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Showbiz Bass

by Muse
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G
Key: F#m
Capo: no capo
Author 4useless [a] 2,701. Last edit on Nov 30, 2024
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Band: Muse
Song: Showbiz
Album: Showbiz (1999)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Tuning: Standard
 
 
# This is an alternative way to play the intro.
# Those sound effects in the background create this pulsing feel.
# Just let the 2's ring and play 4's above them
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-|
 
 
Intro:
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x4
 
Vocal comes in...
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|          Not sure about this one
D|--------------------------------|------4-----------4-------------|     There are lot of bend-like sounds
A|--------------------------------|------------------------2---3---|      Sounds almost like Chris was using
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-2-2---2-2-5-2-2---2-2---2---2-|     some weird bass effect during intro
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------4-----------4-------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------2---3-4-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-2-2---2-2-5-2-2---2-2---2-----|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------|------- 0:46-1:02 no bass ------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus:
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
Bridge 1:
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2
 
 
Verse:
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---|4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7h9-9-9-7h9-9---|       Notes marked with "g"
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--------------9\|         are grace notes
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus:
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
Bridge 2:
 
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
Verse:
 
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12|
A|--------------------------------|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------|
 
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----|
A|--------------------------------|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14-0|
E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus:
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g---------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7h9-9-9-7h9-7h9p7-|     Notes marked with "g"
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/------------------|       are grace notes
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------7h9-9-9-7h9-9---|       Notes marked with "g"
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--------------9\|         are grace notes
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
Solo:
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------g-------g-----g-----|   Notes marked with "g"
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-0-|     are grace notes
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/------------9\|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
Outro:
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
A|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  |
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------------|  |
                                                                      | x2
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|  |
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|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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