Muse - Hysteria Album - Absolution Tabbed By - Garry Foster (gazfoster@hotmail.com) I'm 95% sure about this tab. If you want to play it like matt does then you need to improvise the main riff so it sounds a little bit differently each time. Intro pt.1 - bass for guitar E||--------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------| G||--------------------------------------| D||--------------------------------------| A||--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-7-0-8-8-7-5-7-| E||--------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| --0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-0-15-17-| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-|7-----------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|--0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-7-0-8-8-7-5-7-| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Intro pt.2(distorted guitar) - the first part is just sliding up the neck, my part is just a brief guide to the slides. E||--------------------|----------------------|| B||--------------------|----------------------|| G||--------------------|----------------------|| D||--------------------|----------------------|| A||--------------------|----------------------|| E||--1////////////////-|////////////////////22|| Main Riff - E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B||-----------------------x-12r---10~-|-----------------------x-12r---10~-| G||--14--14-14-14--14-14--x-----------|--13--13-13-13--13-13--x-----------| D||--x---x--x--x---x--x---x-----------|--x---x--x--x---x--x---x-----------| A||--12--12-12-12--12-12--------------|--11--11-11-11--11-11--------------| E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| -----------------------x-12r---10~-|-----------------x-12r-12r-12r-|| --10--10-10-10--10-10--x-----------|--9--9-9-9--9-9--x-------------|| --x---x--x--x---x--x---x-----------|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-------------|| --8---8--8--8---8--8---------------|--7--7-7-7--7-7----------------|| -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| No guitar in verse.Except last line when he does: E||----------------------------------|| B||----------------------------------|| G||----------------------------------|| D||----------------------------------|| A||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| E||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| P.M.................................. Chorus - E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G||--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------------------| D||--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-| A||--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E||--------------------------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------|| --7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------------------|| --7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| --5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| --------------------------------|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| Do that twice but the 2nd time instead of the last bar do: E||-------------------------------------------|| B||-------------------------------------------|| G||-------------------------------------------|| D||-------------------------------------------|| A||-------------------------------------------|| E||--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-0-12-15h17-|| Pre solo riff - the last line of the chorusis changed to: E||-------------------------------|| B||-------------------------------|| G||-------------------------------|| D||--7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-------|| A||--7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-------|| E||--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-12/---|| P.M. . . . . Then go into: E||---------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------| G||---------------------------------------| D||---------------------------------------| A||---------------------------------------| E||--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-|7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8| --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| --7-0-10-0-10-12-0-15-0-12-0-15-15-12-15h17-|| Solo - Some of it is right, some i think maybe is a bit wrong but it still sound ok. Pt.1 - with Whammy pedal E||--------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12----12-| B||--------------------------------------------------| G||--14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14----| D||--------------------------------------------------| A||--------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------| --------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12-----| ------------------------------------------------| --13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------------13--| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| --------12-12-------17-17-------13-13-------12-12-| --------------------------------------------------| --14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12----12-| --------------------------------------------------| --14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14----| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12----12-| --------------------------------------------------| --14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14----| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------12-12-------13-13-------13-13-12-12-----| ------------------------------------------------| --13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------------13--| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| --------12-12-------17-17-------13-13-------12-12-| --------------------------------------------------| --14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --12----------------------------------------------|| --------------15----------13----------12----------|| -----14-14-14-------------------------------------|| -----------------15-15-15----14-14-14----12-12-12-|| --------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------|| Pt.2 - with Whammy pedal and Delay E||------------------------------|------------------------------| B||--13--------------13--12------|--12--------------12--12--13--| G||------12------------------14--|------12----------------------| D||----------14------------------|----------12------------------| A||------------------------------|------------------------------| E||------------------------------|------------------------------| ------------------------------|------------------------------| --15--------------15--13--12--|--13--------------15--13--12--| ------14----------------------|------14----------------------| ----------15------------------|----------14------------------| ------------------------------|------------------------------| ------------------------------|------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------| --13--------------12r---10--|--12--------------12--13--13b-| ------12--------------------|------12----------------------| ----------14----------------|----------12------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------|| --------------15--13--12--|--13--------------------|| --------------------------|------14----------------|| ------14------------------|----------14------------|| --------------------------|------------------------|| --------------------------|------------------------|| Ending - E||---------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------| G||---------------------------------------| D||---------------------------------------| A||---------------------------------------| E||--0-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-|7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-|7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8| ---------------------------------------|-------|| ---------------------------------------|-------|| ---------------------------------------|-------|| ---------------------------------------|-------|| ---------------------------------------|-------|| --7-0-10-0-10-12-0-10-0-10-9-0-9-8-0-8-|--7\---|| Order: Intro Pt.1 Intro Pt.2 Main Riff Verse Chorus Main Riff Verse Chorus Pre Solo Riff Solo Pt.1 Solo Pt.2 Chorus Ending gazfoster@hotmail.com