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Exo-Politics - Muse
(Album: Black Holes and Revelations, 2006)
Transcribed: Electric Guitar (Matt Bellamy)
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Paul Lambeth
 
The bends during the verses and intro of this song can also be played as slides or just
notes - it's up to you. I prefer playing the bends, but choose whatever feels best. The
are below - not in exactly the right place but close enough so you should be able to
where each note is played. I wanted to get this completely right - I've seen masses of
for this slightly wrong in some places.
 
Thanks. Here it is!
 
INTRO [0:03]
 
e|-x-x-x-|
B|-x-x-x-|
G|-x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-|
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
 
VERSE 1 [0:12]
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
Open the skies over me...
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-|
I am waiting.. patiently...
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-|
I wait for a sign...
 
VERSE 2 [0:35]
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
As conspiracies unwind...
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------7-|
Will you slam shut or free your mind
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-|
Or stay hypnotised...
 
BRIDGE [0:58]
 
e|--------------------------0/16-|
B|----------------0/15-0/16------|
G|-----------0/15----------------|
D|------0/15---------------------|
A|-0/15--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
CHORUS 1 [1:02]
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
When the zetas fill the skies
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will our leaders...
 
e|-----------------x-|
B|-----------------x-|
G|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
D|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
A|-1-1-1-1-x-1-x-1-x-|
E|-----------------x-|
...tell us why?
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-1-0-1-3-|
E|---------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Fully loaded... satellites...
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
...
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
We can't get nothing...
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-|
E|-----------------------|
...but our minds
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-|
E|---------------------------|
 
VERSE 3 [1:33]
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
And I've waited patiently...
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-|
And I wait for the sign...
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-1-0-|
 
SOLO [1:49]
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------|
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-12b13r12-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------|
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-10/12/13-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------------|
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-------------|
D|-------------------------------15-14/11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-14-14b15r14-12-10-9-10-10b11r10-9-10-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------------|
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-------------|
D|-------------------------------15-14/11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------10----8-----6----5---|
G|-15-15-15----12b14-10b12-8b10-7b9-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
VERSE 4 [2:12]
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
Carried through the centuries...
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------7-|
Secrets locked up... And loaded on my back...
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-|
And it weighs me down...
 
BRIDGE [2:37]
 
e|--------------------------0/16-|
B|----------------0/15-0/16------|
G|-----------0/15----------------|
D|------0/15---------------------|
A|-0/15--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
CHORUS 2 [2:40]
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
When the zetas fill the skies...
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
It's just our leaders...
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-|
E|-----------------------|
...in disguise
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-1-0-1-3-|
E|---------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Fully loaded satellites...
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-x-4-x-4-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-2-2-2-x-2-x-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
...
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
We can't get nothing...
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-|
E|-----------------------|
...but our minds
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-|
E|---------------------------|
 
vERSE 5 [3:10] (*2)
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
I'm waiting patiently...
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-|
And I'll wait for the sign...
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-1-0-|
(yeah)*
 
*Only in first
 
OUTRO [3:43]
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
 
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|----|
A|-5\-|
E|----|
 
KEY:
 
b - Bend to indicated note
r - Release from bend to indicated note
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
x - Mute strings
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Seems alright to me =) Btw if you have time, please try to make a correct tab of Hunting for Witches from Bloc Party =P keep it up.
ok dude thats cool thanks...
brap brap, top notch blud.