Muse – Showbiz (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Band: Muse
Song: Showbiz
Album: Showbiz (1999)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
# This is an alternative way to play the intro.
# Those sound effects in the background create this pulsing feel.
# Just let the 2's ring and play 4's above them
G|--------------------------------| D|4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---| A|--------------------------------| E|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-|
Intro:
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x4
Vocal comes in...
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Not sure about this one D|--------------------------------|------4-----------4-------------| There are lot of bend-like sounds A|--------------------------------|------------------------2---3---| Sounds almost like Chris was using E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-2-2---2-2-5-2-2---2-2---2---2-| some weird bass effect during intro G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|------4-----------4-------------| A|--------------------------------|------------------------2---3-4-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-2-2---2-2-5-2-2---2-2---2-----| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|4-------------------------------|------- 0:46-1:02 no bass ------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bridge 1:
G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2
Verse:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---|4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g-------| D|--------------------------------|------------------7h9-9-9-7h9-9---| Notes marked with "g" A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--------------9\| are grace notes E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bridge 2:
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse:
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12| A|--------------------------------|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--| E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------| G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----| A|--------------------------------|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14-0| E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g---------| D|--------------------------------|------------------7h9-9-9-7h9-7h9p7-| Notes marked with "g" A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/------------------| are grace notes E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g-------| D|--------------------------------|------------------7h9-9-9-7h9-9---| Notes marked with "g" A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--------------9\| are grace notes E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Solo:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g-----g-----| Notes marked with "g" A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-0-| are grace notes E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|------------------9-9-9-9-9-9---| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/------------9\| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Outro:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------| |
| x2
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| |
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|2~------------------------------|************************************
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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