Artist: MuteMath
Song: Typical
Album: MuteMath (2006)
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (standard 1/2 step lower)
Tabbed By: Darren Armentrout (Fishman@Fishmanmusic.com)
Intro/Chorus:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-7/9-9---9---9-9---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7/12-12--12--12-12---10-10--10-10-7-7-|
|-7/9-9---9---9-9---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7/12-12--12--12-12---11-11--11-11-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-5/7-7---7---7-7---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5/10-10--10--10-10---9--9---9--9--5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Intro/Chorus ending:
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-7/9-9---9---9-9---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7/12-12--12--12-12---10-10--10-10-7-----|
|-7/9-9---9---9-9---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7/12-12--12--12-12---11-11--11-11-7-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-5/7-7---7---7-7---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5/10-10--10--10-10---9--9---9--9--5-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Interlude:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|
|-------------11------11\-----7---|-----7-------6-------6-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7h9-7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|
|-------------11------11\-----7---|-----7-------6-------6-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Verse: (guitar part1)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9-h-10------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9-h-10------------------|----------------------------<12>-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------<7>--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Verse: (guitar part two)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------11------9-----------|---------9---------------9-------|
|---------9---------------12--12--|-------------11--------------9---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mute_math/typical_tab_ver_2.html ]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------11------9-----------|---------9-----------------------|
|---------9---------------12--12--|-------------11------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Post Chorus *pre-bends
|---------------------------------|(12)b14r12---14r12----14r12--14r12---14|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|r12--14r12---14r12----14r12--14r12---14|r12--14r12---14r12----14r12--14r12-----|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Bridge (guitar part 1)
use pinky on
rake volume knob
down down up down down up down down up down to swell
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>--21\---------|
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>--------------|
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>--------------|
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>--------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
rake down down up down down up down down up down down up
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>-------------------|
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>-------------------|
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>-------------------|
|<7>------<7>-<7>--<7>-----<7>-<7>--|<7>------<7>-<7>-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Bridge (guitar part 2)
*low notes could be played by a 2nd bass?
|-------------------------7-------|-------------------------7-------|
|-7-------10------9---------------|-7-------10------9---------------|
|-----------------------------8---|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------9---------------|-7---------------9---------------|
|---------9---------------7-------|---------9---------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------7-------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------10------9---------------|-7-------10------9-------11------|
|-----------------------------8---|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------9---------------|-7---------------------------11--|
|---------9---------------7-------|---------9-------7-------9-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
The ending part is played where the notes are sounding backwards.
This can be done with certain delay/loop pedals or it's a producer
made effect. I didn't tab out this part.
Song flow:
Part Repeats Time
______________________________
Intro 5x :00
Intro-ending 1x :27
Interlude 1x :32
Verse-gtr 1 only 1x :42
Verse-both gtrs 1x :50
Chorus 3x :58
Chorus-ending 1x 1:15
Post Chorus 1x 1:21
Verse-gtr 1 only 1x 1:30
Verse-both gtrs 1x 1:39
Chorus 7x 1:48
Chorus-ending 1x 2:22
Bridge-both gtrs 1x 2:26
Chorus 14x 2:47
Chorus-ending 1x 4:00
Notation legend:
/ = slide up
\= slide down
<7> = natural harmonic on the 7th fret
h= hammer on
p = pull off
(12)b14 = prebend the 12th fret to sound like the 14th before striking
the string.
14r12 = strike and release the bend back to 12.
1 e + a = standard notation for counting 16th note rhythms.
ENJOY!!!
