Muse's single from their upcoming album 'The 2nd Law'

Whole song can be played clean with some slight compression!

Turn on the fuzz for the solo!


(0:00 - 0:53): No Guitar but the chords are A# to D# (quite fun to jam along to)

(0:53 - 1:15): Gm - F - D#

Guitar comes in at (1:26)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---3-3-3-3--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
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--------------
--------------

-------|------
-------|------
---3-3-|---3-3
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

--------------
--------------
-3-3----3-3-3-
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
3-3-3----3-3-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|

(x2)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---0-0-0-0--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--0-0-0-0-0-0-
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
---0-0-|
-------|
-------|
-------|(x2)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---3-3-3-3--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------|------
-------|------
---3-3-|---3-3
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------

--------------
--------------
-3-3----3-3-3-
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
3-3-3----3-3-|
-------------|
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-------------|

(1:47) 'When I look back . . .'

(Palm Muted)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---7-7-7-7--
D|---8-8-8-8--
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--7-7-7-7-7-7-
--8-8-8-8-8-8-
--------------
--------------

-------|------
-------|------
---7-7-|---7-7
---8-8-|---8-8
-------|------
-------|------

--------------
--------------
-7-7----7-7-7-
-8-8----8-8-8-
--------------
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
7-7-7----7-7-|
8-8-8----8-8-|
-------------|
-------------|

(x2)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---3-3-3-3--
D|---1-1-1-1--
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
--1-1-1-1-1-1-
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
---3-3-|
---1-1-|
-------|
-------|(x2)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---7-7-7-7--
D|---8-8-8-8--
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--7-7-7-7-7-7-
--8-8-8-8-8-8-
--------------
--------------

-------|------
-------|------
---7-7-|---7-7
---8-8-|---8-8
-------|------
-------|------

--------------
--------------
-7-7----7-7-7-
-8-8----8-8-8-
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--------------

-------------|
-------------|
7-7-7----7-7-|
8-8-8----8-8-|
-------------|
-------------|


[Chorus]

(2.09 - 2:30)

(Palm Muted)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---12-12-12-
D|---12-12-12-
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
12-----12-12-1
12-----12-12-1
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
2-12-12-12----
2-12-12-12----
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
12-12-|
12-12-|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|---14-14-14-
D|---15-15-15-
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
14-----14-14-1
15-----15-15-1
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
4-14-14-14----
5-15-15-15----
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
14-14-|
15-15-|
------|
------| 

e|------------
B|------------
G|---13-13-13-
D|---13-13-13-
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
13-----13-13-1
13-----13-13-1
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
3-13-13-13----
3-13-13-13----
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--------------

------|
------|
13-13-|
13-13-|
------|
------|(x2)


[Interlude] 

(2:30 - 2:41) same as verse


[Solo] 

(2:41 - 3:02) (fuzz effect)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---------17^
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-----------|
-----------|
(19)-------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--------15--
A|----17------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
15--17^(19)-17
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--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--15--17--17^(
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--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
19)p15--17p15-
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--------------
--------------

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-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-----6(dive)-|


e|------------
B|------------
G|--19-17-----
D|--------20--
A|------------
E|------------

-----------18-
--------------
--------------
-----17h18----
--------------
--------------

------18------
--------------
--------------
17h18----17h18
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--------------

-------------|
-21-------21-|
-------------|
----17h18----|
-------------|
-------------|

e|------------
B|--------20--
G|------------
D|--17h18----1
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
-----20-------
--------------
7h18----17h18-
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--------------

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18-------18---
--------------
---17h18----17
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--------------

--------------
--------------
----19-------1
h18----17h18--
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--------------

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--------------
9-------18\---
--17h18-------
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--------------

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e|------------
B|------------
G|-------20---
D|------------
A|----18----18
E|------------

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-----------|
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--10\\\\---|


Chorus 3 (3:02 - 3:44)

(Repeat Chorus 2) (x4)

(3:44 - 4:27)

(same chords as chorus, can beef it up with full chords of Gm - F - D#)

    Gm    F   
e|--10----8---
B|--11----10--
G|--12----10--
D|--12----10--
A|------------
E|------------

 D#
-6----------|
-8----------|
-8----------|
-8----------|
------------|
------------|


[Outro]

(4.27 - 4:41)

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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down
| ^  band up

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