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Apocalypse Please - Muse
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Tabbed by: Mucki
Tuning: standard - EADGBe
Piano Part of the great song Apocalypse Pleas by Muse tabbed for guitar.
Intro
F#m/C# C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--10------10------10------10------|----------------------------------|
G|--11------11------11------11------|--10------10------10------10------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--11------11------11------11------|
A|----------------------------------|--11------11------11------11------|
E|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|
Verse Part 1
F#m/C# C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--10------10------10------10------|----------------------------------|
G|--11------11------11------11------|--10------10------10------10------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--11------11------11------11------|
A|----------------------------------|--11------11------11------11------|
E|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|
Verse Part 2
F#m C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--10------10------10------10------|----------------------------------|
G|--11------11------11------11------|--10------10------10------10------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--11------11------11------11------|
A|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|--11------11------11------11------|
E|----------------------------------|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|
Verse Part 3
(If the sixteenth notes are too fast, just play eigth notes instead)
F#m D/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--10------10------10------10------|--10------10------10------10------|
G|--11------11------11------11------|--11------11------11------11------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--12------12------12------12------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E/G# Eaug/G#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
G|--9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
D|--9-----------9-----------10----------10----------|
A|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----------10----------10----------10----------|
G|--9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
D|--11----------11----------11----------11----------|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-------10-10----------10-------10-10------|
D|-----11-------11-11----------11-------11-11------|
A|-----11-------11-11----------11-------11-11------|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--------6--6-----------6--------6--6-------|
D|-----7--------7--7-----------7--------7--7-------|
A|-----7--------7--7-----------7--------7--7-------|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-------10-10----------10-------10-10------|
D|-----11-------11-11----------11-------11-11------|
A|-----11-------11-11----------11-------11-11------|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-------10-10----------10-------10---------|
D|-----11-------11-11----------11-------11---------|
A|-----11-------11-11----------11-------11---------|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----------|
Bridge (Synth Part)
This Part is a little bit tricky. The first 3 notes of one arpeggio (consisting
of 7 notes) are 3 sixteenth triplets. The next 4 are 4 thirty-second notes.
Just try to keep the first and the last note of an arpeggio in time.
The ","-Signs shall show the sixteenth beats.
C#sus4
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-|
B|-------------7-9---------------7-9---------------7-9---------------7-9---|
G|-----------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-------|
D|-------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9--------------|
E|-9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------|
C#
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-|
B|-------------6-9---------------6-9---------------6-9---------------6-9---|
G|-----------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-------|
D|-------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------|
A|----8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------8--------------|
E|-9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------|
F#m
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|---------------5-9---------------5-9---------------5-9---------------5-9-|
B|-------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----|
G|-----------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-------|
D|-------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9--------------|
E|-9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/muse/apocalypse_please_tab_ver_4.html ]
Dmaj7
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-|
B|-------------7-10--------------7-10--------------7-10--------------7-10--|
G|-----------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-------|
D|-------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9--------------|
E|-10----------------10----------------10----------------10----------------|
C#sus4
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-|
B|-------------7-9---------------7-9---------------7-9---------------7-9---|
G|-----------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-------|
D|-------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9--------------|
E|-9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------|
C#
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-|
B|-------------6-9---------------6-9---------------6-9---------------6-9---|
G|-----------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-------|
D|-------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------|
A|----8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------8--------------|
E|-9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------|
F#m
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|---------------5-9---------------5-9---------------5-9---------------5-9-|
B|-------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----|
G|-----------6-----------------6-----------------6-----------------6-------|
D|-------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9--------------|
E|-9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------|
Dmaj7
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9-|
B|-------------7-10--------------7-10--------------7-10--------------7-10--|
G|-----------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-------|
D|-------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9--------------|
E|-10----------------10----------------10----------------10----------------|
Bm
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|---------------7-10--------------7-10--------------7-10--------------7-10-|
B|-------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------|
G|-----------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7--------|
D|-------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9------------|
A|----9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9---------------|
E|-10----------------10----------------10----------------10-----------------|
Cdim
1 , + , 2 , + , 3 , + , 4 , + ,
e|-----------------8-----------------8-----------------8-----------------8-|
B|---------------10----------------10----------------10----------------10--|
G|-----------8-11--------------8-11--------------8-11--------------8-11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------|
E|-8--11-------------8--11-------------8--11-------------8--11-------------|
From Bridge to Verse 3
C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--10------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--11------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--11------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|--9---9-------9-------9-------9---|
Ending (not really possible for guitar, anyway here are the chords)
C# F#m/C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
B|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--10------10------10------10------|
G|--10------10------10------10------|--11------11------13------11------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--11------11------11------11------|
A|--11------11------11------11------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
E|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
C# F#m/C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
B|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--10------10------10------10------|
G|--10------10------10------10------|--11------11------13------11------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--11------11------11------11------|
A|--11------11------11------11------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
E|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
D Bm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--10------10------10------10------|--7-------7-------7-------7-------|
B|--10------10------10------10------|--7-------7-------7-------7-------|
G|--11------11------11------11------|--7-------7-------7-------7-------|
D|--12------12------12------12------|--9-------7-------9-------7-------|
A|--12------12------12------12------|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|
E|--10------10------10------10------|--7-------7-------7-------7-------|
C# F#m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--2-------------------------------|
B|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--2-------------------------------|
G|--10------10------10------10------|--2-------------------------------|
D|--11------11------11------11------|--4-------------------------------|
A|--11------11------11------11------|--4-------------------------------|
E|--9-------9-------9-------9-------|--2-------------------------------|
Intro (2x)
Verse 1:
Part 1 (2x)
Part 2 (2x)
Part 3 (1x)
Verse 2:
Part 1 (2x)
Part 2 (2x)
Part 3 (1x)
Bridge (1x)
From Bridge to Verse 3 (1x)
Verse 3:
Part 1 (2x)
Part 2 (2x)
Part 3 (1x)
Bridge (1x)
Ending (1x)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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