Spiral Static Bass

Band: Muse
Song: Spiral Static
Album: Showbiz (Japan version)
Bassist: Chris Wolstenholme
Tuning: Standard
 
 
Intro/main riff:
 
# b = there are some micro-bends (almost non-existent, like a vibrato). Ignore this if it sounds strange.
# If you're a novice player, ignore both bends and vibrato, as they may be too difficult.
 
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------444444|------42454~|
A|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|
E|0-03-0000000|0-03-0000000|2-25-2------|2-25-2------| x2
 
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------44444-|4-----------|7-----------|   The 7 is not there but you can
A|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|------------|------------|         add this for fun
E|0-03-0000000|0-03-0000000|2-25-2-----2|------------|------------|
 
 
Verse (~1:05):
 
# I strongly suggest you continue playing the second part on A and D strings since
# it will add "more depth" to the sound. This was done purely for formatting reasons.
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------5-7-------5-7-------5-7-------5-9-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9-------7|
A|---5-7-------5-7-------5-7-------5-7-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|7-------5-7----5--7-5----5--7-8----5--7-4----4----5----4-----------------------|
D|---5-7-------5---------7---------7---------7----7----7----7--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7-------5-7~-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------5-7-------------|
 
 
Pre-chorus:
 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----3-----2-----------0-----3-----2--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------4--3-2-1-|
 
 
Chorus:
 
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------444444|------42454~|------------|------------|------444444|4-----------|
A|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|---b--------|------------|
E|0-03-0000000|0-03-0000000|2-25-2------|2-25-2------|0-03-0000000|0-03-0000000|2-25-2------|------------|
 
 
Verse (some changes in the second part):
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------5-7-------5-7-------5-7-------5-9-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9-------7|
A|---5-7-------5-7-------5-7-------5-7-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|7-------5-7----5--7-8----5--7-8----5--7-9-------7-9----------------------------|
D|---5-7-------5---------7---------7---------7-9-------7-9--7--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7-------5-7~-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------5-7-------------|
 
 
Then it's Pre-chorus > Chorus > Bridge (no bass) > Chorus (all parts are the same as before)
 
 
Outro/last note:
 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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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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