Dead Star Tab

Author: Muse
Title: Dead Star
Tabbed by: Rob Joyce
Email: rob_joyce@hotmail.com
Tabbed: 10/05/02
 
Heres the tab for the new Muse single. Its a great song
and I hope it does well. I listened to the single loads
and watched the video (what little bits i could make out
anyway!) and im pretty sure its right, although im not
sure about the solo near the end.
Anyway, enjoy!
 
Drop-D tuning
 
*=Harmonic
 
Intro
 
e|-------------------------------------
B|-9-10-10----9-10-10----9-10-10-------
G|-7--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7-*****-
D|-0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0-------
A|-------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------
_____________________________________________________________
 
Main Riff
 
(Hit this chord quietly over the 577 bits second time around)
e|----
B|-9--
G|-7--
D|-0--
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------
G|-7-------7-------7-----------5-6-7-------7------
D|-7-0-0---7-0-0---7-0-5-6-7-0-5-6-7-0-0---7-0-0--
A|-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-5-6-7-0-3-4-5-0-0---5-0-0--
D|---0-0-----0-0-----0-5-6-7-0-------0-0-----0-0--
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|-7-----------5-6-7-------7-------7----------------------
D|-7-0-5-6-7-0-5-6-7-0-0---7-0-0---7-0-0-*-*-*-*-*--------
A|-5-0-5-6-7-0-3-4-5-0-0---5-0-0---5-0-0-*-*-*-*-*--------
D|---0-5-6-7-0-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-*-*-*-*-*--------
                                   (these harmonics should
                                    be hit on the 3rd fret)
 
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|---7-------7------7---------------
D|---7-0-0---7-0-0--7-0-0-*-*-*-*-*-
A|---5-0-0---5-0-0--5-0-0-*-*-*-*-*-
D|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-*-*-*-*-*-
                         (these harmonics should
                          be hit on the 3rd fret)
_____________________________________________________________
 
Verses
 
Here are the chords for the Verses. Play the chord high to low,
(B string, G string, then D string) then back up again
(D string, G string, then B string). Hit each note TWICE
so it has a double-time feel.
 
First first part
e|---------------------------------
B|---6---6---6---6---5---3---3---3-
G|---7---6---5---4---3---2---2---2-
D|---7---7---7---6---5---4---3---4-
A|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------
 
Second second part
e|-----------------------------
B|---6---8---8---8---8---8---7-
G|---7---7---7---7---6---7---5-
D|---7---8---9---8---8---8---7-
A|-----------------------------
D|-----------------------------
 
Also, play the Main Riff palm muted intermitantly over this. Listen
to the track for which parts to play and when.
___________________________________________________________________
 
Pre-Chorus                         Chorus
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-4444444444444444555555555-------88888888888888883333333333333333
A|-4444444444444444555555555-------88888888888888883333333333333333
D|-4444444444444444555555555*******88888888888888883333333333333333
                         (these harmonics should
                          be hit on the 3rd fret)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|7777777777777777888888888888888833333333333333337777777777777777
A|7777777777777777888888888888888833333333333333337777777777777777
D|7777777777777777888888888888888833333333333333337777777777777777
 
Chorus plays straight into Main Riff
__________________________________________________________________
 
Solo
 
This is all play very fast as one continuous solo, but i've broken
it down into the four sections that are repeated.
 
e|--------------------     --------------------
B|--------------------     --------------------
G|--------------------     --------------------
D|-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-12- x4  -0-0-0-0-13-0-13-13- x4
A|--------------------     --------------------
D|--------------------     --------------------
 
 
e|--------------------     --------------------
B|--------------------     --------------------
G|--------------------     --------------------
D|-0-0-0-0-14-0-14-14- x4  -0-0-0-0-15-0-15-15- x4
A|--------------------     --------------------
D|--------------------     --------------------
____________________________________________________________________
 
Interlude (after solo)
 
e|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|--------------------------------- x2 then straight into Main RIff.
A|-5-------5-------5-----------3-4-
D|---0-0-----0-0-----0-5-6-7-0-----
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