Screenager Bass

Band: Muse
Song: Screenager
Album: Origin of Symmetry (2001)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Tuning: Dropped D
 
 
No bass until ~0:28
 
Intro and verse:
 
  +   +   +   +           +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|     |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|     |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|     |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-----------7-8-| x12 |5-----------7-8-|7-----7-0---0--/|5-----------7-8-|5-----------7-8-|
 
 
Pre-chorus:
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6---------------|6---------------|5-5-----3-3-----|2-2-----0-0-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
Chorus:
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2-2-2---0---0-//|
 
 
Verse (same as before but a bit shorter):
 
Pre-chorus (completely the same as before):
 
 
Chorus (almost the same except for a single note):
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-0---0-//|
 
 
Outro:
 
  +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +      +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5------------------------|
D|5-----------7-8-|5-----------7-8-|5-----------7-8-|7-----7-----0--////5-------------|
 
 
 
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| 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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