New Born Bass

by Muse
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G
Capo: no capo
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Band: Muse
Song: New Born
Album: Origin of Symmetry (2001)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Tuning: Drop D
 
 
Intro and verse (bass comes in ~0:13):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +       \
G|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|   |
D|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|   |
A|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|   |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|   |
                                                                         | x4
G|--9-------9-----|--5-------5-----|--4-------4-----|--8-------8-----|   |
D|----7-9-----7-9-|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----4-5-|----7-9-----7-9-|   |
A|7-------7-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|6-------6-------|   |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|   |
                                                                         /
G|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|
D|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|
A|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|--9-------9-----|--5-------5-----|--4-------4-----|----------------|
D|----7-9-----7-9-|----4-5-----4-5-|----4-5-----4-5-|----------------|
A|7-------7-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|6---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Bridge (bass comes back ~1:32):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Main riff (~1:37):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +    +      +    +    +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-5-2-5-6-|7-7-7-7-10-7-10-11-|12-0-0-12-0-0-3-4-|5-5-5-5---------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-5-2-5-6-|7-7-7-7-10-7-10-11-|12-0-0-12-0-0-3-4-|5-5-5-5---------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|  just a slightly different ending
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Bridge (~2:02):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|--9-------9-----|
D|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|----7-9-----7-9-|
A|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Verse (same as before, play it x4 times but fourth time play the last bar like this, ~2:09):
 
G|--8-------8-----|
D|----7-9-----7---|
A|6-------6-------|
D|--------------0-|
 
 
Chorus (~2:59):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|0-0-0---3-------|5-5-5-----------|--------2---2---|
D|2-2-2-0-5-------|----------------|--------4-------|5-5-5-----------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3---3---3---|1-1-1---1---1---|2-2-2---2---2---|2-2-2---2---2---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|0-0-0---3-------|5-5-5-----------|--------2-2-2---|
D|2-2-2---5-------|----------------|--------4-------|5-5-5-----------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3---3---3---|1-1-1---1---1---|2-2-2---2---2---|2/14-14-14-14-14-----|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------0-1-|2\--------------|
 
 
Solo (play verse part 2 times, ~3:30):
 
Verse (play verse part 4 times - play the last bar just like in the previous verse, ~3:55):
 
 
Chorus (almost the same as before, pay attention only if you're a perfectionist, ~4:45):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|0-0-0---3-------|5-5-5-----------|--------2-2-2---|
D|2-2-2---5-------|----------------|--------4-------|5-5-5-----------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3---3---3---|1-1-1---1---1---|2-2-2---2---2---|2-2-2---2---2-0-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|0-0-0---3-------|5-5-5-----------|--------2-2-2---|
D|2-2-2---5-------|----------------|--------4-------|5-5-5-----------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3---3---3---|1-1-1---1---1---|2-2-2---2---2---|2/14-14-14-14-14-----|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------0-1-|2\--------------|
 
 
Outro (~5:10):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +    +      +    +    +   +    +   +   +   +       \
G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|   |
D|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|   |
A|----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------2-2-2-2-|   |
D|2-2-2-2-5-2-5-6-|7-7-7-7-10-7-10-11-|12-0-0-12-0-0-3-4-|5-5-5-5---------|   |
                                                                              | x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|        |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|        |
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|        |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|        |
                                                                              /
 
G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-5-2-5-6-|7-7-7-7-10-7-10-11-|12-0-0-12-0-0-3-4-|5-5-5-5---------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-----|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-1-|2---------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo
 
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5 comments
slash lewis
hysteria is pretty difficult you must admit
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Philip Powell
how can you call this a novice tab??? its figgin knackering! good though :P
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Applehead
Moving down to C on the A string 3rd fret during the intro is not an efficient movement, in my humble opinion.
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