Artist: Muse
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Song: Take A Bow
Album: Black Holes And Revelations
Requirements: 5-String Bass 24 fret
Tabbed By:Seamus [southerncalifornia.wax@gmail.com]
You can use a 4-string bass if you don't care about playing it 100%. the B string
is only used for two notes.
NOTE: I took the 6-string tab on here, retabbed it to 5 string, and tweaked a few
parts. If you have questions or comments, the original tabber
is Lewis [lewis_mason21@hotmail.com]
Key:
\: Slide Down
/: Slide Up
~: Let Note Ring
Tuning: B,E#,A#,D#,A#
No bass until 1:40
Verse:
"And our freedom's consuming itself"
A#|--------------------------------------------------|
D#|--7-7-7-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A#|--------------------------------------------------|
E#|-5-5-5-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
"What we've become, is contrary to what we are, take a bow"
A#|---------8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D#|--7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-----------------------|
A#|--------8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E#|-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
2:02 Octave Solo:
[the word "bow" echoes]
A#|-----------------------7-7-7---11--11--11--14--14--14---19--19--19|
D#|--2-2-2--6-6-6--9-9-9---------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------7-7-7--11--11--11--14--14--14---19--19--19--|
E#|-0-0-0--4-4-4--7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--24--24--24--|
D#|--------------|
A#|24--24--24----|
E#|--------------|
B |--------------|
Post-Solo:
[Note: Played straight on from the Octave Solo]
A#|--7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E#|--------8--8-88-----------8--8-88-----------8--8-88---------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------| <
D#|--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10-10-10---|
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