Psycho Bass
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | D A D G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Band: Muse
Song: Psycho
Album: Drones (2015)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Tuning: Dropped D
Note! (b) means bend.
Intro: [0:12]
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|171717171717171717171717|17171717171717171717\--|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus: (instrumental)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-5---5---|0---3--05--03-0-|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-5---5---|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-4-0-5---6---|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---1--04--01-0-|--0-1--04--01-0-|----------------|----3-------4---|
D|----------------|----------------|5---7-5-8-7-5--3|---3---2---2---0|
G|7--06-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------| There are many ways how to play this
D|--------8---7---|5--0------------|----------------|----------------| but to make this tab visually
A|----------------|----8---7---6---|5--04-----------|----------------| appealing I used single-digit numbers
D|----------------|----------------|--------8---7---|5--03---2---1---|
Verse:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
A|5--55--55-------|5--55--55-------|5--55--55-------|5--55--55-------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
| x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
A|8--88--88-------|3--33--33-------|----------------|----------------| |
D|----------------|----------------|5--55--55-------|5--55--55-------| |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5--55--55-------|5--55--55-------|5--55--55-------|5---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus (same as intro)
Verse: (same as first)
Chorus: (same as before but now there are extra 4 bars in the end)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5---6---|
D|----------------|----------------|------------5---|6--67-----------|
A|----------------|--------3---4---|5--57---8-------|----------------|
D|0--02---3---5---|6--67-----------|----------------|----------------|
Break:
G|7\--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0--00--00-------|0--00--00-------|0--00--00-------|----------------|
Chorus:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-5---5---|0---3--05--03-0-|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-5---5---|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-4-0-5---6---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---1--04--01-0-|--0-1--04--01-0-|----------------|----3-------4---|
D|----------------|----------------|5---7-5-8-7-5--3|---3---2---2---0|
Bridge:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|--------b---b---|
D|----------------|--------5---5---|----------------|--------5---5---|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|171717171717171717171717|17171717171717171717\--|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Solo + Chorus: (now the chorus is a bit different)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-5---5---|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-8---8---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-7---7---|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-8---8---| x2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0---------|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-4-0-5---6---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---1--04--01--0|0-0-1--04--01-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---7--58--57--5|5--57--58--57-5-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---1--04--01--0|0-0-1--04--01-0-|----------------|----3-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---7-5-8-7-5--3|---3---2--------|
G|7--06-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------8---7---|5--0------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----8---7---6---|5--04-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------8---7---|5--03---2---1---|0~--------------|
That's it! Down below I added some alternatives on how to play some parts as Chris does them.
b bend
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ let ring
================================ HOW CHRIS PLAYS SOME OF THE PARTS LIVE ======================================
This is an optional part where I added how some of those parts are played by Chris. Maybe some of you will
prefer this way better (personally, I do) but if not, play as I tabbed everything above and you're good to go.
If you are a hardcore fan or your goal is to achieve the same tonal quality as in the recording, take a look.
This will be also helpful if you are trying to mimic Chris' bass effects on a processor. It's common that an
effect may sound good on one string but it's a complete cr*p on the other.
Anyway, I tabbed this based on the "Later... with Jools Holland (2015)" performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQJqrxIVKAI
Chorus:
+ + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|0---1--04--01-0-|--0-1--04--01-0-| As tabbed above (again, for a more appealing look)
D|----------------|----------------|
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| How Chris plays it
D|7-------8-----7-11----7-8---7---|------7-8-----7-11----7-8---7---|
Bass riff between first & second chorus & verse:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|7--06-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------8---7---|5--0------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----8---7---6---|5--04-----------|----------------| As tabbed above
D|----------------|----------------|--------8---7---|5--03---2---1---|
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|12----0-11------7b------7-------|5-----0-3-------2-------1-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| How Chris plays it
D|------------full bend-----------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------0-4-------1-------0-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|5-----0-3-------2-------1-------|
Second bass riff after the third chorus:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5---6---|
D|----------------|----------------|------------5---|6--67-----------|
A|----------------|--------3---4---|5--57---8-------|----------------| As tabbed above
D|0--02---3---5---|6--67-----------|----------------|----------------|
+ + + + + + + +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------3-------4-------| How Chris plays it
D|0-----0-2-------3-------5-------|6-----6-7-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
A|5-----5-7-------8-------10------|11---11-12------15------16------|17\-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
==============================================================================================================
Before you go - a little side note about this part:
G|7--06-----------| Actually, the 8th on D is a 7th on D with a full bend. If it sounds confusing,
D|--------8---7---| just play 7th and forget about this. Also, there's a little bend for 6th on G
A|----------------| but both these changes are so subtle that I decided not to include them. 95% won't
D|----------------| see or hear the difference anyway but the rest 5% know this already, I guess.
G|7--06b----------|
D|--------7b--7---| Here's how this part should be played correctly.
A|----------------|
D|----------------|
If you got this far, consider yourself a hero!
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8 comments
Extremely accurate, only things anyone could pick jon are the positions that notes are played on the neck(not saying this is wrong), and from the music video this is extremely hard to gauge. More importantly the formatting is very well done. Very good tab
+8
I feel as though there's an extra D played during the main riff, just before you move to the A string, like this:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------b---b---|----------------|----------------|
D|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-3-0-5---5---|0---3--05--03-0-|--0-4-0-5---6--0|
+1
What's with the 1-7-1-7-1-7? I'm pretty sure it's just a constant D note on the 17th fret, not constantly switching from Bb to E
+1