Madness - Muse
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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----3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-|---3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|(x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|(x2)

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

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

(Palm Muted)

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-|---7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-|
D|---8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-|---8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|(x2)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-|
D|---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-1-1----1-1-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|(x2)

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


[Chorus]

(2.09 - 2:30)

(Palm Muted)

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

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

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---13-13-13-13-----13-13-13-13-13-13----13-13-|
D|---13-13-13-13-----13-13-13-13-13-13----13-13-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|(x2)


[Interlude]

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


[Solo]

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

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---------17^(19)-------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------15--17^(19)-17--15--17--17^(19)p15--17p15--------------|
D|--------15---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----17-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------6(dive)-|


e|-----------------------18-------18-------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------21-------21-|
G|--19-17----------------------------------------------|
D|--------20-------17h18----17h18----17h18----17h18----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------20-------20-------18-------18-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------19-------19-------18\---|
D|--17h18----17h18----17h18----17h18----17h18----17h18----17h18-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------20--------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|----18----18-----------|
E|--------------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 D#
e|--10----8----6----------|
B|--11----10---8----------|
G|--12----10---8----------|
D|--12----10---8----------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|


[Outro]

(4.27 - 4:41)

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

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: Drop D

[Intro]
(0:00)
(‘Main Synth Riff’)
Bb
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|(3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3)--| (4x)
D|-----------------x---x---x---|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--1~--1~--|
D|-----------------3~--3~--3~--|
PM. . . . . . . .
If you have an octave pedal or effect, use it on this synth riff!

[Verse]
(0:10)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (4x)
D|-----------------x---x---x---|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--1~--1~--|
D|-----------------3~--3~--3~--|
. . . . . . . .

(0:21)
Eb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-|
D|-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-0~-1~-|

Bb
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|(3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3)--| (2x)
D|-----------------x---x---x---|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--1~--1~--|
D|-----------------3~--3~--3~--|
. . . . . . . .

Bb
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (4x)
D|-----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--1~--1~--|
D|-----------------3~--3~--3~--|
. . . . . . . .

(0:43)
Eb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-|
D|-1~-1~-1~-1~-0~-1~-1~-1~-1~-0~-1~-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|(3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3)------------| (2x)
D|----------------(3)-(3)-(3)--|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--1~--1~--|
D|-----------------3~--3~--3~--|
. . . . . . . .

[Chorus 1]
(0:53)
Gm F Eb Bb/D Eb
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
A|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-1~-|
D|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|1~-1~-1~-1~-0~-1~-1~-|

Bb/D Eb
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|(2x)
D|----------------|
A|-1~-1~-1~-1~----|
D|-1~-1~-0~-1~----|

[Interlude]
(1:15)
Bb
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (3x)
D|-----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~--1~--1~--|
D|-----------------3~--3~--3~--|
PM. . . . . . . .

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------[-triplet]-----------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1~-1~-1~-1~--1~--1--|
D|------------------3~--3~--3--|
PM. . . .

[Verse 2]
(1:25)
(All slightly palm muted)
Bb
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--| (4x)
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Eb
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| (2x)
D|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5--|
A|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6-6-6---6--6--|
D|--------------------------------|

Bb
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3---| (2x)
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

(1:47)
Bb
e|--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--|
G|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--| (4x)
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Eb
e|--------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--|
G|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--| (2x)
D|(5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5)-|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Bb
e|--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3---|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3---| (2x)
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

[Chorus 2]
(2:08)
Gm F
e|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--|5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5--|
B|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--|6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6---6--6--|
G|-------------------------------|5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5--|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

Eb
e|-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6---6--6--|6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6---6--6--|
B|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--|4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--|
G|(3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3--|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3)-|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

F(2:22) Eb (2:24) (2:27)
e|-13-----|-13-------|-11------|
B|-13-----|-11-------|-11------|
G|(14)----|(12)------|(12)-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------|----------|---------|
D|--------|----------|---------|

[Main Synth Riff] (4x)

[Solo]
(Lead Guitar)
(2:40)
Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15.5-------------11--13b15--13--11--13vv---13b15r13p11-13p11---------|
G|-----------------10------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------*8----|

(2:49)
[Version A]
(for you string skipping experts, or finger pick it for all I care)
Eb
e|----------------------18-------18-------16-------16--------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------20-------20--|
G|-17b19--17v-15---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------17-18----17-18----17-18----17-18----17-18----17-18-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
e|--------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
B|-------18-------18-------16-------16-------15\\------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------8---8------------|
D|-17-18----17-18----17-18----17-18----17-18-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------5vv\\------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Version B]
(tapping style, for those of you who have 24 fret guitars)
Eb
e|--------------------T------T------T------T------T------T------T------T-|
B|-13b15--13v-11--8h9h23p8h9h23p8h9h21p8h9h21p8h9h20p8h9h20p8h9h18p8h9h18|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + Bb
e|--------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
B|-8h9h16-8h9h16-8h9h15\\------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8---8------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5vv\\------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Version C]
(tapping, necessary if you have a 22 fret guitar)
Eb
e|-8b10--8v-6--3h4h18p3h4h18p3h4h16p3h4h16p3h4h15p3h4h15p3h4h13p3h4h13---|
B|-----------------T------T------T------T------T------T------T------T----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + Bb
e|-3h4h11p3h4h11p3h4h10\\---------8--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8---8------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5vv\\------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(During the guitar solo, the main synth plays the ‘main synth riff’ FOUR
times and then a rhythm GUITAR (I think) plays)

Eb Bb/D Eb Bb/D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-0-0-1-1-1-|


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| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| . Staccato
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| * Natural harmonic
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on

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Song info
Madness
Muse
2001
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  • Pop Rock
  • Synth-pop
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