Mk Ultra Bass

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	D A D G
Capo:	no capo
Author 4useless [a] 2,701. Last edit on Apr 14, 2019
We have an official Mk Ultra tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Band: Muse
Song: MK Ultra
Album: The Resistance (2009)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Tuning: Dropped D
 
Intro:
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1212121212121212|1212121212121212\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Verse (play it 4 times):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3/10101010101010|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1212121212121212|1212121212121212\----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8/12121212121212|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Chorus (it's simple enough without beat marks - just play eight notes):
 
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|1(x16)--3(x16)--4(x16)--5(x16)--7(x16)--0(x16)--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Post Chorus (play it twice):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|.---.-----.-----|----------------|.---.-----.-----|----------------|
D|12--12----12----|12-----\--------|12--12----12----|11-----\--------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|.---.-----.-----|----------------|.---.-----.-----|----------------|
D|10--10----10----|10-----\--------|9---9-----9-----|9------\--------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|.---.-----.-----|----------------|.---.-----.-----|----------------|
D|8---8-----8-----|8------\--------|7---7-----7-----|7------\--------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|.---.-----.-----|----------------|.---.-----.-----|----------------|
D|7---7-----7-----|7------\--------|7---7-----7-----|7------\--------|
 
Riff:
 
  +   +   +   +
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--------------5-|
D|0-0-3-0-5-7-0---| x4
 
Verse:
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3/10101010101010|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|1212121212121212|1212121212121212\----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8/12121212121212|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3/10101010101010| |
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
                                                                       | x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
D|1212121212121212|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |
A|----------------|----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
 
 
Chorus:
                                                  +     +     +     +
G|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|1(x16)--3(x16)--4(x16)--5(x16)--7(x16)--0(x8)--|0--12-12-12/12-12-12-12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
                                  perform fast slide up here ^
Post Chorus:
                                                  +     +     +     +
G|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|12-12-12-0--7--0--10-11-|
D|12(x24)-11(x8)--10(x16)--9(x16)--8(x16)--7(x8)-|------------------------|
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1212121212121212|1212121212121212|1212121212121212|12121212--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------7--\----|
 
Riff (Outro):
 
  +   +   +   +          +   +   +   +
G|----------------|     |----------------|
D|----------------|     |----------------|
A|--------------5-|     |--------------5\|
D|0-0-3-0-5-7-0---| x15 |0-0-3-0-5-7-0---|
 
 
Optional part. If You want to get a little more fun playing outro You
can use those high notes I listed below to play outro:
 
  +   +   +   +
G|--------------7-|    |9--10--12--14--15--16--17--19--19--19--19-\-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
D|0-0-3-0-5-7-0---| x4  
 
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.  staccato
/  slide up
\  slide down
h  hammer-on
p  pull-off
~  let ring
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4 comments
Got a little confused as most of the song can be played fine in E. Half the tab is written with a low E string. Otherwise, excellent tab.
and how are we meant to change the tuning during the song?
This tab is great! Thank you!!