Gm Bb
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------|
|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------1-----1-----1-----1-----1----------|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
|-2-------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb Dsus4 D
|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------0-----0---------0-----0--------------|
|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2---2---------2-----2---------1-----1----------|
|-3-------------------------------2---------------2----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm Cm F7
|---------0---------------1---------------1-----1-----1-----1------------|
|-----1-----1---1-----3-----3---3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
|---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
|-2---------------0---------------0--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb Bbsus4 Bb
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1---1---1-----1-----1-----1-----1------------|
|-----0-----0-------0-----0-----------0-----0-------0-----0-----0--------|
|-------2-----2---3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2----------|
|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/muse/55368.html ]
Chorus (Distortion):
Cm Eb/C F7 Bb Dm Bb Dm6
|-1-------1-------1---------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
|-3-------1-------0---------------1-------0-------1-------2--------------|
|-2-------2-------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
|-0-------0-------0---------------2-------2-------2-------2--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm Eb/C F7 Bb Bb7 Eb Ebm
|-1-------1-------1---------------0-------0-------1-------1--------------|
|-3-------1-------0---------------1-------1-------1-------1--------------|
|-2-------2-------0---------------0-------3-------2-------1--------------|
|-0-------0-------0---------------2-------2-------3-------3--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb Eb Ebm Bb
|-0---------------1---1---0-------------|
|-1---------------1---1---1-------------|
|-0---------------2---1---0-------------|
|-2---------------3---3---2-------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
2nd Verse (distorted): Play the same chords in this picking pattern:
|----------|
|-----x----|
|-------x--|
|---x------|
|-x--------|
|----------|
PM...
Play the Bb chords at the end normally
Interlude (w/ Flanger):
|-x-x-0--x-0----------------x-x-0--x-------------------------------|
|-x-x-0--x-1----------------x-x-0--x-1-----------------------------|
|-x-x-0--x-2----------------x-x-0--x-2-----------------------------|
|-x-x-0--x-2----------------x-x-0--x-1-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-0--x-0---------x-0-000-0-1---x-x-1----x-x-1----x-x-1---------|
|-x-x-0--x-1---------x-0-------1---x-x-1----x-x-1----x-x-1---------|
|-x-x-0--x-2---------x-0-------2---x-x-2----x-x-2----x-x-2---------|
|-x-x-0--x-2---------x---------3---x-x-3----x-x-3----x-x-3---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part boggles me because the notes are too low for there to be a
capo. My guess is that he uses an octaver to make it an octave down,
which is how I'll tab it
(Flanger, Wah?):
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------0---------4-----------5b7-5---4-5--------5b7------------|
|------------2-1-0-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------3---------2-2-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------5\--------------------|
^No idea what goes on here
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5b7--5-4---4b5-4----------/5----4-5-/7-----5-/7b9r7-------------|
|----------------------1h2h3-----------------0-------^Bunch of bendy things.
|-----------------------------------------------------Again... No idea.
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sequence:
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Please Rate
--Guy With Guitar
