Artist: Muse Song: Hysteria Album: Absolution Transcribed By: James Ward E-Mail: Micro_cuts@hotmail.com Date: 29/10/2003 Notes: Get a bassist! Important: For the solo bit, I have tabulated two versions, the first is less of a stretch, but is awkward to play on an acoustic guitar. I always use the second version but it becomes a little awkward at the final bit due to the fact that youre stretching from 7->12, but I have rather large hands so it's not a problem. Use whatever feels comfortable! Take a look at Paul Gilbert's hands, they're huge! Also, the second version is slightly easier to pick because you don't have to skip across any other strings, just try, see what you like. Bends & Slides: For this, using the 'b' for the bend was making it pretty messy, so '/' and '\' mean a bend, and '//' means a slide (of which there is one) and '~' means trem. Tuning: Standard Chunky Bass intro Add l-o-n-g distorted+echo/reverb pick scrape e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-------------------------|--------------------| E-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12/13\12-----| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-------------------------|--------------------| E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-------------------------|--------------------| E-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------|-------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12/13\12-----|-------| G-------------------------|--------------------|-------| D-------------------------|--------------------|---7---| A-------------------------|--------------------|---7---| E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------------------|---5---| e--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| B--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| G--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 'I want you now.....' (you can play open or barre chords, I'm using an acoustic, which sounds better with open, but with my electric, it sounds better with barre) C G Dm Am e---0------3---|---3------3---|---1------5---|---0------5---| B---1------5---|---3------3---|---3------6---|---1------5---| G---0--or--5---|---0--or--4---|---2--or--7---|---2--0r--5---| D---2------5---|---0------5---|---0------7---|---2------7---| A---3------3---|---2------5---|----------5---|---0------7---| E--------------|---3------3---|--------------|----------5---| e---0------3---|---3------3---|---1------5---|---... B---1------5---|---3------3---|---3------6---|---... G---0--or--5---|---0--or--4---|---2--or--7---|---... D---2------5---|---0------5---|---0------7---|---... A---3------3---|---2------5---|----------5---|---... E--------------|---3------3---|--------------|---... ...--------------------------------------------| ...--------------------------------------------| ...--------------------------------------------| ...--------------------------------------------| ...-----------------------------------------12-| ...--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15----| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12--10-------| G-------------------------|--------------------| D-------------------------|--------------------| A-------------------------|--------------------| E-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|--------------------| e-------------------------|--------------------|-------| B-------------------------|-12/13\12/13\12-----|-------| G-------------------------|--------------------|-------| D-------------------------|--------------------|---7---| A-------------------------|--------------------|---7---| E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------------------|---5---| Quieter bass riff on lead (sounds like its being played with the edge of the pick) e-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------| A--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-7-0-8-8-7-5-7------| E-------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------12| E--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15---| e-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-7---| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------| B------(part in brackets get played)--------| G------(over by-the crunching below)--------| D-------------------------------------------| A--0-10-0-10-{12-0-10-0-7-0-8-8-7-5-7}------| E-------------------------------------------| e--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| B--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| G--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 'I want it now.....' C G Dm Am e---0------3---|---3------3---|---1------5---|---0------5---| B---1------5---|---3------3---|---3------6---|---1------5---| G---0--or--5---|---0--or--4---|---2--or--7---|---2--0r--5---| D---2------5---|---0------5---|---0------7---|---2------7---| A---3------3---|---2------5---|----------5---|---0------7---| E--------------|---3------3---|--------------|----------5---| e---0------3---|---3------3---|---1------5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| B---1------5---|---3------3---|---3------6---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| G---0--or--5---|---0--or--4---|---2--or--7---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---2------5---|---0------5---|---0------7---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3------3---|---2------5---|----------5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E--------------|---3------3---|--------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| e-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-7-| e-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E--0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-7---| e-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E--0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-7---| e-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------12-| E-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15----| NOTE: There are two versions for this SOLO BIT - VERSION ONE! {for normal hands} e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17----17| G------------------------------------------------| D-19-19-------19-19-------19-19-------------19---| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17------| G------------------------------------------------| D-18-18-------18-18-------18-18-------------18---| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e-------------------17-17------------------------| B-------18-18-------------------18-18-------17-17| G------------------------------------------------| D-19-19-------19-19-------19-19-------19-19------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17----17| G------------------------------------------------| D-19-19-------19-19-------19-19-------------19---| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17----17| G------------------------------------------------| D-19-19-------19-19-------19-19-------------19---| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17------| G------------------------------------------------| D-18-18-------18-18-------18-18-------------18---| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e-------------------17-17------------------------| B-------18-18-------------------18-18-------17-17| G------------------------------------------------| D-19-19-------19-19-------19-19-------19-19------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-17----------15-----------13---------12---------| G------------------------------------------------| D---19-19-19----15-15-15-----14-14-14---12-12-12-| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| SOLO BIT - VERSION TWO! {larger hands/acoustic} e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17----17| G-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14---| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17------| G-13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------------13---| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e-------------------17-17------------------------| B-------18-18-------------------18-18-------17-17| G-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14------| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17----17| G-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14---| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17----17| G-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14---| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-------17-17-------18-18-------18-18-17-17------| G-13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------------13---| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e-------------------17-17------------------------| B-------18-18-------------------18-18-------17-17| G-14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14------| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------| B-17----------15-----------13---------12---------| G---14-14-14----10-10-10-----9--9--9----7--7--7--| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| Counterpoint (I think!) e-------------------------------------------| B-13--------13-12-10h12-12------------------| G----12--------------------12---------------| D-------14--------------------12------------| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------| B--12-13//15-------15-13-12h13-13-----------| G------------14-------------------14--------| D---------------15-------------------14-----| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------| B--15-13-12h13-13------12/13\12-10h12-12----| G----------------12---------------------12--| D------------------14---------------------12| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------| B--12-13/15-----------15-13-12h13-13--------| G------------------------------------14-----| D----------14 ~ ------------------------14--| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| 'Cause I want you now...' 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