Muse – Thought Contagion (Guitar Intro Tab)
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[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------(5)/(6)-------------------------------------------------------------|
Matt is playing a harmonic on the fifth fret of the low e string, and when the bass enters he begins pulling
his whammy bar up half a step, before releasing it back down to the fifth.
[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--12-12-11-10-9-8-----8-8-7-6-5-3-----3-3-4-5-6-7-----7-7-8-9-10-12----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
[Verse 1]
No guitar during Verse 1.
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--12-12-11-10-9-8-----8-8-7-6-5-3-----3-3-4-5-6-7-----7-7-8-9-10-12----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
[Verse 2]
No guitar during Verse 2
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---10----7-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---10----7----7----10------------------------------------------------------| A|---8-----5----7----10------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------5----8-------------------------------------------------------|
timing as in video at 1:32
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--12-12-11-10-9-8-----8-8-7-6-5-3-----3-3-4-5-6-7-----7-7-8-9-10-12----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
[Verse 3]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
He is constantly using the whammy bar up and down while staying on this note throughout the whole verse
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--12-12-11-10-9-8-----8-8-7-6-5-3-----3-3-4-5-6-7-----7-7-8-9-10-12----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
[Bridge 2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---10----7-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---10----7----7----10------------------------------------------------------| A|---8-----5----7----10------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------5----8-------------------------------------------------------|
The chords are the same, but this time he depresses the whammy bar after each one, and plays the last chord
in accordance with the drum beat, following whatever the drummer is playing.
[Solo]
e|-----17----17---------------20----20-19-16-17------------------------------| B|-----------------13-15-----------------------------------------------------| G|-/14----14----14--------/17----17------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Use a lot of whammy bar if possible
This starts at 3:08 and tbh I am not sure what he is playing live - this is what it sounds like but his hands
are doing something completely different. I would recommend using a flanger or mod if possible to make this
sound better. This solo follows the melody of the backing vocals which are present throughout the song, so it
can also be used to play those.
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--12-12-11-10-9-8-----8-8-7-6-5-3-----3-3-4-5-6-7-----7-7-8-9-10-12----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
[Outro}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Wobbles this note with the whammy bar, and that's it!
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