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Defector Tab

by Muse
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Carlito-T [a] 365.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 14, 2016
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                             Defector - Muse
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Tabbed by: https://soundcloud.com/carlito-t
 
 
Tuning: DADGBe
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------(x2)-----------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-12\--0--12\-----------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                       Quick pick on the 11  Ghost/mute note on fret 2
e|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------X---X---X----6~------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------X---X---X----5~------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7---(2)-(2)-(2)-----------------------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-10\-0--6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------|
 
e|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8---------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------(0)-(0)-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------(0)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7------------------------------|
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7---(2)-(2)-(2)-----------------------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-10\-0--6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------| 
 
e|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8---------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------| Repeat these
D|-------------------(0)-(0)-------------------------------------------------| 2 sequences twice
A|-------------------(0)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7------------------------------|
 
(End of chorus)
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------(X2)-----------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-12\--0--12\-----------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Bass part
                                   At the end of the verse
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7--|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
e|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7---(2)-(2)-(2)-----------------------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-10\-0--6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------| 
 
e|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8---------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------| Repeat these
D|-------------------(0)-(0)-------------------------------------------------| 2 sequences twice
A|-------------------(0)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7------------------------------|
 
(End of chorus 2)
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------(X2)-----------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-12\--0--12\-----------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Bass part
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4--------------|
D|----------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7------------------(0)---------|
A|--5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------4-4-4-4---------5-5-5-5----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7----------------|
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
e|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7---(2)-(2)-(2)-----------------------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-10\-0--6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------| 
 
e|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8---------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------| Repeat these
D|-------------------(0)-(0)-------------------------------------------------| 2 sequences twice
A|-------------------(0)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|-14-14-14-14--17-17-17-15-15-15---14~-14-14-14-17-17-15-15------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-14-14-14-12-12-12---------11-11-11-14-14-12-12----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--14-14--19-19----20-20-----------15-15--19-19--18-18--17-17---------------|
B|-------------------------19-19---------------------------------------------|
G|----11-11--16-16--17-17--17-17----12-12--16-16--15-15--14-14---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-/14---14-14-17-17-15------/14~---14-14-17-17-15-15---14b-br---/19/-/20--14~/15~--/19~-\18-/17--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------11-11----14-14-12-------------11----14-14-12----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hold the note with vibrato
e|--22----21----19----18----19----18--17-------(22)--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Strings Solo]
 
                                  Quick pre-chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7--|
 
 
[Chorus 4]
 
e|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------X---X---X------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6-6-7-7-7-7---(2)-(2)-(2)-----------------------|
D|--0--12\--0--12\--0-0-10\-0--6-6-7-7-7-7----X---X---X------------------------| 
 
e|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8-8---------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------7-7---------------------------------------------| Repeat these
D|-------------------(0)-(0)-------------------------------------------------| 2 sequences twice
A|-------------------(0)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-4-5-7-8--7------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-15-15----14~-14--14-14-17-17-15-15------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-14-14-14-12-12----------11-11-11-14-14-12-12----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 tremolo
e|--14-14--19-19--20-20--14-14----15-15--19-19--18-18-18-18-17-17-----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-11--16-16--17-17--11-11----12-12--16-16--15-15-15-15-14-14---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-/14---14-14-17-17-15------/14~-----14-14-17-17-15-15---14b-br---/19/-/20--14~/15~--/19~-18-/17--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------11-11----14-14-12--------11-11--11-11-14-14-12---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
(End)
 
       Hold the note
e|-----22--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
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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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9 comments
Mirk121
Little thing on the first solo, he uses tremolo picking in some parts.
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Cheater349
little wrong in solo. This right: [tab] e|--14-14--19-19--20-20--14-14----15-15--19-19--18-18--17-17-----------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----11-11--16-16--17-17--11-11----12-12--16-16--15-15--14-14---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [/tab]
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esteban.filardi
Can someone explain me what is meant by "Ghost/mute note on fret 2"? Thanks
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