Muse – Apocalypse Please (Guitar Solo Tab)
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Tabbed by DaftDrummer - 26.08.18
[Intro] (0:00 - 0:12)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---| x2 A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1] (0:12 - 0:36)
"Declare this an emergency..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---| x2 A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| E|---------------------------------| "And pull us through..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| x2 A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
[Chorus 1] (0:36 - 0:59)
"And this is the end..."
-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)---- e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----| A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-| E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
[Verse 2] (0:59 - 1:23)
"And it's time..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---| x2 A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| E|---------------------------------| "To pull us through..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| x2 A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
[Chorus 2] (1:23 - 1:47)
"And this is the end..." -----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)---- e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----| A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-| E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
[Solo/Breakdown 1] (1:47 - 2:16)
There are lots of ways to play this, but the arpeggios are very fast so I prefer to play it this way.
You can also play this using tapping like in the video linked above.
-----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking------Tremolo Picking---------Tremolo Picking----- e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| ----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking----- e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| ----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--- e|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-| E|---------------------|---------------------|
[Bridge] (2:16 - 2:22)
e|-------------------------| B|--------------6~~~~~~~~~-| G|-6-6~~~~~~~-6-6~~~~~~~~~-| D|-6-6~~~~~~~-6------------| (Not 100% sure about that last chord) A|-4-4~~~~~~~-4-4~~~~~~~~~-| E|-------------------------|
[Verse 3] (2:22 - 2:47)
"Proclaim eternal victory..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---| x2 A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-| E|---------------------------------| "And pull us through..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| x2 A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
[Chorus 3] (2:47 - 3:10)
"And this is the end..." -----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)---- e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----| A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-| E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
[Solo/Breakdown 2] (3:10 - 3:39)
-----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking------Tremolo Picking---------Tremolo Picking----- e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| ----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking----- e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| ----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--- e|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-| E|---------------------|---------------------|
[Outro] (3:39 - 4:12)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------6~~~~--------------------------------------------------------| G|-6~~~~~~-6~~~~------------------------7~~~~-4~~~~-6~~~~---------------| D|-6~~~~~~-------3---3---3--4~~~~-4-----7~~~~-4~~~~-6~~~~-4~~~~~~~~~~~~-| A|-4~~~~~~-4~~~~---4---4----4~~~~-4-----5~~~~-2~~~~-4~~~~-4~~~~~~~~~~~~-| E|--------------------------2~~~~-2-4-5-------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
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Legend
P.M. = Palm Mute
~ = Let note ring
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