Riffs and jams (tablature)

MuseWiki, wiki for the band Muse
Jump to navigation Jump to search

These are various riffs that have been played live, but do not constitute full songs themselves. The criteria for a riff ending up here is whether Muse have ever recorded it in a studio. For example, Minimum was featured on the Muscle Museum Vinyl, and so does not go here.

Rage Against the Machine Riffs

Freedom

Outro Stockholm Syndrome

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-6-7---------------5-6-7---|
D|----------------5-6-7---------------5-6-7----------|
A|------------5-8----------------5-8-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12-------0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12------------|
A|-------0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12-------0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12------------|
D|-------0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12-------0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12------------|

Back to top

Maggie's Farm

I'm not sure of the harmonics on this one, please correct me if I'm wrong.

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------3*-0-3*-0-3*-0-3*--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0--3--0--0--0---0-3-0-0-5~---0-0--3--0--0--0--------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3*~\/--------------|
C|--0-0--3--0--0--0---0-3-0-0-5~---0-0--3--0--0--0--------------------|

Back to top

Microphone Fiend

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| X 4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--2br--x-x--x-0-1-2-x-x-x-x--|

Back to top

Township Rebellion

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| X 4
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------3-5-|
D|----------------0-0-3-0-0---------------0--0-0--3-5-|

War Within a Breath

e|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------3-0-5-----|-----------3-0-5-(0)----|
D|--0--3--5--------3---|--0--3--5-----------3---|  *( )sometimes(play faster to keep the beat) 

Back to top

Other Non-Muse Riffs

Bored

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| 6x
D|---------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-0-1---|
D|-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-|
   \_____pm____/

Back to top

Burning Bridges

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4------4-4-----4-4---4-5---------4-4-------5-5-|
G|---4--------4-------4-----6-----6-6---4-----6-4-------|
D|-4--------4-------4-----------------4-----------6-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4--------------4-4------4-4-----4-4---4-5-----|
G|---------6-6-4-4----4--------4-------4-----6-----6-6-|
D|-6-4--------------4--------4-------4-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4-------5-5-----4-4------------4-------4-------|
G|---4-----6-4---------------6-6----4-4---6-------6-----|
D|-4-----------6-----6-4--------------------4-4-----4-4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-4---6-6-4-6-7---4-------4-------4---6-6-4-6-7-|
G|---6---------------6-------6-------6-----------|
D|---------------------4-4-----4-4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-9------9-9-----9-9----9-10-----------9-9---------10-10-|
G|---9--------9-------9-----11------11-11---9-----11-9----------|
D|-9--------9-------9---------------------9------------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|------9-9-------------|
G|----------11-11-9-9---|
D|-11-9---------------9-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Back to top

Dracula Mountain

             S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S S  S  S  S  S  
e||-------|------------------------------------------|
B||-------|----------------10-10---------------------|
G||-------|--7-7-7-9-10-10-------7-7-7-9-10-10-10-10-|
D||-------|------------------------------------------|
A||-------|------------------------------------------|
D||-------|------------------------------------------|


  S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S  S S S S S  
---------------------------------------|
----------------10-10------------------|
--7-7-7-9-10-10-------7-7-7-10-8-8-8-8-|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|


  S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S S  S  S  S  S  
------------------------------------------|
----------------10-10---------------------|
--7-7-7-9-10-10-------7-7-7-9-10-10-10-10-|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|


  S S S S  S  S  S  S  S S  S S S S S S       S S E   S S S S E  S E  S S S  4x
----------------------------------------||-----------------------------------||
----------------10-10-10-8--------------||-----------------------------------||
--7-7-7-9-10-10------------10-9-7-7-7-7-||*---------------------------------*||
----------------------------------------||*---------------------------------*||
----------------------------------------||-----------------------------------||
----------------------------------------||---12-0-0--12-0-0-0-5--5-6--6-6-6--||


   S S E   S S S S E  S E  S S S    S S E  S S S S E  S E  S S S  
---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
*--7-----------------------------|------7------------------------|
*--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----0-0--12-0-0-0-5--5-6--6-6-6-|--0-0----0-0-0-0-5--5-6--6-6-6-|


  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S    S S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S  
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------7-7-----------------------|------7-7-----------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--0-0-----0-0-0-0-5--5-6--6-6-0-|--0-0-----0-0-0-0-5--5-6--6-6-0-|


  S S E  S S S S E  S E  S S S    S S E  S S S S E  S E  S S S  
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--9----------------------------|------9------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----2-2--2-2-2-2-7--7-8--8-8-8-|--2-2----2-2-2-2-7--7-8--8-8-8-|


  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S    S S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S    
--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
------9-9-----------------------|------9-9-----------------------*||
--------------------------------|--------------------------------*||
--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
--2-2-----2-2-2-2-7--7-8--8-8-2-|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-7--7-8--8-8-2--||


   E  S S E  S S E  S S E  S S    E  S S E  S S S S S S S S S S    
-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
*------------------------------|----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||
*------------------------------|--------------------------------*||
-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
---0--7-0-0--7-0-0--7-0-0--7-0-|--0--7-0-0--7-0------------------||


   E  S S E  S S S S S S S S S S       E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    
----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
*----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||*---------6-6-6-6--------6-6-6-6-*||
*--------------------------------*||*--------------------------------*||
----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
---0--7-0-0--7-0------------------||---0--7-0---------0--7-0----------||


  W                    W                     W                       
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----|
--6b----------------|-(6)br---------------|-(6)b---------------|----|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----|


  S S S S  S  S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S    S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S  
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------------9-9---------------------|----------------10-10-----------------|
--7-7-7-9-10-10-----7-6-7-9-10-10-10-10-|--7-7-7-9-10-10-------7-7-7-9-8-8-8-8-|
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  S S S S  S  S S   S S S S S  S  S  S  S  
------------------------------------------|
----------------9S-10---------------------|
--7-7-7-9-10-10-------7-6-7-9-10-10-10-10-|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|


  S S S S  S  S  S  S  S S  S S S S S S      S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
----------------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
----------------10-10-10-8--------------||-----------------------------------|
--7-7-7-9-10-10------------10-9-7-7-7-7-||*----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------||*----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------||---0-0-0-2-3-3-6-6-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|--------------0-0-----------------|
--0-0-0-2-3-3-6-6-0-0-0-3-1-1-1-1-|--0-0-0-2-3-3-----0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S      S S S S S S S S S S S S Q     
-----------------------------------||-------------------------------||
-----------------------------------||-------------------------------||
----------------------------------*||-------------------------------||
----------------------------------*||-------------------------------||
--------------0-0-0----------------||--------------0-0-0------------||
--0-0-0-2-3-3-------5-3-2-0-0-0-0--||--0-0-0-2-3-3-------5-3-2-0----||

Back to top

Etudes Simples #6

Don't forget the capo fret 5 !

     Dadd11                                                     Dmadd11                         
e||---------------0---------------|----------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
B||-------------4---4-----4-------|--------4---4-----4-------|--------------4---4-----4-------|
G||-----------6-------6-----6-----|------6-------6-----6-----|------------5-------5-----5-----|
D||---------7-----------7-----7---|----7-----------7-----7---|----------7-----------7-----7---|
A||--0--------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|--0---------------------------0-|
E||-------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|


                             Dm6add11                                                    
----------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|----------0---------------|
--------4---4-----4-------|---------------4---4-----4-------|--------4---4-----4-------|
------5-------5-----5-----|-------------5-------5-----5-----|------5-------5-----5-----|
----7-----------7-----7---|-----------4-----------4-----4---|----4-----------4-----4---|
--0---------------------0-|--0----------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|
--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|


  Gm6add9/D                                                     Aadd9                        
------------------0---------------|----------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
----------------3---3-----3-------|--------3---3-----3-------|------------2---2-----2-------|
--------------4-------4-----4-----|------4-------4-----4-----|----------4-------4-----4-----|
------------3-----------3-----3---|----3-----------3-----3---|--------2-----------2-----2---|
--0-----------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|--0-------------------------0-|
----------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|


                             Amadd9                                                   
----------0---------------|---------------0---------------|----------0---------------|
--------2---2-----2-------|-------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|
------4-------4-----4-----|-----------5-------5-----5-----|------5-------5-----5-----|
----2-----------2-----2---|---------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|
--0---------------------0-|--0--------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|
--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|


  Fmaj7/C                                                     Asus4/B                        
----------------0---------------|----------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
--------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|--------------0---0-----0-------|
------------5-------5-----5-----|------5-------5-----5-----|------------2-------2-----2-----|
----------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|----------2-----------2-----2---|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
--3---------------------------3-|--3---------------------3-|--2---------------------------2-|


                             Asus4/A#                                                   
----------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|----------0---------------|
--------0---0-----0-------|---------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|
------2-------2-----2-----|-------------2-------2-----2-----|------2-------2-----2-----|
----2-----------2-----2---|-----------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|
--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
--2---------------------2-|--1----------------------------1-|--1---------------------1-|


  Asus4                                                     A                         
--------------0---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------|
------------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|--------0---0-----0-------|
----------2-------2-----2-----|------2-------2-----2-----|------1-------1-----1-----|
--------2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|----2-----------2-----2---|
------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------2-|
--0-------------------------0-|--0---------------------0-|--0-----------------------|

Back to top

Hangar 18

I defy anyone to work out the mini-solo in this with the quality of the bootlegs.

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------5-5-5-----|
D|--5-4-2-4-5-7-5-4--5-5-5-----|
  PM---------------|

Back to top

Headup

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------| X8
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
D|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------| X4
D|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|
A|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|
D|-3-2--0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|

Back to top

Heartbreaker

This is roughly how Muse played the Heartbreaker riff at Glastonbury/Earls Court/other places.

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| X 4
D|-----0-1h2-------------0-1h2----|
A|-0-3---------0-0-0-0-3----------|
E|-----------3-----------------3--|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0-2-3h4-------------0-2-3h4----|
A|-2---------0---2-2-2-2------------|
E|-------------------------------5--|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| X 2
D|-----0-1h2-------------0-1h2----|
A|-0-3---------0-0-0-0-3----------|
E|-----------3-----------------3--|

e|-0---0-----------------------0----|
B|-1-----1---1-----------------1----|
G|-2-------2---2---2-----------2----|
D|-2-------------2---2---------2----|
A|-0-------------------0-------0----|
E|----------------------------------|

Back to top

Il Mercenario (L'Arena)

Quick alternate picking on the following chords:
e|--0--1--0--1--0--7--0--0--|
B|--1--3--1--3--1--8--1--0--|
G|--2--2--2--2--0--9--0--1--|
D|--2--0--2--0--2--9--2--2--|
A|--0-----0-----3--7--3--2--|
E|-----------------------0--|

Tremelo pick      End on
e|-------------0--|--0--|
B|-------------0--|--1--|
G|-------------1--|--2--|
D|-------------2--|--2--|
A|-------------2--|--0--|
E|--0-1-3-1-0--0--|-----|

Back to top

I Want To Break Free

sounds okay to me, i think its all around the same area throughout the whole riff, just played differently, all in standard tuning,

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-9---9b--7-7-7-6-6----7b-6-6-6h7p6--------|
D|----7-9-------------------------------------7------|
A|----------------------------------------------4-4--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Back to top

My Own Summer (Shove It)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 8x
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---11---12---0---11-\-8---0---8---0---8-\-7---0---8---5-------5----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 4x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---7---8---0---8---5---0---5---0---5-/-7---0---8---4-------4----|
A|--0---7---8---0---8---5---0---5---0---5-/-7---0---8---4-------4----|
D|--0---7---8---0---8---5---0---5---0---5-/-7---0---8---4-------4----|

Back to top

Popcorn

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-12-------------12-10-12-------------|
G|-----------11----11-------------11----11----|
D|--------------12----9--------------12----9--|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-14-15-14-15-12-14-12-14-10-12-10----10-12--|
G|--------------------------------------11--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-12p10-------------12-10-12p10-------------|
G|--------------11----11----------------11----11----|
D|-----------------12----9-----------------12----9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-14-15-14-15-12-14-12-14-10-12-10----10-12--|
G|--------------------------------------11--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--19-17-19--------------19-17-19--------------|
G|-----------18----18--------------18----18-----|
D|--------------19----16--------------19----16--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-21-22-21-22-19-21-19-21-17-19-17----17-19--|
G|--------------------------------------18--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-17-19p17--------------19-17-19p17--------------|
G|--------------18----18-----------------18----18-----|
D|-----------------19----16-----------------19----16--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-21-22-21-22-19-21-19-21-17-19-17----17-19--|
G|--------------------------------------18--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-12p10-------------12-10-12p10-------------|
G|--------------11----11----------------11----11----|
D|-----------------12----9-----------------12----9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12.-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-14-12-10-12-10----10-12--|
G|------------------------------------------11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-12p10-------------12-10-12p10-------------|
G|--------------11----11----------------11----11----|
D|-----------------12----9-----------------12----9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-14-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-14-12-10-12-10----10-12--|
G|--------------------------------------------11--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-17-19p17--------------19-17-19p17--------------|
G|--------------18----18-----------------18----18-----|
D|-----------------19----16-----------------19----16--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-21-22-21-22-21-19-21-19-21-19-17-19-17----17-19--|
G|--------------------------------------------18--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-17-19p17--------------19-17-19p17--------------|
G|--------------18----18-----------------18----18-----|
D|-----------------19----16-----------------19----16--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-21-22-21-22-21-19-21-19-21-19-17-19-17----17-19--|
G|--------------------------------------------18--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p14p12---15-17-19--17--15~~~~p14p12---15-17-19--17--15--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|------
A|------------------------------------------------------------|     |
E|------------------------------------------------------------|     |
                                                                    |
e|--17--14--17-19-21--19--17----14-17-19-21--19--17--|   Tremolo pick and hold all notes.
B|---------------------------------------------------|              |
G|---------------------------------------------------|              |
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-12p10-------------12-10-12p10-------------|
G|--------------11----11----------------11----11----|
D|-----------------12----9-----------------12----9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12.-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-14-12-10-12-10----10-12--|
G|------------------------------------------11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-12p10-------------12-10-12p10-------------|
G|--------------11----11----------------11----11----|
D|-----------------12----9-----------------12----9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12.-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-14-12-10-12-10----10-12--|
G|------------------------------------------11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-17-19p17--------------19-17-19p17--------------|
G|--------------18----18-----------------18----18-----|
D|-----------------19----16-----------------19----16--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-21-22-21-22-21-19-21-19-21-19-17-19-17----17-19--|
G|--------------------------------------------18--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-17-19p17--------------19-17-19p17--------------|
G|--------------18----18-----------------18----18-----|
D|-----------------19----16-----------------19----16--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-21-22-21-22-21-19-21-19-21-19-17-19-17----17-19--|
G|--------------------------------------------18--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p14p12---15-17-19--17--15~~~~p14p12---15-17-19--17--15--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|------
A|------------------------------------------------------------|     |
E|------------------------------------------------------------|     |
                                                                    |
e|--17--14--17-19-21--19--17----14-17-19-21--19--17--|   Tremolo pick and hold all notes.
B|---------------------------------------------------|              |
G|---------------------------------------------------|              |
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16--------|
D|-----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16--9\/|
A|---------------------------------------------------9\/|  
E|---------------------------------------------------7\/|

Back to top

Original Muse Riffs

Close Encounters

You need a lot of sweep delay and distortion to get the right sound.
Let each note ring for a full bar
e|--9---11----7--------------|
B|-----------------7---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|----------------------(0)--|
The low E at the end is not "struck" as such, but it is there. Just brush the the string lightly with the pick.

Back to top

Drum and Bass

Tuning: Drop-D (DADG)
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-10-0-10-12-13-12-15-13-15-18-15-13-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0---10-12-10-12-0-3-5-6-5-0-3-0-3-5-3-0-|

Back to top

Glastonbury Riff

This is the riff that was played before Butterflies & Hurricanes at Glastonbury.

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10----10-12-10-----------9----9-12-9--------| X 4
D|--12-12----12----------12--11-11---11--------11-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Back to top

Jimmy Jam

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7----------------5----5h7p5-----------|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~-7---7----------7p6p5-3-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5h7p5-----|
A|-----7---------------5----------5h7-|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~7---7------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-------|
A|-----7----------------5----5h7p5-----7-----|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~-7---7------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7----------------5----5h7p5-----------|
E|-0------0h3--5-6-7~-7---7----------7p6p5-3-|

Back to top

Pre-Sunburn Riff

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5--|
A|--5--6--7---------------------------------------5--6--7-----|
E|------------0--2--3--4--5--6--7--3--4--5--6--7--------------|

Back to top

Post-Cave Jam

Played after Cave, first performance at Route du Rock 2001.

---------------------------------------------
---10-9--------------------------------------
----------10-9h10p9-7--9---9-7-6-6h7p6-------
-7--------------------------------------8-7--
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------

Back to top

Stockholm Syndrome Outro

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------6-6--|
A|------------------------6-6--|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--0-3-0-6-6--|



e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--3*-3*--3*-3*--3*--|

     - or -

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--0-3-0-6-6--|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------3*-3*--3*-3*--3*--|

Occasionally on the second repetition of the riff matt will strike behind the nut 3 times rather than playing the harmonics.

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------6-6--|
A|------------------------6-6--|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0--0-3-0-6-6--|

e|--------------------x----x----x----|
B|--------------------x----x----x----|
G|--------------------x----x----x----|
D|--------------------x----x----x----|
A|--------------------x----x----x----|
D|--0--3-0-5-0-3-0----x----x----x----|


Optional, roughly what was played after S.S. at HAARP:

First is the Township Rebellion Riff:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0-0-3-0--| (x2)

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----------|
G|-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-0-3-0--| (x2)

Then the S.S. Outro Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|
B|-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|
G|-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|
D|-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-3*-3*-3*-3*-0-3-0-5-0-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|
A|-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|
D|-----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-6-6-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2b~-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G|--------------------------------------12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-6-6-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-----------------------------------|

Then just some improv. mixed with the main riff, followed by the Endless Nameless Riff:


e|----------------------|
B|----------10--10--10--|
G|---------12b-12b-12b--|
D|--0-0-0---------------|
A|--0-0-0---------------|
D|--0-0-0---------------| (x4) or :

e|----------------------|
B|---------19b-19b-19b--|
G|---------18b-18b-18b--|
D|---------17b-17b-17b--|
A|----------------------|
D|--0-0-0---------------|      or:

e|--21b~--21b-----------|
B|--20b~--20b-----------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
D|--------------0-0-0---| (Wembley 11/09/10)

Then some more improv.
 

Back to top

Wankdorf / MK Jam

Note: Rhythm isn't tabbed exactly. Basic rhythm pattern is h-p-0-h-p-0-h-p-h-p-h-p; with 0 meaning "pluck".
Beginning:
G |---------------------------
D |---------------------------
A |-7p0-0h12p0-0-7p0-12p0-12p0
E |--------------------------- ... xALOT

Occasional variations:
G |---------------------------------------------------------
D |---------------------------------------------------------
A |-8p0-0h15p0-0-8p0-15p0-15p0-10p0-0h17p0-0-10p0-17p0-17p0-
E |---------------------------------------------------------

G |-----------------------------
D |-----------------------------
A |-12p0-0h16p0-0-12p0-16p0-16p0   x4
E |-----------------------------

Breakdown-esque part:
G |--------------------------
D |--------------------------
A |12p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-6p0-6p0-- x 11
E |--------------------------

and at the end of that section, Chris 
sneaks in a harmonic over the 5th fret on the G string.

ending: the ending is similar with just a little different rhythm 
in the last 30 seconds or so, and some added notes on 
fret 9 on the G string i.e.:

G |---------------------------------------9-9-9-9-
D |-----------------------------------------------
A |-7p0-0h12p0-0-7p0-12p0-12p0-7p0-0h12p0---------
E |-----------------------------------------------


G |-----------------------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------
A |12p0-0h16p0-0h12p0h16p0-12p0-0h16p0-0h12p0h16p0
E |----------------------------------------------- x2


G |-----------------------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------
A |16p0-0h19p0-0h16p0h19p0-16p0-0h19p0-0h16p0h19p0
E |----------------------------------------------- x2

Back to top

Who Knows Who

Glastonbury 2010 version

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17--------------------15-16-17-------------------------------|
D|-----------15-16h17----------------------15-16h17-------------|
A|---15--18-----------15-----------15--18-----------15----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------10-11-12-|


e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------1-2-3----------------1-2-3---|
C|--0--3--5--0-6-0-------0--3--5--0-6-0-------0-|

Alternate Guitar Version

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------11-12-13-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------10--11--12----------------------------10--11--12-------3--4--5----------------|
D|-----10--13--------------10----------------10--13--------------10-----------------3--4--5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--6---------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Post Uprising Jam


e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
G----------------5-6-7-|
D--0---3---5-6-7-------| This Part is played 8 times then

e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D----------------------|----------------------|
G--/5--8----------5-6-7|----------------5-6-7-|
D----------5-6-7-------|--0---3---5-6-7-------| Play those whole two bars four times and then

===Unnamed riff===
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eF_MQqveFc
<pre>

e----------------------|
B-0/16---17/0----------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
G----------------------|
E----------------------|  X5

e-----------------------------------|
B--17-16-13-16-13-16-13-12-13-12-8--|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----14-13-------------------------------------------------------|
D----------15-14h15p14-12-14---14-12-11-11h12p11-----------------|
G--(0)-------------------------------------------13-12-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------| X7

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------11-12/15-15-12-14-14b15r14-12-14------------------|
G--12-10-12-13---------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----14-13-------------------------------------------------------|
D----------15-14h15p14-12-14---14-12-11-11h12p11-----------------|
G--0---------------------------------------------13-12-----------| (Then just slide up and down here a bunch)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---8--8/0-------------------------------|
E---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---6--6/0-------------------------------|  


Electronic riff - Post-Microphone Fiend H.A.A.R.P., Pre-Who Knows Who Glastonbury 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvqMTxpxsN4 - 7:20 - Post-New Born/Microphone Fiend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grEUQ3_l-J0 - 4:30 - Post-MOTP, in a different key


Matt plays some lines that sound random, but definitely have some order and design. Here's the basic shape. 

Sometimes he uses the Whammy with it, not sure about the timing of the pedaling though.

e----13----------------------------------|
B-------12-----13------------------------|
G----------11------12-------13-----------|
D----------------------11--------12------|
G-------------------------------------11-|
E----------------------------------------|  

  

Back to Tablature