Muse – Compliance (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
[Intro]
Here's the synth pad that plays throughout the song (0:01)
e|--5---5---6---6--5--|--5---5---6---6--5--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|
B|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--|
D|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--|
B|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|
D|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
At the transition to the verse, there's this guitar riff with octaver and wah effects (0:31)
*
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--8---8------8p7-|
E|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|[Verse]
In the first half of the verse, there's no guitar,
but here's the chords to follow along (0:35)
Dm, C, Gm, Bb
This is the palm muted guitar that plays at 0:53
The fourth bar is a little different, so look out for that
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
(1:10)
You can just play the synth pad chords again here, and this time the octave guitar doesn't play into the verse
e|--5---5---6---6--5--|--5---5---6---6--5--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--| B|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--| G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--| D|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--| B|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--| G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--| D|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[Verse 2]
So at 1:28, there's a fuzzy guitar with some reverb in the background
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G|14tp~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|14tp~~~~~/12tp/10tp/|14tp~~~~~~~~~h15p14p|12tp~~~~~10tp~12tp~/| D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G|15tp~~/10tp/7tp~~~--|7tp~~~~~~~15tp/14tp/|10tp~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|10tp~~~~~~~~~~12tp~~| D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
After that comes the palm mute guitar again... (1:45)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus 2]
(2:03)
e|--5---5---6---6--5--|--5---5---6---6--5--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--| B|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--6---6---6---6--6--|--5---5---5---5--5--| G|--7---7---7---7--7--|--7---7---7---7--7--|--5---5---5---5--5--|--5---5---5---5--5--| D|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)(7)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| e|--3---3---5---5--3--|--3---3---5---5--3--|--1---1---0---0--1--|--1---1---3---3--5--| B|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--| G|--5---5---5---5--5--|--2---2---2---2--2--|--3---3---3---3--3--|--3---3---3---3--3--| D|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)-| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[Solo]
Basically the same pattern as the palm muted verse, except it sounds like it modulates back and fourth
with added fifths. It's a little tough to sound out, but I gave it my best guess. (2:20)
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|14-14-15-14-15-14-13-14-|14-14-15-14-15-14-13-14-|14-14-15-14-15-14-13-14-|14-15-14-15-15-14-13-14-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|10-10-11-10-11-10-9-10-|10-10-11-10-11-10-9-10-|10-10-11-10-11-10-9-10-|10-11-10-11-11-10-9-10-|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-13-12-13-13-12-11-12-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-12-13-12-13-12-11-12-|12-13-12-13-13-12-11-12-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Also, at 2:29, the guitar with the octaver and wah comes back
* *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7p5-----|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--5---5----------|-----------------|--8---8------8/7-|
E|--3---3---3~-----|-------------3h5-|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|[Bridge]
It's the same as the palm mute part of the verse (2:38)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-5-6-5-6-5-4-5-|5-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-|7-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-||7-8-7-8-8-7-6-7| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Re-enter the chorus with the octaver guitar
(3:25)
*
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--8---8------8p7-|
E|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|[Outro]
(3:30)
For the outro, the octaver and wah guitar plays along with the palm mute guitar part
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--5---5---5~-----|-----------------|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|
* *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------9p7-----|-----------------|---------7p5-----|
D|-----------------|--7---7----------|-----------------|--5---5----------|
A|--5---5---5~-----|-------------5-4-|--3---3---3~-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|
* *
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7p5-----|-----------------|--------10p8-----|
A|-----------------|--5---5----------|-----------------|--8---8------8/7-|
E|--3---3---3~-----|-------------3h5-|--6---6---6~-----|-----------------|===================
() - optional note
~ - let note ring
h = hammer-on
p - pull-off
* - palm mute
tp - tremolo pick
/ - slide