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Citizen Erased Tab

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Author tom_nik [pro] 230.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 17, 2017
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ARTIST - Muse
TITLE - Citizen Erased
ALBUM - Origin Of Symmetry
Tuning: Drop A,
 
Tabbed by: tom_nik
Email:tom_nik5@hotmail.com
 
Matt uses a Manson 7-String to play this song but all you need
to do is tune your e string to a low A. it helps a lot if youve got a very thick
guage of strings. A .52 is perfect but  a .48 will do aswell.
 
[INTRO] w/distortion
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------2+--0-2+-2+-0-2+-2+-0-2+-|------2+--0-2+-2+-0-2+-2+-0-2+-|
A|--0-0--------------------------|--0-0--------------------------|
+this harmonic is between the 2nd and 3rd frets
 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------3*--0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-|------3*--0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-|
A|--0-0--------------------------|--0-0--------------------------|
+this one is just above the 3rd fret
 
Fiddle around with the harmonics untill you get them right. a Metal Zone is a
Good pedal to use here with its middle frequency's way up high.
 
MAIN RIFF w/distortion
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--0-0--12--0-12-12--0-12-12-0--12--|--0-0--10--0-10-10--0-10-10-0--10--|
A|--0-0--12--0-12-12--0-12-12-0--12--|--0-0--10--0-10-10--0-10-10-0--10--|
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--0-0---8--0--8--8--0--8--8-0---8--|--0-0---7--0--7--7--0--7--7-0---7--|
A|--0-0---8--0--8--8--0--8--8-0---8--|--0-0---7--0--7--7--0--7--7-0---7--|
 
[VERSE] w/distortion
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-12-12-0--12-12-0-12-0--12-12-0-12-0-12-12-|
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-14-14-0--14-14-0-14-0--14-14-0-14-0-14-14-|
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-15-15-0--15-15-0-15-0--15-15-0-15-0-15-15-|
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-17-17-0--17-17-0-17-0--17-17-0-17-0-17-17-|
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-15-15-0--15-15-0-15-0--15-15-0-15-0-15-15-|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-14-14-12-14-14-12-14-12-14-14-12-14-12-14-14-|
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-17-17-0--17-17-0-17-0--17-17-0-17-0-17-17-|
 
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--0-0-----------------------|--0-0-----------------------|
 
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--0-0-----------------------|--0-0-----------------------|
 
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--0-0-----------------------|--0-0-----------------------|
 
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--0-0-----------------------|--0-0-----------------------|
 
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------12-12-12-12-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--12-12-12-12-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10-10-10-10-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10-10-10-10-|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
        (play all that twice for each chorus)
 
[INTERLUDE 1] - this is the really cool clean bit before the 2nd verse
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|--7----------|-------------|-------------|--/9---------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
    hold~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
E|-----5-----8-----7----6-----5---|-----5-----4-----3-----4-----5---|
B|-------5-----5----5-----5-----5-|---3---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
G|-2/5-----5-----5----5-----5-----|-4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
E|-----3-----2-----1-----2-----3--|-----3-----3-----5-----5p3-------|
B|---1---1-----1-----1-----1-----1|-------3-----3-----3-------3---3-|
G|-2-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-2/4-----4-----4-----4-------4---|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
E|-----5-----6-----7----8-----7---|-----7-----8-----9----10-----9---|
B|-------5-----5----5-----5-----5-|---8---8-----8-----8-----8-----x-|
G|-2/5-----5-----5----5-----5-----|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
E|-----8----9----10----11----12-0-|-------12~~~~~~~~----------------|
B|---10-10---10----10----10-------|-------12~~~~~~~~----------------|
G|-10-----10---10----10----10-----|----13---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-14------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Dosent sound like there's guitar in the verse so heres the 2nd bit of it..
 
[VERSE 2] - Second Part
    F                C                 E                Am        C
e|----------1----------------0-------|----------0-------------0--------0-----|
B|------1--------1-------1-------1---|-----0---------0------1---1---1-----1--|
G|----2---2---2----2---0---0---0---0-|---1----1----1---1--2-------0----------|
D|--3----------------2---------------|-2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
      For____ one    moment_______
 
    F               C                  E
e|----------1----------------0-------|---------0-----------0-------0---------|
B|------1-------1--------1-------1---|-----0-------0-----0---0---0---0-------|
G|----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---------1-------------|
D|--3----------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    F                C                 E                Am        C
e|----------1----------------0-------|----------0-------------0--------0-----|
B|------1--------1-------1-------1---|-----0---------0------1---1---1-----1--|
G|----2---2---2----2---0---0---0---0-|---1----1----1---1--2-------0----------|
D|--3----------------2---------------|-2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    Open minded                                 Im Sure i used
 
    F               C                 E
e|----------1---------------0-------|----------------------------------------|
B|------1-------1-------1-------1---|----------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
D|--3---------------2---------------|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
        to be___        so           free_______        (get louder)
 
on the recording, the next part played is just the intro. but this is the riff
played at glasto and at pretty much every concert from the absoloution tour.
 
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--5^5--3--0----|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--5^5--3--0----|
 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--3-5-5^5--3-3-|
A|--0--3--0--5--0--6--0--7--0--10--|--0-0-0-12--0--10--0--5--0--3-5-5^5--3-3-|
 
MAIN RIFF X1
 
[SOLO]
 -      the start of the actual solo was just a bunch of squealy notes i
couldn't tab so ill tab the start from Hullaballoo which is just as good. the rest
is from the recording
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12^-|---------------------------------12^-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-0-12-12-0--12-12-0--12-12-0--12-----|-0-14-14-0--14-14-0--14-14-0--14-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12^-|---------------------------------12^-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-0-15-15-0--15-15-0--15-15-0--15-----|-0-17-17-0--17-17-0--17-17-0--17-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------11^-------------13^------------|--13~~~~~-13---/14---/16-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------11---/12---/14-------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                                                  tremelo picking
 
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--16^^^--------------19^^^^^---------|-17---16h17p16---14-14--------21^^---|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-23^^^^^^----------------------------|--20p17--20-20--20^full--------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
E|---------____--------/---etc etc-----|-------------------------------------|
B|--------/----\------/----------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----20^/------\----/-----------------|-----12^-----------------------------|
D|---------------\--/------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------\/-------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    this bit is all insane whammy pedal work
 
[Chorus]
PRE END BIT W/delay and possibly phaser
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----1---------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---1-----------|
G|--2--------2h4-|-4--------0-4^-|-^4-------2----|-2-------------|  x2
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
                             hold bend             let ring
 
this is the really Quiet part on piano.
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-----5-------5-------4-------4----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---0-|----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------2-------1---|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-----5-------5-------4-------4----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
E|-0--------0----------------------|-0--------------------------------|
B|---1--------1--------------------|-1--------------------------------|
G|-----0--------0------------------|-0--------------------------------|
D|-------2--------2-------2--------|-2--------------------------------|
A|------------------3-----3--------|-3--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
chords for the end bit are as follows
 
|C       |Am       |C       |F   Fm  |
|C       |DM       |Am      |C       |          x2
|F       |Fm       |C       |C       |
 
thats it... im pretty sure this is right, so tell me which bits u think r wrong.
This took f***n ages to tab so Enjoy!
 
******************************************************************
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
 
******************************************************************

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Influx
At the end of the solo where you say that Matt's using insane whammy pedal work... If any of you guys want to recreate that kinda sound. You're looking at a ZVex Fuzz Factory, the sound's created by increasing and decreasing the 'Stab' on the pedal. Matt does this as his Fuzz Factory is built in to his main mansons. An easy way to not need to bend down to turn the 'Stab' knob is too save up and buy Fuzz Probe, where a copper plate acts as a theramin to affect the 'Stab'. Best tab by far tho' mate.
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tom_nik
hey ive got a correction for this one... in the verse, all the notes for the first part of the verse are played on the 5th string, not the 6th.
+7
James_CFC
Good tab, definitely the best here
+4