Citizen Erased Muse
MUSE
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Citizen Erased
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Track 6 on origin of symmetry
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MUSE are the best band in the world and there isnt a decent tab of
this tune so I thought I would put one on the site.
This is the correct way to play citizen erased - taken from
the CD and from live performances
The song is played on a 7 - string originaly but it can be played
on a normal guitar if you tune the E string down to A.
This tab is pretty long because the song is 7 minutes long + the
song has various guitar parts in it -- if you dont understand
the harmonics or anything else then mail me
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Intro Part 1
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Guitar - no bass or drums - (rough guide to rythem - check CD)
Part of the intro is played with harmonics - the first one is found
in-between the 2nd and 3rd frets (2.5*) and the second one is found
above the third fret (3*)
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2----] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0-----------------------------] D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------3--3*--3*-3--3*--3----------------3--3*--3*--3--3*--3-----] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0-----------------------------]
0.11 Drums enter here
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2----] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0-----------------------------] D---------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------3--3*--3*-3--3*--3----------------3--3*--3*-------] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0---------------------]
0.22 Intro part 2
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New riff with drums and bass - (rough guide to rythem - check CD)
This riff is played through twice on its own then another four times
as the verse with the vocals and another guitar part on top
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A--0--0---12--0--12--12--0--12--12----0--0---10--0--10--10--0--10--10---] A--0--0---12--0--12--12--0--12--12----0--0---10--0--10--10--0--10--10---] D-------------------------------------------------------------] A--0--0---8--0--8--8--0--8--8----0--0---7--0--7--7--0--7--7---] A--0--0---8--0--8--8--0--8--8----0--0---7--0--7--7--0--7--7---]
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0.47 Verse
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Guitar 1 plays the second part of the Intro four times while guitar
two plays this - it can be hard to hear as it is a quiet part with
delay and other effects - I added the lyrics to help show what goes where
'Break me in........................teach....
D------------------------------------------------------------------------] A--0-12-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-12-12--0-14-14-0-14-14-0-14-0-14-14-0-14-0-14--] A------------------------------------------------------------------------]
.........us...to...cheat.......................and to lie........
D------------------------------------------------------------------------] A--0-15-15-0-15-15-0-15-0-15-15--0-17-17-0-17-17-0-17-0-17-17-0-17-0-17--] A------------------------------------------------------------------------]
.....and cover up........ ........What shouldnt......
D------------------------------------------------------------------------] A--0-15-15-0-15-15-0-15-0-15-15--12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12--] A------------------------------------------------------------------------]
.....be shared....... ..And the truths.......
D------------------------------------------------------------------------] A--0-12-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-12/10--0-11-11-0-11-0-11-11-0-11-0-11-11-0-----] A------------------------------------------------------------------------]
..un.. - ...wind.. - ...ing...
g--------2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-] D--------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-] A--------0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-] A--0--0-----------------------------------0--0---------------------------]
....Scra.......ping... ..away.... ...at my mind.
g--------5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-] D--------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-] A--------3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-] A--0--0-----------------------------------0--0---------------------------]
Please stop ask..............ing
g--------2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-] D--------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-] A--------0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-] A--0--0-----------------------------------0--0---------------------------]
me............ to ......describe........
g--------5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-] D--------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-] A--------3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-] A--0--0-----------------------------------0--0---------------------------]
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1.26 Chorus
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This is played throgh once on its own and then twice with lyrics on top.
on third time through only play the last E chord once.
[F] [C]
g---------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------] D--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------] A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------] A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------]
[E] [Am] [G]
g------------------------------------------------------------] D--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7---9---9---9---9--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10--10--10--10--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10--10--10--10--------]
[F] [C]
g--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------] D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------] A---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------] A---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------]
[E]
g------------------------------------------------------------] D--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9---9---9---9--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7---7--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7---7--------]
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2.08 Verse
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After a small break this riff is played.
e--5-----8-------7-----6-----5---------5------4-------3---------------3----] b----5-----5-------5-----5-----5----3-----3------3------3----------3-----3-] g------5------5------5-----5-----5----------5------5-------5--4------------] e------3------2-----1-----2-------3----------4--------4--------------------] b----1---1------1-----1-----1--------1-----3---3---3----------3---3--------] g--2-------2-------2----2------2---------4-------4----------4----4-----4---] D---------------------------------------------------------3----3-----2-----] e------5-----6------7----8-----7---------7--------8----9-----10---9---------] b----5---5------5-----5----5------0----8---8--------8----8-----8----0-------] g--5-------5------5-----5----5------7---------7-------7----7----7-----------] e---------8--------9---------10---------11---------12------------12------] b-----10----10--------10---------10---------10--------10--------9--------] g--10----------10---------10---------10---------10------------9----------] D-----------------------------------------------------------9------------]
Then the guitar stops and the verse is just drums, vocals and bass
untill 3.16 when the guitar plays this riff.
e-----------1-------------------0-----------------------0-------------0--] b------1----------1--------1----------1----------0-----------------1-----] g----2---2-----2-----2---0---0-----0-----0----1-----1-----1----2---------] D--3-------------------2--------------------2----------------------------] e--------------0--------------1--------------------0-------------------] b----1-----1------1------1---------1---------1-------------1-----------] g-------0--------------2---2----2-----2---0-----0------0-------0---1---] D--------------------3------------------2------------------------2-----] e-------0-------------0-----------0---------------1-----------------0---] b--0----------0-----0---0-----0------0------1----------1--------1-------] g----1-----1----1----------1--------------2---2------2----2---0---0---0-] D-----------------2---------------------3-------------------2-----------] e--------------0----------------0---------0-------------1--------------] b--1-------0--------0---------1---1----1-----1------1--------1---------] g----0---1---1---1-----1---2--------0-------------2---2----2---2-------] D------2----------------------------------------3----------------2-----] e------------0---------------------------------------------------------] b-----1-------------1-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--] g--0-----0------0-------0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--] D-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--]
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3.38 Played nearly the same as the intro except for the cool
~~~~ slide up + down the fretboard
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2----] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0-----------------------------] D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------3--3*--3*-3--3*--3----------------3*----------------------] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0----------5/19/5/15/5--------]
3.50 - solo
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This is the start of the solo with guitar two playing the 2nd part of the
intro riff played through twice then the chorus riff played once while the
solo is being played on top of it.
The solo can only be pulled off properly if you use a Digitech whammy pedal
and a good distortion pedal - preferably a z-vex fuzz factory -
^ means bend + change pitch with pedal
~ means vibrato
" means trem pick
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------] A-------------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2------2--2.5*--2.5*-2--2.5*--2----] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0-----------------------------]
Last Harmonic is picked then controlled with whammy for 3 bars
D---------------------------------------------------12*------------] A-------------3--3*--3*-3--3*--3-----------------------------------] A-------0-0-----------------------------0-0------------------------]
4.11 Chorus riff starts here and is played through twice
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e-----^--------^--------------------------------------^-----------^---] b----^-------^-----^---------------------------------^-----------^----] g--9^----11^----13^----13~~~~~~~---13"--14"--16"--16^--19-19-19^------] D---------------------------------------------------------------------] e-------------------------------^-----^----------------------------^--] b------------------------------^-----^----20p17-20-20---20^----12^----] g--17--16h17p16h14-14-------21^---23^---------------------------------] D---------------------------------------------------------------------]
The second to last note is treated to some extreme whammy and feedback
for a couple of bars
4.32
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Then both guitars play the chorus again twice - only playing
the last E chord once on the second time round
[F] [C]
g---------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------] D--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------] A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------] A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------]
[E] [Am] [G]
g------------------------------------------------------------] D--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7---9---9---9---9--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10--10--10--10--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--10--10--10--10--------]
[F] [C]
g--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------] D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------] A---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------] A---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------]
[E]
g------------------------------------------------------------] D--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9---9---9---9--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7---7--------] A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7---7--------]
4.53
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Clean guitar plays this (~~~ means slight trem)
e------------------------------------------------------------] b----------------------------------------------------0-------] g--2---------2h4------4~~~~~~~~~---0----4^^--2---1-----------] D------------------0-----------------------------------------] A------------------------------------------------------------] e-------0~~~~-----------------] b-----------------------------] g-----------------------------] D-----------------------2h3---] A-----------------------------] e------------------------------------------------------------] b----------------------------------------------------0-------] g--2---------2h4------4~~~~~~~~~---0----4^^--2---1-----------] D------------------0-----------------------------------------] A------------------------------------------------------------] e--0---------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------] b--------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----] g-----------------4h5--------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--] D------------1h2------------------------------------------------] A---------------------------------------------------------------] e----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0--] b--5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---0-----] g--------5-------4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------1-------] D----------------------------------------------------------------] A----------------------------------------------------------------]
The guitar is quite for about a bar and then plays this
e----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------] b------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3-] g--------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4---] D--------------------------------------------------------------------] A--------------------------------------------------------------------] e------0--------0----------------------------] b--------1--------1-----------------1--------] 5.44 Guitar stops g----------0--------0---------------0--------] ~~~~ D------------2--------2-------2--------------] A-----------------------3--------------------] A--------------------------------------------]
Track ends with piano,synth effects and these lyrics
Wash me away
Clean your body of me
Erase all the memories
Theyll only bring us pain
And Ive seen
All Ill ever need
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